12/22/2023 0 Comments Drawer rails amizonOur Lance 1191 has a shelf above the hanging wardrobe closet beside the bed. Submitted by: Jim Goodrich, 2006 Chevy 3500, 2009 Lance 1191 In my opinion, the skill level of this modification is medium. The nightstand mod has worked out wonderfully! It took me one hour to complete this modification and cost me $0 because we had all the materials. We attached a clip-on light to the drawer for light at night. The strip fit on the inside of the sides of the drawer preventing the wood from sliding side to side. We put a 1/8-inch by 1-inch plastic strip on the bottom side of the shelf. The wood has to be thin enough so that the drawer can still close. To make my nightstand, we cut a piece of wood that fits the exactly the width of the drawer. I didn’t have one, but my husband has one on his side of the bed. Submitted by: Kathy Dresbach, 20, 2016 Eagle Cap 1165 In my opinion, the skill level of this modification is medium because of electrical wiring. The other half was for the electric box and wiring. Half of the expense was for the shelf unit. It took me one hour to complete this modification. We would not have done this mod if it were. Please note that this window is not the emergency exit window. We blocked a few inches of the window but, with the wire shelves, sunlight and breeze still pass through easily. The extra storage this mod created is fantastic! I can easily access the item(s) I want without having to dig for them. A cover plate was put over the original outlet hole. The original plug wire was not long enough to reach the new position, so we had to rewire the box. Our decision was to relocate the plug to the open area under the bedside counter.Ī small board was cut and attached to the open area and a new electric outlet box was installed. Prior to attaching the shelf in the space, we realized that the one electric outlet in the bedroom was now blocked. The shelving unit was fastened to the closet wall and window valance with plastic clips and screws to prevent it from sliding while traveling. The unit came with casters which we did not use. We were then able to push the plastic foot pads out of the cut portion and reuse them. This reduced the number of shelves for our use from four to three. We used a reciprocating saw and cut off the bottom section of the shelving legs. The problem was that it was too tall and blocked the overhead cabinet door. And, if I wanted to open or close the window in that spot, everything had to be moved and then returned.Īfter measuring the available space, the best shelving unit I found only met two of the three dimensions. I’d have to dig through the pile to find the hat, camera, pamphlet, laundry supplies, craft projects, souvenirs, or whatever that found its way to the general collection place during the trip. Spending up to seven months at a time in our truck camper, I was tired of the piles that collected on the bedside counter in the cabover section of our camper. Submitted by: Chuck and Jodie Ramsey, 2012 Chevy Silverado 3500, 2014 Adventurer 116DS In my opinion, the skill level of this modification is easy to medium. This modification was $42 for the IKEA folding boxes. My unit is still clean, neat, and tidy – and now even more functional. So often the RV manufacturers put in cabinets that really are difficult to use on a daily basis. It’s a vast improvement.Ī camper is something that needs to be worked on. We have better storage usage and ease of access. The 10-inch by 8-inch boxes were $4 Canadian and the 10” x 16” boxes were $10 Canadian. When that was completed, I turned the L-shaped cabinet over putting the finished wood side towards the wall under the window. I then removed the 20 plus wood screws that secured the cabinet into the overhead floor and walls. Not wanting to completely discard the storage hamper (in case I wish to return the unit to factory settings), I removed the long door and hid it under the mattress. Many items get stuffed into the far ends and are difficult to keep organized or reach without taking everything back out. It was frustrating to use these storage hampers as the hamper lid does not remain open.Īdditionally, the opening is 60-percent of the total length of the hamper storage area. All of them have had long storage hampers next to the bed either on the sides or on the headboard. Submitted by: Vic Smith, 2013 Adventurer 89RB, 2015 Ford F350 What follows are seven compelling examples of cabover modifications to add storage, and more. This is a creative can do community if there ever was one. Need more storage? Where’s the saw? Missing an outlet? Here comes the drill and 12-volt wire. As truck campers, we are bound and determined to make our campers meet our requirements. The inventive spirit of truck camper owners never ceases to amaze us. Seven fellow truck campers add shelving, create end tables, install fiddle rails, modify cabinets, and more to improve their cabover storage.
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