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    Posted: 09 May 2014 at 10:23pm
Has anybody mapped out where the studs are in the wall and ceilings.  I want to mount cabinets to the wall over the bed (new 178).  I have seen pictures of other such cabinets that have been made and I want to know how others have safely attached things to the wall and ceiling.  I can see the stud in the shower wall, which will help a lot, but I don't want to search for the ones in the body wall and figure someone knows.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 May 2014 at 7:45pm
Most of us That have made or mounted cabinets have just screwed into the walls or used Mollys or other Devices.  The weights one places in the cabinets are generally not so heavy that screws are pulled out of the plywood walls.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 May 2014 at 9:15pm
I just used molly bolts to secure to the wall instead of worrying about the studs.
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Maybe this will help.  Rpod panels at factory  Marwayne tells us that he attaches cabinets etc. into the walls and ceilings with course sheet rock screws ... with impunity.  I believe him.  I am about to secure a cabinet according to his specs the same way.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 May 2014 at 11:00pm
Thanks.  So the size Molly that is safe to use?  AND can they be used in the ceiling without fear of a leak.  I am a woodworker but drilling hole in my new RPod makes me nervous….ha,  Steve

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 May 2014 at 8:03am
My understanding is the roof is wood framed.
Personally I wouldn't attach anything to the ceiling that didn't fasten into a stud, small as they are.  Well maybe if it weighed less than a lb.
Keep in mind something that may hold forever when parked is abused quite a bit in road travel...

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 May 2014 at 12:56pm
Marwayne, do you want to wade into the discussion?  I too was a skeptic and am certainly nervous about drilling holes in the ceiling of my pod, and, given the rough roads that I travel over, I do worry about DIY cabinets shaking loose. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 May 2014 at 2:14pm
The flat part of the roof is framed in aluminium, the front and rear curves are framed in wood. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 May 2014 at 2:25pm
I stand by what I built and what I said, however if you don't want to drill holes in your walls and ceiling and don't feel comfortable doing it, don't do it. I wouldn't want anyone to do what I did and have unsatisfactory results. I think it's best to only undertake projects that you are confident in doing. Like I said in a previous post I didn't buy the pod for what it is, but what I can turn it into.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 May 2014 at 4:20pm
What Marwayne said:  "I didn't bye the pod for what it is, but what I can turn it into."  Big smile   His good idea is that the Pod is a work in project. I can buy into that notion. For me, I can patch whatever I mess up. The improvable pod is why didn't scratch up the cash to buy a Lance, which is almost twice the cost of the Pod.  I worked some scary improvements on my 172, and - with considerable less skill than Marwayne or Furpod - I am starting to do it on my 177.  Full speed ahead.
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