A beautiful job Vic...
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Thanks Rob. A question for LordWoodCraft - It has been a few weeks since I did the 3 coats of Danish Oil, and it appears to be "drying out" in a few places and I think I will have reapply another coat. Have you seen that before?buckland said:A beautiful job Vic...
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Good question rando. I am still new to winterizing and winter usage. I used RV antifreeze in my Hawk, and vowed not to do that again. Pain in the butt to get the nasty taste out... 3-4 flushes needed. In the Puma, so far I have not used antifreeze and relied on the pump to fully purge the system. It didn't freeze up, so I am assuming it was all dry and good to go.rando said:I am curious about the accumulator that you are using with your water pump. These seem like a great idea to keep the noise and vibration down, but what about winterizing? Is there a drain or does the pump blow the water out of it? I am guessing you also use your camper in the winter and/or shoulder season and therefore don't use RV antifreeze?
Thanks! I hate wasted space, and the cluttered look of the cabinets the way the factory builds these campers. The only "wasted" space in this build is behind the AC outlet on the cabinet.ski3pin said:Very nice work and interesting use of space! I've thought that chairs like you've used would be great in a small camper so I'm happy to see them incorporated into your camper. Thanks for the time you've taken to do an excellent write up on your build. Get out and enjoy it!
*yeah, when we can again.
Thanks! It is no Bundutec, but we hope to get a few good years out of this one!Happyjax said:Wowza Vic! Such a neat job and great use of space. Perty too! Have fun with that fine camper, when you are allowed to....
Mighty Dodge Ram said:Very, very nice!
Let’s see if Vic remembers. That will be the test.pvstoy said:How many brain cells were harmed or killed in the making of this creation?
Same here, at least if we used the shower - we blow it out with our on board compressor through an in-line regulator, then close the isolation valves to the shower. If we haven't used the shower, I generally don't bother with the blow out, and just run the pump dry. Haven't had any issues so far.pvstoy said:Not only do I run pump dry, I use a blow out plug on the water inlet at 35 psi. I open faucets and allow air pressure to push water from the lines. I refuse to use antifreeze product!
Quite a few. I have lost count of the number of times I did something dumb and had to walk away for a bit. Many beers were consumed, and a few brain cells melted because of the chemicals used at times!pvstoy said:How many brain cells were harmed or killed in the making of this creation?
Nice pic. Yes, I imagine it is like that too. There is a warning in documentation somewhere about not over-pressuring it lest the diaphram burst and water leak out.rando said:I had assumed that the accumulator was like a well pressure tank, half water and half air:
But maybe it is all most all air, particularly when the water pressure if all drained.
Agreed on the antifreeze, nasty stuff. We have never used it - just drain the water tank and run the pump dry . The only issue we had with this is the outdoor shower, but adding shutoff valves seems to have fixed this.
I am 195, so about the same weight. In the first build of this camper I had just screwed the hinges into the plywood cladding I put up over the rough wood frame of the camper. That plywood bent considerably when sitting on it. Hence the through bolts going to the outside of the camper... using T-Nuts as anchors. That means the anchors do not flex and there is no stress on the 1/2" maple plywood at all.Ronin said:Vic, great cabinet work and imaginative use of space. I've used folding hinges for shelves so I'm wondering how they work for your seats. Do they flex up and down much as you sit on them? I like how much space I could gain with them but I weigh in around 205lbs on a good day. Thanks for all the updates and pics. Hope to see your rig in person some day.
I've got one of those! Will have to do that this next winter!pvstoy said:Not only do I run pump dry, I use a blow out plug on the water inlet at 35 psi. I open faucets and allow air pressure to push water from the lines. I refuse to use antifreeze product!