1) Galley - my slide out/rotate galley worked great and folks that saw it loved it. It set up fast and was stable. Main problems were that when I built it I made it just too tall and have very little clearance between the top of the cabinets and the bottom of the bed frame. I also made it out of 3/4" ply and it is way heavier than needed. So, I'm going to rebuild making it shorter and maybe a bit wider on the individual boxes. Haven't fully decided on the new material, but I'm leaning to using 3/4 ply base with aluminum framing and then making the sides from thin ply/foam/PMF laminations. I'll play around with some designs. The flip out sink and rotating cabinet were great!
Definitely will use the original roller bearing idea I had for movement. While it slid in and out fairly easily, I'd like it to be more smooth. Rotational system works, but I can make it better. Using the camlok camera tripod legs worked like a charm, but now I want to make them to where they rotate and don't have to be removed. In addition, I had run out of time so I did not run my water hoses internal on the cabinets, so that changes. Also need to make my aluminum folding screens for the stove to cut down on wind blasts.
2) Absolutely have to get the aluminum skin on the lower front to protect against road grime and stuff.
3) By lowering cabinet height, I will go back to my original idea of making the front 18" of my bed frame moveable. That'll allow it to drop down a couple of inches for use as a settee then raise easy as a bed.
4) Got to get my shelf rails installed, was a real pain to always have to take stuff down and put it up when moving.
5) Finish the duct system and do the AC box build. It worked great as a temp unit by putting it in one of the doors and having a cut out for it, but I don't want it stuck outside the camper, after all that's why I build the ducting.
6) Add in a few more 12v outlets and finish up the LEDs. I think I'm also going to add in a reverse light. I realized when backing in one night, since the trailer is narrower than the truck, I have a really hard time seeing where it ends and what is behind me. I have a 7 way plug and reverse is already wired to the plug, so I only need to run a wire and light down the trailer wiring tube.
7) Build a slide out shelf unit for my laptop. With the bed and existing shelf unit, while I had lots of room, it was a pain to have to lean way over to type on the computer.
8 Add in some kind of holder for the plexi inserts for the wiley windows. I can see where it can become helpful in the future.
9) Replace the stupid "converter" charger with a true automatic charger. I got a nice, big RV converter box from a salvage yard for $10 during the build, mainly for the circuit breakers and fuse block. While the converter does charge, it is a massive heat generator and is one of those idiot systems so it doesn't stop. I figure I'll just pull the charging guts out and replace with one of my automatics, while keeping the breakers and fuses. Save weight and heat.
I LOVE this little trailer and can see it going on a lot of trips! Next planned is a week in the Keys in October, then the Gathering in November and then wifey wants to head back out west in April. Probably some short trips in between.
dave
Finish up all the trim.
