I found it better in your painting pictures, the angel and the girl friend made it hard to see, but at the very front, where you climb into the cabover, I couldn't tell if you'd pulled the step or not, in most older Truck Campers, that's where the fresh water tank and pump is located.
I had to rebuild my tank step myself when I was adding additional framing and insulation and paneling to the "tub" of my camper (The bit that sits in the bed of the truck).
I found the least expensive and most durable solution was to rebuild the front of it by carefully removing the old frame and front and tracing it on a sheet of 1/2" plywood, then cutting a bunch of 1x2 material and gluing and screwing it to the plywood, then installing a new sheet of paneling on the front.
The sandwich frame is very very strong and easily supports my nearly 350lb back-side and well as secures 30 gallons of fresh water tightly in place.
Did you originally have a front tank step, or was that just an open step?
ReplyDeleteWhat do you mean? Where are you talking about.
ReplyDeleteI found it better in your painting pictures, the angel and the girl friend made it hard to see, but at the very front, where you climb into the cabover, I couldn't tell if you'd pulled the step or not, in most older Truck Campers, that's where the fresh water tank and pump is located.
ReplyDeleteOh ok thats what I thought. But no it's just a very tiny step. I am gonna brace it cause it does not hold weight very well.
ReplyDeleteI had to rebuild my tank step myself when I was adding additional framing and insulation and paneling to the "tub" of my camper (The bit that sits in the bed of the truck).
ReplyDeleteI found the least expensive and most durable solution was to rebuild the front of it by carefully removing the old frame and front and tracing it on a sheet of 1/2" plywood, then cutting a bunch of 1x2 material and gluing and screwing it to the plywood, then installing a new sheet of paneling on the front.
The sandwich frame is very very strong and easily supports my nearly 350lb back-side and well as secures 30 gallons of fresh water tightly in place.
I am gonna bring it out about 2-3inchs then close it in and put a door on it and make extra storage. Build out of 2x4s for extra strength
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