173 countertop

We have a 151 and I would agree, even though we have a little more counter space, a cover for the stove would be a great help while preparing food.  I would also like to see a cutting board fitted over the sink. 

My wife & I just purchased the R-Pod 173, and we find the same thing, very little counter space. So by me being a little handy with wood working, I've built a cover to fit over the stove and one over the sink, that can also be used as a chopping block.  I've also added some selves in the front and rear over the windows. This is a very tricky operation because you have to be able to find the studs in the walls, I accomplished this with a stud finder. These selves will give us a little more storage space. I would love to be able to post some pictures, but I don't own a very good camera yet. I would be glad to assist anyone with advice or help on this.
jim

We are trying to get our RP 173 ready to take a trip across Canada into Alaska--our dream vacation. Any tips are appreciated. The modifications we made have been fairly simple to accomplish once we decided all of the places we could install shelves which are on both rear & front walls above the windows and on the wall behind the stove. We are installing a mirror and shelf on the wall behind the sink. We also bought 4 large plastic storage boxes with pull out drawers that we put between the two swivel rockers in the rear of the camper. We elected to get the rockers instead of the sofa (a very wise choice for just two people). We installed a full length mirror on the bathroom door and put over-the-door hooks on the door also. The covers for the burners and sink are made from pre-finished mahogany plywood on top with the sides made of 3/4 inch strips of wood with the corners rounded on the sander. We can't use it for a cutting board but it makes the space useful to put one on. We have now taken some 'before' pictures and will take some more when our project is completed. Watch for our posts.   

I have taken some before pics and will take some after pics on Wed after I install the shelves. I tried last night to post the pics on this site, but I just can't figure out the scheme how to get them on here. Every time I try, it says the memory is to much. I've tried to down size them, but that doesn't work either.  If anyone would like me to send them pics by e-mail, I'll be glad to. My e-mail is jim@jnjhyatt.com.
Happy Camping
Jim

The walls on the pod are about 2 - 2.5 inches thick. I'm only using 1" screws to go into the wall.  You have to screw into a stud or else the screw will pull back out of the wall. I used a stud finder to locate the studs. Please keep in mind, these shelves are not for heavy stuff. I'll be glad to send you pics of what I have done if you e-mail me. I've got my shelves up now and it gives us a little more storage room.
Jim