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[bdosborn]

Thanks all!

Sharon - I don't know if you remember our trailer but I'm basically building it again inside a van.

David - No, I wouldn't make any money building vans; I'm way to slow and I make a lot of mistakes.

Bruce

[Philip]

David - No, I wouldn't make any money building vans; I'm way to slow and I make a lot of mistakes. Bruce

The commercial builders are slow. Some have less quality than yours.

The bad news if you would start building van interiors you wouldn't be out enjoying your van. Don't go there.

[bdosborn]

The bad news if you would start building van interiors you wouldn't be out enjoying your van. Don't go there.

Sage advise!
Bruce

[bdosborn]

The cabinets over the fridge are installed, they ran out of 1/8" BB plywood at the wood store so I had to make do with what I had. The vertical trim (left over from our kitchen remodel) on the cabinet doors covers the splice between two inserts as I didn't have anything wide enough. The ends are mesh to allow air to be routed down to the fridge. The little ledge where the upper cabinet is set back from the lower one is super handy. It helps you to keep your balance if you need to get in the back of the van on the highway.


I got the upper kitchen cabinets installed and the doors made. I still need to make the end cover for the cabinet. I have a feeling we'll be using the counter light a lot. The cabinet door on the right is one inch too narrow (doh!) so I'll be making another one someday but it will work for now. I also installed the control panel for the diesel heater, inverter, light switches and USB plugs. It was a little challenging just because one part of it follows the curves of the van closely. It's held on by magnets so I can get into it easily without tools. The list of things to make is a lot shorter than it was...

Bruce

[featherliteCT1]

Stunningly beautiful!

[lfhoward]

What an incredible build! The wood work is looking fantastic. The electrical cabinet that follows the contours of the van and hangs on by magnets is a creative and perfect solution. Nice work! I see you have a Propex heater thermostat there— I thought you had a diesel heater, but Propexes are so much cleaner!

[bdosborn]

Thanks guys! Propex must use the same ones that the older Espar did as it's a diesel heater. I mounted both thermostats; the one in the trailer and the one in the van, upside down. I guess the way the on and off switch is oriented and how clockwise on the dial is hotter must have triggered the same mounting orientation in my brain both times... At least I'm consistent.
Bruce