Big Visable Milestones are almost finished

In the next few weeks, the large milestones will almost be done. Getting down some of the nitty gritty, where you will not be able to SEE major progress but it will happen!

On Thursday morning did a quick check on kijiji. WOW, listed a New RV mattress, 48" X 72"! $50.00 no tax!! I was as a bit worried it may be too wide as the cabin is only 46.5" but figured I could squeeze it in there. Left work early with my car pool folks to get it. DOUBLE WOW. It is perfect, not only does it fit just snug, but it is 6" thick and is a true mattress, not a foam mattress. It may be more comfortable then my home bed? Will have to wait and see??
On Friday, got the first coat of Varathane on interior walls. Did not get too much of anything else done because we had to get ready for Hurricane Earl! Fun, NOT!!!!!!!

Saturday morning and Hurricane Earl is just starting to kick up. Decided it might be a good idea to sand down the interior so I could put a second coat on. Good idea accept, I did not realize how slippery the back steps are when they are wet! Slipped off the fourth step from the bottom!! Thank god I have lots of cushion on the posterior end, but if does not negate the fact that it still hurts!! Tjis said she thought she heard a thud outside??? Needless to say between the Hurricane and falling, did not get anything done on Saturday!

Well, it is Sunday morning and am stiff as hell from the fall. Decided I have to get out there and start doing something!!!! Spent a whole day(Saturday) doing nothing, time to make up for it! First on the list is to sand down the interior from the first coat. Did not get enough Varathane so ran up to Home Hardware to get some more. While there, decided to get a gallon instead of a pint. Also saw some Cherry Wood Stain and thought it might be good for the Galley? Not sure yet if I will do that or not? After I had all the sanding done, decided to start working on the Galley. Roughed it all in and I think it will work out great!


Mom and Dad stopped in tonight by Surprise. Oh so glad they did! Got a chance to show Dad what I was doing and pick he brain!! He gave me a great suggestion about how to get the mattress in and out after everything is built. I am really going to need Dad now to help me with the fine issues on this project. His timing is perfect...

This is why the title of this blog is "Big Visible Milestone are almost finished". Short of finishing the Galley and the hatch, Large visible milestones are almost finished. Please stay tuned though, there will be lots more to fill you in on until I take her for her first trip? Starting to think of a name???? ANY SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED!!! Either on this blog or on my Face Book Page.

Floor is down

Got the flooring installed. Unfortunately, we thought the flooring was 4' wide but it was considerably smaller so I had to piece it together. Lets just put it this way, I will never make a living laying cushion floor. Looks OK but the pattern does not match in the sleeping cabin but that will be covered with a mattress anyway. Could only work a few hours today cause we have to head for oma and opa's for the Family Pics. :) That's OK too because the flooring cement needs time to set.

Made some progress

Got the walls permanently up and secured. Was a little worried about the front panel when it came time to put the roof on. Sanded the front down to the perfect angle to match the roof and got most of the spars up. Sanded the inside and outside of the walls before I put them up. Started working on the Separation between sleeping area and galley. Made an error with the divider wall, not sure why one end is 16 3/8 and the other end is as it should be 16 1/2. Squared it up and had a guide down but some how the guide must have slipped. Will take it to Dad's tomorrow and rip it on the table saw. That should work. Will also get the flooring laid tomorrow because once I have it down, I can not do anything for 24 hours. There is a perfect spot for the cooler.

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Walls are up.....

Did not get back at it til almost 3:00 this afternoon so did not get too much done. Got the door and window cut out. Had to set a guide for the circular saw to make sure the cut was straight. (dad's suggestion and it was a good one) Worked very well!!








The pieces that I spliced in yesterday have set perfectly.











Got the front panel cut and could not wait to see what it all looks like together. I put the sides and the front up but nothing is squared up yet and it is all held together with 4 screws. I am digging the shape though, it is starting to look like something. Not a true teardrop because the front is square. It works for me though. I may add a tongue box later for more storage in the sleeping cabin but I will wait for one season of camping first. Thinking about it though.

Nothing photo worthy today..

Nothing photo worthy today but it did get stuff done. For some reason I veered off my original plan and cut the sides separately instead of on top of each other at the same time. This was a mistake because it took a few hours of sanding to make sure the roof line is the same on each side. Change the door plan as well to a square door. Spliced the 6" X 13" piece on the end of each side. Hopefully tomorrow I will have the sides and front up. There will be pics tomorrow.

Made great progress today!

What a great day I had. Got the whole frame painted, old deck back on, floor of the camper framed, insulated and the 1/2" plywood floor deck installed. Had to set the floor deck 3/4" inside the main deck because there is no room to attach the walls on the outside because the tires are so close.

Got one side cut to see how the profile is going to look. Rather happy with it. There is a problem though, I have to splice a small piece at the end of the wall. A little worried, but will deal with it when the time comes to make the hatch.



Ordered the converter, right door handle, rear galley handle, porch light and butyl tape for the windows. Have to get it from the states but still got a great deal even with the shipping. Converter is for AC/DC as well as a charger for the battery. Bounced back and forth about whether to do just AC - like your house plugs 110/120 volt or DC - off a battery which give me 12 volt lighting. If I go off grid, with the converter I will have enough juice for 7 days of lighting and even enough juice to run a coffee maker for a few days.

Friends are dropping off some cushion floor tomorrow left over from renovations they did. It is a perfect size for the floor. Thanks Brenda and Ed!!

Will see how far I get tomorrow?

Been at a Stand Still

Been at a standstill for a few weeks but hope to get back at it by next weekend. Am just waiting for the axle of the trailer to get moved back. While Paul is moving it back, I decided I might as well put some springs under it as well to ensure I won't be banging the heck out of the camper while traveling down the road.

Other than that, I have been doing some research on types of power supplies I am going to install. I have teeter tottered back and forth from just AC to AC/DC. I think I am going for the AC/DC connection? Found a source for a converter panel with charging unit in it that is reasonably priced. The same source also has the door latches for the cabin area and the galley area I have been looking for.

I have caviar tastes but a Tuna budget! Stay tuned, the build will resume soon!