Posted 2012-02-23 9:40 AM (#141352 - in reply to #132895) Subject: RE: Pics of DIY living quarters with short short walls?
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Location: Northeast Missouri
We are getting ready to start redoing my 4' short wall Exiss. The previous owners used cheap showerboard on the walls and ceilings and installed a huge L-shaped bootbox as the only storage. I have lived with it this way for almost 5 years and now my son is big enough to start going with me on weekend camping trips. It's time to redo it! I am wanting to add some overhead cabinets and maybe a short countertop along the long wall. The slant wall (I think) will have a futon up against it. I'm not interested in adding a bathroom/shower/sink. We have a port-a-pot we can put in the back and most places we will go have a shower. If not, we can deal with it for a weekend! I want to include a microwave and fridge (electric), also. The cabinets will be the ones that my mom took out of her trailer when she had it remodeled, so cost "should be" relatively cheap. I hope....
Most of the smaller campers I see try to include a shower in them. Does anyone have pictures of one similar to the setup I am going for? I've been looking online for the last 2-3 years and haven't found many without the shower/sink/toilet stuff in them.
Posted 2012-02-23 7:57 PM (#141372 - in reply to #132895) Subject: RE: Pics of DIY living quarters with short short walls?
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This is my Exiss trailer with 6 foot living. We did this all ourselves. Lot of time involved, but a great winter project.http://s281.photobucket.com/albums/kk236/tsbrye/Trailer/
Posted 2012-02-24 11:02 PM (#141406 - in reply to #141352) Subject: RE: Pics of DIY living quarters with short short walls?
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Posts: 1391 Location: North of Detroit, MI
Where you camp, do they have electric outlets so that you can plug in your fridge & microwave? Or will you be using a generator?
Where do you plan on putting the shower/sink/toilet?
I have a 4' short wall and no walk thru door to the horse area. I insulated it all and used 3/8" exterior glue, plywood bead board screwed to furring strips.
I'm crowded with a short counter over a deep set of drawers and 2 small cabinets over the counter. I have a 2 burner camp stove with a hose through the jack wall to the LP tank. This is also how I get LP for my Buddy heater. No refrig - only ice chests. No microwave, I have a coleman grill that folds down and is the last thing loaded and first thing unloaded.
I store clothes in the bottom drawer; camping gadgets, first aid, shower stuff in the middle drawer, and kitchen stuff in the top drawer. I have a hassock-type porta-potty that slides behind a curtain under my sink which drains via a section of garden hose to the great outdoors. ; 0 I have jugs for drinking water - no plumbing.
I do have a queen sized short mattress in my sleeping area, with lots of room on either side. I've framed in a closet area in the deep narrow corner and built a ladder to the sleeping area.
My shower is at the back of my trailer. I have a steel rod that hangs between the 2 doors when they are opened (no rear tack) that I hang heavy fabric from for a curtain and I have a Coleman Hot Water on Demand unit. It and the water sit in the trailer, I stand on the ground to shower. Works great. Friends have used it too.
My lighting is with a Ryobi battery hand held lantern. I charge up 2 or 3 battery packs (the same ones you use for a drill-driver) and take them with me.
Posted 2012-02-25 12:11 PM (#141417 - in reply to #132895) Subject: RE: Pics of DIY living quarters with short short walls?
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That's the site I was talking about above, but didn't have the link. I love that company's 2'sw trailer conversion. I like efficient use of little spaces, though am glad 4'. I really like that site and think the company strikes a nice balance. I have heard that they do good work, also.
Posted 2012-02-25 6:09 PM (#141431 - in reply to #132895) Subject: RE: Pics of DIY living quarters with short short walls?
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There are several ideas that just "stuck" with me from that sight. I really like the pantry on the slant wall with the drop-down table and the across-corner cabinet, too. I am really liking the L-shaped bench, too, but for future resale, I'd probably be better off with the basic 4' package. Thanks so much for sharing! I'd come across several that were similar, but it seems like these just were more along the lines of what I was actually looking for! The corner floor-to-ceiling cabinet is a MUST! WOW! I can't wait to get started! The rest of the "junk" is coming out tomorrow while the weather is going to be awesome here in NE Missouri. I've got to figure out if my roof is already braced for air or not and start pulling carpet up, also. The local welding shop is guessing it will cost me around $100 to patch the hole where the window unit was stuck through the wall. I'm guessing it will cost me about that much, also, to have them blow a hole through the roof, as well.Has anyone attempted to put in roof air themselves? My boss did it in a car hauler, so I'm hoping we can manage in my horse trailer, as well! Any suggestions?Thanks so much!
Posted 2012-02-26 9:00 PM (#141482 - in reply to #132895) Subject: RE: Pics of DIY living quarters with short short walls?
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Posts: 1391 Location: North of Detroit, MI
When I bought my GN trailer, it did not have the ceiling vent. I took it to a guy who used to do interiors on Sundowners, and all he used was 2x2 lumber to build the "bracing" after he cut the hole in the roof.
My trailer is galvanized steel.
And, I misread your original post saying you did NOT want to bother with plumbing stuff.
Being only 5'3"... I frequently have trouble reaching stuff in tall cabinets ... but if you want some lightweight, ready-made ones, and don't mind resin instead of wood, take a look at the Suncast brand that Sears sells for garages. They are very sturdy, deep drawers and cabinets with latches ... even the smaller overhead ones. My photo album here shows some.
Pics of DIY living quarters with short short walls?
