Rockhopper - Solutions!

[Oldragbaggers]

You're really moving with this thing now Mike!!!

Our neighbors had their big party yesterday also. Live band and all. I enjoyed the music while I put primer on my teardrop!!!

[pappaw]

that's one neat camper Mike

Cheers

[mikeschn]

We finished putting the spars in the hatch today. Actually, we completely took it apart, and took 1/4" out of the width. Then we reassembled it, with ALL the spars.

The remainder of the afternoon was spend trying to find a place for the air conditioner. It seems there is no "Ideal" location for the a/c.

In this shot you can see how the last spar will seal by resting on top of the lower half of the back wall. That gap is for the weatherstripping


And in this shot you can see the extra material I added for the fantastic fan - to put the screws into.


Mike...

[RAYVILLIAN]

MIke
I see 2 possibles In the back wall like Starleen or in the wall over the fender. both with a door and a draw type sliding shelf.

Gary

[mikeschn]

In the wall over the fender is too low, almost in the area of the mattress.

In the front roof vent would be too noisy.

In the rear roof vent would make the hatch too heavy.

If I center the hole in the thin part of the sidewall when the hatch is open, there's not enough room for the fridge.

I could put a hole in the sidewall of the hatch. Then at the campground, stand on the picnic table to install the a/c.

In the back wall like Scott has possibilities. I would have to make the back wall wider though. And the Air would have to go 90 degrees to get into the cabin.
Here's what I did on my T@B. I could do something similar in the back wall...







Mike...

[RAYVILLIAN]

You could set the AC on the ground an run a vent into the trailer. I ran a vent through the front window on the WW on the first AC but it doesn't remove the humidity and it only drops the temp down to about 80 ion 100 degree days.

[High Desert]

Mike, would a front mounted unit coming in below the window and forward point work? I was wondering about that, using an integrated tongue box to house it in?

EDIT- I think Gary's previous post just answered that....

[mikeschn]

Started on the cabinets today. The big issue was the air conditioner, so I started that one first.

I decided to mount the a/c up a little higher so that the cold air would start higher than ground level. What I ended up with was a place to store the porta potty as well!

If you look carefully, you'll see a small lip where some weatherstripping will go. This will be for the hinged door for the a/c.





Then it was time to start the galley. On the left will be the fridge, with a small drawer above it.

Then next to that we will have a bunch of drawers.

Finally to the right of that we will probably have one small cabinet up high, and the TV somewhere in that area too.





It's almost time to start thinking about electrical!!!

Mike...

[RAYVILLIAN]

I knew that you'd get the AC problem figured out Mike. Th cabinets look great.

GAry

[RandyG]

Just went through your build, can't wait to see more.

[KCStudly]

Just went through your build, can't wait to see more.

Ah ha! Caught you sniffing around another trailer!

Kind of hard to resist looking around once you're on here, huh Randy?

Just razzing you a little for the nice comment you made over on TPCE build thread.

Mike, Love the confidence you have in jumping into your build without having most everything worked out in a CAD file.

I, too, am enjoying your progress.

[Martiangod]

Looking good Mike
Your sure getting it together now
once the cushions are on, gonna be a little low for sitting though, maybe a good spot for a skylight bubble

Build on

[RandyG]

Just went through your build, can't wait to see more.

Ah ha! Caught you sniffing around another trailer!

Kind of hard to resist looking around once you're on here, huh Randy?

Just razzing you a little for the nice comment you made over on TPCE build thread.

Mike, Love the confidence you have in jumping into your build without having most everything worked out in a CAD file.

I, too, am enjoying your progress.

OK, ya caught me. Since I can't start my build I keep searching for more ideas, and I found some good ones here!

[mikeschn]

And progress continues, albeit a little bit slowly right now.

Worked on the cabinet for the furnace...


The furnace will be vented through the sidewall, under the hatch, as seen here:

Mike, Love the confidence you have in jumping into your build without having most everything worked out in a CAD file.

Not everything works out the first time! Since we mounted the a/c in the lower back wall, the upper back wall is too small on the rh side.


So we built a new back wall...


Then we installed the ceiling skins in the hatch...


Finally, we installed the TV to see if that would work out. Seems to be okay!


There's lots of room (standing room) in the back when the hatch is up!!!


Mike...

[RAYVILLIAN]

It's coming along Mike and looking great. I see you worked in the cabinet rail on that top shelf. Looks good.

Gary