tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68588837346126764992024-03-19T08:11:21.685-04:00Turned-aboutRebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464368299917909358noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858883734612676499.post-90959790600888784462012-10-23T13:26:00.001-04:002012-10-23T13:26:32.739-04:00Life in a Tiny Trailer - the experience<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our tiny trailer compared to 'normal' RV's</td></tr>
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As I mentioned in the last <a href="http://turned-about.blogspot.com/2012/10/journey-across-west-part-4.html" target="_blank">post</a> about our travels,
we spent a total of 55 days on the road and traveled almost 12,000 miles across
our beautiful country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Though we did
spend time visiting with friends and family, we only spent 3 nights in hotels
and the rest of the time – 40 days – were spent sleeping and living out of our
tiny trailer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That made for a lot of
‘together’ time in close quarters!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Darrell
and I have been together long enough (almost 11 years!) to know each other’s
quirks and know how to deal with them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Even before the trip, we spent the majority of our time together so I
wasn’t hugely concerned about it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And we
found that as long as we were doing something, driving, hiking, touristing, it
wasn’t ever really a problem.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course
by the end of the trip we were ready for some alone time!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting a little stir crazy in California</td></tr>
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Overall, life in our tiny trailer was pretty easy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Before we left, we put a good deal of thought
into what we would be taking with us and were it would live, either in the
trailer or the car.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By doing this, we
knew what we had, were it was and how to keep things organized and neat, which
was crucial to both of our sanities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>When things are organized you can find them and avoid fights about where
things are and “why didn’t you put it back properly!?!?!” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both of us spent time almost every day
re-organizing the car too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Though we
tried our best to keep things in their proper places… things tended to pile up
rather quickly.
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>We also had
specific tasks throughout the trip which helped too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Darrell did the majority of the driving
because A) he is better at it than me and B) I was a far better navigator!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We divided cooking pretty evenly and whoever
cooked got out of dish duty after the meal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Darrell would usually set up the campsite when we pulled in and I would
usually pick everything up before we left while he made breakfast and
coffee.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My major task throughout the
trip was keeping our trip box, journal and receipts up to date and in order –
paperwork is something I’m quite good at!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Darrell driving through the Badlands</td></tr>
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On the trip we got quite a few questions from people when
we stopped for gas and at campsites.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
two most common were: ‘You sleep in that?’ and ‘Where’s the bathroom?’<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sleeping in the trailer was actually really
comfortable!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The mattresses that I made
provided just the right combination of squish and support.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Overall, when the bed was made up, it was
just slightly smaller than a full size mattress so we also had plenty of
room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also designed the trailer in a
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cramped.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As far as the bathroom
question, we always thought that silly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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days between showers, but then we could factor in a stay at a KOA if we were
desperate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Besides, there’s something
invigorating about washing your hair under the freezing cold water of an
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Probably one of my favorite parts of the trailer was the
galley kitchen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When we used to go car
camping before the trailer, I hated having to drag out the box of cooking gear,
set everything up and try to cook on often old and grody picnic tables.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With the trailer, I had a clean counter (at a
wonderfully comfortable 3’ high), cooking tools ready at hand and a small sink
to do dishes in afterword.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was so
nice not having to pack everything away at the end of the night – just shove it
in and close the hatch!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It did take a
little getting used to though.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was
small and once you pulled out the stove and had things cooking, most of the
counter became inaccessible to work on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
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</span>Also, because it was small, everything had to be put away properly or
else it looked like a bomb went off inside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Darrell making breakfast at Wind Cave N.P.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A great way to end a long day of hiking!</td></tr>
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By the end of the trip we had figured out our groove with
the trailer and it really felt more like a home than just a camper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sure it got frustrating having so little
storage space and having to pick up all the time, but it made the trip so much
better.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know I would never have lasted
two months if we were using a tent!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Plus, at the end of a long day of hiking, driving or whatever, lying in
the camper at night felt so comfortable, homey and secure!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love sleeping in a proper size bed now that
we are home, but every so often I do miss the coziness of our little trailer
and am looking forward to the chance to use it again! </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Relaxing with some hot cocoa.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A quiet evening at camp.</td></tr>
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Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464368299917909358noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858883734612676499.post-26276037612962197732012-10-11T15:23:00.000-04:002012-10-11T15:23:36.204-04:00Journey Across the West - Part 4Our final push home started on Tuesday the 18<sup>th</sup>
of September.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had been on the road
for 46 days and even though we were still loving the trip (and each other)… we
were getting tired and looking forward to staying in one place for awhile!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From Florida it was a 10 hour drive up to
Great Smoky Mountain National Park.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By
now such a long drive didn’t faze us at all and we managed to pull in while the
sun was still up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We even caught a heard
of Elk grazing at the visitor center – the only wildlife we managed to see
there!<br />
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After all of the crazy landscapes, from vast deserts to
ocean cliffs, it was nice to be back in something familiar.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The temperature had dropped by the time we
reached the Smokys and there were hints of fall in the air.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nights and mornings were cold with mist
hanging in the air until late morning when things finally warmed up out of the
50s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We did a few hikes through the park
taking in the mountain views, waterfalls and quiet meadows.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I loved the area and definitely want to go
back some day.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Excitement at Rainbow Falls!</td></tr>
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The Blue Ridge Parkway over 450 miles long and though
somewhat doable in a day, we decided to give ourselves two so that we could go
at a relaxed pace and stop when we felt like it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was such a good idea!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The scenery along the Parkway was gorgeous
and there were tons of pull off overlooks to take in the views.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were also a number of museums, visitor
centers and places to hike along the way which broke up the drive nicely.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We stopped at a lot of the pull offs and some
of the way were Folk Art Center, Moses H. Cone Memorial Park, Mabry Mill and
Peaks of Otter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a relaxing,
beautiful drive and if anyone had to travel in the area, they should definitely
make this a part of their route.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Views from the Blue Ridge Parkway</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making friends near Moses H. Cone Memorial Park</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mabry Mill</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peaks of Otter - Darrell is bracing himself against the clouds of black flies!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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The morning before we made our way into Shenandoah
National Park, we decided to take an hour detour to the East to see
Monticello.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I felt it was my duty as a
student of architecture to visit Jefferson’s house and I was glad I did.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The home was so well designed and
proportioned that even though it is high on square footage, it doesn’t feel
large.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The grounds too were beautiful
and perfectly laid out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I decided that
someday I would have a vegetable garden on par with his, though not 1000 feet
long.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amazing vegetable gardens at Monticello</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thomas Jefferson's house - Monticello</td></tr>
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Shenandoah National Park begins right at the end of the
Blue Ridge Parkway and continues to follow the mountain ridges for 100 miles on
Skyline Drive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Though I liked the Blue
Ridge Parkway better for scenery, Skyline Drive was beautiful in its own
way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We arrived at the park in the late
afternoon after visiting Monticello and were fortunate to grab one of the last
10 available campsites in the park!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Similar to Zion, we only realized after grabbing the site, that it was
on a major thoroughfare, this time to the bathrooms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So the evening was spent chatting with
everyone passing by on their way back to their campsites!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The next morning was <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">cold</b>!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By the time we picked
up the site and were on our way the car was still only telling us it was 38
degrees outside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But we still managed a
nice morning hike down to a small waterfall and stopped at a couple of the
visitor centers. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our last campground of the trip at Shenandoah!</td></tr>
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That afternoon brought us to the end of our National
Parks and back to cities and visits with more family and friends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We left Shenandoah in the early afternoon and
headed over a town just outside of Washington D.C. to visit with Darrell’s
other Aunt and Uncle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had some good
home cooked meals there and were able to take in the Smithsonian National Air
and Space Museum next to Dulles Airport.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It was really fun and we got to see the space shuttle Discovery!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While in the D.C. area we also got to visit
with our friend Charles who has been taking care of our cat Sophie while we’ve
been adventuring.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was really nice to
see him and visit with my kitty (who remembers me!).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snuggling with Sophie!</td></tr>
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On Tuesday the 25<sup>th</sup> we made our last big stop
in Baltimore, Maryland.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of my good
friends has lived there for the past 6 years and this is the first chance I’ve
gotten to come down and visit with her!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>While she was still at work we took in the National Aquarium which was
really fun (aquariums apparently became a theme for us on the trip!)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They had a glass pavilion that was set up
like a rainforest with birds and bats flying around and tanks with fish and
reptiles native to Australia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Very cool
set up!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That night we at out at a place
called Mama’s on the ½ Shell which was really good and it was great just
talking and catching up!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Views of the inner harbor in Baltimore</td></tr>
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The morning of the 26<sup>th</sup> was our last day of
driving and we would be back in Massachusetts that afternoon!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We drove up through Pennsylvania and New
Jersey crossing the Tappan Zee Bridge into New York.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wanted to swing into Somers, NY to show
Darrell where I grew up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My family and I
lived there for 11 years before we moved up to Massachusetts and it was
interesting to see how much had changed!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Finally we headed up Route 684 to Route 22 and by 3pm we were home!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My old house in Somers!</td></tr>
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Our journey lasted 55 days, took us through 28 states and
had us drive almost 12,000 miles!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
visited 13 National Parks, 14 State Parks, 7 National Forests, 4 National
Monuments, 2 National Grasslands and 1 National Lake Shore!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Plus the countless other National Forests,
Grasslands and BLM land that we drove through along the way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The trip was an experience that we probably
will never have again and I am so grateful that we had the opportunity to make
a dream a reality.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This country is so
vast and contains so many different and spectacular landscapes that I never
really appreciated until this trip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At
some point in their lives everyone should just take some time to drive and
experience the beauty that this country has to offer!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cleaning off two months of grim and bugs at my parents</td></tr>
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Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464368299917909358noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858883734612676499.post-8376662551193557022012-10-11T08:58:00.000-04:002012-10-11T08:58:33.590-04:00Journey Across the West - Part 3<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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month of driving West.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had defiantly
hit the traveling half-way hump in California, so we were ready to be traveling
towards ‘home’ even if it meant another month on the road.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Monday the 3<sup>rd</sup> was our first day
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there because as soon as we hit the Arizona border the temperature soared to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">109 degrees</b>!!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Luckily when we pulled into the park that
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The Canyon was magical!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Another one of those ‘this isn’t real’ places for sure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was slightly disappointed to find out that
the glass bridge over the canyon everyone talks about wasn’t actually here but
in the Hualapai Indian Reservation which was a 4 hour drive away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But the National Park was probably more
spectacular because it didn’t have the tourist attraction to take away from the
views.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We stayed at the south rim of the
canyon, mainly because it was somewhat closer to drive to from San Diego.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our day was spent hiking into the canyon and
along the rim, taking in our surroundings and visiting a few of the visitor
centers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The tough part on the South Kaibab Trail</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An appropriately names view on the South Kaibab Trail</td></tr>
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Next on the list was Zion National Park in Utah.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Another first-come-first-served campground,
we got there early enough to snag a good spot by the river.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The site also happened to be right along the
bike path leading to the visitor center, so we had a lot of people stopping by
asking about the camper!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zion was like
another world from the Grand Canyon even though it was only 4 hours away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The temperature was also intense!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Though it wasn’t crazy hot – 95 to 98 degrees
usually – the radiant heat from the sun was oppressive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We did some amazing hikes in the morning
(Angels Landing!) but spent both afternoons hiding out by the campsite in the
shade and sitting in the river to cool down.</div>
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By Friday the 7<sup>th</sup> we were on our way to Bryce
Canyon National Park, 2 hours East from Zion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It is completely different and if you go to one, you have to go to the
other!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bryce is known for Hoodoos,
pillars of rock created by erosion, and the canyon is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">filled</i> with them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is
unreal and the colors of the rock are amazing going from red to white and every
shade of tan in between.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Walking through
the Hoodoos was a completely different experience and this turned out to be one
of the most fun days we’ve had on the trip.</div>
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We woke around 6 the next morning to be on the road before
the sun came up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Arches Nations Park was
next on our itinerary and again had a first-come-first-serve campground.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was a longer drive, about 4.5 hours and
we had our first <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">almost ran out of gas</i>
experience on the trip!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was a long
stretch of nothing along interstate 70 through the San Rafael Desert.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The car was telling us we had around 110
miles until empty which was great since we had about 80 or so miles until the
next town.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then we went up a giant hill
and we were going the speed limit of 75… so our miles till empty suddenly
dropped to 60 and we still had a long way to go!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The empty light came on when were about 35
miles away from the nearest gas station so every time we came to a downward
hill we shifted into neutral and crossed our fingers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By the time we pulled in the tank was reading
below E so we were very lucky and we filled our spare gas can which was empty
up until this point!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whew!!</div>
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When we got to Arches shortly after, we found that the
campground was full but we decided to spent the day hiking knowing there were
other camping options nearby.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Another
stunning landscape, the ground and all of the arch formations were a vibrant
red.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was very hot and I eventually
succumbed to the heat and decided it was time to head out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But it was a gorgeous park!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We went to the Moab Brewery that night for
dinner which was near the park.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While
there we figured the next park on our list – Mesa Verde – wasn’t really that
far away, about 2 hours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So we made a
reservation over the phone at a KOA just outside the park for the night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then we could hit up Mesa Verde in the
morning and make it to Great Sand Dunes for the afternoon!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wahoo!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the many huge natural arches</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Grand Arch</td></tr>
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Mesa Verde National Park is a small park that is made up
of the cliff dwellings built by the Ancestrial Puebloans of the area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are a number of different dwellings
throughout the park and we opted to do a ranger guided tour of ‘Balcony
House.’<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was really fun climbing up
and down ladders on the cliff face to access the dwelling and our ranger was
full of information and really passionate about telling the story of the
Natives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After lunch we got back in the
car and headed out toward Great Sand Dunes National Park.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Though the park has more than just the dunes,
that really is the best part.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We got
there around 5:30 and after securing our campsite, headed out onto the dunes to
watch the sun set.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was amazing!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The dunes are vast and at the base the of the
Sangre De Cristo Mountains.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The colors
and shadows cast by the sinking sun were spectacular and being out there really
brought out the kids in us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was
basically playing in a giant sand box and was so fun!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Balcony House</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sand dunes and mountains in the distance</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Having way to much fun in this giant sand box!</td></tr>
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When we were in Zion National Park, we decided that our
journey should include a trip down to Florida to visit with one of Darrell’s Aunts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So from Great Sand Dunes, our driving
continued East and then South towards Florida on Monday the 10<sup>th</sup>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We figured the easiest way to get there was
through Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and into
Florida – and we gave ourselves 4 and a half days to get there so we wouldn’t
feel too rushed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kansas wasn’t too
exciting, but we managed to stop at the world’s largest easel in Goodland, not
far over the border from Colorado.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Other
highlights along the way included a stop at Meremec Caverns in Missouri (which
unfortunately didn’t live up to my childhood memories – so hokey!), a trip up
the Arch in St. Louis, a pit stop in Metropolis Illinois to see the giant
statue of Super Man, a night at Cloudland State Park In Georgia and finally a
hotel stay in Atlanta, Georgia.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The world's largest easel!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The best part of Meremec Caverns</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">St. Louis Gateway Arch</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Superman!</td></tr>
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I thought it would be fun to do a day in Atlanta and
spend an afternoon at the Atlanta Aquarium, which I had heard was really
amazing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The aquarium itself was okay (I
liked Monterey Bay much better) but it did have an enormous 6.3 million gallon
tank that dominated the aquarium and held a huge assortment of fish, sharks,
manta rays (my favorite!!!), great hammerhead sharks, and even 4 whale
sharks!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It made the stop worthwhile and
we spent the most amount of time near this exhibit watching the sea life.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Manta Rays in in the Big tank - this viewing window is 23' tall!</td></tr>
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We drove into Florida on Friday the 14<sup>th</sup>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was really nice hanging around with
Darrell’s Aunt since we don’t see her very often.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She took us to some amazing restaurants, one
of which was called 4 Rivers Smokehouse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>OMG… amazing barbeque!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And
attached to the restaurant is a bakery/ice cream spot that gives you the option
to add a cupcake to any milkshake.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Darrell may or may not have done that and it may or may not have been
awesome.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On Sunday we decided to take in
one of the parks and went to Universal’s Islands of Adventure to see the
Wizarding World of Harry Potter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had
been listening to the audio books for most of the trip so it seemed
appropriate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Normally I don’t like
amusement parks, but this one was really fun and I finally convinced myself to
take on some roller coasters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I now know
I love them!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had a great time.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My first roller coaster - The Hulk!</td></tr>
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aunt to figure out our last leg of the journey – North to home!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We knew we wanted to do the Great Smokey
Mountains, Blue Ridge Parkway and Shenandoah National Park, but we needed to
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Well our adventures have come to an end and if you
couldn’t tell by the extended time between posts, we are sort of settled back
in Massachusetts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There’s still a lot to
do here to make a home for ourselves, but we are on our way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the meantime, back to the delayed updates!</div>
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Since we decided on driving to Yosemite so late in the
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Sunday and Monday night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So our plan was
to drive as far as we could on Friday so that we could be there early enough on
Saturday to get a first-come-first-serve site (not something we liked to do at
such a popular park).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We headed out
early in the morning from Grand Tetons on the Friday 24<sup>th</sup>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once we drove into Idaho we could smell the
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scene.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It looked like someone had paved
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From there, the rest of our journey toward Yosemite was
rather uneventful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not long after we
crossed the Nevada border, the sun began to set and unfortunately most of our
time in that state was after dark along Interstate 80.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Around 2AM (though we went through a time
zone change so it was closer to 3 in our heads) we managed to find a 24 hour
Walmart in Fallon and parked for the night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This placed us a little less than 3 hours from Yosemite which made me
happy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset in Nevada</td></tr>
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We woke up at 5:30 to hit the road early.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I drove while Darrell snoozed and it was a
pretty drive watching the sun come up across the desert.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We arrived at Yosemite on the east side of
the park and headed up Tioga Road to the entrance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not the best way to go if you are
towing!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The road was incredibly steep
and though our car made it, it developed a nice whine that showed up throughout
the rest of the trip when going up hills or towing down the highway.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a stunning drive though and brought us
across the Sierra Mountains to Tuolumne Meadows where we hoped to grab a spot
for the night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Luckily they still had
sites available and once we parked we took a well deserved nap.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Later that afternoon, we hiked along the John
Muir Trail for a few miles and took in the scenery and the mountains, so
different from the desert we had been driving through yesterday.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tioga Pass</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Views along the John Muir Trail</td></tr>
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The next day we headed to the other side of the Park
where we would camp for two more nights.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We drove into Yosemite Canyon that afternoon and wandered around, doing
a couple of shorter hikes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Next day
was spent down at Mariposa Grove which was my favorite part of the park.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The giant sequoias were breath taking and the
further we wandered on the trails, the less people there were which made us
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Half Dome in Yosemite Valley</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from Inspiration Point</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A hollowed out sequoia in Tuolumne Grove</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Faithful Couple" - Mariposa Grove</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Museum in Mariposa Grove</td></tr>
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Tuesday the 28<sup>th</sup> of August had us heading
deeper into California and away from National Parks for awhile.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our goal was to visit San Francisco that
afternoon but we had no desire to take the trailer in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had thought to camp at Muir Woods which is
just north of the city, but they had no camping so we opted for Mount Tamalpais
State park which surrounds Muir Woods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We stayed at Pantoll Campground (which only has tent sites, but if you
have an RV you can park in their lot) and drove into the city that afternoon
which was about a 45 minute drive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
did the typical touristy things – Fisherman’s Warf, Chinatown, Ghirardelli
Square, etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was fun wandering
around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We ended up at The Buena Vista
restaurant for dinner which was ok, but they are famous for their Irish Coffee
and it was VERY good!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mountain clouds driving from Mt. Tamalpais State Park</td></tr>
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Heading down the coast along Highway 1 was
beautiful!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Finding our way out of the
city (and paying an $18 toll to get across the Golden Gate Bridge!!) we wound
down towards Half Moon Bay stopping at Moonside Bakery and Café for
breakfast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was sooo good!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After breakfast we finally stopped at a beach
somewhere along the highway to dip our feet in the cold Pacific.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We officially made across the country now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Before long we arrived in Monterey where we
had booked a hotel for the night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
afternoon was spent at, in my opinion, the best aquarium ever – Monterey Bay
Aquarium.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is so well laid out, the
exhibits are well kept, and the two story live kelp forest tank is
amazing!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had gone when I was little
and it lived up to the hype of my memories.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>That night we slept in a bed for the first time since leaving home (we
slept on a futon when we visited with friends in Michigan so I don’t count
that).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had a very good night sleep!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We officially made it to the Pacific!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Monterey Bay Aquarium</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close up of the kelp forest</td></tr>
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Then next leg of our journey kept us heading down Highway
1 and in the morning brought us through Los Padres National Forrest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was very foggy though out the morning and
the clouds hugged the coastal mountains, gliding through the trees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was actually glad it blocked my view of the
ocean because I could focus on the beauty of the forests and landscape along
the road which was beautiful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had decided
to stop at Hearst Castle around lunch time but were distracted when I saw seals
on the beach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We happened to pull into
Elephant seal vista point, or so the flier we got handed said.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Apparently Elephant seals flock to this
particular beach all year round to mate, give birth, and rest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were mostly juveniles there at this
time of year, but there were a few giant males sleeping in the mix too.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mists along Highway 1</td></tr>
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Hearst Castle was a amazing as it looked the few times I
saw it on TV.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately, we could
only get on a tour that walked us through the second floor rooms, but it was
still worth it as we got to see Hearst’s envy worth library and bedroom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After the tour we were allowed to wander
around the grounds for as long as we wanted which was really fun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The gardens were beautiful and it was fun to
see copies of ancient roman statuary placed throughout instead of the garden
gnomes I would probably have.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After the
castle we were hungry and had dinner at an amazing Mexican restaurant called
Las Cambritas in Cambria.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We decided to
keep driving for awhile and ended up at Morro Bay State Park for the
night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just outside the bay harbor is a
huge formation called Morro Rock which seems rather menacing the way it juts
out of the water.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hearst Castle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The stunning indoor pool at Hearst Castle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Morro Bay</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset walk at Morro Bay State Park</td></tr>
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On Friday we head towards Los Angeles stopping at the
Mission of Santa Barbara on the way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
mission was quiet and beautiful in its own simple way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After Santa Barbara, we did run into a little
trouble.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had thought to stay with my
friend in L.A., but there was no way we would be able to get parking where his
apartment was, so we hoped to get a campsite at a nearby state park or
beach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, this was the beginning of
Labor Day weekend (which we completely forgot about) and everything, everywhere
was completely booked up!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We managed to
find a spot at Malibu Beach RV Park which was nice, but we paid the price.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Apart from hotels, this was the most
expensive place we stayed on the whole trip!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But we had a place to leave the trailer and come back to sleep which was
good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That evening we went into the city
and had dinner at a Salvadorian restaurant where we had Pupusas (so good!) and then
went up to the Griffith Observatory which was really fun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Plus it was good to see friends I hadn’t seen
since we graduated college.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chapel at Santa Barbara Mission</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset over L.A. at the Griffith Observatory</td></tr>
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September 1<sup>st</sup> finally brought us to San
Diego.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were staying with our friends
Kim and Brian which was so much fun!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They took us to some great places to eat, including Crazee Burger, and
we wandered around Balboa Park’s beautiful gardens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also echoed what we did while staying with
our friends in Michigan and spent some time planning our next phase of the
trip!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After a relaxing couple of days we
decided to head towards the Grand Canyon and to more National Parks further
east.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were beyond excited to get going
once things were laid out and very happy to be heading east towards the Atlantic
coast again.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Botanical Building at Balboa Park</td></tr>
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So many people have been asking about how the trailer is
handling up to the conditions we have been putting it though on our
journeys.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So far we’ve gone well over
5000 miles (and one oil change in Idaho) and amazingly have only had a few minor
problems.</div>
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The first actually happened on our second day out and it
was with our stove.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It worked amazingly
cooking up dinner and breakfast, but come dinner time the flame went out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We thought it was the propane, which was low,
but when we hooked up a new canister – no go.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Unfortunately after some poking and prodding, we managed to break one of
the connections and that was that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Luckily our neighbors were nice enough to lend us their stove to finish
our dinner, but we had to buy a new one the next day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After a stop in Rome, NY at the local super
crazy large Walmart, we had a new stove and it has been working great
since!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Come to find out though, it
probably wasn’t the stove that was the issue, but the connection hose we were
using for the propane.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our first stove from Bass Pro Shops</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our new Walmart Stove - big improvement!</td></tr>
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Our first trailer problem happened on our way to the
Niagara Falls area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We hit some massive
rain storms coming off the great lakes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>With this came the obvious problems that plague all home-built trailers
– leaky doors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had tested everything
before we left Rhode Island with the garden hose on full blast and we thought
we got all the major areas, but we didn’t account for driving rain when we were
doing 50 or faster down the highway (and wouldn’t you know all of the rain we
have had to dive though on the trip has been on highways!)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It happened along the hinge side of the
driver side door but only soaked the corner of one pillow and part of the
mattress.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since it appeared that the
rain was coming in the top corner of the door and dripping down the inside
edge, we added some of the weather-resistant weather stripping we had left over
from sealing the doors (we brought a lot just in case) to the top and bottom
corner of the door.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drying out after our first rain storm</td></tr>
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We encountered one other major rainstorm on the trip
while driving up towards the upper peninsula of Michigan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately the rain was even worse this
time and we had more leaks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After an
hour of driving, we stopped to check on things and the same corner of the
mattress was soaked and it was coming in the windows a bit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We noticed that there was a gap in the
weather stripping along the hinge and that seemed to be the issue.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We quickly pulled up the mattresses, covered
things with towels and added more weather stripping to the gap.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since that trip, we fold up the mattresses
and sheets up before every drive and we haven’t had wet mattresses and pillows
since.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drying out again, but for the last time!</td></tr>
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The only other problem we have had happened in the same
rain storm on the way to Niagara Falls – we lost one of the wheel bearing
covers on the trailer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I believe when I
hit some bumps on the route, it simply fell off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are only pressure fit and apparently
that well secured.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately after
it fell off, a good amount of grease came flinging out of the bearings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thankfully we noticed it had happened because
with the grease flinging out, the bearings could have overheated or seize on us
while we were driving.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We drove to a
close-by NAPA dealer the next day, but unfortunately the Harbor Freight trailer
required one of those weird sizes, 2” in diameter, and all NAPA had was 1.97”
and 2.05” or something like that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
recommended a nearby RV dealer who thankfully had one randomly in the back that
came off some sort of moving dolly that he gave to us for free.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To prevent them falling off again, I used
some aluminum tape to hold them on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
look a bit funny, but they haven’t budged yet!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I also purchased a small grease gun and grease to re-fill all the wheel
bearings.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our campsite at Yosemite - you can see the aluminum tape here</td></tr>
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Other than those minor issues, we haven’t had any
problems since and the trailer pulls like a dream.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The concrete highways in the mid-west were a
little challenging causing the trailer to bump along quite a bit at times.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The leaf springs that came with the Harbor
Freight trailer don’t seem to absorb any bumps especially since the trailer is
so light – which causes things to fall out of the cabinets frequently.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’d love to change out the axle in the future
to a torsion axle which would help things a lot. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Giving the trailer a bath in Wyoming</td></tr>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Knock on wood we
have also had no issues with the electrical.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The driving lights have turned on every time and the solar is working
better than we had hoped!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have been
able charge the laptop, charge our phone, run the fan and have the lights on
without even denting the battery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And
the weather this summer has been perfect for it – lots of sunny days.</div>
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Comfort wise it has also been great.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The mattresses are quite comfortable and even
on cold nights, we have stayed warm under our down sleeping bag.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The kitchen is also wonderful without having to set everything up at each site. We have had to re-learn how to organize our cooking<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span> by
preparing as much as we can before pulling out the stove since it’s hard to
reach around it when it’s on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The food
has also migrated to different locations as we go and we are finding out what
foods last the best without any refrigeration.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Rebecca will do a longer post on cooking and living when we have some
more time. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grand Tetons National Park</td></tr>
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journey back to New England.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tonight we
are trying to stay cool in Zion National Park.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It wasn’t too hot today, but the sun is a killer!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tomorrow we are going to attempt Angel’s
Landing… yay!</span>Darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13678708488232453262noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858883734612676499.post-38812639889768584392012-08-24T15:20:00.001-04:002012-10-10T14:22:52.532-04:00Journey Across the West - Part 1<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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So as it turns out, blogging while traveling is very
difficult!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Trying to use the computer
while driving doesn’t really work and by the time we get to a camp site there
is probably no service and we are too tired to even think about blogging.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And during the day we have been busy either
driving, hiking, touring or trying to plan our next leg – which has turned into
a bit of a struggle!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I thought the
best way to update everyone was a quick journal of where we’ve been in the last
three weeks with a few photos thrown in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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after we weed through our photos when we get back East, I can give some more
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Our journey started from Southern Berkshire County in
Massachusetts where both of our family’s live and where we are going to
eventually be moving back to.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We started
out West towards Adirondack Park in upstate New York on Friday the 3<sup>rd</sup>
of August.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We stayed at Golden Beach
Campground on Raquette Lake.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was
absolutely beautiful and after a day of hiking on Saturday we took a relaxing
dip in the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">warm</i> water!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was wonderful to finally unwind and hike
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We left the Adirondack’s on the 5<sup>th</sup> and headed
toward Niagara, New York.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the way we
hit some torrential downpours outside of Rochester and finally got a chance to
see how our weather proofing worked!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Amazingly there was only one leak on the passenger side door along the
hinge… wah hoo!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We stayed at Golden Hill State Park which was 45 mins outside of the Falls and absolutely
beautiful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our site was right on Lake
Ontario and it had free showers!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
next day was spent at Niagara Falls and Old Fort Niagara which were both a lot
of fun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There’s nothing better then
getting our learn on at historical sites… and the falls were pretty too!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately my camera battery died, so I
didn’t get any photos at the fort, but I highly recommend it!</div>
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Our next major stop was with friends in Michigan and on
the way we got to drive along Lake Erie and into Ohio which was a pretty
drive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I never knew that there were so
many vineyards in New York!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also never
thought about how many power stations there were along the great lakes either –
hydro, coal and nuclear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We pulled into
East Harbor State Park in Ohio on Tuesday the 7<sup>th</sup> which was nothing
to write home about.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was huge (over
300 sites) and very much a city dwellers campground.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I didn’t even take any photos.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The next couple of nights were spent in
Haslet, Michigan with our high school friend Robin and her boyfriend John.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a wonderful couple of day’s of
relaxing and swimming in the nearby lake and planning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The only photo I really managed to take was
of the Big Boy restaurant’s sign where we had lunch one of the days… it was our
first time and delicious!</div>
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Taking the suggestion of Robin and John we headed up
North to Pictured Rocks in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were going to go South to Chicago, but
decided trying to navigate a city with the trailer would be to stressful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pulling in on a Friday night was a little
crazy, but we managed to fine one campground that had open spots, Forrest
Lake.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was really out of the way (and
about a half hour from the National Lakeshore) but beautifully quiet and almost
empty!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a hidden gem.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pictured Rocks was not at all what we were
expecting from a Lakeshore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The whole
cost line is made up of towering sand stone cliffs along Lake Superior – which
I swear is an ocean with the waves it had that day!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were even a few beaches as well though
the water was too cold for me to handle swimming… the hiking was easy though
and the scenery beautiful!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beaches along Lake Superior at Pictured Rocks</td></tr>
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From Pictured Rocks we headed south again out of
Michigan, through Wisconsin and into Minnesota.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It was just a driving day but we did manage to stop at Humbird Cheese in
Tomah, Wisconsin to buy some delicious cheese and sausage before heading into
Minnesota.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We spent a rainy night in
Myre-Big Island State Park and finally saw our first home built teardrop on the
trip!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was fun chatting with the
owners and seeing how they did things compared to us.</div>
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The drive through Minnesota along interstate 90 was
actually really interesting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mixed in
with all of the farms were literally hundreds of windmills, not something I
expected to see here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once we crossed
the border into South Dakota we could get back to doing some touristy
stuff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wanted to stop in De Smet to
see the Laura Ingalls Wilder homestead and from there we got to see the worlds
largest Pheasant in Huron and the Corn Palace in Mitchell.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All were really fun and worth the stops.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That night was spent in the Fort Pierre
National Grassland which was amazing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Though you can camp there, there aren’t any official campgrounds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of the websites we found about the
grassland literally gave you GPS coordinates for a fishing spot where people
had camped in the past.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was just off
a gravel road and so peaceful since we were the only ones there!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Windmills in Minnesota</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Ingalls house in De Smet, SD</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Worlds Largest Pheasant!!</td></tr>
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On Tuesday the 14<sup>th</sup>, we finally rolled into
our first National Park, Badlands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Driving in was breathtaking!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After miles of flat grazing land, the rock formations of the Badlands
suddenly appeared seemingly from nothing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Once we were in the park, the landscape got even more spectacular with
deep canyons, high peaks and stunning rock formations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The rock itself almost seemed like it would
crumble away if you were to touch it, but for the most part it was pretty
solid… but the wind!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The second day we
were there hiking we ended up with headaches from the wind blowing so strongly
and constantly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But it was worth
it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of the two campgrounds, we stayed at
the one with water – Cedar Pass.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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We also swung by Mount Rushmore while we were staying at
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patriotic, it was a very impressive site and even after a lifetime of hype, it
didn’t disappoint.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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About an hour and a half further west of the Badlands is
another small National Park, Wind Cave.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It is tiny but worth it because while you’re there you can wander into
Custer State Park and the Black Hills which are in complete contrast to the
Badlands – mountains, forests and green rolling grasslands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The cave system at Wind Cave is definitely
worth the tour too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is one of the
longest cave systems in the world and is completely dry, at least in the areas
that the different tours go though.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
doesn’t have the traditional stalactites and stalagmites but boxwork and
different beautiful formations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After the cave tour we went on a hike in the
northern end of the park.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were
disappointed in our lack of animal sightings until at the end of the hike there
was a huge male bison standing in the middle of the trail!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We did a large loop around him, but it was so
cool so see one so close in the wild.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boxwork at Wind Cave</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bison is scratching his head on the trail marker!</td></tr>
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On the way out of Wind Cave, we drove North through the
Black Hills along the Needles Highway.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The rock formations through the mountains were stunning and worth the
drive!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From here we linked back up with
interstate 90 and began our trek into Wyoming.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Our first stop in Wyoming was Devils Tower.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve seen it countless times in photos
before, but the real thing can’t be compared.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It rises out of a sea of prairie and the faceted sides are so different
to any rock formations around it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Like
so many other places we’ve seen, our first thought is that it can’t be
real.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After a quick hike around the base
of the tower and some lunch, we continued our journey West to Big Horn National
Forrest for the night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We managed to
snag the last campsite at Lost Cabin Campground.</div>
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The change in landscape out of Big Horn National Forest
was stunning all over again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
mountains of the forest gave way to deep, rocky gorges and then as we exited
the rolling dry hills of northern Wyoming opened up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They red, brown ground was covered with light
green sage brush and small yellow and white flowers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We drove through the small town of Ten Sleep
and then stopped for a break at Castle Gardens Scenic Area in the surrounding
BLM.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The rock formations were amazing
and well worth the stop to explore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
day ended in Cody, Wyoming just outside of Yellowstone where we stayed at a KOA
campground.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It wasn’t my favorite but we
could do laundry and take hot showers, plus there were free pancakes in the
morning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That night we went into Cody
and had a delicious dinner at the Prime Cut Saloon and then when to the famous
nite rodeo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a little touristy
but super fun.</div>
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Since we had been able to make reservations for our
campground at Yellowstone we took our time heading out in the morning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Before heading into the Shoshone National
Forrest, we stopped at the Buffalo Bill Dam.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>When it was completed in 1910 it was the tallest dam in the world at 325
feet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was a great visitor center
there and it was a fun stop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Next stop
was in Yellowstone National Park!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Driving it we knew that we would need to extend our stay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The entire park is larger than the state of
Rhode Island and it takes hours to drive around the whole thing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The scenery was beautiful though and there is
no way I could possibly describe it in a paragraph.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From corner to corner, each section was
different and the thermal areas were spectacular.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We ended up spending four nights and three
full days there and I still felt that it wasn’t long enough.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We definitely want to go back.</div>
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We managed to leave Yellowstone on the 23<sup>rd</sup> of
August and headed south to Grand Teton National Park for a night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately the mountains were shrouded in
haze from the wildfires in Idaho and Nevada, but they were still stunning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their jagged peaks rising from the planes
surrounding the park.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At night they were
even more unreal because all you could see was the solid outlines of the
mountains in flat colors of grey and blue.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Our original plan was to travel up to Glacier
National park next, but as we were charting our course, we realized we are
quickly running out of time to get through the country!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So plan B, we are heading directly west to
Yosemite National Park and then into San Francisco.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This will save us at least 5 days on our
schedule giving us more time to stop at the parks in Arizona and Utah.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Either way, our trip so far has been amazing
and we have seen so much of the country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Though we are both a tad road weary, we are still excited to see what
adventures lie before us in California and beyond!</span></div>
Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464368299917909358noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858883734612676499.post-80556060453831726392012-08-09T17:54:00.000-04:002012-08-09T17:54:44.222-04:00The maiden voyage<br />
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We were finally DONE!!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After months of designing, building, freezing, sweating and figuring we
finally were able to hook up the trailer and take the trailer on her first test
drive!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was so exciting to be able to
back up the car, hook up the trailer and go.</div>
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After a bumpy ride down our street (they have been doing some
serious road work in Providence and we might as well have been off roading it
was so bad) we turned onto the Blackstone Boulevard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is a long, straight road near our
apartment with a running path down the middle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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We finally ended in a nearby parking lot to check things
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seemed intact and all of the lights still worked!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>YAY!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The extra fun part was that two separate cars actually pulled up next to
us asking questions about the trailer and commenting on how cool it was.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So flattering!</div>
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We took this initial test drive on July 20<sup>th</sup>
which now seems so long ago!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After a few
more tweaks to the trailer, we spent the last week and a half of July packing
up our entire apartment and moving all of our things to a storage unit in Berkshire
County.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Finally on July 31<sup>st</sup>,
we packed up the remainder of our things and the trailer and left Rhode Island
for good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then, four days later, we hit
the road on our big adventure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’ve
been taking loads of photos, so hopefully soon I can start posting about our
travels as we wind our way across the U.S.!</div>
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<br /></div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464368299917909358noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858883734612676499.post-87440462752583117312012-08-09T17:12:00.000-04:002012-08-09T17:12:21.205-04:00Finishing touches<br />
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We’ve finally reached the point during the trailer build
where all of the major projects were done and there were just a handful of
random small projects to finish up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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When we bundled all of the wires together for the trailer
into the liquid-tight connector that would be going into the tongue box, there
were four wires that were still left exposed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This was the wiring for the running lights on either side of the trailer
(a hot and ground wire for each).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had
run these wires to poke out the front of the trailer, and then we ran them
behind the front running board so that they would be grouped in the middle
directly under the liquid-tight connector.</div>
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After adding some caulk to the hole in the running board that
they were coming out of, we fed them into the bottom of the tongue box through
a hole Darrell had to drill out. We used the same type of liquid-tight
connector we used at the vent fan for the solar panel lights. Inside the tongue
box they joined the wiring that goes back to the trailer hatch (for the brake,
turn signals, and license plate lights). These wires then all leave the tongue
box through the same bottom hole and then were attached to one half of a four
pin connector.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This connector then hooks
up to the trailer hitch when we are on the road so that the car can power and
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We found some simple metal blank cover in the electrical
section to hide the holes we made for the tail lights in the hatch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These ended up being a great idea in the long
run because now we had access to the tail lights in case anything electrical
were to go wrong with them.</div>
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I put some of the left over black loom over the wires
running from the hatch to the pin connectors in the trailer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This just cleaned up the look a bit and
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Our sink setup was really simple (though it looks kind of
complicated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We found a drain connection
at Home Depot that fit our sink drain opening perfectly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After cutting the length of the pipe to be a
bit shorter, we then were able to adapt it to a garden hose connector with some
PVC components, rubber hose and hose clamps.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Instead of buying a long length of garden hose, we were able to get a
brass hose connector and clamp a shorter length of vinyl tubing to it. It looks
bit wonky but works really well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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For our water, we simply cut a length of clear vinyl
tubing that would attach to the connection to the hand pump.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This tubing could then be fed into a re-used
gallon milk jug we could fill with water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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Before fixing the stove to the pull out shelf, we decided
to protect the wood from the heat of the stove and cooking goo with some more
aluminum flashing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was cut to size
and then nailed down along the sides of the shelf with twist nails.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This would also give us a surface we could easily
clean and possible replace if needed in the future.</div>
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For the gas connection, Darrell was able to modify the
regulator that came with the stove so that we could keep the propane hose
connected at all times and still push the shelf in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After this was screwed in and the stove
located, we used some angle brackets to secure the stove in place.</div>
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Though many people used hydraulic pistons (similar to
what you might see on a car) we decided to go low tech and just use a long
pole.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So that we could store it in the
trailer, we bought two shorter wood dowels and then used a threaded insert and
double sided bolt so that we could simply screw the two pieces together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the bottom end of the pole, we actually
nailed on a rubber doorstop to provide the pole with a larger and more gripping
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On the hatch we used a wooden closet rod flange that I
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Above each of the side doors, we installed some curved
j-molding.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This molding acts as a drip
edge above the door to help protect it from rain dripping down the wall into
the door.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We did our best to bend it to
follow the curve of the door, but ended up making it a shallower curve.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was difficult to bend and we didn’t want
it to disfigure the shape as we were bending.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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About the most frustrating part of the project was the weather
stripping around the doors and hatch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>When everything was installed, the fact that ours was a home built
trailer was definitely showing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Though
it looked great, there were some definite alignment issues at the doors and
hatch, especially on the driver’s side door.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It was tight along the hinge and bottom of the door, but the top right
corner splayed out almost a ¼”!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also at
the bottom of the hatch, it no longer was closing flush and we also had a
pretty big gap to contend with.</div>
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Darrell finally, after a lot of research and hair
pulling, found some ½” x ½” and 1” x 1” weather-resistant neoprene/EPDM/SBR
foam that came in 25’ lengths.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-closed-cell-foam-sheets/=is0hc5" target="_blank">This</a>
stuff was closed cell meaning that it restricts absorption and could be used
outdoors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It also had a super strong adhesive
back that could be stuck to the T-molding around the doors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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What we ended up doing was first taping the strips to the
doors and through a series of measuring, opening/closing the doors and test
runs, we trimmed down the weather stripping in the areas we needed to, while
leaving other areas thick so that we could get custom seals around the doors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After this was done, we crossed our fingers
and removed the paper backing, permanently attaching weather stripping.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the side doors, we also attached some thin
rubber P-strip weather stripping (which we got at Home Depot) to the foam
stripping for added sealing and protection.</div>
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DONE!!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some final photos and documentation
of our maiden voyage to follow soon!</div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464368299917909358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858883734612676499.post-7547186030198478302012-08-08T10:30:00.001-04:002012-08-08T10:30:54.703-04:00Finishing the side doors
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For real this time!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We talked about covering the edges of the doors with T-molding in this <a href="http://turned-about.blogspot.com/2012/06/side-doors.html" target="_blank">post</a>
about the door construction, but after a little over a month of sitting in the garage,
the edges got bent and the more we looked at the overlapping detail, the less
we liked it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately this meant we
had to order new T-molding, but we figured it was a live and learn experience –
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While the new T-molding was on order, we still needed to
sand down the door to get the correct spacing between the door and the side
wall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We decided to sand enough off to
leave roughly a ¼” all the way around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Then the door was fit in place with shims so that we could figure out
the hinge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The hinge was cut down to
size and temporally screwed into place on both the door and wall of the trailer
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After this we removed the hinge and sanded the face of
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and protect the door with spar urethane in the same process we described <a href="http://turned-about.blogspot.com/2012/06/protecting-exterior-walls.html" target="_blank">here</a>.
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When the new T-molding arrived we decided to work as a
team to figure this out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We first slowly
bent the top T along the edge of the door but installing stainless steel screws
along the door and bending as we went.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The first time I think we bent it too quickly and it had a number of
stress marks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Luckily with the slower bending,
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For the corners, since we didn’t like the overlapping
detail (and after asking advice from Grant of lil bear) we figured we have a go
at mitering the corners.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was able to
locate an old protractor and to calculate the angle, you simply measure the
angle and divide it in half.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We then
traced the angle onto the molding and cut both the top and side molding with a
hack saw.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After a bit of sanding with a
rasp, it fit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It wasn’t perfect, but it
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We also mitered the trim at the bottom, a simple 45
degree angle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the hinge side of the
door, both the curved top molding and straight bottom molding were cut flush
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Next we carefully removed all of the T-molding so that we
could attach some aluminum trim Darrell fabricated at his work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was done at the same time as the trim he
made for the door opening.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This trim was
glued on with construction adhesive with the corners overlapping to prevent
leaking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For the curved top we decided
for a more simple fix and just cut a flat piece of aluminum to cover the
exposed edge without trying to wrap around face of the door.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With this installed, we ran a bead of caulk
along the T-molding and re-screwed it into place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After all of this the hinge went back on and
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Installing the 12x18 <a href="http://www.trailerparts4u.com/product/SG1218%20%2FSG1218CR012_12%E2%80%9D-X-18%E2%80%9D,-FITS-LEFT-OR-RIGHT-SIDE-FOR-1.25%22-WALL---Complete-with-Clamp-Ring" target="_blank">window</a> proved to be a bit more of a
challenge since it didn’t come with any instructions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After pressure fitting the window and the
frame in place, we were left with a gap leaving the door sandwich exposed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were screw holes on the inside frame
but not the window itself, so we turned to website we ordered the window from
to try and figure out how to attach the two pieces together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It seemed to indicate that you needed to
drill a hole into a small channel on the inside of the window frame.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So this is what we did and then we screwed
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We later figured out that by doing this we actually were
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</span>During our water test water was definitely coming in!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>AHHHH!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>So to fix this, Darrell basically filled all of the holes he drilled
with caulk and filled the underside of the window below the weep channel with
additional caulk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After it cured, we
water tested again and had no leaks… yay!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There was still an ugly gap left, but we were able to buy some
inexpensive foam tubing to fill it up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It can easily be removed, which seemed like a good idea so we can
periodically check on the window to see how the caulk is holding up.</div>
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The <a href="http://www.lilbear.teardrops.net/parts2.html#doorhandles" target="_blank">door handles</a> were last on the list.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To do this we first had to decide on the
position we wanted, then a hole had to be drilled through the door for the
turning mechanism to push through.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After
the weather stripping was installed (which I’ll talk about in the next post)
the doors were too far out from the face of the interior wall for the latch to
work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We solved this problem by cutting
small pieces of ¼” plywood to fit behind the inside latch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This pushed it out far enough to have the
latch engage while still keeping a tight seal.</div>
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Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464368299917909358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858883734612676499.post-30378140898886533452012-08-08T10:16:00.000-04:002012-08-08T10:16:12.566-04:00Fenders & running boards
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The fenders that came with the Harbor Freight trailer
were two things; very ugly and very impractical.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So it was top priority to find a more
attractive fender that we could actually install on the trailer ourselves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In researching styles, we found a bunch of
really cool retro designs we liked a lot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Unfortunately the three digit price tag per fender was a bit more that we were
hoping to spend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Darrell finally found <a href="http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=3701&familyName=Trailer+Fenders+-+Galvanized" target="_blank">these</a>
12" fenders that were the right size and the right price.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The design was a little simpler that what we originally wanted, but the
galvanized finish really tied in with everything else we had done to date.</div>
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To attach them, Darrell first marked out the height of
the fenders on the metal frame of the trailer with a pencil to give us their
rough positioning - this ended up being about 2” above the wheel. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By removing the wheels he was able to access
the frame and pre-drill the holes required for the fender brackets (which we
had to buy separately <a href="http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=3730&familyName=Trailer+Fender+Brackets+for+Metal+and+Plastic+Fenders" target="_blank">here</a>).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After the bracket holes were drilled into the frame, they were mounted
loosely using stainless bolts (1 per fender bracket).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With the brackets in place, he then laid the
fenders top of them to mark out the locations of the bolt holes that needed to
be drilled in the fenders.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The holes
were then drilled and the fenders loosely attached to the brackets using
carriage bolts and nuts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Prior to
tightening everything down we decided to add an additional piece of aluminum to
the sidewall of the trailer (between the finish wall and the tire).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The bottom of piece was cut flush with the
trailer frame, and the top followed the curve of the fender, slipping up
between the lip of the fender and the bracket.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This would protect the wood side walls from any debris or damage while
we were driving.</div>
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After the fenders were installed, we moved onto some
running boards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We really didn’t like
the look of the red trailer fame against the richness of the okoume.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had thought of using some type of wood to
cover the frame and add to the ‘woody’ style we had initially dreamed about in
the very beginning stages of design.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After a trip to Home Depot, we decided on 1x6 cedar boards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Though not the prettiest of woods, we wouldn’t
need to treat, stain or really do anything to them besides attach them to the
trailer and they would be a nice contrast against the dark side walls.</div>
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Before installing them, we first used a router to cut a
simple bullnose into the top edge of the wood.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We had decided that at the back of the trailer, we would cover the
trailer frame and wood frame with aluminum, so no cedar was needed back
there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This aluminum wrapped the corner
of the side walls, and the cedar would run straight to the back edge of the
trailer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Darrell had already installed
the running board at the front, so at this point we only had to do the sides.</div>
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W first had to cut the boards to length.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since they weren’t going to run behind the
fender, we had to cut the boards to the shape of the fenders.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was a little challenging since they were
already installed, but we managed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
cedar was then glued and screwed into the wood sidewalls of the trailer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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After trimming down the long sides at the front, we used
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With these done, we got to install the <a href="http://led4rv.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=149" target="_blank">markerlights</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because these weren’t being
installed directly into a metal frame, we had to tape a grounding wire we had
run to the back of the light.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Luckily
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Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464368299917909358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858883734612676499.post-21765673624908139362012-08-08T10:03:00.004-04:002012-08-08T10:03:37.174-04:00Exterior trim & finishing the hatch
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With the paint fully cured and the electrical done, now
came the fun part, installing the metal drip edge, re-installing the hurricane
hinge and finishing out the hatch!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With
these steps done, the end would finally be in sight.</div>
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Our first step was to re-install the trailer side of the
hurricane hinge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We first ran a heavy
bead of caulk along the bottom of the hinge, then simply centered it on the
roof where the previous holes had been drilled and screwed it in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We did this before the metal drip edge so
that we could later notch the drip edge around the hinge.</div>
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The metal drip edge was purchased from <a href="http://www.lilbear.teardrops.net/parts.html" target="_blank">Lil' Bear Tag-Alongs</a> (the same place we ordered the hurricane hinge).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We first applied the same silicone putty we
used at the <a href="http://www.etrailer.com/Enclosed-Trailer-Parts/Ventline/V2094SP-34.html" target="_blank">vent fan</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were
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Then we ran a heavy bead of caulk along the drip edge and
carefully lined it up on the bottom corner of the trailer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We decided the best way to bend the trim was
to install the screws from the bottom up and bend it into place as we
went.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It took a little muscle and care,
but worked out pretty well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To help with
preventing water infiltration, we also added a dab of caulk to each hole before
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We ordered our drip edge in 4’ lengths for easier
shipping, so this would leave us a seam above the door.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Before installing the second length of drip
edge, we carefully measured out where it would hit the hinge so that we could
notch out the trim.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The goal was to have
the face side of the trim run past the hinge to protect the wood and give us a
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Next step was to trim out the hatch after re-installing
hatch side of the hurricane hinge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Darrell was extremely excited to find this trim from McMaster-Carr.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a simple c-channel that fit our ¼”
plywood perfectly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For this install we
simply ran a bead of caulk along the edge of the plywood and carefully bent the
trim into place screwing it in as we went.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We were also lucky that the screw holes lined up almost perfectly with
the spars!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Happy coincidence!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also installed a straight length of this
same trim along the bottom edge of the door to protect the edge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since we didn’t have any screws short enough
to not poke through the ¼” plywood, we simply used a grinder to cut off the
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light and re-install the tail lights, and license plate light.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One snafu we found though was that the
taillights protruded slightly too far to be completely covered by the interior plywood
skin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our solution was to cut out holes
at each of the lights to let them poke through and then to find something to
cover the holes later.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With everything
hooked up, we did a test fit of the hatch, to do a capacitance test to make
sure everything was wired correctly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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We then stuffed all of the hatch cavities with blue jean
insulation and installed the plywood skin in the exact same way as described <a href="http://turned-about.blogspot.com/2012/07/updates-and-exterior-skin.html" target="_blank">here</a>
– only difference being that we had to be a little more careful to not damage
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The hardware we described <a href="http://turned-about.blogspot.com/2012/07/hatch-updates.html" target="_blank">here</a> could now be
installed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To act as a catch, we screwed
a 12 gauge metal plate to the lower corners of the exterior walls that each had
a hole pre-drilled into them. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The two metal
locking bars would then be able to slide into these holes to secure the hatch
closed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In order for the locking bars to
reach these plates though, we had to pad out the hardware a bit, but we used some
leftover scrap oak to provide a solid anchor.</div>
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With the paint finally dry (it took 3 days!) we were
finally able to finish up the electrical.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>First up was to install the vent fan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There were two sets of wires that came out of the oak frame, red and
white for the fan and black and white for the solar panels.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We first applied a ring of silicone putty at
the very edge of the opening (Darrell found this at work and has no idea what
it actually called) and then ran a heavy bead of caulk along the underside of
the metal fan frame before positioning it on the roof.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also put a dab of caulk at each screw hole
before screwing it down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then all that
was needed was to tie together the wires and install the white trim.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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After the fan was installed and the caulk mostly dried,
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out the wires for the solar panels.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
then installed a liquid-tight connector to seal the hole.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We found this little guy in the electrical
department at Home Depot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The wires were
then ran through the connector and into a black rubber tube that we fed into
the connector as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This tube would
then end underneath the nearest solar panel protecting the wires and giving us
a water proof seal into the trailer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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purchased back in may.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Darrell was able
to bend some metal angle clips we had used in other parts of the trailer to
create simple brackets to attach the panels to the roof.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The panels had an aluminum frame around them
already that he was able to screw the brackets to then, after some careful
positioning, screw them directly to the roof, first filling the holes with
caulk. After they were installed, he neatly trimmed the solar panel wires to
length and connected all three together with a couple of caps and lots of
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Back at the front of the trailer, we needed to install
the second liquid-tight connector that would be attached to the tongue box.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With that done, the first of the cedar
running boards needed to be attached since it would be difficult after the
tongue box was installed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Where the side
walls and plywood skin met the metal trailer frame was really unfinished
looking, plus the red frame was kind of ugly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I decided the best way to cover the frame and finish off the trailer was
to use cedar stock that could be attached directly to the side walls and
skin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The cedar would complement the
darker okoume and wouldn’t need to be stained or treated with anything as it is
a naturally weather and rot resistant material.</div>
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Next was installing the tongue box.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We decided to get a locking, weather tight
box from Harbor Freight Tools, the same store we got the trailer frame from.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was inexpensive but well built and we knew
it would fit on the tongue perfectly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Darrell first cut a hole in the back of the box where all of the wiring
would come through. This eliminated the need for additional openings, thus
preventing any leaks from occurring. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of
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Within the tongue box we planned on housing the following
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The fuse panel was designed by my Dad and it consists of
a volt meter, a 10Amp or 20Amp throw switch (depending on how much of a load we
are going to be consuming) and a fuse block which has 12 inputs. We are only using
6 so that leaves room for a few for additional electrical items in the future
if we want to add anything.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It also
include a small has a small volt meter linked in so that when we push the red
button under the LCD panel, it shows how much charge we have in the battery.</div>
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Each item within the trailer is wired to an individual
fuse, this makes diagnosing any problems a breeze. The fuse box also is a
terminal block which gives me the opportunity to only have to run one positive
and one negative connection back to the battery.</div>
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Speaking of the battery, we opted for a larger marine deep
cycle wet acid battery. This will give us the required capacity throughout the
day that we would need without the worry of depleting the battery too much. The
calculation is rather simple, you add together the amperage that you are going
to be potentially consuming and multiply by the amount of hours that you will
be using these amps.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the electrical
post, Darrell explained what we thought our potential Amps and Watt hours would
be – it came to approximately 4.5 Amps.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We figured that we would not be using anything in the cabin during the
day and would probably only be using the fan or charger or lights at night so max
15 or so hours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rounding up this gives
us 70 Amp hour required.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The rule of
thumb when selecting your battery is to basically double this capacity, thereby
landing us at 140 Amps.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So we ended up
buying the DC31 Sportman Marine Deep Cycle battery from our local marine store
which has exactly a 140 Amp hour rating.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>A bit overkill… maybe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But we
won’t have to worry about running out the battery in a single day.</div>
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In the electrical <a href="http://turned-about.blogspot.com/2012/05/electrical-calculations-and-design.html" target="_blank">post</a> Darrell also talked a bit about
the solar charge controller.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The other
thing that should be mentioned is that it also bypasses the fuse panel
completely. Since we are dealing with such a small wattage on the solar panels
you don’t really need to worry about any fuse needs. You connect the solar
panels directly to the controller and then the controller directly to the
battery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We get around 14 volts in the
direct sunlight which charges the battery over the course of a few hours quite
nicely. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Typically the system will begin
charging around 13 volts, and stop charging when it reaches 14.7.</div>
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One additional thing we did that is super convenient was
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works in the same way and is hard wired back to the fuse panel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In this way, we can check on the battery
levels while inside the cabin without having to get out, open the tongue box
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Best of all, when all was said and done and everything
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464368299917909358noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858883734612676499.post-20153124967887558682012-08-05T20:18:00.001-04:002012-08-05T20:18:51.687-04:00Painting<br />
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Painting the roof and hatch was one of the most
exciting/nerve racking portions of the trailer build to date.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was mostly because at this point we were
in the second week of July and still had a laundry list of tasks to get done
that couldn’t even be started until the paint was dry!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After a lot of research, we decided to use boat
paint to seal and protect the ¼” plywood skin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There were a number of different brands to choose from, some of which
were over $150 a can!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We chose a more
middle of the road brand called Interlux and purchased a quart of Pre-Kote
primer and a quart of Brightside polyurethane paint in “Seattle Gray”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Brightside paint is what is considered a
topside boat paint meaning that it is meant for the upper part of a boat that
is above the waterline.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It will protect
the wood from water and sun damage and should hopefully last quite a few years
before it needs to be touched up or re-done.</div>
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After everything was protected and sanded down it was
time to start with the primer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To apply
the paint we used foam rollers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
primer was rather thick but the plywood really soaked up the first coat so we
ended up doing two to make sure everything was covered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In between coats (we waited 8 hours before
the second coat) we sanded it down with 220 grit sand paper and then carefully
wiped all of the dust off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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using a foam roller for application and waiting 8 hours between coats.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The topside paint was much thinner than the
primer and after three thin, even coats, we still had quite a bit of paint left
over!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was recommended to ‘tip off’
the paint with a good quality paint brush to smooth out the finish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However the paint has auto leveling
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One thing we did notice about the paint was that it
actually dried pretty fast!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was a
bit of a challenge with using the roller.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Since we were painting in small sections, the front first and then the
roof, if we waited too long the paint would start to dry on the front and
become slightly tacky, leaving subtle marks where we matched up the paint.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This just meant that we had to try and paint
as fast as we could!</div>
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The final result was better than we could have
imagined.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The finish was shiny and hard
best of all, waterproof!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The color was a
bit whiter than I wanted, but it looks great against the dark wood.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now we can finally install the solar panels,
tongue box, and trim!</div>
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<span id="goog_1106623731">Note: So as you might have been able to guess from the batch posts... we are actually on the road and done with the trailer!!!</span><span id="goog_1106623732"></span> The last two weeks of the build were crazy busy with trying to finish the trailer, pack and move out of our apartment and finish planning. But I'm doing my best to finish writing these up as quickly as I can so we can start posting where we are and the FINAL photos. So far the trailer has been working out amazing and I can't wait to share our adventures :)</div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464368299917909358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858883734612676499.post-56364711309413432392012-08-05T20:08:00.004-04:002012-08-05T20:08:45.275-04:00Painting Prep<br />
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Before we could go to town painting the roof and hatch
there was a lot of prep work we had to finish up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first thing to get done was to install a
liquid-tight PVC connector for the wiring coming out of the front of the
trailer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Darrell was able to get two of
these right angle connectors at work but a similar one is available on-line
<a href="http://www.automationdirect.com/adc/Overview/Catalog/Wiring_Solutions/Flexible_Liquid-Tight_Electrical_Tubing_-a-_Connectors/Non-Metallic_Liquid-Tight_Connectors" target="_blank">here</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The reason we had to do this
first and before painting, was because the connector actually goes through the exterior
skin and is then tightened from the back side of the plywood.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We basically unscrewed the bottom two rows of
screws attaching the skin to the spars so that we could reach our hand up
behind the plywood to feed the cables though and tighten down the connector.</div>
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With the connector secured we could re-attach the plywood
skin and get to work filling in all of the screw holes with wood filler (there
were a lot of holes!) and the seam on the top of the roof where the two pieces
of plywood we used met.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This required a
couple of applications before it filled in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After everything was cured the roof and hatch were sanded down with 250
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from the weather and any wind blow dirt/dust.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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painters tape as well as the bottom front edges of the trailer frame and
exposed wiring.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The side walls were
protected with a plastic tarp and we also made sure to cover up the vent
opening with plastic too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We didn’t want
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Now we were ready for the time consuming process of
painting!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464368299917909358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858883734612676499.post-27806947804082356982012-08-05T19:59:00.002-04:002012-08-05T20:00:26.625-04:00Trimming out the doors<br />
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When we framed out the door openings in the side walls,
we knew that they would eventually be covered with some sort of aluminum trim
to provide some protection to the exposed wood edges.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also figured that it would cover any
imperfection in our cuts and framing too! </div>
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simple aluminum flashing from Home Depot which usually comes in 10’ or 50’
rolls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From this Darrell was able to
fabricate custom bent c-channels using a press brake he had access to at his
work (which he did way ahead of time before he left).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each of these c-channels had a short ½” long
leg that would be on the inside of the trailer, a 1½” bottom to span the width
of the wall, and a longer 1” long leg that would be on the outside of the
trailer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He also made sure to hem the
edges of the strips so there would be no sharp edges along the sides.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The c-channels could only be 4’ long – the
length of the press brake – but that gave us just the right amount of length to
cut down for each side of the door.</div>
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For each door opening we used three individual lengths of
c-channel on the straight sides and then had to hand cut pieces for the arched
top.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the straight lengths, we decided
to leave short ‘tails’ so that we could wrap the pieces over or under each
other to help protect against water penetration.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After a quick test fit, we trimmed the
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For the arched top we couldn’t use the c-channel since
couldn’t bend along the curve.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So to
trim out the top, we decided to use three separate pieces of aluminum – one on
each side of the wall with a strip to cover the top. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Darrell hand cut a strip of aluminum 2” wide
following the curve using tin snips.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
top 1” would be left alone, but all along the bottom 1” he cut small slits so
that it could be folded into the trailer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He then repeated the process for the other side of the wall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This made for an unattractive detail, but I
really wanted to cover the edge of the wood and we could cover it over with another
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used a whole bunch of blue painters tape to secure everything in place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We then let it cure over night so we were
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The next morning the tape came off and it looked
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didn’t adhere quite as tightly as we wanted on the outside, but that was fixed
with some evenly spaced twist nails (the same we used to finish out the galvanized
trim in the cabin).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately I
didn’t take a close up photo of them, but they gave it a really industrial look
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With the hinge installed, we were able to put the hatch back on and lay out the proper heights for the license plate light and tale lights. We decided on more decorative round LED <a href="http://www.jcwhitney.com/led-4-round-light-stop--turn-and-tail-lamp/p2022337.jcwx?skuId=602003&filterid=u0j1" target="_blank">tail lights</a> and a fun vintage looking <a href="http://www.vintagetrailersupply.com/1960s_License_Plate_Light_p/vts-173.htm" target="_blank">license plate light</a>. Both added to the retro feel we were going for with the trailer.<br />
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The lights were actually rather difficult to install. Darrell had to cut two perfect circles in the plywood of the hatch so that they would fit tightly. But once the holes were cut, they fit perfectly. It was also nice to see the license plate hanging on the trailer too... one step closer!<br />
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For the hatch locking system, Darrell had the great idea to look at shed hardware. He was able to find a great two point locking <a href="http://www.atlanticshed.com/2pointLD.htm" target="_blank">latch</a> system that looked perfect. As you turn the handle, it simultaneously moves two metal rods which we can be pocketed into the sidewalls of the trailer. Many of the systems we saw utilized a chain system with I felt wouldn't be sturdy enough. The metal rods looked much better.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">To install the handle, we first installed a piece of scrap oak between tow of the hatch spars to act as blocking.</span> then we simply drilled a hole through and screwed the handle in place so that the closed position was horizontal. After the interior skin of the hatch is done, we can install the rods.<br />
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The back is finally starting to look complete. Unfortunately everything has to come off before we paint the roof, but it looks great for now!Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464368299917909358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858883734612676499.post-44540860336399985972012-07-06T11:33:00.000-04:002012-07-06T11:33:19.048-04:00Where We WorkThough I've mentioned that we are building out trailer in the back yard and you've caught some glimpses of it and the garage in some posts, I thought it might be fun to do a short post on where we work.<br />
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Darrell and I live on the East Side of Providence, Rhode Island. It is a pretty densely populated neighborhood with a mix of multi-family apartments and condos and single-family homes. The neat part is that it is an old city and most of the houses were built before the 1920's... ours was built in 1900 according to the Providence assessor's database. Though we are both itching to move back to Berkshire County where we both grew up, we have loved living here and love the area.<br />
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We were very lucky when finding our apartment that it came with parking in the two car garage behind the house. This gives us the perfect space to store our building supplies and tools among our landlords stuff. Though the majority of or power tools live in Darrell's trunk so they are safer and we don't have to lug them up and down to our 2nd floor apartment.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A newer photo of the garage with the trailer in it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What the garage typically looks like.</td></tr>
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Most of the stuff if the garage is our landlords. Before the project we shifted some stuff around and took over five of the cubes on the shelving unit and a small bit of space on one of the lowest hanging shelves. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Supplies on the shelves and some plywood to skin the inside of the hatch.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leftover wood and partially completed doors.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Darrell's trunk has looked like this since January!</td></tr>
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Next to the garage is the tiny yard where we park the trailer. We were a little worried at having it out in the open at first (we do live in a city after all) but you can't see the yard from the street and our downstairs neighbor literally parks his car in a spot blocking the yard. We keep a hitch lock on the it, but even if we didn't, as long as he's parked there, there's no way for someone to move the trailer out of the yard.<br />
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As far as protecting the trailer from the weather, we purchased an
inexpensive folding canopy from Harbor Freight to provide some shelter.
We also have an enormous tarp we use to wrap everything up. Earlier in
the winter we had this tarp over the canopy to create a tent, but once
the walls were up, we started wrapping the trailer instead and sometimes
lowering the canopy. Because the large tarp was rater old and a tad
leaky, we also have a second smaller tarp underneath for some added
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And that's it! The toughest part is keeping things organized between the garage, yard, cars and apartment so that we can find things. There is no overnight street parking in Providence, so we also have to make sure everything completely put away every night so we can fit both cars in the garage. It definitely has its challenges, but overall our space has worked out great. Moral of the story, you don't need a large space or dedicated garage to build your trailer. You can build it just about anywhere!Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464368299917909358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858883734612676499.post-26304737376393451172012-07-04T18:50:00.002-04:002012-07-04T18:51:37.230-04:00Updates and Exterior SkinWhew! Sorry for the lack of updates lately, but it has been a very busy couple of weeks for us outside of the trailer build. The whole intention of this project, which I hinted at in our very first <a href="http://turned-about.blogspot.com/2011/12/turned-about.html" target="_blank">post</a>, was that we wanted to 'turn-about' and begin new adventures, doing what we love. We finally set that in motion... we quit our jobs and are getting ready to pack up for the road! It has been a bit of a whirl wind of planning and finishing up, but we're well on our way. The goal is to be done with the trailer at the end of next week and to pack up and be out of Providence by August 1st! So we have lots to do!<br />
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But on to some actual trailer progress. Even though the electrical isn't completely finished, we decided since all of the wiring is run, we could still insulate and skin the main body of the trailer. The first step was to add some additional caulking to all of the remaining gaps next to the insulation and between the metal trailer and wood floor framing.<br />
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After everything was sealed up, we also needed to corral all of the wires so they wouldn't get damaged in the bending process.<br />
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I had a mini panic attack the night before we were set to start work because I realized once the plywood was on, we would have no idea where the spars were... how would we accurately attach it?! Then I realized if we just taped a small piece of masking tape to each spar so that it stuck out under the plywood, we would know there exact locations. Crisis averted!<br />
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We next marked on the trailer frame, where the plywood would start. We marked it about an 1 1/2" up from the bottom edge of the trailer frame (but for the life of me I can't remember why we did this!) Our neighbors cat came over to do quality control at this point. He has only three legs and is just about the friendliest cat I have ever met! I believe his name is Curtis, but we have dubed him 'Tripod Cat'... he doesn't seem to mind :)<br />
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We used the same method of bending the plywood as we explained on this hatch <a href="http://turned-about.blogspot.com/2012/05/galley-hatch-skinning-and-trim.html" target="_blank">post</a> - soak the living daylights out of it and then ratchet it down into place. This was done before insulation because we didn't want any of it to get wet. After it was place, we admired the results and took a lunch break.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">our super fun stove top toaster we got for the galley!</td></tr>
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We decided to used recycled denim insulation for the trailer roof. I had initially hoped to use a natural insulation throughout the trailer, but because our wall cavity was so narrow (1 1/2") foam insulation worked better. Since we had more space in the roof, I thought we could get back to a natural insulation here, plus a fiber insulation would be much easier to install around all the wires.<br />
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With the insulation in, it was time to permanently attach the roof skin! First, we needed to cut a hole for the wiring to pull though so we guesstimated a height to align with our future tongue box. We strung though the wires and put the plywood back on, holding it in place with the ratchet straps after pre-wetting the outside face. To attache it to the spars, we used 3/4" zinc coated steel construction screws (<a href="http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-202040991/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&keyword=3%2F4%22+spax+construction+screws&storeId=10051" target="_blank">spax</a> brand). These worked really well since they had deep threads and we didn't have to pre-drill. The only problem was that the zinc coating was too thick on some of the screws so that it wouldn't catch in the wood. We had to inspect each screw before using it. To make sure the skin wouldn't move at all, we used five screws in each spar.<br />
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In the photos, it looks like we doubled up on some of the screws. We didn't... one of those holes is screwless. As we were attaching the plywood, we were only using the straps to hold it in place. We started screwing spar by spar from the bottom and working our way up. Unfortunately about four spars up, we noticed that the plywood was crooked. Not by alot, maybe a 1/4". However, the width of the trailer from the outside faces of the Okoume, is slightly wider than four feet. The drip edge we will be using is 1" wide with pre-drilled holes in the center. If the plywood remained crooked, when we screwed though the holes in the drip edge, it wouldn't catch the plywood. So everything had to come out, be repositioned, and re-screwed. This time we only installed two screws in each spar as we went up making sure everything stayed aligned, then screwed in the rest. Yay for wood filler!<br />
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Since one piece of plywood wouldn't reach all the way to the galley hatch, we had decided to use two. Before the framed opening to the fan, we had installed two spars. So we made sure to cut the first piece of plywood to end at the first spar and started the second piece at the one next to it. This second piece was much easier to install!<br />
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After it was all installed, Darrell carefully cut out the fan opening out with the craftsman multi-tool.<br />
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The outside skin is officially done! Except for the finish work and paint of course :) <br />
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One of the best parts about building this trailer was
knowing that I would be able to sleep on something thicker that the ½” thick
‘air mattress’ we use for camping now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Granted they are better than nothing and when you can’t bring anything
larger they are great!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But as a side sleeper
I wanted something more comfortable.</div>
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We ended up buying two sheets of 24”W x 90”L x 5” thick
foam from Joann Fabrics.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was
defiantly one of our more pricy purchases – I think it was about $80 per <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">yard</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But luckily we had access to a 40% off coupon which helped lessen the
blow. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also tested it out in the store
so we knew that it would be really comfortable and worth the price for a good
night sleep!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Since we have the recessed storage in the floor of the
cabin, we knew that it would be better to have three or four smaller mattresses
that could be easily moved around to access the doors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With the size foam we ended up purchasing,
all I had to do was cut the two sheets in half and this gave us four sections
of foam that measured 24”W x 45”L x 5” thick. Three of these halves fit the
length of the cabin perfectly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It leaves
us with one leftover piece of foam, but I’m sure we’ll find use for it
somewhere.</div>
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Even though I figured we would be using sheets and
blankets in the cabin for the trip, I wanted to make some removable covers for
the mattresses to protect the foam.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
needed to be made of a durable, washable material that would hold up to being on
the road and moved around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After another
trip to Joann’s, we decided to use <a href="http://www.joann.com/duck-canvas-many-colors/prd23683/" target="_blank">duck cloth</a> which is a 100% cotton, heavy
weight canvas – we purchased the rest of the bolt which was a bit more than 6
yards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also bought 48” long
dual-separating parka <a href="http://www.coatsandclark.com/Products/Sewing/Zippers/Separating/Molded+Parka+Dual-Separating+Zipper.htm" target="_blank">zippers</a> which are ‘sport-weight’ zippers which were heavy
duty and, most important, long enough for what we wanted to do!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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My plan was to basically make a simple box cushion with a
zipper running along one of the long edges.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I thought using the long edge would not only make the cover easier to get
on and off, but also keep the zipper away from the wood floor and us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Though I have some sewing experience, it was
usually with my very experienced Mom helping me or at least within shouting
distance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This time I was on my own and
she wasn’t even reachable by phone (they were on vacation in Spain when I
decided to tackle this).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I turned to
the internet and found these posts; <a href="http://www.honeybearlane.com/2011/06/slipcover-progress-and-how-to-make-a-cushion-case.html" target="_blank">Honeybear Lane</a> and this post, <a href="http://alternative-windows.com/box-cushion.htm" target="_blank">AlternativeWindows</a> that were invaluable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was
able to mush these two instructions together in my head to make my covers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is my first attempt at writing any type
of sewing instructions but I will do my best and add lots of photos!</div>
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First I cut the fabric to the sizes I needed for my
foam.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I basically added 1” to every
length to be able to give myself a ¾” seam allowance when I sewed everything
together (this meant that I would have a ¼” of wiggle room all the way around
in case I really screwed something up).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>So what I ended up with were:</div>
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</span></span></span>(2) 26” x 47” pieces for the top and bottom</div>
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</span></span></span>(2) 5” x 26” pieces for the two short ends</div>
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</span></span></span>(1) 7” x 47” piece for one of the long sides</div>
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</span></span></span>(1) 7” x 48” piece cut down the middle (so there
would be two 3 ½” strips) for the long end with the zipper</div>
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I started by sewing the zipper because this was the
scariest part in my mind – I’ve never sewn anything with a zipper!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Luckily <a href="http://www.honeybearlane.com/2011/06/how-to-do-a-cushion-zipper.html" target="_blank"><u>Honeybear Lane</u></a> also linked to
a zipper tutorial that was extremely helpful which I will paraphrase.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I pinned the zipper to the first strip of
fabric with the zipper facing down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
used the zipper foot attachment and played with the needle position until I got
it close to the teeth while allowing the zipper pull to still get by with the
needle down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is important because
in order to keep the zipper flat while you are sewing, you start with the
zipper open.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then after you have sewn a
bit, you lift the presser foot while the needle is in the fabric, carefully
pull the zipper past the needle, lower the presser foot and keep sewing. After you are done, you flip over the zipper and press it
down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Huzza! One side done!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The second side was done with the same
process.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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I then top stitched along the zipper as my tutorial
suggested.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was a little more
complicated for me because I can’t sew straight unless I can line my fabric up
with something.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What I did was to put a
piece of tape on my machine that I could line the teeth of the zipper up
to.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This gave me about an 1/8” from the
edge of the fabric along the zipper to where I was sewing.</div>
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Wahoo!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now on to
the rest of the cushion…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The next part was
really easy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I sewed the two short
strips onto the long edge strip with a ¾” seam allowance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Make sure that you leave ¾” open at either
end of this seam so that you can easily pin the finished ring to the top and
bottom pieces (I missed this step on my first cushion and had to rip out a lot
of stitches!).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This gives you one long
side strip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Note: before I sewed the strips together, I
switched back to my normal presser foot from the zipper foot attachment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Since my zipper was two inches longer than the long edge
of my cushion, I knew I would have to wrap the edges of the mattress with the
zipper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Luckily this is what was done in
the tutorial I was following.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As she
wrapped the corner with the zipper, it ended in a pocket on the short edge of
the cushion – which was easier that it sounds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After doing a mockup on the foam, I found I had 1½” to play with on each
of the short edges to make the pocket.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
first folded over one edge ¼” and sewed it straight across to finish the
edge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I then folded again 1¼” and
pressed it in place with the iron.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I pinned the piece
with the zipper to the folded fabric so the zipper was facing down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is where I had to vary from the
tutorial.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My zipper has the ability to
completely unzip, so instead of sewing straight across, I only sewed up to the
edge of the zipper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also sewed back
and forth over the same spot a few times to make the seam extra strong.</div>
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After repeating this on the other side I ended up with one
continuous strip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now it was time to pin
the edge ring to one of the sides.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
made sure that the finish side of the ring was facing in because you are
basically sewing the cushion inside out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This took a bit of time and thought, especially at the rounded corners,
as I was trying to get everything evenly spaced.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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After everything was pinned I sewed around the perimeter
with the same ¾” seam allowance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the
rounded corners I tried to maintain the ¾” allowance by following the rounded
corner and not the square corner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
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I then took a 20 minute brake to have a photo shoot with
my cat who seemed to love sprawling across the fabric… I guess she likes duck
cloth?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Either way she was very cute!</div>
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After the other side was sewn on, I cleaned up the edges
and trimmed off all of the extra thread.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>One thing I noticed with the duck cloth was that the unfinished edges
would unravel really easily.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What I
might do later is go over all the edges with <a href="http://www.dritz.com/brands/showcase/details.php?ITEM_NUM=674" target="_blank">fray check</a> – unfortunately I ran
out and what I had left was really old.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After everything was cleaned up I turned the cover right side out,
ironed it and was amazed with what I did!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They came out far better than I thought they would and I’m really happy
with the results!</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">And they look great in the trailer!</span><br />
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</tbody></table>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464368299917909358noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858883734612676499.post-5635431603618772212012-06-19T23:14:00.000-04:002012-06-20T23:18:42.296-04:00The Whiskey BarrelThe last step to finishing up the interior cabin was to cover up the gaps and seams that were left when we installed the interior skin. We also wanted to cover up all of the screws that we used to secure it to to the spars, or at least make it look more intentional.<br />
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Because we were planning on using aluminum trim around the doors and galley hatch, we though the easiest solution would be to carry on with that them. Another thought, was to find a metal that was actually magnetic so that it would allow us to hang things from the trim - it could be attractive and functional. Darrell ended up finding a sheet of galvanized thin gauge steel that he cut into 1 1/2" wide and 1" wide strips. The 1 1/2" wide strips were sized to cover the larger seams and side gaps. The 1" wide strips were perfect to cover up the exposed screw heads.<br />
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After cutting the strips to the length needed, we used a file to smooth the edges and then pre-drilled holes at the attachment points. We attached the metal strips to the plywood using construction adhesive and <a href="http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-202105661/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&keyword=twist+nails&storeId=10051" target="_blank">twist nails</a>. These were perfect, not only because the spiral flutes would prevent the nails from working themselves out, but the heads were actually rounded which added a nice detail.<br />
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The finished product covered everything up perfectly and really gave the interior a custom look. Darrell says it looks like a wine barrel, but I think a whiskey barrel is a cooler description :)<br />
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<i>Note: To install the trim more easily, we took off the reading lights, but they had already been wired so we left them hanging for the time being. Hopefully they will be put back soon!</i>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464368299917909358noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858883734612676499.post-5498343612338062952012-06-14T20:51:00.000-04:002012-06-14T20:52:11.541-04:00Side DoorsSo since we've shown you that the doors have been started in our post about finishing the <a href="http://turned-about.blogspot.com/2012/06/protecting-exterior-walls.html" target="_blank">exterior walls</a>, I guess its time to explain the process! To begin with, when we cut out the door openings from the Okoume side walls, we did so as carefully as possible and saved the pieces. In this way the completed doors would fit in seamlessly with the grain and the openings. A key thing to note too is that i lightly marked which panel went with which wall and faced out.<br />
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The next step was to frame out the door in the same manner as the side walls - sandwich style. We wanted to insulated the doors as well because we figured that this would give us a nice warm cabin once they were assembled and everything was sealed. I framed out the sides and bottom of the door with 1x2 pine and cut down the arched top piece from a larger 1x4 board. I then used the 1x2 pine again to frame out an opening for the window. We were able to purchase these inexpensive operable screened windows online that were originally made for horse trailers. While not the most attractive in the world, the were the right size, type and price.<br />
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I next traced out the opening for the window and drilled holes in each
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After framing out the door, we used the leftover R-4 foam insulation
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Just like with the Okoume, when we cut out the openings in the 1/4" birch plywood we used at the interior, we marked them up and saved them too. I simply had to trim it down a bit to fit on the newly framed out door and glue and nail it on with finish nails. The windows have yet to be officially installed, but they fit snuggly enough in the openings that they hold themselves in place for the time being. Then, just to make sure it fit and looked awesome, we popped it in the trailer. Voila! A door!<br />
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We plan on covering the edges of the door and the wall opening with thin aluminum trim, but that still needs to be worked out. In the meantime, I cut some of the aluminum <a href="http://lilbear.teardrops.net/parts.html#molding" target="_blank">T-molding</a> we ordered on-line to shape around the door edges. This molding with act a a backer for the weatherstripping and create finished seal around the door. I attached these temporarily with some nails for the time being, but I have to continue to shave off portions of the door in order to get a tight but still movable fit. Another test fit with the T-molding on looks great! There's still more to do, but they are coming along nicely.<br />
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Our trailer is coming along slowly but surely and I have to admit that the blog a bit behind where we are in reality, but we're working hard to keep things up to speed here. Hopefully you will all continue join us for the ride as we finish up and begin our adventures out on the road!<br />
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~ Rebecca & Darrell <br />
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The inside cabinet was made in the same way we did the shelving and cabinets in the galley. We started by adding a shelf made from 1x8 pine to form the bottom of the cabinet. We saved the diagram I did when measuring up the back and side walls so we knew where the horizontal framing members were to screw into. This made it easy to locate and attach the shelf with pocket screws.<br />
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Since this cabinet will have two shelves, we next added vertical supports on either side of the shelf from the standard 1x2 pine. These were screwed directly into the sidewalls. The second shelf was added and attached with pocket screws.<br />
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Additional vertical supports were added on either side going up to the ceiling as well as well as in the middle of the shelf. These middle supports will also be were we attach the frame and doors.<br />
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With the cabinet 'frame' done, Darrell used the miter box again to cut out a face frame with the 3/8"x2" pine strips. I then measured and cut out the doors from the 1/2" birch veneer plywood. Everything was lined up and installed with self closing hinges and schnazy handles.<br />
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Now that all of the all of the cabinetry was completed, it was time to tung oil the entire interior. We decided to use this instead of polyurethane for a couple of reasons. The tung oil is a natural product that will help protect the wood and resist water. Though it won't create the harder, wipeable finish that poly would, it will achieve a similar result while keeping a more natural finish. After applying two coats, the color of the wood darkened a bit and the grain really popped! It looks great!<br />
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We did the same tung oil treatment to the galley too, applying the oil on all of the walls, floor and cabinets. The Okoume really darkened, but looks beautiful against the lighter cabinets and dark counter. The contrast is stunning! Finish work is almost done!<br />
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<br />Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464368299917909358noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858883734612676499.post-14400264236372899592012-06-07T23:35:00.000-04:002012-06-07T23:35:35.625-04:00Protecting the Exterior WallsOne of the main design elements we wanted to achieve with our camper was to make it look like a home built 'woody'. To achieve this we used marine grade Okoume plywood for the side walls with the intention that we would stain and seal them. We figured this would be one of the last steps in our build, but after a couple of heavy rain storms, we were starting to notice a little bit of water damage on the plywood. Though marine grade plywood is engineered to better withstand the elements, it still needs to be sealed and all we had protecting the trailer since January was an old tarp. Our schedule quickly got updated!<br />
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Before we stained anything though, I needed to sand the living daylights out of the Okoume. After sitting outside for 5 months, the wood really opened up and dried out. Running your hand along the wood you could feel how rough everything had become. I went to town for the better part of the morning sanding first with 100 grit sand paper to smooth things out and then with a finer 220 grit which was recommended in the stain instructions. After vacuuming of the dust and wiping things down, it felt nice and smooth.<br />
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When we first cut the Okoume into the tear shape, we saved a few scraps to test stains on. The one we ended up liking the best was a Minwax stain in Provincial #211. It seemed to have a nice rich color without being to dark. Now that the trailer was built, I was really nervous about staining the whole thing, so we tested the stain out again to see how many coats we needed to get the right depth of color. One side I did a single coat and on the other there are two. We decided that though the two coats were really pretty, one coat showed off the grain more which is what we were after. <br />
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So it was finally time to take the plunge - there was no going back! I painted on the stain with a foam brush and Darrell came after me with a clean rag to wipe off the excess. It looked amazing! The grain was perfectly accentuated and the color was just right. It was perfect!<br />
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The next step was to seal everything in. We actually talked with one of our neighbors who is a contractor about what to use. We initially thought to use polyurethane like the galley counter, but I was afraid how it would react with the Okoume and hold up in an exterior application. He recommended using a Spar Urethane instead which was similar to poly, but made for outdoor applications. Not only would it protect against rain, but also sunlight and temperature changes.<br />
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Following the instructions we painted on the first coat and were instantly impressed. It went on somewhat easily and really made the wood shine. After letting it cure for 4 hours, we sanded the surface lightly with 220 grid sandpaper, wiped it down and applied the second coat. We let things dry overnight and in the morning noticed that a couple spots dried unevenly which was a bit disappointing. We sanded everything down again - more aggressively this time - and carefully applied a third coat. We let this fully dry and checked in the next day. It looked great! There were a couple of funny spots, but only noticeable to us. We were so glad we did that third coat. The finish was really smooth and felt like it could stand up to a hurricane!<br />
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We didn't really get any good 'after' photos, so here is an sneak peak photo showing a partially completed door! The door is made from the Okoume we cut out of the side wall so you can really see the difference the stain and spar urethane makes.<br />
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<br />Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464368299917909358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858883734612676499.post-78239490674927352332012-06-07T21:45:00.000-04:002012-06-07T21:45:32.351-04:00Finishing out the GalleyThe galley was finally beginning to take shape with the addition of the shelf and stove drawer we added <a href="http://turned-about.blogspot.com/2012/05/shelves-stoves.html" target="_blank">here</a>. But we still had a bunch more details to add before we were done.<br />
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One major amenity we wanted to add was a sink with a hand pump faucet. This would be a simple setup for washing dishes and cooking because doing dishes at a campsite is currently one of my least favorite things to do. We ended up selecting a smallish (8" x 13") oval <a href="http://www.rvsurplus.net/catalog/display.php?product_id=5043" target="_blank">sink</a> and a slick hand pump <a href="http://www.campingworld.com/shopping/item/rocket-hand-pump/14040" target="_blank">faucet</a> online. We figured by having a hand pump type of faucet we would not only conserve water but it would also be far simpler to install versus having a 'real' faucet with an electric pump. Plus it would save on electric consumption too!<br />
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Before cutting into the counter top, we laid out the position of the sink and faucet (up until now, the counter top sill hasn't been permanently installed in the trailer). We decided on an angled approach to the layout to save on counter space when the stove is pulled out. We also had to position them in such a way that a container could fit under the counter to hold water. After tracing everything out, I used the jig saw to make the sink opening and the drill to cut out the faucet hole. A test fit showed how awesome it looked!<br />
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The next step before permanently installing the counter in the trailer was to stain and polyurethane it. This created a beautiful and more durable surface for us to cook on, it is a galley after all! The whole process took a couple of days to complete, but it was worth the wait. The wood we used for the counter really soaked up the stain so all I had to do was one coat, but I didn't end up wiping any of it off. That made it go much faster. After the stain dried, we followed the instruction on the polyurethane and used three coats, sanding with fine 150 grit sandpaper in between each coat. We tried to be careful not to get anything stuck to the poly but would you believe we still found cat hair embedded in the poly after the fact! How did it get outside? I guess it adds character :)<br />
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We finally installed the counter in the trailer using some small brackets that Darrell found laying around at work. These allowed us to anchor the counter in multiple locations while keeping all of the fasteners hidden within the cabinets. With the counter in, the faucet got installed with some caulk and a couple of screws. The sink is still temporarily in until we finalize the drain. Unfortunately there were still a few gaps around the counter and at the wall between the galley and the cabin. To cover them up we bought some small cove moulding and after staining and polying the strips, we nailed them in. Big improvement!<br />
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To finish out the cabinets, Darrell used some 3/8"x2" pine strips to create face frames for all of the cabinets. He used a <a href="http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-100004948/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&keyword=miter+box&storeId=10051" target="_blank">miter box</a> we got at Home Depot to cut all of the corners and give it a more finished loot. They were then attached with glue and some finish nails.<br />
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After the face frames were done, I got to work cutting doors out of 1/2" birch veneer plywood. The only challenge to the doors was aligning them in the frame. We used self-closing hinges and once they were screwed on, the door had a tendency to sag even with all or our aligning efforts. Darrell ended up using some magnets to keep the doors closed and that helped with the alignment.<br />
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Things came out great! We'll end up using tung oil on the bare wood later on to seal and protect things, but for now the galley is complete!Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464368299917909358noreply@blogger.com2