A toyhauler cargo conversion

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Re: A toyhauler cargo conversion

Postby tnriverluver » Wed Mar 06, 2013 11:00 pm

I have that same water heater mounted inside on my shower wall of my trailer. No problem as far a monoxide since it is only used for a few seconds total during my showers. Turn the switch, gas, and water pump on and forget about it. They work great!!!!. Only suggestion is to go to an RV dealer and get a better shower head that has the simple switch to flick the water on and off. The one that comes with the unit is a pain to find the off position twisting the spout. It will save a lot of water because of this also.
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Re: A toyhauler cargo conversion

Postby roadinspector » Wed Mar 06, 2013 11:20 pm

Countertop looks nice. I used it on my floor but hadn't thought about using it for that! Excellent idea! :thumbsup: That would give me enough for a second coat on my exposed floor and do the countertop too!! :thinking: Definitely worth considering. I have put over 1000 miles on my CT since I painted it and no peeling. figure if it was going to happen it would have by now.
Dadgum it! I cut that board 5 times and it's still too short!
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Re: A toyhauler cargo conversion

Postby pvangel » Thu Mar 07, 2013 11:50 am

roadinspector wrote:Countertop looks nice. I used it on my floor but hadn't thought about using it for that! Excellent idea! :thumbsup: That would give me enough for a second coat on my exposed floor and do the countertop too!! :thinking: Definitely worth considering. I have put over 1000 miles on my CT since I painted it and no peeling. figure if it was going to happen it would have by now.


Your posts confirmed my decision to use it, I figured if it held up on your floor a counter top would be fine. I checked it this morning before leaving for work and it looked great!
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Re: A toyhauler cargo conversion

Postby dustboy » Thu Mar 07, 2013 3:39 pm

pvangel wrote:I gave up on Formica (Seems it's easier to by drugs than a piece of Formica)


HA! And when you do find it, it's $120 for a 4x8. Then you lay a sheet on some plywood, and you got a little piece of sawdust in the middle, now you have a bubble. Get the lacquer thinner, peel, and try again (not before the p-lam has cracked in the process). Or you accidentally let the corner touch, and now it's permanently out of line. Or the dang cement just doesn't stick, for whatever unknown reason. All the while, you are getting high from the fumes and you can actually feel yourself getting dumber. Yeah, I've been there, hate the stuff.

My preference in the cabinet business is to buy the laminate custom pressed onto plywood...I have several distributors in my area who make "laminate laid-up panels".
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Re: A toyhauler cargo conversion

Postby roadinspector » Thu Mar 07, 2013 6:50 pm

I've worked with laminate before just one time & hoped to never do it again. We were in an enclosed building & had probs like you said. I can only imagine the PIA it would be in a CT outside the way the dust had been blowing lately. It'll be awhile before I do my countertop but this my plan now.
Dadgum it! I cut that board 5 times and it's still too short!
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Re: A toyhauler cargo conversion

Postby pvangel » Fri Mar 08, 2013 7:28 pm

Snow day! We got a foot of snow today and they had forecast 2-4" so I played hookey..I did all sorts of punch list items today which included adjusting and tightening cabinet doors and fixing minor issues as well as setting the counter top, got the sink hooked up as well.

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Re: A toyhauler cargo conversion

Postby pvangel » Fri Mar 08, 2013 9:00 pm

Redneck holding tank....

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Re: A toyhauler cargo conversion

Postby dustboy » Fri Mar 08, 2013 9:57 pm

pvangel wrote:Redneck holding tank....

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Amen to that brother..If you're camped somewhere that you'd get called out on that, then it ain't camping.

Looks like you bought the same sink...Moen Excalibur? Nice little sink, super cheap, perfect size for a trailer, and I was flabbergasted to find that it was MADE IN USA! :applause:
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Re: A toyhauler cargo conversion

Postby rinn69 » Fri Mar 08, 2013 10:56 pm

That countertop looks A W E S O M E !!!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

I know what mine will be like ! :)
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Re: A toyhauler cargo conversion

Postby hankaye » Fri Mar 08, 2013 10:58 pm

pvangel, Howdy;

no trap in the sink drain ??

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Re: A toyhauler cargo conversion

Postby pvangel » Sat Mar 09, 2013 6:59 am

hankaye wrote:pvangel, Howdy;

no trap in the sink drain ??

hank


Traps are to prevent sewer gas's from entering through the sink, no need here....

I actually wasn't going to put a sink in at all and see it being used lightly, maybe a quick wash of the hands or face but not doing dishes in.
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Re: A toyhauler cargo conversion

Postby pvangel » Sat Mar 09, 2013 10:59 am

dustboy wrote:
pvangel wrote:Redneck holding tank....

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Amen to that brother..If you're camped somewhere that you'd get called out on that, then it ain't camping.

Looks like you bought the same sink...Moen Excalibur? Nice little sink, super cheap, perfect size for a trailer, and I was flabbergasted to find that it was MADE IN USA! :applause:


It was a homedepot combination bar sink, came with the faucet and strainer. I think that was the brand.
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Re: A toyhauler cargo conversion

Postby roadinspector » Sat Mar 09, 2013 1:11 pm

You've probably just haven't installed it yet but don't forget the tank drain.
Dadgum it! I cut that board 5 times and it's still too short!
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Re: A toyhauler cargo conversion

Postby pvangel » Sat Mar 09, 2013 11:00 pm

12" of snow yesterday and 50 deg today! Got a lot done today, tank drain is in.

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Interior vent,

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Shower shut off,

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Folding table mounted up outside,

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In the up position, (still the best $99 I spent)

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Re: A toyhauler cargo conversion

Postby pvangel » Sat Mar 09, 2013 11:08 pm

I got the steel for the bed/couch legs in today,

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Here's my cad drawing for the legs,

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Welding has begun,

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Legs all tacked together,

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All welded up and bolted together,

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