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At rack attack in Portland they sold me the Yakima slide-in flat nuts for one dollar apiece. https://www.rackattack.com/info/stores/portland/

Thanks for the encouraging words.

Thanks Frank. I should also post a thanks to everyone that has contributed information to this forum. I have learned so much, especially from those that have built out their campers.

By the way, the shake down overnighter went very well. We went to Fort Stevens State Park on the Oregon coast. My wife and I both slept through the night in comfort. Better than at home. The weather was good. We saw some very interesting birds. A hopeful harbinger for trips to come.

Besides the standard lights, I am running a truckfridge, furnace fan, and lights. I just wired in a USB charging outlet as well. I've got the trimetric 2030 controller and monitor. It is giving me a good readouts so I can evaluate my usage. Since I haven't camped like this before, I did not...

The box lifts off for good access to the solar set up.

I want to optimize for solar. I haven't put in an isolator or a converter. So my only charging while on a trip is solar. We'll see if that is sufficient. I've got it all in one of the side dinette seating boxes.

For the counter area I just leveled out the middle step with one by six so I can use some bins. At this point I'm not planning to build in the water system so this will all be storage under the counter.

I can only get one photo per post. This is getting tedious. Maybe I'm doing something wrong.

We think we like the side dinette configuration, but wanted to try it out to be sure. I got a Coleman Pack-Away 4-In-1 Table for a prototype. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002YXR766/ref=cm_sw_r_oth_api_0BlkzbJ4Y78AC The leg length options make it good for this type of experimentation. I used...

I am building the boxes as light as possible. The front is a mitered frame. I plan to fill the frame with a fabric panel. That will give me access from the front, so I don't have to dig down from the top if something is at the bottom. And the cabinet can have shelves since there is front access.

I built the cabinet boxes out of half inch Baltic Birch with water-based lacquer finish. Mounting is with a French cleat system so I can move them easily.

We took our maiden voyage shakedown overnighter a couple of weeks ago, so now is a good time to document progress so far. Before I start the next phase. I am taking a Proto typing approach to building out my shell. My wife and I have not owned a camper before or even done any RV type camping...

Thanks for the info. I enjoyed the geeking.

Any campsite recommendations at Lake Chelan for an August trip? We are planning a week long trip from the Portland area, a few nights at Mount Rainier National Park, then to Lake Chelan to camp and take the day boat ride up the lake to Stehekin.

Squatch, what kind of connector do you use? Did you find a second cord for your Truckfridge and put the connector on that? I'd like to keep a cord with the cigarette lighter connector so I can use it in other vehicles.

I ordered mid November and picked up the bobcat on February 25. When I ordered Jeff told me it would be the end of March, so they were a month ahead of schedule. My wait time was through the winter months so maybe that is why it was shorter than their original prediction.

I had to modify my original plan to make the dolly tall enough to receive the camper. I didn't realize the jacks only lower the camper within about a foot of the floor. No lower. But it worked and I got the camper in the garage. It might be a few weeks before I get a chance to work much on...

Well, you can tell I am not used to posting on the forum. That last one was an oops because I sent it too soon. The first order of business is to build the dolly so I can get the bobcat in my garage to work on it. I used inexpensive 2 x 6 to save money.

Hoops.

I have got the bobcat home now. The trip down to Phoenix to pick it up went well. The bonus on that trip was that Marty himself did the installation. I learned a lot by watching him and talking and asking questions