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    Posted: 28 Jul 2015 at 6:18am
I have 2015 179 with bottom drawer in fridge.  I took the spacers out and find its more convenient for storage that way.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 28 Jul 2015 at 6:26am
Thanks for all the mod ideas.  I really like the shower rod idea to hang damp towels.  Right now we are using 3MM hooks that we put on outside of bathroom door.  Looks tacky and a nuisance because we're constantly bumping and knocking towels to floor.  We will install a rod before our next outing!
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Completed all the mods on my list today. This should be it for a while, until we do some camping and find things we need. I'll post the list and some photo's soon.

Thanks to all for suggestions, guidance and links.

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Paper Towel Dispenser and Cutting Board. We also have a collapsible dish drying rack which fits nicely under the sink with other dish washing materials.


Toilet paper roll under the sink which can be tucked up when showering to keep dry.


Soap tray. Double stick tape with pvc tube support. Will mount permanently once we know this fits our needs.


Several storage bins fitted for under benches.


Battery shut off and moved the spare tire to the front of the hitch...


...to allow my Bike Rack to be mounted on the back.


We thought the storage area over the microwave would make a good place for a bar, but realized the height was too small for most bottles. So we created our own carafes using canning bottles.


Remotes stay handy and out of the way with Velcro. Also added a second piece of Velcro near the bed for nighttime TV watching.


Removed screws from seat ends and replaced with Velcro.


This is a clock with internal/external temperature and voltmeter. Mounted near the bed a little lower than I wanted, but got access to 12v power and was able to mount the external temp sensor without drilling a hole.

That's most of the major stuff. Thanks again for good guidance.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 Aug 2015 at 9:50pm
I like the custom jars.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 Aug 2015 at 12:17am
the pictures really help to visualize thank you

for the TP- what is the elastic cord attached to under the sink?
and when you say "tucked up", do you mean in the under side of sink? what holds it in? and what about spray bouncing off your body?

where di you get the battery cut off and is it easy to install
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 Aug 2015 at 3:33pm
The toilet paper is on pvc tubing suspended by a cord.  It is hanging from a double stick tape hanger mounted up and underneath the sink and hung with metal S-hooks..
 
I have not yet done it, but a second smaller chord (or bungee) could be placed under the sink opposite the other and then looped around the TP roll pulling it back and up.  It will work, just don't if it makes sense to do that, or just pull the TP and hanger out of the shower in the few times I expect to use the shower. 
 
The battery cut off is a Hella I purchased from Amazon.  Not much room to mount on the battery case, but I got it to work.
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 Aug 2015 at 9:38pm
Just completed a 16 day trip to Colorado in my new RP-178.  I stayed in a couple of Walmarts and one Cracker Barrell going and coming.   Dry camped (boondocked) near Silverton for 13 nights.  I didn't use the AC or the furnace but everything else worked well.  I used more water than I thought I would and had to fill up a couple of times.  I ran a Yamaha 2400 generator for around an hour every other day to keep my battery charged.   It towed easily behind my Chev Silverado.  I did break on of the safety chains(?) and bent the plate that holds the small ball for the sway bar; not sure when, where and why but fortunately I was able to get a link and repair and keep going.

A couple of concerns inside:  1) the queen bed is not level.  It bows higher toward the rear of the trailer.  2) a screw came out of the bathroom light switch and won't hold when I try to put it back.  3) A sort of fine sawdust appeared on the ledge underneath the television and on the mattress at the back of the trailer.  I borrowed a handvac and cleaned it up but it reappeared under the tele.

I'd appreciate any comments about the crooked bed.  And I think I'm going to invest in a memory foam mattress although I slept pretty well on the stock. 

   
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 Aug 2015 at 10:34pm
Most likely you backed up with the sway control bar still engaged.  It should be loosened up and removed from one of the 2 balls.  Not sure how you broke a safety chain, unless it bound up on something during a turn.

For the screw, an old carpenter's trick, glue a wood match (or other slim piece of wood) into the hole.  Once it dries break it off, smooth it out, and the screw will hold again.

Lots of sawdust ends up in all the cracks during manufacture, it should go away for good after a few trips.  Lots of podders end up with memory foam mattresses.
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