Carry On 7x16 Spartan build

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Re: Carry On 7x16 Spartan build

Postby birddog1148 » Wed Sep 20, 2017 3:35 pm

NO David! wrote:Welcome!

As far as keeping the cargo capability at the ready, consider adding vertical e-track. This has been amazingly handy in ours, allowing us to easily un-clip cots, even the Air Conditioner "closet". You can attach, hang, or tie down lots of stuff. We had our windows and RV door put in at the factory, but you could still do it on yours. The offset of the windows combined with a fantastic fan roof vent makes a great cross-flow. The RV door ended up being money well spent. We switch from camping to mountain biking, or kayaking, then convert it over to load lawn mowers for our turn to mow grass at the church, or whatever else we can come up with. Next project will be a small sink stand with water tanks and pump that attaches to one of my e-track sections making it modular. I didn't insulate the floor, but after a mid 20's camp trip in windy conditions, I learned what a great heat sink material a plywood floor is! I purchased a 6' wide x 16' large commercial rubber/carpet mat and it is surprising how well it insulates.
Details here: http://www.tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=48345
Checked out your build, and I liked it. Those cots are very similar to what I was thinking and I will probably borrow some of your ideas

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Re: Carry On 7x16 Spartan build

Postby birddog1148 » Sun Sep 24, 2017 12:09 pm

Window for my door came in.Image

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Re: Carry On 7x16 Spartan build

Postby birddog1148 » Mon Sep 25, 2017 4:07 pm

Two more windows, thanks Rick!ImageImage

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Re: Carry On 7x16 Spartan build

Postby birddog1148 » Sat Sep 30, 2017 6:12 pm

birddog1148 wrote:Two more windows, thanks Rick!ImageImage

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Finally getting some work done
Maybe I will have that side insulated and a portlight installed by the end of the weekendImageImageImage

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Re: Carry On 7x16 Spartan build

Postby birddog1148 » Sun Oct 01, 2017 6:49 pm

Well I got the left side insulated but that was about as far as I got. Built a very rudimentary hot wire cutter to cut the foam, and it works pretty darn good. Would be easier with a helper though. The local big box stores do not have the oval head stainless screws I am looking for to install the portlight, will look online.

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Re: Carry On 7x16 Spartan build

Postby birddog1148 » Sun Oct 01, 2017 6:56 pm

Pics of some of todayImageImageImageImage

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Re: Carry On 7x16 Spartan build

Postby fourbtgait » Sun Oct 01, 2017 7:20 pm

I just ise a circular saw, table saw or jig saw.
No helper needed, nice, clean, straight cuts
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Re: Carry On 7x16 Spartan build

Postby birddog1148 » Sun Oct 01, 2017 7:25 pm

fourbtgait wrote:I just ise a circular saw, table saw or jig saw.
No helper needed, nice, clean, straight cuts
With the hot wire cutter there is no foam dust mess is the reason I went that route

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Re: Carry On 7x16 Spartan build

Postby birddog1148 » Mon Oct 09, 2017 4:36 pm

One portlight almost done in door.ImageImageImage

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Re: Carry On 7x16 Spartan build

Postby McDave » Tue Oct 10, 2017 4:08 pm

That's cool. seen it somewhere before.....

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Re: Carry On 7x16 Spartan build

Postby birddog1148 » Tue Oct 10, 2017 4:49 pm

My dog would like thatImage

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Re: Carry On 7x16 Spartan build

Postby Iconfabul8 » Tue Oct 10, 2017 5:08 pm

birddog1148 wrote:
fourbtgait wrote:I just ise a circular saw, table saw or jig saw.
No helper needed, nice, clean, straight cuts
With the hot wire cutter there is no foam dust mess is the reason I went that route

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Someone on here was using a jig saw with the blade sharpened like a knife and was having phenomenal success and no mess they said.
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Re: Carry On 7x16 Spartan build

Postby beachguy005 » Wed Oct 11, 2017 8:10 am

Iconfabul8 wrote:
birddog1148 wrote:
fourbtgait wrote:I just ise a circular saw, table saw or jig saw.
No helper needed, nice, clean, straight cuts
With the hot wire cutter there is no foam dust mess is the reason I went that route

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Someone on here was using a jig saw with the blade sharpened like a knife and was having phenomenal success and no mess they said.



I used a 3" putty knife and sharpened the sides of the blade with a grinder. That and a straight edge worked great. Even works for odd shapes because the width of the blade tacks well on curved cuts.
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Re: Carry On 7x16 Spartan build

Postby hankaye » Wed Oct 11, 2017 1:19 pm

birddog1148, Howdy;

Nice port-hole, do ya have a screen for it?

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Re: Carry On 7x16 Spartan build

Postby birddog1148 » Wed Oct 11, 2017 2:43 pm

It will have

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