Margaret's
Customline
The annex has had extra windows put in
and each window has an awning to protect the inside from the weather. The latest
addition is a 7’8” X 20” wide kitchen made by The Welding Spot in
Currumbin Qld, made from aluminium and stainless steel and then powder coated to
match the trailer.
The kitchen has a recess for the stove
with a cupboard under for pots and pans. The sink is moulded into the kitchen
with a fold down faucet which runs on a battery operated foot pump for water.
There is a large cupboard for the pantry draws and containers for other
products, then I have put in a Oates 3 draw system that is removable for
cleaning. The kitchen slides easily and has an extension that is mounted on the
back of the trailer to push the kitchen out another 6 or 8 inches away from the
back of the trailer. This extension is removable and stores on top of the
kitchen for traveling.
Since adding the kitchen, the storage
side of the trailer is far more practical for packing the balance of camping
gear. The original foam mattress has been replaced with a custom made Makin
Mattress memory foam mattress at a cost of around $800.00. The inside of the
trailer is accessible from outside or by lifting the mattress on gas struts from
the inside, I believe that instead of taking 1 to 1 1/2 hrs to set up should cut
this time by half.
I run 2 x 3 way fridges on one 9kg gas bottle, one doubles as
a deep freeze if required. My camp is basically run on gas and a battery pack to
run the shower pump. If I am on longer than a week camp I have an Engel
generator to charge the battery back etc if required, don’t need to use it very
often.
The brakes at this time are standard and I have not
experienced any problems there. I don’t have a water tank under, find that the
40 litres on the trailer is sufficient, if need be I can carry another 40 litres
in the car, the tank that fits my trailer only holds 75 litres anyway.
Just Love My Customline
thanks to Margaret for this writeup
may 2007
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