Bama's Rambling Mods.

[Bama Rambler]

We purchased a Salem 29RKSS Fifth Wheel, and like most people, there are things we wish were different, and things that should have been there from the beginning.

I'm starting this thread to document the changes and additions to the RV.

[Bama Rambler]

The first mod was the pass thru drawer.





I built a drawer for our last RV, and it was so handy that it was a must for this one.

[Bama Rambler]

Here is a look at the terminal end of one of our A/C ducts.





You can see how they just pinched the sides in and collapsed the duct in on itself.

They left holes in the other end that I'm going to fill with foam.

[Tonylmiller]

I assume the drawer(s) is(are) a custom job. Do you have a drawer for each side, that meets in the middle?

[Bama Rambler]

Yeah, the drawer is custom made by me. It's one long drawer that will pull out either side. I debated making two drawers, but opted for the one long one so I can store stuff that crosses the center line. Also, the half that's still in the rails helps counterbalance the part that's outside the RV. That way I didn't have to buy two sets of those $500.00 full extension drawer slides.

[TN_Cruise_Lite]

Nicely done, what materials did you use?

[OldCoot]

Originally Posted by Bama Rambler

The first mod was the pass thru drawer.
I built a drawer for our last RV, and it was so handy that it was a must for this one.

I've made several of those using garage door tracks and rollers.

[Bama Rambler]

The box itself is made of dimensional lumber 1x and 2x ripped to the sizes I needed, and 5/32" luan paneling. I used the materials I did to keep it as light as I could and still hold up. It's all stapled and glued together.

The rails are made of 2x4's with ripped down 1x2's glued and screwed to them to accept the nylon garage door rollers. I used that because it's what fit perfectly inside the pass-thru and would support the box when loaded and extended a little more than half way out the RV.

[Bama Rambler]

I received the adjustable air conditioning vents today. So I went out and installed a couple.

Here's a comparison of the new and the original.



And here it is installed. Opened and closed.

[Teamfour]

Great mods! Do you have a source for the a/c vents? TIA

[Bama Rambler]

I ordered the vents from D&W Inc. They're the 8850 Large RV A/C Ceiling Vent. I bought the 7/8" insertion. They fit the existing base ring perfectly.

[Teamfour]

Originally Posted by Bama Rambler

I ordered the vents from D&W Inc. They're the 8850 Large RV A/C Ceiling Vent. I bought the 7/8" insertion. They fit the existing base ring perfectly.

Thanks!

[Bama Rambler]

Did a little more investigating in the A/C ducts today.

Here's what I found.





This was found right past the bathroom vent.
It's slightly compressed and as you can see, the ends don't match. It's taped on the outside so it's probably leaking a little, but not too much.

I'm going to build a thin aluminum support to fit inside the duct to expand it back to full size and make the ends match. Then I will tape over it.

[Bama Rambler]

All the rest of the ductwork is in really good shape.
The ducts are about 2-1/2" X 9". So that's >18 Sq in X two equals 36 Sq in of duct area, which is plenty if it's all open and there's plenty of vents.

[Bama Rambler]

More mods this weekend. Adding a couple of cabinet doors and a few drawers that should have been there from the beginning.

Before ;





After;





The cabinet doors don't quite match, but after a little color polish they will.

The furnace return grill is getting moved to the side of the cabinet where it should have been to start with.

[Bama Rambler]

Finished the dinette drawer today.