Bedroom Remodel

[Herk7769]

Has anyone ever done a major rearrangement of an RV bedroom?

I would like to remove the left side drawer/clothes hanging cabinet and shift the bed left nearly to the wall. I would need to move the headboard that is attached to the 5th wheel aerocap. How hard would that be?

Herk

[OldCoot]

Shouldn't be that hard, but moving the bed will leave marks on the carpet unless you are going to replace it.

[jevanb]

on our last 2011 coachman 298REDS TT we removed the bed and frame in the master, and installed bunks for the kids, that meant me and the wife slept in the living room, we did this because their was no room to change clothes unless you did it in the living room, and she did not like that. when we traded it in it all went back in..

[Herk7769]

I did not think about moving it all back when we eventually trade it.
May need to go shopping at the Rally for one that fits our new requirements better, vice major work in this one.

Something to think about.
Herk

[OldCoot]

BUT, think of all the mods you would have to do to the new one to get it up to snuff. Much less work to mod what you have.

[Herk7769]

I would guess about 50% can be "undone" the rest will go with the camper.

The ones that go with the camper are mostly included now in the new units.
(like LEDs, etc.)

Some lucky camper will get my fully tricked out 15K air conditioner, though.

[AquaMan]

Herk, the PPST has a fully capable shopping staff to help you spend your money at the rally!

[chriscowles]

What's "tricked out" about your AC?

Chris Cowles
Gainesville, FL
Roo owner wannabe

[Herk7769]

Originally Posted by chriscowles

What's "tricked out" about your AC?

Chris Cowles
Gainesville, FL
Roo owner wannabe

http://www.forestriverforums.com/for...-ac-42280.html

This is in addition to a "hard start" capacitor and a time delay relay module in the fan circuit to allow a 2000-2500 watt generator to run it.

The insulated AC worked great during our August trip last year that included Southern Texas (120 degrees) to Southern Utah parks (110 degrees) in daytime temperatures.

[Herk7769]

Originally Posted by AquaMan

Herk, the PPST has a fully capable shopping staff to help you spend your money at the rally!

I don't doubt that one minute. RV Wholesalers will be getting our money this time, but we (read this DW) need(s) to window shop for a while.
Herk

[Herk7769]

Well, as a start to my project I needed a baseline to work from.

So I spent a week removing just about everything from the camper (and still managed to forget about 50 pounds of stuff in an outside compartment) and everything but the hitch and I from the truck.

So, as an exercise in how I do it, I will post my process as I go along and then make a decision if we can continue with our wonderful Flagstaff or get something bigger.

Just back from the scales and the attached DOC file (steal it if you want) has my "empty weights" post 5 years of modifications and "adjustments". I double checked the numbers and they are pretty accurate as a starting point.

With the empty truck (just me, the hitch, and a full tank of gas), I have an available payload of 1900 pounds (9200 GVWR - 7300 Empty weight). Subtract DW and dog (another 200 pounds off the available payload) with nothing else in the truck (no sodas, no extra fuel, no generator, no axle lifts), that leaves 1700 pounds of pin load available.

At 20% of pin ratio, I can tow a 5th wheel with a maximum weight of (1700/0.20) or 8500 pounds. This is obviously a big problem since my camper weighs 8050 empty (no water, goods, etc - full propane).

However, if I manage my pin weight by aft loading as much as possible and try to achieve a 16% ratio (what I normally load to), my maximum camper weight climbs to 10,625 pounds. My present camper's GVWR is 9,169 pounds so I am pretty much already at my max loading when I put much of anything in my truck.

The Wildcat 295RSX I am looking at weighs 11,999 pounds (interesting number; that - I wonder what happens if it hits 12,000?) GVWR, but the empty weight is 9,363 (empty hitch 1,630) and has an available payload o0f 2,636 pounds. The empty ratio is 17.4% so I would need some careful loading to keep that ratio as max (and target 16%) and carry about what I carry now in the camper (including the DW's medical supplies. (OR buy a new truck, too)

So, as you can see, I have some "pondering" to do.

[Herk7769]

DW dialysis medical supplies:

Cycler - 27 pounds
Fluid - 25 pounds (1 case per day) - 8 cases for a week - 200 pounds.
Emergency Fluid - (32 pounds)
Miscellaneous bells and whistles - 50 pounds.

Total - 300 pounds

Keeping the rest of our gear to 600 pounds or so will be a stretch but a new camper AND a truck is too much too fast. Looks like we will start learning "minimalist" camping!

Well the FIRST thing to load is the big screen projector and see what else fits...

[travyp]

That wildcat sure is a nice looking unit. I vote for new truck and trailer (because it isn't my money) . All joking aside, I hope you can figure it out so you both can continue this great lifestyle.