Cabinetry Work In My 5.0TA

[Jim Bennett]

Some more random shots of the galley.













Note the pull up 120v/USB outlet extended here.

[Jim Bennett]

Here is a photo of the finished door cabinet. I also added a shelf above it, and one of above the door to hold knickknacks.



For the pantry, I added a couple 24” deep drawers. The upper one I cut sight holes in, which also works for access for small folks to access small items through, otherwise a stool is needed. The lower drawer holds a ton of goodies.




The lower drawers are shallow due to the wheel wells, but still provide great storage, with one being a recycling/garbage center.



I went back and forth on adding a counter in the pantry, but finally decided on it for a few reasons. It may eliminate the need for a flip up counter blocking the doorway, it provides a bit of a prep area as the microwave plug is still in the cabinets for use if wanted, it makes a great place to marshal food for the fridge, and it looks way cool and I wanted a bit of bling.

I don’t have much of a good overall shot of the pantry cabinets, but will shoot one tomorrow. You can kinda get an idea of the layout in this photo, though it is partially hidden by the bathroom.



Here is a shot of the counter area with the recessed cabinets. I downsized the tambour door a bit to add upper cabinets as I kinda liked the layout this way.

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Oh yeah, I forgot the other good reason for this setup, it makes for a great bar area.



The table top is full sized, but with the 4-way Dicor slide, it is easy to keep out of the way. In fact we found we mostly use it in it’s regular orientation, but pushed to the rear, allowing easy access, room to sit at it without sliding forward, and room for lots of stuff to the rear. Our style definitely does not involve a small table, let alone no table at all. There is still lots of room for two to lounge, especially with the table turned and pushed to one side.

We still have lots of stuff to do organization wise in the cabinets and drawers, but that will come with time using the trailer to figure out what will work best. I still have the space under the passenger side dinette seat that really has no set purpose yet. It may get cabinet doors on the front, or possibly a hatch on the exterior.

[Jim Bennett]

Here is a bit of a detail showing how I did the countertop and table edges. I did not want to mitre the corners, nor did I want a large radius. I settled on a 1 1/2" radius. I had to cut out the barb on the inside of the curve. This shot shows it cut first with a saw. What is not shown is that I used my die grinder to take it right down to nothing. This resulted in a nice smooth bend.





The tiles I used are a ceramic tile with a stainless steel wrap. To mount them to the outside wall I used a 1/2" wide tile edge rabetted into the back of a strip of 1/4" Baltic Birch, and screwed on with lots of screws into the backer Escape epoxies to the shell. On the side gable, I used a 5/16" tile edge and added a strip of laminate to keep things flush. The tile was attached using PL Premium.





A couple other wee mods was adding lighting in all the upper cabinets, as well as the door cabinet. I plan to do more lighting under the stairs, and inside outside hatches.



I also did a quick and easy shower floor for now, using tiles made up of synthetic decking material. I plan to do a teak on later, but first many other things to still do, as well as get more camping in.



Wow, these posts took a while. Time to have a nightcap and head to bed.

[Patandlinda]

Originally Posted by Jim Bennett

Here is a bit of a detail showing how I did the countertop and table edges. I did not want to mitre the corners, nor did I want a large radius. I settled on a 1 1/2" radius. I had to cut out the barb on the inside of the curve. This shot shows it cut first with a saw. What is not shown is that I used my die grinder to take it right down to nothing. This resulted in a nice smooth bend.





The tiles I used are a ceramic tile with a stainless steel wrap. To mount them to the outside wall I used a 1/2" wide tile edge rabetted into the back of a strip of 1/4" Baltic Birch, and screwed on with lots of screws terrible into the backer Escape epoxies to the shell. On the side gable, I used a 5/16" tile edge and added a strip of laminate to keep things flush. The tile was attached using PL Premium.



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A couple other wee mods was adding lighting in all the upper cabinets, as well as the door cabinet. I plan to do more lighting under the stairs, and inside outside hatches.



I also did a quick and easy shower floor for now, using tiles made up of synthetic decking material. I plan to do a teak on later, but first many other things to still do, as well as get more camping in.



Wow, these posts took a while. Time to have a nightcap and head to bed.

Exceptional work Jim ! Love you used up a lot of wasted space and I bet , Lisa loves her oven ! After this last camping trip may go ahead and upgrade to th Sam-1 fan upgrade now .
Interested in more on your solar install too ? Pat

[gabeck]

Hi Jim , we won't be home for another week yet - but just saw your photos . ...wow it really is fabulous - so beautifully though out and built ! Wish I could have had a second look on the Sat ......Wolf left me with our visitors ....while he had another good look .........

[Jim Bennett]

Originally Posted by Patandlinda

Exceptional work Jim ! Love you used up a lot of wasted space and I bet , Lisa loves her oven ! After this last camping trip may go ahead and upgrade to th Sam-1 fan upgrade now .
Interested in more on your solar install too ? Pat

Thanks, Pat. Not too much wasted space left, at least that is easy to develop. And Lisa most certainly loves her oven, and I love her using it. I can't say enough about the SAM-1, it makes you more than willing to use the range hood.

Originally Posted by gabeck

Hi Jim , we won't be home for another week yet - but just saw your photos . ...wow it really is fabulous - so beautifully though out and built ! Wish I could have had a second look on the Sat ......Wolf left me with our visitors ....while he had another good look .........

You certainly could have had a second look any time you wished. Once you get home, you could always take a trip to the other side of the tracks and see it (and us) again.

[NW Cat Owner]

Originally Posted by Jim Bennett

Note the pull up 120v/USB outlet extended here.

Where's the pop up TV?

I really like this idea as it would be nice to have an outlet more along the countertop than on the front of it.

Stunning work!

[Jim Bennett]

Originally Posted by NW Cat Owner

Where's the pop up TV?

I really like this idea as it would be nice to have an outlet more along the countertop than on the front of it.

Stunning work!

It is TV ready, but no pop-up. Nowhere to put one either, but a good thought for stowing.

The electrical pull up is quite nice, but we have yet to use it, having not be connected other than the Escape Rally, which saw very little cooking from us.