RP-179 Wardrobe Shelves
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Topic: RP-179 Wardrobe Shelves
Posted By: GlueGuy
Subject: RP-179 Wardrobe Shelves
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2019 at 3:04pm
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I've seen some of the shelves others have made, but when I stumbled across https://www.homedepot.com/p/HDX-30-in-H-x-23-25-in-W-x-13-375-in-D-3-Shelf-Steel-Shelving-Unit-in-Black-EH-WSTHDUS-006B/205885545 - this little shelving unit at Home Depot , it was just too easy. The shelves are almost the perfect size for the inside of the 179 wardrobe closet.  All I did was make a couple of 1/2" x 1/2" cleats for each shelf and screwed them to the wall with some 3/4" lath screws. The only thing I would do different is make the cleats 5/8" wide, as the walls in the closet are not parallel, and the middle shelf is real close to the edge of the 1/2" cleats. Oh. You do have to take a chunk out of one of the corners to clear the pre-existing cleat inside the door on the right hand side. ------------- bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
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Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2019 at 3:57pm
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Looks good. I just spent a couple hours on a shelving mod today myself.
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Posted By: Carolyn
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2019 at 9:47am
Wow - Looks really slick. 178's don't have the closet.  ------------- Carolyn |
Posted By: Podhaven
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2020 at 6:28pm
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Thank you so much for this! We were at HD today looking at regular wire shelving & this is less expensive & better looking!!! ------------- Plantman 2017 R-Pod 179 |
Posted By: Woodmiester
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2020 at 9:42pm
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Very nice! Our 190 had a closet, but we converted it to a pantry and store our clothes on a shelf we installed over the bed. All is good! The pods are so easy to modify! We absolutely love ours!,,, ------------- Swampfox |
Posted By: gooddogcome
Date Posted: 15 Jun 2021 at 9:46pm
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I was thinking of doing something like this but thought I'd have to line the walls inside the closet with wood first as the walls are so flimsy. How are they holding up and did you go all the way through on the bedside wall with a nut and bolt? Thanks! ------------- Shelley |
Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 16 Jun 2021 at 3:28pm
If you poke around a little bit, you can find some "meat". That said, we put in the cleats with lathe screws, and because the load is in shear, it seems to be holding up just fine. ------------- bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
Posted By: gooddogcome
Date Posted: 16 Jun 2021 at 3:55pm
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Thanks so much for getting back to me. This is much simpler than what I was going to do! ------------- Shelley |
Posted By: gooddogcome
Date Posted: 18 Jun 2021 at 2:14pm
 I ended up removing the piece of trim on the right inside which allowed me to build the rack inside freestanding so no wooden cleats needed. It's exactly the right size. I then had some scrap 1/4" material I used to line the shelves so clothes would be easier to slide in and out than on the wire shelf. Thanks so much for the idea and I'm glad Home Depot had them in stock! ------------- Shelley |