journeygirl
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- Feb 20, 2016
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Hi all,
I just bought a new eagle shell (on the last day they made 'em) for my 2004 Tacoma. I'm loving this camper and have already had some great adventures in it. I have solar, a furnace and stove, a roll over couch, and a soon to come thermal pack (no water system and no cabinets). I'll post a few pictures of recent trips after this post!
I've decided I'd like to build a small cabinet with a cutting board surface on top to attach next to the stove/furnace unit. My question is what is the best way to attach this cabinet? I'm thinking of putting two pieces of wood against the back wall and then securing the cabinet to those. But those strips need to be attached to something secure. How do I find the studs behind that wall? And since the studs are aluminum (right?), what is the best way to screw into those once I find them? And I'm thinking the cabinet needs to be overhung at the bottom so that the little hatch to access the electric wiring is still accessible.
Sorry if these are dumb questions but I'm a beginning builder and want to get this right.
Also, if anyone else built a similar thing in an Eagle shell, could you send some pictures of what you built?
Thanks everyone! This site is full of helpful, kind folks, and I appreciate all I'm learning!
I just bought a new eagle shell (on the last day they made 'em) for my 2004 Tacoma. I'm loving this camper and have already had some great adventures in it. I have solar, a furnace and stove, a roll over couch, and a soon to come thermal pack (no water system and no cabinets). I'll post a few pictures of recent trips after this post!
I've decided I'd like to build a small cabinet with a cutting board surface on top to attach next to the stove/furnace unit. My question is what is the best way to attach this cabinet? I'm thinking of putting two pieces of wood against the back wall and then securing the cabinet to those. But those strips need to be attached to something secure. How do I find the studs behind that wall? And since the studs are aluminum (right?), what is the best way to screw into those once I find them? And I'm thinking the cabinet needs to be overhung at the bottom so that the little hatch to access the electric wiring is still accessible.
Sorry if these are dumb questions but I'm a beginning builder and want to get this right.
Also, if anyone else built a similar thing in an Eagle shell, could you send some pictures of what you built?
Thanks everyone! This site is full of helpful, kind folks, and I appreciate all I'm learning!