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Too Much Seating [message #170468]

Mon, 21 May 2012 21:02

Chr$

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Registered: January 2004
Location: Scottsdale, AZ

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Now that we have used the coach about a half dozen times, wife and I, Wife, Dogs, and I, Son and I, Myself alone, etc. One common thing that keeps coming up is that we just pile crap on the two captains chairs on the curb side of the coach. We sit on the couch with or without the dogs, so the seats are poorly shaped storage devices. It's like using a Pop-up trailer, and I hated that.

I think I'm going to build a cabinet in their place with a big door on the end by the people door so I can still slide my EZ-UP and chairs, etc into the space, and then perhaps some cabinets or drawers and a nice wide countertop for whatever, with a sliding or flip top table that reaches the couch for eating.

As for the capt chairs, I mounted them with conversion van removable bases, so I may make the cabinet collapsable/removable as well, so I can reconfigure the coach depending on number of pax we have.

Anyone else done anything like this? Pics?

-Chr$: Perpetual SmartAss
Scottsdale, AZ

77 Ex-Kingsley 455 SOLD!
2010 Nomad 24 Ft TT 390W PV W/MPPT, EV4010 and custom cargo door.
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Re: Too Much Seating [message #170493 is a reply to message #170468]

Tue, 22 May 2012 06:06

biggreen

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Registered: June 2011
Location: Northeast Florida

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We removed the dinette and replaced it with a modified 60" sink base cabinet with a door next to the entrance. Made 2 drawers for the center and capped it with premade formica countertop which matches the sink/stove cabinet.
You have to make your own end panels to compensate for the curved body.
I have no luck posting pictures.

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Re: Too Much Seating [message #170509 is a reply to message #170468]

Tue, 22 May 2012 08:40

WD0AFQ

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Registered: November 2004
Location: Dexter, Mo.

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Chris, we took out the chairs on the curb side. Gives us so much more room. Have a pullout table on that wall but we rarely eat at the table. Living in the coach for 3-4 months at a time, we need all the room we can get.
Dan

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Re: Too Much Seating [message #170577 is a reply to message #170468]

Tue, 22 May 2012 19:58

Chr$

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Registered: January 2004
Location: Scottsdale, AZ

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Soo, a Cabinet is what we will build
Diagrams below:

End View

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Oat2J7sn9-c/T7uxRzECajI/AAAAAAAAAFw/pbA4fbp1DPo/s800/MH%2520Cab%2520End.jpg

It will have a big door to slide in the chairs and EZ-UP's with a little shelf at the top to slide Fishing poles and rocket launch rails (heh heh).

Front View

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-GeIaNFD4f7s/T7uxPUd4ijI/AAAAAAAAAFo/Mk3dQODH7H0/s288/MH%2520Cab%2520front.jpg

It will have large swing down doors on the front to expose my 4-drawer plano tackle boxes that I use for both fishing and rocketry stuff.

The bottom are small drawers

The pull out table will be on a heavy duty slide and run the length to effectively double the table size, and since it will be from within the cabinet, stuff can be piled on top of it without having to move it to use the table.

-Chr$: Perpetual SmartAss
Scottsdale, AZ

77 Ex-Kingsley 455 SOLD!
2010 Nomad 24 Ft TT 390W PV W/MPPT, EV4010 and custom cargo door.
Photosite: Chrisc GMC:"It has Begun" TT: "The Other Woman"

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