Mods/Upgrades while waiting out social distancing . Please share yours.

Campwise said:

Low tech comfort mod:  To improve our 320S seating, I place two 9"x6"x3" foam yoga blocks (standing upright on their long sides) on top of the wood platforms, behind the two longer seat cushions.  This pushes the bottom cushions out 3 inches, making them more comfortable to sit on, and creates a nice angle of repose for the back cushions.  I also place one yoga block behind each of the shorter upright cushions, to create a better back support angle.  It all stays in place while on the road with no issues.  For sleeping, the 6 blocks are stored in a stuff sac under the bed.  At first I tried swim noodles, but they didn't work.  The yoga blocks make a big difference in overall comfort, especially nice for my husband who sometimes uses the t@b in the driveway as a writing studio ;~)

 

BRILLIANT! Off to dig out my yoga blocks!

This is our twin bed mod.  We started out with just the blocks against the wall, sliding the mattress out and dropping the backrest down to the floor standing upright and tucked under the edge of the mattress.  Worked great, except it blocked the airflow to the power center under the bed.  So back to the drawing board.  Came up with this set up.  2 pieces of 1x6, 4 L brackets and 4 IKEA table legs.  I bent the brackets to catch over the edge of the bed base.  They really aren’t for support, just to keep the 1x6 in place.  I cut down the IKEA legs and attached them to the base.  They unscrew easily.  My wife made the foam blocks and covered them. And a picture of the pillows and bucket decal she made....

great find, do you have a link to get one from?
cheers

 I like your updated shelf idea. Flexible cording to hold items in place.

Quick Switchover from Cheap to Mid-Priced Battery Monitor

Was using a $15 hall effect sensor and display. The sensor just surrounded the inverter and solar charge lines. It did a fairly good job of integrating current over time and showing remaining amp hours for the batteries. Nice price. Weird thing though, there was there was no easy way of resetting remaining juice when battery bank was completely full, and any integration error would build up over a week or two.

So switched yesterday to the $90 Renogy battery monitor.  It uses a shunt, which I'm not thrilled about (the perpetual, albeit tiny load), but the display is a little easier to read. And so far it does a better job resetting to max when voltage is high enough...and thankfully there's a one button method of resetting to battery bank full, when needed.

Quirks:

1. No mounting system or plastic case to protect the shunt.
2. If backlight is enabled, it pulses gradually on and off at 0.5Hz whenever net charging.
3. The time remaining number underneath SoC percentage seems to be almost instantaneous instead of averaged. When air conditioner is running with everything else on too, it will say 5 hours remaining. But in eco mode once the camper has cooled and the compressor and A/C fan turn off, that estimate jumps to 70 hours remaining.
4. The display mount didn't come with screws, and if you don't cut the opening perfectly it won't stay put.

Minor stuff, and I just didn't want to pony up the cash for the Victron 712.

our trailer grew over the last 2 months

@Tabfortwo...I need a WOW button!

O, well, just got this instead of a "made for " umbrella sun shade for our 320-S. 
rei..for $61, sale.

That was my first thought, but his handle is Tabfortwo... ?

It definitely is a new trailer but still a mod. My wife wouldn't let me cut up the 400 to make a slide out so I bought a new one. 

It's a 2020 lance 1575. Came in at just over 100lbs more in weight and almost 200lbs lighter on the tongue wieight.

DenisP said:

While anxiously awaiting the resumption of camping adventures, I completed some Mods/Upgrades to my 2018 Tab 400 and thought it might be nice to begin a new share.  I upgraded the bathroom sink to the newer square sink, changed the galley sink faucet to Dometic AC 542 folding faucet, changed to Hepvo trap, button catches on the upper cabinets, upgraded front tub to new 2021 aluminum Tub and made a new dinette table. I would love to here your upgrades and modifications. 

WHY WHY WHY would you want that new square bathroom sink? The circular one is incredible. It allows plenty of room to move by it while sitting on the toilet. I don't know what NuCamp was thinking!!!