We picked the camper up at Koops’ last Friday, with just one more thing from the original build list to be completed. We know we’re going to have a few late add-ons for Koops’ before we hit the road, for things like racks, or holes we’ve realized need to be drilled, but it’s finally ready to get some of the other build details finished. It’s currently at the cabinet makers’ place, but we’re going to pick it up there on Friday and work on things like electric over the weekend before taking it back to have the cabinets finished. So exciting!
These three guys have made us really happy…Marco, Nelson, and Justin. Welders & Wizards!
The moto ramp is the last item being finished at Koops’…but at least we have a plan. Steps on the left, grooved ramp on the right, and it will fold up and lock at the back of the moto garage.
When down, it will lock to the bed with L-track. We’re also planning on putting a strip of L-track on the side of the camper so we can attach it there, give it a fold down leg, cover it with a piece of sheet aluminum or wood, and have a nice table!
The door is on in the bathroom, and has a good latch so it can stay either open or closed when we travel.
Over the door is a shelf where we can put bathroom stuff when we shower. We’ll obviously need a rack, or box, or straps, or something - whatever we decide will be one of the add-ons mentioned above.
Lots of work was done under the bed to add storage and cargo carrying capacity.
This side has, from front to back, a fuel carrier compartment, a compressor garage, a garbage/tool box which was the smoker box when this was a bee truck and is thus sort of stinky, and the spare tire.
The passenger side has, from back to front, a spare tire carrier, a grill compartment which will be outfitted with a gas connection and which is below where we intend to attach the ramp/table, a miscellaneous box, and water storage.
We have two compressors inside this box. Redundancy!
Two spare tire racks have been added under the bed. Lockable aluminum belts, which can be seen in the side views above, hold the tires. We learned a long time ago that two spares are a good thing when driving through Mexico, and we figure this will be especially good with a six-wheeled truck
he steps now mount inside the door when we travel.
Drawer and cabinet faces are being made now. These drawers will have beveled edges. Tom also installed the kitchen faucet, which you can see at the top of the photo.
We met with Angel to discuss handle placement. The cabinets will all be dismantled and taken into the shop to be finished, but we had to make these decisions while they were in place.
The cushions we had made and covered fit. We are going to add removable washable cloth covers, but this base cover is faux-leather car upholstery so it should withstand the dogs. And us. There is logic behind the slightly higgledy-piggledy look which is too complicated to go into here, but this is exactly what we wanted.
The toilet is installed with a vent tube, and the washer is locked into place with a strap, which will be replaced now that we know the concept works.