Cyclone - Closet Hanging Rod Modification

DW_Gray · Jan 27, 2010

First off, I realize the Cyclone was not made for full-timing which is what I'm doing. With that said, the original closet rod was not designed to hold a year's worth of clothing. I wondered how long it would last on our trip. (About 3 months.)

I replaced the broken original metal rod with a 1 inch diameter dowel from Lowes.

About 6 weeks later I had to replace the original plastic rod holders because one of them failed to hold the excessive weight.

What you need:

1 each: 1 inch diameter wood dowel (rod) cut to width of the closet.
2 each: 1 inch floor flange
2 each: 1 inch by 2 inch steel pipe nipple
8 each: 10 X 1 stainless steel flat head screws (sheet metal screws)

You'll have to cut out some of the molding as shown in the picture so you can maintain the same rod height from the ceiling. As it turned out, this was best because the top two screws went into the metal frame behind the wall.

You'll also need to temporally remove the center rod support bracket.

Holding the floor flange in pace so that two holes are parallel with the ceiling angle, mark with a pencil where to drill pilot holes then drill holes with 1/8 inch drill bit.

First place nipples on each end of rod, then the flanges. (Be sure the flat side of the flange is against the wall.) Position rod and hardware in place and install screws.<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <u1:WordDocument> <u1:View>Normal</u1:View> <u1:Zoom>0</u1:Zoom> <u1:TrackMoves/> <u1:TrackFormatting/> <u1

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Now you can reinstall the center rod support bracket.

That's it. Now you have a hanging rod that should last longer than the RV. (But time will tell.)<o></o>

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Duramax1 · Jan 28, 2010

I attached a vertical support rod to the middle of the closet rod (ie from the rod to the closet floor) and this has worked very well

SLJKansas · Feb 8, 2010

I did something similar in my old fifth wheeler, but instead of a wood rod I used either a 3/4 or 1 inch back pipe and put a plastic shower rod cover over it, to make it pretty for DW.

Cyclone - Closet Hanging Rod Modification

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