

| Subject: | Re: storage box |
| From: | Dave Mcneely |
| Date: | Sat, 28 Feb 2015 13:56:59 -0600 |
I suppose this is a joke. Maybe not. At any rate, I do laundry in a bucket when camping. mcneely ---- "Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow" <rummaging@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > Since you've put a fridge in the rear hatch. It would be interesting to have a micro clothes washer, to the left of the refrigerator, behind the smaller door, closer to the hatch door. > > If you could wash one pant and shirt. Then let them dry flat in the hatch. > > Commenting would be doing your daily laundry. > > > > On Feb 28, 2015, at 10:55 AM, Abel Longoria <houstonphotog@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > > I agree sliding door are much more efficient... but... I wanted to match > > the inefficiency of the stock Westy cabinetry. I added a fridge door to my > > rear closet. > > > > http://dasmotoclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/vanagon_closet_mod-06.jpg > > > > Im a stickler for details... prolly more so than others and I wanted this > > new cabinet to look and feel much like the stock westy cabinetry. I wanted > > to match the inefficiency so it looks like it came from he factory =) > > > > the dimensions of the cabinet now are 2'-6 3/4" Wide x 1'-5 3/4" Deep x > > 1'-8" Tall > > > > The width of the cabinet protrudes out into the aisle way about half way, > > the small cabinet door under the kitchen drawer just barely has enough room > > to fully open. > > > > Abel Longoria > > > > On Sat, Feb 28, 2015 at 12:40 PM, Mudd "Not Jack" Sparrow < > > rummaging@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > >> There are advantages to sliding doors. > >> > >> Like Frank G made his rear hatch cabinet into a sliding door. > >> > >> What is the depth of you cabinet? > >> > >> > >>>> On Feb 28, 2015, at 9:09 AM, Abel Longoria <houstonphotog@GMAIL.COM> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>> I was storing the Thetford where the stock fridge used to be and got > >> tired > >>> of it using up valuable storage space so I began to look at different > >>> options. Not finding any that I liked I decided to build a cabinet > >> myself. > >>> > >>> I originally wanted more storage so this is my first mockup i made with > >>> 1/2" insulation foam board from the local hardware store. This was just > >> to > >>> a cabinet and base or my Norcold fridge. > >> https://igcdn-photos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/t51.2885-15/10802551_1004618506220964_1388766186_n.jpg > >>> > >>> Then I began to think, what if I made it taller, so it could house the > >>> Thetford marine toilet and house false floor so my Webasto heater could > >> be > >>> installed behind the passenger seat. I'm a 3d cad designer by day so I > >>> modeled up a cabinet design that can cover those items. > >> https://igcdn-photos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xaf1/t51.2885-15/10860169_375827052586431_703602767_n.jpg > >>> > >>> After I modeled it I laid out a cutsheet and took it to a local sign > >> maker > >>> and for $40 he CNC'd all of my panels out of 1/2" birch plywood. This is > >> my > >>> "usable mock up" that I assembled. I've camped with this version for a > >> few > >>> times and have decided what I like and don't like about it so I plan to > >>> make some revisions to the design and have it recut. > >> https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xfa1/t51.2885-15/10853060_575272589270874_1875694596_n.jpg > >>> > >>> The front main door cut outs are the same size as the Westfalia flat > >>> cabinet doors so I plan to install an extra pair of doors there. I plan > >> to > >>> laminate the entire box with the same shade laminate and edge trim that > >> is > >>> used in the rest of the van so that the final product can look just like > >>> factory. I have a Westy kitchen drawer that I plan to tweak a bit in > >> order > >>> to have it reside on the lower left front of the cabinet for small item > >>> storage. > >>> > >>> This is prolly way overkill than what you're thinking of but so far the > >>> usable mockup costs me about $95. $55 for the sheet of plywood and $40 > >> for > >>> the CNC. The final version will run me that PLUS the additional cost of > >>> trim, laminate, hinges, latches etc. > >>> > >>> Once I finalize the box I plan to post the DXF file online so others can > >>> download it for free and have the panels cut out by their local sign > >> maker > >>> if they want to replicate this cabinet. > >>> > >>> Abel Longoria > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 9:08 PM, John Dillon <johndillon@johndillon.com> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> I’d really like to pick up a storage box/toilet box thing … like > >> gowesty’s > >> http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=23278&category_id=&category_parent_id= > >>>> < > >> http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=23278&category_id=&category_parent_id= > >>>> > >>>> but that seems over priced and shipping to Canada would cost a ton i’m > >>>> sure … what have others been doing? > >> -- David McNeely
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