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Old 05-21-2014, 12:46 AM   #141
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[QUOTE=donzinger;14326]Installed mine yesterday - first trip with it is Thursday![/QUOTE

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Old 06-05-2014, 02:52 AM   #142
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Couple more modifications I made. My 28 year old son calls this the old man modification.
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As most of the time it will be just my wife & myself this is what we came up with for a TV tray
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Old 06-05-2014, 03:41 AM   #143
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Help this newbie out, "Blue Streaks in both bathrooms" Ummm...what that?

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Old 06-05-2014, 12:28 PM   #144
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Desertrat, what is the top pic of?
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Old 06-05-2014, 12:43 PM   #145
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Are those solid surface tops for your TV trays?

That looks good.
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Old 06-05-2014, 02:16 PM   #146
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Desertrat, what is the top pic of?
Sewer hose tube that I don't have to get down on my hands & knees to reach any more.
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Old 06-05-2014, 02:25 PM   #147
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Are those solid surface tops for your TV trays?

That looks good.
Thanks, Husband of a gal that rides horse with my wife made them up for us. He had some scrap Corian laying around. We gave her the measurements & after we mounted them this is how they turned out. Oh & the price was free. Well we did have to buy the mounts.
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Old 06-05-2014, 03:23 PM   #148
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Sewer hose tube that I don't have to get down on my hands & knees to reach any more.
Nice TV trays Rat.

Eight foot vinyl fence posts work well also, my hose will fit without removing the elbow.

I am in the process of coating them with a black rocker guard and making up a set of brackets. I am installing two, one for the sewer hose the other for the extension cord on one side and odds and sods on the other side.
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Old 06-05-2014, 04:38 PM   #149
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One thing that really sold me on the 3800 was the two recliners and the dinette. Chairs to sit in, and the dinette for my laptop and all my other "stuff". GPS units (3), GoPro cameras (2), Verizon Hot Spot, all that good stuff!

Looking to eat meals on the table in the garage. The Haier TV is probably going to get replaced so we can actually see the picture...

Your TV trays are very nice. Handy "horizontal surfaces" as my wife, er BOSS, calls them!!!

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Nice TV trays Rat.

Eight foot vinyl fence posts work well also, my hose will fit without removing the elbow.

I am in the process of coating them with a black rocker guard and making up a set of brackets. I am installing two, one for the sewer hose the other for the extension cord on one side and odds and sods on the other side.
Pics of the fence post set up?
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Couple more modifications I made. My 28 year old son calls this the old man modification.
I'm 36, and I'd call that the "smart man modification". I'm wanting to do this, and I'm too young to admit calling it an "old man modification"
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Old 06-05-2014, 07:03 PM   #152
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Nice TV trays Rat.

Eight foot vinyl fence posts work well also, my hose will fit without removing the elbow.
Elbow fits fine in the OEM tube that was on my Voltage. Problem was they mounted it so far under I had to get down on my knees to reach it.

How are you planning on capping the fence posts?
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Pics of the fence post set up?
I have just inherited another job that must be done yesterday as my wife will be going in for surgery to repair her worn out thumb (she had the right thumb repaired in Feb, it went great so she's getting the left one done).

It will be awhile before I can get back at it and install.

Pretty basic, 2 - 6" X 8' vinyl fence posts, 2 end caps each, spacer between the posts to allow end caps to go one. Stainless steel for the bracket. i haven't got to the closure/fastener yet, I'm leaning towards a stainless piano hinge and a hasp.

As soon as I get it done I'll put up pictures.
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I have just inherited another job that must be done yesterday as my wife will be going in for surgery to repair her worn out thumb (she had the right thumb repaired in Feb, it went great so she's getting the left one done).

It will be awhile before I can get back at it and install.

Pretty basic, 2 - 6" X 8' vinyl fence posts, 2 end caps each, spacer between the posts to allow end caps to go one. Stainless steel for the bracket. i haven't got to the closure/fastener yet, I'm leaning towards a stainless piano hinge and a hasp.

As soon as I get it done I'll put up pictures.
(sorry, I couldn't resist )

Hope the wife's surgery goes well.
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(sorry, I couldn't resist )

Hope the wife's surgery goes well.
Thank you, she's got a great doctor so all should be good in a couple months.
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Very nice. Looking to do the "Old Man" er..."Smart Man" mod myself.
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Old 06-06-2014, 10:29 AM   #157
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Solar panel install complete

370 watts of solar power and new Maxxaire vent in master bath
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Elbow fits fine in the OEM tube that was on my Voltage. Problem was they mounted it so far under I had to get down on my knees to reach it.

How are you planning on capping the fence posts?
Here is how I capped mine:

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Battery box done- 4 golf cart batteries. 2 in lower box, 2 in upper. Lower vented into upper, upper using factory vent. First is 90 degrees counterclockwise for some reason
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So, you have to move 120 pounds of top batteries to check water levels on the bottom two?

What divides the two boxes?
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