To get the weight of the batteries off the tail, I moved them forward of the tail (and rectifier) under the bed over the axles. It's an Optima (the Yellow topped one) and for the life of me can't recall the specs on it. It may be a 28 amp hour battery, but don't hold me to that. I can look it up if need be. We probably won't do a lot of boom docking for the foreseeable future, so cost was more a factor. I purchased this one at Advance Auto because it had been on the shelf unsold for over a year and they gave me a great deal-- $75, normally retails for about $200 there. I can live with that.
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Jim, looks good, we had done ours through knox foam at the recommendation of forums folks but they've since closed down. What model and thickness of foam did you go with?
One of the things I liked about these people is that took the time to help me pick foam that would be comfortable for us. Susan and I are a couple of old farts, so comfort is becoming more a necessity these days.
Jim
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The new foam for the beds came in. Now, if Susan will just make the covers for them...(don't dare tell her I said that). Of course, I had to try them out with a long afternoon nap, so I broke out the kids' old Harry Potter sheets from the back of the linen closet and commenced to a good snooze.
Got those at FoamDistributing.com. Many thanks, Mary for that tip. Total cost to the front door was $156. Great deal and a very comfortable. And that's saying a lot considering the disaster I've made of back over the years.
Jim
Glad they worked out so well for you. They actually have several website names. They also go by:
I am really impressed with the way things are really shaping up. I used the old univolt fuse panel on mine but someday in the future I might have to put something in like yours. Every so often the lights will kick out somewhere so I have to go back and giggle the fuse and they work again.
Since you moved the battery out of the compartment you have a new place to stash your brewski's.
We need this foam too...We had spring mattress made but are not comfortable for big people. I'm sure they would work great for children.....We were thinking about buying memory foam toppers for them but the cost would be the same from what you are saying.....What is the weight and density of the foam? Is it 4 or 5"....
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The new foam for the beds came in. Now, if Susan will just make the covers for them...(don't dare tell her I said that). Of course, I had to try them out with a long afternoon nap, so I broke out the kids' old Harry Potter sheets from the back of the linen closet and commenced to a good snooze.
Got those at FoamDistributing.com. Many thanks, Mary for that tip. Total cost to the front door was $156. Great deal and a very comfortable. And that's saying a lot considering the disaster I've made of back over the years.
We bought the 6", regular. I have to tell you, I don't really understand all of the density ratings. We were looking for a material that would be soft, firm but not hard. The HD36R is what they recommended for us. Take a look at their website. The foam we bought was about medium quality, They offer many different types of mattress foam from "cheap" all the way up to the really expensive memory foam. They were also very helpful on the phone.
Jim
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I love your wiring!!! very nicely done!!! I have one of those yellow top batteries in my wagon. and had one in my pickup truck I used for plowing. very strong for truck/car use. Let us know how it works for RV use. Many seem to recommend the blue top (marine) Optima batteries for rv use. I don't have a feeling either way. I just like the Optima batteries.
The fuse panel is a great addition. nice and neat.
I really need to make some time for my 72. She is feeling neglected. I apologized to her yesterday for winterizing her and promised I would sleep with her at least once more out in the driveway before I close her up for good.
One of the other forum members convinced me that I should go ahead and add shocks to the new axles. Since he had the necessary welding equipment to make it happen, we went ahead with it.
Not much of a story or description, really. We cut off the old shock mounts from the old axle, cleaned them up and welding them onto the new axle. They fit just about perfectly without any modifications. Just make sure they line up frame to axle arm. Sorry, no pics.
Jim
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My shocks do not line up perfectly. I could move my shock mounts, but so far the trailer is riding really nice.
What are you going to do about heat? We are talking about camping in the winter in Illinois.
Brian
We used an "electric space heater" this past weekend at Falluminium. We didn't leave it on at night, only when we were awake and inside the camper. I have (had) a ceramic electric heater that I was using, but accidentally broke it. Eventually, I'll get another one of those. We won't be boondocking in cold weather for the foreseeable future, so that should work fine for us.
Jim
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Susan and I spent some time this weekend totaling up receipts for the refurb. Are you ready for this? We're up to about $5500 and that's just the stuff for which we have receipts in hand. Yikes! I'm going to try and post an accounting of the bucks soon. We created an Access document to lay it all out. Problem is, we can't simply post that document here because of (understandable) forum rules. We'll figure it out.
Also, watch a few updates on the interior. We got a fridge! Now if I can just figure out to build the cabinets around it.
Jim
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Can somebody remind Susan that I really do want bagpipes for Christmas?
One of the things I liked about these people is that took the time to help me pick foam that would be comfortable for us. Susan and I are a couple of old farts, so comfort is becoming more a necessity these days.
Jim
Did you order that size because it was cheaper to buy larger and cut it down yourself? If so what did you use to cut it down with? My twin beds in the AS only measure approx. 31" x 75" on one side & 32" x 76 on the other. Do your beds actually measure twin size (39 x 75)? Is this because in your remodel you changed the dimensions to a regular size twin?
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