Re: Key Largo Modification - Added buckle Straps over Entertainment Gear
Better living with buckle straps. That's what I always say
In the last couple of coaches, I've usually added a couple pieces of electronics to the equipment stack. In this coach, I added a Direct TV HD DVR Receiver and a 1x2 HDMI splitter. To keep things in place, I like to add these buckle straps. You can get these at some hardware and big box stores or order them from Heartland.
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I have used Thumb Lock Fasteners many times in the boat for exactly this purpose. I like the cleaner look you get with them.
No pictures but what I have is 4 pieces of AV, Receiver, DVD, VCR and cable box.
The thumb locks have 3M self adhesive strips and 2 mounting holes.
Two thumb locks screwed down on either side, then thumb locks stuck to both sides of each piece of equipment. This keeps everything nice and tight and aligned in a framed opening that does not have a rack.
The Thumb locks originally came out to hold TV's.
http://www.thumblockbyfsi.com/RV.html eBay or Amazon.
The bathroom door was not staying latched. I felt the gap between the latch side of the door and the molding was a little too wide………
I don’t get it – I have seen so many trailers that have that “wide gap” on a rather “private door”. Many different brands
I raised the door by removing it from the hinge side molding by removing 2 screws in each of 3 hinges, then raising the door up about 1/8" inch and driving all 6 screws into new locations.
Just an fyi; depending on the hole size – glue in either toothpicks, small wooden dowels or even a golf tee (sanded) to make “new wood” to re-drill the mounting holes. Especially if the new location is trying to split the previous hole.
With a couple sets of keys and Nancy's keys vs my keys, seems like a set is always misplaced, because there's no designated place for them.
We use a hook right next to the side door, no cabinet near by. And once camping season starts the spare truck key is on that hook. The new truck has the keypad on the door, so camp time usually means the key never comes out of the truck. Don’t want to be stuck xxx miles from home and not have a spare key.
And just to be safe, the spare trailer keys are hanging in the console of the truck.
When the new truck arrives, I'll add a piece of Velcro somewhere to keep the controller handy and not lost in the cab
Sun glass holder in the over head console.
For 1 bath towel, I cut down an 18" towel bar to about 15" and added it above the commode. Been doing that for the past 3 coaches now. The previous 2 had cabinets above the commode, so the bars were mounted to the underside of those cabinets. Not so in the Key Largo. No cabinet above, so the towel bar was mounted to the wall. Careful, there are 3 vent pipes going up that
What do you use for securing to the walls? I have tried several different fasteners, still not completely satisfied with finding something to hold onto the wall material.
For the other bath towel, we repurposed an over-the-door, coat hanger hook-set on the bathroom door.
Use the almost the same thing on the Cyclone. But with layout we have I just have this hanging on the shower enclosure next to the sink. Wet towels go right in the dryer though.
The rest of the lines were all PEX. Even to/from the water pump. There are a few valves and ports in the UDC. So the pipe density on the back side of the UDC is pretty high. And when the pump runs, it's lines chatter with other lines they're touching.
I decided to tackle the pipe chatter when using the water pump, by adding pipe insulation. I figure a little pipe insulation is not a bad thing to have
Behind my UDC I have the same look – PEX and insulation. With all the insulation I have added (same type as yours) I still have some pipe rattle that I can’t get to.
I thought the newer pumps that “ramp up” would minimize that, but what they really do is ramp up the rattle.
I have often considered adding a 110 AC pump. We have one in the boat. Since it is a centrifugal pump is it is very quiet and has no pulsation, just a steady flow of water. Problem with the that style is that you need some way to prime it.
