Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

I have been working on making some changes to my Mobi teardrop. I started with moving the 12v plug from under to cabinets to the top. this seems to make more sense.

Next we removed the sink and water pump and installed a cutting board and manual foot pump. this will elimate the power draw from the battery.
I am also working on installing a swing-out table that fits under the lower counter. so far things seem to be going as planned.

I put some pics in my album,

I can't wait to put the teardrop to use. our first trip will be the Steam up in Brooks Or. in Aug.

Steve G

Nice looking (and practical) changes!

Let us know how the Mobi works out.

Great idea for a table Steve. Enjoy and remember cooking is mans work.

Hey neat looking mods. We just got a six wide Mobi and took it out this weekend. (Reviews will come later).

Will the side table be tall enough? My wife found the counter top a little low when she was chopping onions.

When you replaced the electric pump with the footpump how did you decide on the footpump? (The plastic facet and the battery draw get to me and I am considering replacing it with a more traditonal hand pump).

Also you might want to consider a step stool to get in and out when camping. My wife is 5'6" and the door was a little sharp getting in and out of. I am 6 foot and could get in and out with no problem.

Thanks for the coments.

We are planning on using the swing-out table to cook on. As for the height that might be a little low but I think we can overcome.

Having been around Coast Guard small boats the idea of a manual water pump struck my interest.

I have been looking for a couple of weeks before deciding on the foot pump. first I looked at a hand pump but I like the idea of a hands free facet. We still need to figure out how to attach the hose but we are working on this. As soon as we figure that our we will post the results.
Steve G

Where do you get a foot water pump? I like the idea of not having to use 12v water pump to save battery. I dislike having to hand pump water. A foot pump makes sense.

Off subject: I have been telling my wife, that it would be cool to have a small foot lever underneath the kitchen sink to turn the water on and off, rather than controlling it with your hands. It should save water, and give you a hands free operation. It just takes one simple idea to make a million dollars!

The foot pump is a Whale Baby foot pump. I contacted the USA distributor and was informed that the pump can be found at west marine and other marine supply stores that carry Whale pumps. The part number I was given is GP4618.
We were able to get our pump at the local marine supply.
We think this pump will work great once we figure out how to attach the hose so it is a hands free operation.

I hope this information helps.

Steve G

Steve G,

Thanks for the reference, checked West Marine's web page, and did not find the small round pump pictured in your album. I did find this one:


The difficulty with this is mounting it on surface that will give it enough leverage. The idea of a foot pump has merits, but I am beginning to think a simple electric water pump may be in my eventual install. I will continue to keep the foot pump idea as a possiblity.

Cliff

This foot pump is not normally a stock item. I had to call and have them look the number up and place an order.

Steve G

cuyeda wrote:Off subject: I have been telling my wife, that it would be cool to have a small foot lever underneath the kitchen sink to turn the water on and off, rather than controlling it with your hands. It should save water, and give you a hands free operation.

That's something we use all the time in the medical field. It's called a scrub sink. That way you can turn off the water without contaminating your hands after you have scrubbed them in preparation for surgery. You can use your knee (the horseshoe shaped thing E) or a foot pedal. They are nice (and expensive).