Worked on the trailer for most of the weekend. Boy, I'm slow!! I watch some of the detail and speed deployed on other builds and I'm impressed. It takes me forever to plan, plan, plan again, and finally cut install, and caulk, paint, etc. Okay, enough whining.
Made headway this past weekend finishing the rear compartment. I added an attic cabinet on the passenger side for towels and bathroom items, installed a switch that works the lights, added the propane box and finished a mix of other small projects (i-hooks for boot storage area, gas struts for cabinet doors, paint touch up, ceiling trim, etc.)
The lights work! See the little rocker switch under the passenger side cabinet?
Box secured and vented. It holds a 20lb propane tank.
Drilled a whole through the floor and ran a bit of 3/4" PVC to act as a vent in case of tank pressure loss. I had a roll of screen-door material left over from a previous project, so I snipped a piece to limit critter entry.
Installed under the trailer...
The top of the propane cabinet needs to be sealed well too, so I added a 1/2" strip of 1/8" thick neoprene to the edge before adding a few wooden strips to facilitate a tight fit. Need to figure out a way to secure it to the top. The propane box setup/plan was lifted from Far Out Ride's website here:
http://faroutride.com/propane-system/This Triton hot water on demand system has worked well for several years. I previously had it on a cart that held the propane tank, pump, and the hot water unit. The supports were just tacked together from the factory and the bottom one failed after one too many wash-board roads. Hopefully this JB-weld will hold it together. This unit will be mounted on the rear, passenger side between the window and tail.
Now to read about Pex. Are Crimp or Shark-Bite fittings more secure? Which are better for vibration resistance? This trailer regularly gets pulled MILES down dirt roads that it probably shouldn't go down, so I don't want fittings vibrating loose and creating a swamp in my tiny-home. Any guidance on plumbing fittings?