

| Subject: | Re: storage box |
| From: | Dave Mcneely |
| Date: | Sun, 1 Mar 2015 10:08:58 -0600 |
Good grief! Have you ever camped, really camped? We're talking about a few undies, a shirt and pants, kitchen clothes. The clothes line is up for swimming gear usually anyway. This minor chore almost does itself. Lord A'mighty! ---- "Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow" <rummaging@yahoo.com> wrote: > You could be doing something else with that time. And it's not very slick because you have to pull the bucket out. Strikes me as awkward and inconvenient. > > Doing large loads with a machine is also inconvenient. Too much time. And it's never fun with the obligation to dry and fold a big pile. > > A tiny load could be dryed flat with minimal space. > > > > On Feb 28, 2015, at 6:34 PM, <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote: > > > > Mr. Mud Bird, I camp for 2-3 weeks at a time. Washing out the undies and a few other things is just part of being there. Use a bucket, rub a dub dub, hang 'em on a line. Just takes a few minutes, and means I have to take fewer clothes. > > > > Being retired, there are no weekends. mcneely > > > > ---- "Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow" <rummaging@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> I'm not talking about just camping. > >> > >> Why burden a household with laundry on the weekend? > >> > >> If anything. That prevents camping. > >> > >> > >>> On Feb 28, 2015, at 11:56 AM, <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote: > >>> > >>> 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 > > > > -- > > David McNeely > > > > -- David McNeely
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