I'm jealous... We can't get ours out of the barn or even pull it down our street due to all that yukky white stuff on the ground. Glad to see others don't have the same burden.
Happy trails!
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Michelle & family
(2 lively boys, 2 dogs & a hubby)
2005 25' International CCD
Before the trailer left Port Bruce I took some shots that I hope will explain how the pocket door works.
The IKEA bathroom cabinet and the wardrobe stand side by side and are joined together.
I had 1/8” aluminum sheet (maybe a little thinner; I don’t remember now) bent about 5” wide with a 1/2” reverse lip.
The aluminum was kept plain on one side and painted with a complimentary latex colour on the other (inside the bathroom).
The 1/2” lip on the aluminum sheet was screwed to the face of the wardrobe cabinet.
Then I glued (using PL Premium adhesive) a 1” aluminum tube to the other side of the sheet. This makes a “door jamb” for the sliding pocket door to snug up to when it’s closed.
The same aluminum sheeting was cut to profile and glued in place to hide the track for the pocket door.
(Only one screw- except those fixing the lip to the cabinet- was used; to secure the end of the track to the ceiling).
The sliding door will have a self sticking “D” seal top to bottom. This is just a trail piece to see how the fit worked.
Note the handle I fabricated from 1 1/2” aluminum angle.
Here is a shot of the side of the cabinet at the sink, paneled in 040. aluminum.
I’m now looking forward to seeing the trailer painted two tone (Pepper White and Black) too.
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'74 Overlander (Rear Bed)
'77 20' Argosy MH (Looking for a new home)
2007 GMC Sierra 2500 HD Duramax
2006 GMC Sierra 5.3 V8
WBCCI 1754 - AIR # 6281 w) www.balrgn.com www.balrgn.com/Airstream.htm
About towing I can only give you an impression. This is the first time I’d ever pulled a trailer and it was just for the 15 minutes it took to get to Wiltsie’s from Port Bruce.
I’d driven the truck some but it still has only about 1200 miles on it.
It pulled beautifully at highway speed. I liked the sound of the diesel under load. It was a neat purr instead of the more whiney sound when the empty truck isn’t puling anything.
There is a long, high ascent from Port Bruce to the surrounding landscape. The Sprinter never hesitated even for a second. It just shifted down and purred up the incline at full speed.
(The Sprinter has the Auto/Stick* transmission but I just left it in automatic all the way).
How the truck performs when the Mini is on the deck awaits to be seen but I sense there is plenty of power in the vehicle.
I have to learn to back and park the trailer yet. I hope that won’t cost too many scrapes and dents.
You asked, “ what WHITE did you use”. Do you mean in the bathroom?
Donna, Marcus, Andre, Safari 62; nice to hear from you all.
Safari, you briefly asked:
[I]Tow?
Details?
Photos please.
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I’m not sure what you are asking about. If the answers are not in my post to Marc, above, give more explanation and I’ll try to answer.
I told you I would have a list of questions, and I just thought of a couple more. I've used Ikea cabinets in a kitchen remodel of my own, and what comes to mind is:
1) I don't recall ever seeing pictures of your galley cabinets with the doors on and drawers in, unless I missed it? I'd love to see which finishes and handle/pull hardware (if any) you selected.
2) On your galley and bathroom cabinetry, in order to keep everything closed and tight during transport, are you using the standard Ikea spring-loaded European hinges for the doors, and are you using the spring-loaded drawer retainers (with the soft-cushioning snap-back) for the drawers? From my own Ikea cabinets in my kitchen, it seems like these are fairly strong and could work, but I've obviously never seen them in a TT application before, so I'm really interested in how that works out.
Looking forward to seeing the painted exterior, good luck!
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