ouR escaPOD mods

This is the other modification inspired by Vann. 

One thing the RP179 lacks is full-width storage. When my wife and I visited Vann, he showed me not only the water pump move he had done, but the modification he had made to take advantage of the water pump no longer being in the way. He had made his storage full-width. Thanks to his example, I have now done the same.

I built a frame to go across in front of the water heater, just in front of the gas line going through the floor. This was attached to the side wall, floor, and to the plywood that was dividing the storage area after marking and cutting out the wood to make an opening. I then put a piece of thin lauan plywood to divide the storage area from the water heater area.  I had treated the plywood with a couple of coats of clear polyurethane since it did not have the finish of the other wood lining the storage area. Since I no longer need to use my access hatch to get to where  the water pump used to be, I fastened it down and put another piece of hinge in place to stabilize the bed top when I lift the part needed to get to the utilities section. The only part remaining  to be done is to make a better prop rod for when Iift the bed to get in to the storage areas and utilities.

Now for the pictures:

The long black bag is an Aldi version of a Clam. It would not have fit the bed of the Frontier because that is only 5' . It also would not have fit the previous storage. It needed the full-width storage. It fits the new full-width storage just fine. I could possibly have made the storage a bit larger, but I had already converted some of the under-bed open space to a storage bin that gets used for linens that fit the dinette area bed, so I did not want to lose that. This is adequate for our needs.

Originally posted by Ben Herman Can't see your photos unfortunately!

Try again. I host my own photos and I had the computer shut down for a bit of maintenance. You should be able to see them now.