by DJ Davis » Fri Mar 17, 2023 11:43 am
Well, first off, that slope of the rear of the tear is going to give you some problems. Your galley would have to slide forward towards the center of the trailer to allow the hatch to close, then slide to the rear to allow you to access the drawers, countertop, and such w/o beating your shins to death. That's why I suggested a removable chuck box/galley. My question is how tall and how wide?
Concept for "full sized" removable galley: Make a 1" x 4" frame for the bottom and another one to support the countertop. "Fill in" with 1"-bys for vertical and lateral supports. Use 1/8" plywood for the front, back, and sides or cut panels of 1" XPS (Extruded polystyrene foam) to fill in between the 1"-by supports. Use 1/4" plywood for the top and bottom. Glue/nail the 1/4" plywood to the top of each 1 x 4 frame. Leaving the "hollow" under the base will give you a place for some legs to swing down (like landing gear) and bolts w/wingnuts to hold them in-place when extended. A piece of Formica glued to the top should give enough strength for the countertop. PMF w/bed sheets/paint the sides for added strength. Use 1" XPS foam for your drawers to cut weight and PMF them w/bed sheets. Cut front to back cross braces into L-shapes to serve as drawer glides as well as support.
As for legs, you could opt for two and make a way for the galley to hang off of the camper's side on one edge and have the swing down legs for the other side. I'd say go w/4 legs. The way I'd build the base is the legs would have 4" wheels on them and when retracted the wheels would just stick out enough to be able to make the chuck box/galley roll forward and backward in the camper. Plus, when set up, you can carefully wheel it around to other locations at the campsite.
Another design would be to make a full width galley pull-out, but only 12" "tall" mounted on heavy duty drawer slides. That would give you enough height for drawers under the countertop and space to sleep under when pushed in for hatch closure. When you want the full space of the interior, remove the "galley" as you would remove a drawer from a dresser.
Yeah...I know. WAAAAY too much time on my hands! I am retired, ya know! Why not put that one last working brain cell to some use?
DJ
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