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[Sofisintown]

Porthole window in my van.
The real thing that opens, not the fake ones that are just for decoration.
They are not even too expensive, but I freeze at the thought of taking snips and carving holes.



What is your dream van-thingy?

 

[WanderingRose]

Ahhh, a porthole window.  I admire them, as well.

You know, life is short, and I would encourage you to do this if it is something your heart really yearns for.

Researching thoroughly, having a professional do it and seal around it carefully, should be no different than any other window in a van.

They’re all cut out at some point, right?

Windows in our rigs allow us access to the outdoors when we must be inside, for whatever reason.

I say, do it.   :blush:

 

[VanFan]

A pariscope?

 

[LERCA]

Newer Class B. LOL please Santa

 

[travelaround]

...van that is completely built out into a RV sort of thing. I want "house beautiful" on wheels. Instead, all I've got is a mess. How to fix it? I'm so not good at this.

 

[LERCA]

Travelaround I think that’s a Class B a van that’s an RV ? I actually stop people to look inside and wish. But I saw a small Class C that was really nice. I’m a great car driver but anything bigger not so much.

 

[Sofisintown]

A pariscope?

Paris looks better in person...
But if you mean a periscope, I hope I'll not need that... The plan is to keep my head above the water.  :s

 

[VanFan]

Oops!

LOL.

 

[Qxxx]

A pothole would be nice, and I've been to Pari-scope several times. Visited Jim Morrison in Pere la Chaise. Teenage girls were standing around literally crying 25 years later in the mid-1990s, and people were taking chips off the grave marker using hammers. Then I went to see Edith Piaf and Oscar Wilde.

But just for fun, I am putting some security cameras in the van, so I can see what goes bump in the night. The one in the passenger compartment has pan and tilt capability, addressable from a tablet. Because I can.

 

[maki2]

Porthole window in my van.
The real thing that opens, not the fake ones that are just for decoration.
They are not even too expensive, but I freeze at the thought of taking snips and carving holes.

you can use a drill motor and a jig saw with a metal cutting blade. Make a pattern, a new porthole might well come with a pattern.

Or a company that puts sun roofs in vehicles might be willing to install the porthole if you take it to them. I thought about putting a little one in on the wall where my stove is but I have ventilation up in my popup, in the door window near the stove and two sliding windows.

I was noticing this morning how much the inside of my trailer reminded me of the cabin on a small boat. The popup area is framed around the edges like a boat companionway. Because my trailer is fiberglass the sides have a slope to them and the upper edge between the walls and the roof has a radius. Also except for in the popup area the roof of my "cabin" is not full standing headroom. So very much a boat cabin feel about it. But it won't float unless it was put on top of a barge.

 

[abnorm]

^^^^^ Have you been Binge-watching LUCIFER on Netflix..........................we have !

 

[maki2]

I want to get one of the smaller sized Clam shelters with side panels once I downsize some more after my build is done. I need some protected outdoor space for hot and rainy weather. It is not built into my vehicle but it is certainly an important part of my living space.

 

[Sofisintown]

Good idea. It keeps your spot too, if you need to go to town sometime.

 

[Sofisintown]

I would like to build a homemade Lagun table, sometime.
The real thing is too expensive, and the price has not come down in years.
https://www.lagunusa.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhdi-qouh7AIVEdbACh1v3guzEAAYASAAEgL9P_D_BwE

 

[StacyK]

Agreed on the DIY Lagun table. (Though I’m not sure it’s quite at “van of my dreams” level yet.) I think I will try to make one soon using the top of an old TV tray and the design from the “Back to Reality” YouTube. 

(Instructional video here for those interested: . Description of the table begins at about 2:00, and the instructions at 5:00. Threaded pipe and elbow fittings make the table leg, which rotates in a brace/mount made of a short length of PVC.)

 

[Qxxx]

Lagun is only useful if your seats are fixed in place. We don't use them in S&B because our tables are fixed in place and our chairs move. Et tu, the van.

 

[Sofisintown]

You are right Q, I just like the way it flips around and goes all over the place. I doubt if the pipes will make it stable enough.
I have a moving chair for my fixed table in the van.

 

[Sequestrate]

I would love a newer Class B too, hope it'll happen.

 

[maki2]

This morning I think I would like to add a triangle shaped extension to the end of my kitchen cabinet counter to. That would act as my bedside table surface. It must of cours include a small drawer, a cup holder and  a USB outlet for my phone and tablet so I can read in bed without running down the battery. It will be a removable extension because plans change over time.

 

[Sofisintown]

You could make this atrociously expensive folding table for a few bucks?