Slow Progress.
I have managed to order more Aluminium from the warehouse which should be delivered any time soon. I have ordered a couple of door stays to stop the wind blowing them about.
Also, with my build being made to suit all I want, I have decided to add an awning to the side and rear of the camper. Nothing too big and elaborate (or expensive) like a wind out or bag awning. Something on the lines of an old caravan type with an awning rail, support poles, and guy ropes.
I have a large Coleman event shelter complete with sides should I feel the need to entertain but it is a strain to put up on my own. Being vertically challenged as I am, I have to move the plastic caravan steps every time I need to reach any of the velcro roof straps. So it usually takes about 2 hours and 3 cans of lager to achieve. The caravan type seems far easier, and smaller to put up. With the shelter having a floor space of 16 square meters sitting in it on my own is a bit like a #### in a bucket.
With a 3-meter awning rail fixed to the side of the camper and an awning about 2 to 3 meters out, 3 poles 6 guys,(and possibly an Irishman
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) it's got to be easier.
I have picked a nice green stripey material that looks a bit retro/seaside that should arrive next week too.
Outside work has ground to a halt. First, it's too cold, then it's wet, then it's too windy, now it's too HOT.
So it's inside jobs again. A couple of bolts on the doors will either keep them together or the bottom one shut.
The last of the van carpet was trial fitted to the PVC sheet cladding. I'm not sure if I like it or not so it is standing in place to see if it grows on me.
To get more of an idea I put the curtains back up to see if it looks right.......
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still not sure.
I had intended to do the dining area in either grey/silver van carpet or a simulated wood effect and if the wood effect vinyl had not been out of stock then I would have burned my bridges.
Visible in the background is my Ikea foam mattress. It should be more comfortable than sleeping on a throw and a blanket that I have been doing since I started using it.
"Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm" .......(Winston Churchill)
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