Outdoor Side Table

[Esteban]

I like that a LOT!

Me too! Adding my They look very practical. Beautiful. Fun. Almost suggesting a happy time in Margaritaville.

You say they swivel? Would like to see how the underside of the table looks to get a better idea how they're constructed, and work. Might that be the (missing) 3rd picture?

[working on it]

Like Planovet

I am hesitant to muck up my sides

I didn't want more holes in the side (although my finish is not comparable to his, I still have too many holes there already). So, I wanted to attach a table to the metal frame, also removable. I had some legs left from a cheap computer desk I was throwing away, and I re-purposed them by adding plywood I cut to fit my Coleman stove. I added another surface to hold cooking stuff as well. The two pieces of wood are mounted by thumbscrews to the legs, and then the rear legs drop into the eyebolts I mounted on both rear sides of the trailer (use the side you want to avoid wind, sun, or disturbing others). For added stability, just wrap a bungee around the adjacent pipe-clamp stabilizer and/or attach the (not shown) leg spreader/brace to the front legs. Knockdown/assembly time 5 minutes. Weight < 10 lbs.. Stores inside with the mattress folded over it and the cooler stand (also re-purposed material). If needed, the cook stand can be used away from the trailer; the cooler stand is totally free-standing. Here are photos: Details are in my gallery.

UPDATE> 8/25/13> I finally had room to mount and test the side table cooking stand, when I was making my lantern hangers.(I did have to drill two more holes, alas). Here it is:

UPDATE: 5/11/14 Here I go again...not happy with the easily assembled cookstand I built, though handy, it requires 10 minutes assembly time, and 12 pieces to do so. I didn't even assemble it on my last trip (I was lazy, after a very hard month before at work). So, I looked around the garage (again digging into my stockpile of pieces not used on this trailer or other projects-I did the same yesterday on my generator stabilizer), and came up with aluminum angle stock, T-Slot Tracks and bolts, and a 1/2"x12"x 48" pine plank. I cut the plank into two table tops, painted them, then attached to the T-Slot Tracks. I bolted the T-Slot bolts to the angle (locking them at the proper alignment), cut off the excess bolt length, cut recesses into the sidewall to fit them, used three carriage bolts per side thru the wall, and used PL adhesive to seal it up. Test fit, and hung the tops up to dry. I'll make the underside braces next weekend (aluminum flat stock, bent into a [ shape, to rest on the tire). I chose to use aluminum angle as the permanently-mounted piece on the sidewall, because it matches my home-made rain deflectors above/around the door. I still plan to use the cookstand, but for quick attachment, the small side tables go on in a second!

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UPDATE: 5/17/14 as stated, I needed to add some bracing underneath the side tables...which I made from 1/8" thick aluminum flat bar (I wanted 1/4" thick, but HD was out). Good enough for testing, though.

[Breytie]

Building a weekender causes some interesting problems (opportunities?) and solutions curvy designs do not have.
I want drawers in the galley but sealing a bunch of em will be a pain. So I am working toward a simple flat panel upper hatch and a removable downward opening lower hatch. Once removed it may just as as well serve a second purpose as a counter/table attached to the side.
Currently I am stuck due to equipment breakdown and a bad case of analisys paralasys . But once I get going this will be tried and tested.