400 Television mount modification - project updates

Well, my project is finally complete.  I finally finished off the staining and finishing of the unit, and installed the shelf this evening.  The install took about 5 hours all in all as I had to remove the foot portion of the bed to get the corner piece off where the electrical outlet is to get to the screws holding the shelf below the TV off the wall so I could run the power up the same hole used to run the power and cable to the TV (sorry, long sentence, but that’s how the process felt as well).  

This is the unit before I mounted it, just sitting on the shelf where it would eventually go.  This picture does not give the right impression about the color of the new shelf.  It’s actually very close to the same as the nüCamp wood.  I think the bright light behind me was at an angle that made it seem to shine and appear more white than it really is.  


With the cord cabinet open, again, before install.


I didn’t get a photo with this corner piece below the shelf and the T@B’s shelf itself removed, but that is what I had to do to get this cord down through the hole.  The excess power cord is wrapped up behind the corner piece behind the electrical socket.


You can see now how I mounted it to the wall.  I used the same holes that the TV was mounted to before (lots of very precise measuring to get these new ones in the right spot), and 1/2 inch longer screws counter sunk slightly to ensure they are as securely connected as possible.


I next mounted the spacing plates and the TV mount itself with longer screws still. That was a bit of a chore to get it in just the right spot.  Had to build a little ‘jig’ to set it on to hold it at just the right height from the shelf.   Turned out better than I thought it might when I started.  It is very solid and sturdy, maybe more than when it was just the TV itself.


I didn’t mention all the cussing and swearing going on to try and get the TV itself re-attached to the bracket.  That is a two man job for sure, but I finally got it back on the bracket and all the ‘gadgets’ installed and working on top.  Not too bad if I might say so myself.  Love when a plan comes together. 


And this is the mess of cords that hides nicely inside the cord minder cabinet.   It is so much cleaner to have these out of the way.  They were scattered behind the TV when devices were on the shelf next to it on our last trip, and up on the counter running behind the stove to get to the 12v outlet behind the sink.  Now, they’re all in the box.  I had to get an AC adapter for my WeBoost to ditch the 12 volt option, but that makes this possible.  Everything is hooked in and running, except for the AT&T Hotspot.  I did not have the cord tonight, but it will run behind the WeBoost and down to the power in the box when we travel next.  By the way... I attached an outside antenna for the WeBoost to the Television cable inlet (had to buy a couple adapters) and then I got another. smaller antenna cord running from the cable cord inside normally hooked to the TV to now connect to the WeBoost.  This setup works reallly well for us and made the signal much stronger on our last camp trip.  I was able to work remote with many Zoom calls and not a single issue the entire week, and from the same campground where I had all sorts of issues when I tried this without the WeBoost last year.  


And finally this is it all put back in place, and the Apple TV ready to go.  So nice to have everything there, and powered, but feel like about a billion times more organized with almost no power cords or antenna cables in sight.  Now, time for an adult beverage, and Netflix and chill!