How have you 'improved' your camper

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Re: How have you 'improved' your camper

Post: # 7576Post Bookend
August 2nd, 2015, 9:01 am

There is space underneath to store things like the hookup lead

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Post: # 7577Post lamp-it
August 2nd, 2015, 9:02 am

And is it hinged or in some way remove able
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August 2nd, 2015, 9:04 am

It's not fixed so can be lifted up or removed compleatly in a few seconds

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August 2nd, 2015, 11:04 am

I have raised the wardrobe floor by 150mm and make the gas locker taller so I can now get 6kg calor lite cylinders in the Locker.

Next job is to install a refillable cylinder system for use in Europe.

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August 2nd, 2015, 11:06 am

And before you ask

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Post: # 7586Post TrueDink
August 2nd, 2015, 11:43 am

Looking good there Steve. How did you find wild camping? I guess it's working for you.
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August 2nd, 2015, 12:16 pm

Not done much mate but I'll do more wilding in winter I think as the choice of open sites is less. But so far so good.

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Post: # 8080Post zildjian
August 27th, 2015, 3:21 pm

I'm looking at removing the table inside it came with and substituting instead a drop leaf together with its fixed table top to the bulkhead to double as a step,
when the table is folded down the remaining table top becomes a handy bed-step together with storage underneath,
then in use, this 'step' is double width (about 900mm) a big enough table for two of us inside,

Martin dover has one in his Northstar, gave me the idea

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Post: # 8093Post derestrictor
August 28th, 2015, 9:56 am

Does the floor posts bracket still have a post to support the table too?

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Post: # 8115Post zildjian
August 29th, 2015, 6:53 pm

So copying Martin's step/table idea

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made up an open fronted cabinet to go between seats out of Beech pine 9mm ply


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re-purpose an Oak drop leaf table off e-bay for £5, remove the top and discard the rest, dismantle the top into boards and pass through a planer to remove the funereal dark varnish, re-glue it together again and cut it down to the size I need,

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swap off the bulkhead fitting from back of original table, this goes back onto the rear of new cabinet & makes it semi-permanent but removable quickly to access the battery cabinet beneath,

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Thats as far as I've got today, it needs the leaf support working out, some correct size modern screws sourcing, and a clear stain applying tomorrow

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