Daily Life

I finally got to work on the Camper again!  I added some framing to the roof section that was sagging.

 

It stopped the sag!

Here is a close up.  The 1×2 was as a spacer so the 2×2 would fit into the lid better when it is closed.

But I didn’t like the way it fit, so I took the 1×2 spacer out and now the ends are at a bit of an angle, with the roof having a little overhang now too.  The whole works will be held in one solid piece with one wing nut on each end through those 2×2’s.

But having it at an angle exacerbates another problem:  There was always a little air coming around the back of the end piece.  Now there is a lot more.  You can see where the light is coming through. 

Here is the outside of the other end.  I think the easiest thing to do will be to stuff something in it when I set up.  I am more worried about bug entrances than rain!

So I put a sleeping pad (I am getting a real mattress for this!) and crawled on in.  Rock solid!

But loud…all that empty space below the bed wrapped in 3/8 inch plywood is just like a drum!  It should quiet down a lot when there is stuff in the cargo bay.

AND it is a long way up and down.  I definitely need some kind of a step or two.  And there will be a fabric cover over this side also.

So I am almost ready to sand, fill, sand some more, and paint!

~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>