Recent content by Les Izmore

Yeah, the bracket that Craig fabbed for us was invested with about 3 minutes worth of thought and effort, based primarily on what was close at hand. But we needed to have that to be sure that the concept would work. So there was no sense in overthinking things at that point. But you are...

The main issue with the bigger Oregon table is where to stow it. The CI side table is designed to fit in the cooler cubbyhole of the galley. But I was thinking of something similar to your frame mount, only with an end angled up 45 degrees to mate with the bottom of the table leg. But what...

Anytiming. Anytime we want to camp, we do.

Yes, last year Cary built us a tabletop from some of their scrap 11-ply marine grade plywood, and his crew moved the hardware from our concept to the new table. The only required hardware modifications were the original bracket on the frame behind the bumper (courtesy of Craig a few years back)...

The bunk is the best bet when it is cool out - you don't want to get rid of the free fur furnace. On warm nights, the side tent offers a way to offload some of that extra heat. The one thing we learned from four years of continuous teardropping with our dog is that table legs and squirrels...

Hi Old_Prospector! As explained in the post, the table top in the photos is simply a piece of particle board shelving from our old pantry that has been painted with exterior latex house paint. I opted to do that for a quick and simple proof of concept - there would have been no sense in...

Back in 2016, we stopped at the factory for service. While there, we mentioned to Craig about how our dog had gotten wrapped around the leg of our side table, causing it and our Dometic to go crashing to the ground when a squirrel happened by. He devised a small bracket made of angle iron that...

Outboard view of the new table configuration.

Rear view of the new table configuration.

Picture showing access to the Dometic with the new table configuration.

The strut shown resting on the frame bracket.

The underside of our new table configuration.

Picture showing how table leg was shortened to allow for a perpendicular mounting configuration.

Custom Angle Iron Bracket attached to camper frame.