fender shelf - R-pod Owners Forum

Yes, the resolution of the picture weighs into the total size. I think I usually have mine set to 72 pixels/inch when I resize them to 6 x 8 for this site.

Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual

Yea, I'm still here....! Been busier since I retired than before, it seems! I like your solution for the fender shelf, but I always try to avoid tying things down with elastic cords. So I made the two leg shelf. The 4 cup (2 mug) coffee maker sits there, always 24/7,, along with a coffee container and a sugar jar! I'm up at 6, BW at 8+ so coffee and a fire are going first!

On the other side of the pod, I made a shelf for washing dishes (won't find me with soft clean hands on a camping trip!) for the BW. I used a 5 ft length of white coated shelf, two of the reinforced angle brackets and two of those clips they sell to hold the shelving up. Rest the center of the shelf on the fender and support the ends with brackets, hold close to the wall with the clips. I have an auxiliary shower on the street side wall (see several posts on how these can be installed) so dish pans can be filled, rinsing complete, etc and nice clean dishes show up the next meal for the delicious food we serve at Chez Free Spirit. I think I posted some photos. If not let me know and I will do so. BTW, I am not afraid to put holes in the sides of my pod. The mfr does it, so with a good application of white silicone, I drill away, usually using short Molly bolts to fasten too the walls.

Happy podding! Walt

Chris and Walt
'10 RP-171 'Free Spirit'
'13 Dodge Durango Crew 5.7 L Hemi V8

Good grief, I don't know how I did that. I am going to quit and fix some lunch.

Dane and Donna Smith
2011 RP-172
2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer 4X4
lift kit
prodigy wireless brake controller

Thanks Doug.

Dane and Donna Smith
2011 RP-172
2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer 4X4
lift kit
prodigy wireless brake controller

g4, I didn't drill any holes, the prefinished tread is rounded 0n one edge and flat on the other. I put the flat edge toward the pod, It sets on foam strips on top of 1 by 1, this keeps it from sliding. the bungees keep it setting tight on top of the fender.

Dane and Donna Smith
2011 RP-172
2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer 4X4
lift kit
prodigy wireless brake controller

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furpod Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group - pHp Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128	Topic: fender shelf Posted: 30 Oct 2013 at 8:13am
	dsmiths.. what I do is just put them on photobucket, full size upload from my device, then when I link them here, they show up fine. Using kB size doesn't work well, because file size does not equal picture size, the amount of picture detail affects it also. is easypeasy freesy..

techntrek Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059	Posted: 30 Oct 2013 at 6:06pm
	Yes, the resolution of the picture weighs into the total size. I think I usually have mine set to 72 pixels/inch when I resize them to 6 x 8 for this site.
	Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual

CharlieM Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Nov 2012 Location: N. Colorado Online Status: Offline Posts: 1797	Posted: 30 Oct 2013 at 7:25pm
	FYI for Windows users. Paint, included with Windows, will resize an image without going to a third party service. With the large image on the desktop, right click on the image and select "open with". Click on Paint. After the image load, click on "Resize" at the upper left on the menu bar. Then select "Pixels. I find 640 or 800 horizontal pixels yield a good size for uploading. The resulting file siz will be about 250 KB. Be sure the "maintain aspect ratio" box remains checked. Then "save as" back to the desktop with the original name or a new one if you want to retain the original.
	Charlie Northern Colorado OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD

Podsible Dream Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 03 Dec 2010 Location: Hightstown, NJ Online Status: Offline Posts: 571	Posted: 30 Oct 2013 at 7:36pm
	Yea, I'm still here....! Been busier since I retired than before, it seems! I like your solution for the fender shelf, but I always try to avoid tying things down with elastic cords. So I made the two leg shelf. The 4 cup (2 mug) coffee maker sits there, always 24/7,, along with a coffee container and a sugar jar! I'm up at 6, BW at 8+ so coffee and a fire are going first! On the other side of the pod, I made a shelf for washing dishes (won't find me with soft clean hands on a camping trip!) for the BW. I used a 5 ft length of white coated shelf, two of the reinforced angle brackets and two of those clips they sell to hold the shelving up. Rest the center of the shelf on the fender and support the ends with brackets, hold close to the wall with the clips. I have an auxiliary shower on the street side wall (see several posts on how these can be installed) so dish pans can be filled, rinsing complete, etc and nice clean dishes show up the next meal for the delicious food we serve at Chez Free Spirit. I think I posted some photos. If not let me know and I will do so. BTW, I am not afraid to put holes in the sides of my pod. The mfr does it, so with a good application of white silicone, I drill away, usually using short Molly bolts to fasten too the walls. Happy podding! Walt
	Chris and Walt '10 RP-171 'Free Spirit' '13 Dodge Durango Crew 5.7 L Hemi V8

dsmiths Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 10 Oct 2011 Location: Southern Ind Online Status: Offline Posts: 866	Posted: 31 Oct 2013 at 10:57am
	going to try to post better pictures of the shelf.top.jpg bottom.jpg
	Dane and Donna Smith 2011 RP-172 2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer 4X4 lift kit prodigy wireless brake controller

dsmiths Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 10 Oct 2011 Location: Southern Ind Online Status: Offline Posts: 866	Posted: 31 Oct 2013 at 10:58am
	Good grief, I don't know how I did that. I am going to quit and fix some lunch.
	Dane and Donna Smith 2011 RP-172 2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer 4X4 lift kit prodigy wireless brake controller

techntrek Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059	Posted: 31 Oct 2013 at 11:20am
	Here you go!
	Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual

dsmiths Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 10 Oct 2011 Location: Southern Ind Online Status: Offline Posts: 866	Posted: 31 Oct 2013 at 8:54pm
	Thanks Doug.
	Dane and Donna Smith 2011 RP-172 2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer 4X4 lift kit prodigy wireless brake controller

g4royce Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 20 Nov 2010 Location: PortStLucie FL Online Status: Offline Posts: 335	Posted: 17 Dec 2013 at 12:36pm
	We were thinking of a fender shelf too! Love the ideas here. G is nervous about drilling into the side of the pod (we haven;t done our outdoor shower mod yet :( ). We have a laptop speaker we use and a BT speaker as well.
	ChaiPod 2009 RP152 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe 3.5L V6

dsmiths Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 10 Oct 2011 Location: Southern Ind Online Status: Offline Posts: 866	Posted: 19 Dec 2013 at 8:10pm
	g4, I didn't drill any holes, the prefinished tread is rounded 0n one edge and flat on the other. I put the flat edge toward the pod, It sets on foam strips on top of 1 by 1, this keeps it from sliding. the bungees keep it setting tight on top of the fender.
	Dane and Donna Smith 2011 RP-172 2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer 4X4 lift kit prodigy wireless brake controller