Extra Shelf for 320 — not recommended by owner

Tabaz

19" long by 9" deep.  Secured with "3M Dual Lock" fastener tape. No holes drilled into the trailer.

Tabaz

Wanted some extra storage on the passenger side.  Top shelf is 13" deep by 41" wide.  Bottom shelf is a little narrower because of factory valance.  1/2" birch. 13 lbs. of material. Five screws into the left and right valance supports, three into the bottom of the valance .  Nothing touches the side wall or the ceiling.  Going camping today - will report back on how this worked out (fingers crossed).

Michigan_Mike

Nice work!  Better be careful or nuCamp might be calling you!  👍🏻😀

Tabaz

Thanks Mike!  Will experiment with an arched curtain rod to hide the contents on the main shelf.  If that doesn't work out, then will put a nice curve on the left vertical support board in keeping to keep with the teardrop motif.

Tabaz

Don't do this mod.  After further investigation, it appears the entire wood valance (and section with the light switches) is not secured to any metal supports.  It is simply screwed into the Adzel foam.  Removed mine immediately.  Thankfully no damage was done to the valance or side wall.

4ncar

Tabaz said:

Don't do this mod.  After further investigation, it appears the entire wood valance (and section with the light switches) is not secured to any metal supports.  It is simply screwed into the Adzel foam.  Removed mine immediately.  Thankfully no damage was done to the valance or side wall.

😳

Tabaz

You may want to do THIS shelf mod. Only weighs 3 lbs. and is removable during transit to minimize stress on the side wall.





Simply loosen the three screws and remove the entire shelf.  Very pleased with the results.

Tabaz

Found these grey baskets at Walmart for about $6 each.  They happen to match the grey cushions AND fit perfectly on the new shelf.  The shelf gets removed during transit.  It has three braces underneath for added support while at the campsite.  VERY easy to install by just tightening three screws a few turns.  Very happy with this new find.  Looks good, inexpensive and fits the space.  Gonna go buy a lottery ticket now.

4ncar

The shadows are pretty groovy too!😎

Tabaz

4ncar - thanks for noticing.  I was going for that Alfred Hitchcock "Psycho" lighting affect.  Nothing more menacing than plastic baskets from Walmart.

fstop32

@Tabaz, I take it you didn't have an issue with headroom or bumping into it while moving around in the camper?  I'm fleshing out a project to revamp that same area in my 2015, dump the fabric and rebuild the valance in cherry (long-term goal is to change all the woodwork from the light color wood to cherry).
I think your latest shelf also presents a cleaner look that your first one.   Nice job!
Did that lottery ticket work out for you? 

Tabaz

I can't answer your question about headroom because I have a cabinet under that shelf:

However, I have plenty of headroom while sitting on the couch (I'm 5' 9").  Even without the cabinet, I don't think bumping into it would be a problem.

fstop32

Ah, so is your camper set up for "solo mode"?   I like the cabinet by the way, nice!

Tabaz

Yes on the solo mod.  Had these cabinets made locally:
https://tab-rv.vanillacommunity.com/discussion/6448/custom-cabinets-for-solo-travelers