Trampus gets a partial facelift. :)

PurdyOrnery · Mar 29, 2019

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highdesertranger · Mar 29, 2019

nice, what did you do on the cabinet doors? did you paint those by hand? highdesertranger

B and C · Mar 29, 2019

^^^ Those were placemats of just the right size.

I like it. Looking good.

PurdyOrnery · Mar 29, 2019

highdesertranger said:
nice, what did you do on the cabinet doors? did you paint those by hand? highdesertranger

Nope, the cabinet doors are made like picture frames...a sheet of Plexiglas with a board behind it. Those are Dollar Tree placemats. They're the exact same size as the "frames" in the doors. However, I did hand paint the two bar stools. I've also ordered solar string lights that I'm going to use inside the trailer when I'm in there, and a couple of solar "porch" lights with motion detection. I'll stick them to the outside of the trailer with industrial Velcro. One will go next to the man-door, and I think I'll put the other one on the front of the trailer over the hitch. That way, if I end up hitching up in the dark, I'll have some light over the hitch. I'm think I'm going to install a peep hole in the door, and my solar will be "ala Bob Wells" attached to plywood on a ladder rack on top of the trailer. I've measured and can affix six 100W solar panels to the top of the trailer as long as I cut a hole in the plywood to be able to raise my vent cover. I'm gonna try to not have it TOO crowded in the trailer, so I really am measuring everything just to make sure I have room for it. I'm using my bedside commode as a bathroom (since I already own it, it weighs about 1 lb., and it will store under my table.) I had knee surgery in 2017 and a lot of the medical equipment can have other uses.