Motorhome Storage Solutions

With our huge family Davids main concern (after thinking about water storage solutions) is the situation in the bus of where everything is going to go! We have a lot of things to take on road so Motorhome Storage Solutions is a big topic amongst our family! The boys (of course) can only think about where there toys and books will be. While I keep thinking about clothes, and David thinks about the Kitchen appliances and his tools!

Motorhome Storage Solutions

If you read my previous Motorhome Storage post you would know that at the front of the bus is an overhead cupboard that was not used to store anything other than wires and speakers. David has used an Spilling Batten technique to create more Motorhome Storage Solutions for us to be abel to carry more books, DVD and CD’s.

Here is Part 3 of the Motorhome Storage Solutions with a Batten Technique

To understand the Spilling Batten technique (which all Boat Builders use) you will need to watch Part 1 and Part 2 of the vlog series. It will make more sense of how David was able to purchase a bit of wood (no not one of us!) and cut the shape so that once the end product was ready it fit easily. Without using the Spilling Technique David would have been there for hours trying to work out how to get the shape right and it still would not have fit. After Part 3 of the vlog series there was the final stages!

Here is Part 4 of the Motorhome Storage Solutions with a Batten Technique

Once he trimmed a section here and there the new cupboard front was fixed in and ready so that I could clean it all out Luckily I have a steam cleaner and the insides came up well. Not sure what we will be doing – if we are going to carpet the inside of the new cupboards or if David will be making fake cupboards to slide in, or just covering up the holes with adding material. I am sure he has another Motorhome Storage Solution up his sleeve!

More To Be Revealed Soon!

Sometime soon there will be an update vlog of the flooring, the mattress that arrived in the box, and also a secret vlog that I have not even told David that we are making!! Looking forward to sharing more soon. I so wonder what date/when we will move?

Guessing Game?

Here is one for all of our loyal followers……can you guess what time/day/date we will be moving into Rose The Lifestyle Challenge Bus? Leave your comments below and let see who is close to the mark!

Cheers

Lisa

My Diesel Injector Pump Repair

Have you ever spoken to a Diesel Mechanic about repairing a diesel injector pump? I have. In my case it was the CAV diesel injector pump that is on the Bedford 466 engine of Rose The Lifestyle Challenge Bus. The problem that I had was that it was leaking diesel everyware whenever I started the engine. I had traced the leak to the stop leaver on top of the injector pump and that was as far as my knowledge of injector pumps went.

The response of the mechanics that I spoke to was the same in almost all cases. Without even looking at the engine the standard line seamed to be ” That’s going to cost at least two or three thousand to fix” After going weak in the knees when I heard this the first time I started to think ”It can’t be that hard to fix. Can it” Continue reading →

Motorhome storage space

Motorhome storage space is a major consideration in every alteration that is made to the layout of our bus. With two adults and five children on board space is something that we do not have a great deal of. In fact I have turned watching the colour drain from Lisa’s face into a bit of a pastime every time she looks at how small her new wardrobe and other storage spaces are. Sometimes I tell her to downsize just to see the reaction, but most of the time I say don’t worry I’ll sort it with a cheeky grin and then go on to wondering just how I will do it Continue reading →

Motorhome repairs Progress Report

When doing your own motorhome repairs you might have to gain access to areas that you normally can not get to. You might be fitting or replacing plumbing, 12/24 volt wiring or opening up areas for your electrician. When that happens you have to get creative and explore other possible ways to get the job done. Sometimes though you have no alternative to removing paneling and or furniture so that repairs can be made. This is what we have had to do to “Rose The Lifestyle Challenge Bus”.

Going Backwards To Move Forwards

Now that our motorhome is watertight it is time to focus some attention on bringing the interior up to scratch and modifying it to suit our families needs. The walls all need relining after changing the windows and both the 240v and 12/24v electrical systems need updating.

The electrical systems have to be at least roughed in (running any new wiring) at this stage. Which is what we are up to at the moment. I have my electrician taking care of the 240volt mains with me opening any areas that he needs to get to in advance. I am also taking care of all the 12/24 volt wiring at the same time and building cupboards to house the new safety switches and the 12v switch panel and battery monitors. Continue reading →

Replacing Motorhome Windows

Our motorhome windows were in a bad way. There were so many rust holes in the window frames that I was surprised that the old girl was not whistling like a kettle as I was driving up the road. As for the window seals, they were definitely well past their use by date. They were still holding the windows in. But they were letting in the rain also.

Drying The Old Girl Out

To continue with the renovations on our motorhome I was going to have to come up with a solution to stop the water getting in through the leaky window seals and rust holes. I could not install any of the replacement furniture until the interior of our motorhome was watertight. Some research came up with a supplier of replacement window seal to suit but at $25 per metre and three metres per window it was going to cost around $1000 before I even took the cost of all the rust repairs into account.The other alternative was to remove the old bus style windows and modify the openings to fit new motorhome windows or caravan windows depending on what was available. This was the approach that I decided to take. Continue reading →

Buying a Used Motorhome

Is buying a used motorhome a good idea? Or would you be better off buying or building a new one? If you are not mechanically minded I would suggest that you buy a new or good second hand motorhome. But please have it checked out by someone who knows what to look for. Some poor quality motorhomes are sold at a premium price by unscrupulous sellers. If you fancy yourself as a Cabinet Maker, Plumber, Panel Beater, Auto Electrician, Upholsterer and Mechanic Then I would refurbish an older motorhome. It costs much less and is quicker than starting from scratch. But read on to discover What challenges may lay ahead.

The Challenges Ahead

These are some of the challenges that I have ahead of me to renovate our used motorhome. They are typical of the problems faced in older motorhomes, but obviously each motorhome will have its own unique set of faults. Continue reading →

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