Fiberglass RV member Roy Tarr asked me to help him retrieve and post some photos of his Casita improvements. I'll upload them here, and let Roy provide the commentary at a later time.

1. Towel rack and cabinet light



2. Paper towel location



3. No exhaust vent

4. Honda and LP tank cover



5. closet lamp



6. Honda generator mounting

7. Map rack



8. Reading material rack



9. Larger bathroom window

10. inside switch for outside light



11. Shower curtain



12. Storage compartment light

13. Boat Seats



14 Spare tire cover



15 Trash bag location

Roy, you've been a busy happy camper!

Just post your comments and explanations in a new reply below, noting the picture numbers.

You can't edit my original posts ... so just add your comments in the form of a new reply!

Wow, Roy. Love your lights. Especially the one by the door, so you can turn on the outside from inside.
:chin
Was it difficult to install?

Charles, On second look, I think the picture labeled “storage compartment” is really the lower fridge access.

:wave Roy, on your Casita do you light the fridge from outside, through this compartment door? (Looks a bit like the one on our '89, although I can tell yours is newer.)

Man, I don't blame you for wanting a light in there, if I'm right about what I'm looking at.

1.using curtain rod to hold paper towel roll in top of cabinet and above self items.cost 2.50 2 cabinet door closed and towel is ready to use 3 exhaust hood has been removed for better viewing of cooktop(use the fantistic fan to bring in air and out thru the louver on wall 4 lp tank and generator cover 20$ 5 lamp on a 2ft cord for storage closet,all cabinet lamps has on/off switch and a door switch to turn on when door is opened 6 honda is generating 120 volts for casita while rolling 850$ 7 curtain rod for storage of reading materal 2.50$ 8 curtain rod for map storage 2.50$ 9 taking picture thru bath windowof 1x4ft mirrow,used double back tape 8$ 10 outside lamp controled by a switch mounted on inside lamp3$ 11 shower curtain across in front of potty,used velco tape after cutting the curtain to fit 12$ 12refg. access door held upen with velco and lamp mounted 13 swivel boat seats instead of cushions25$ 14 installed 15" tires and rims,had to buy this pretty tire cover 15 trash bag hanging from suction hooks, :wave 2hrs to type these notes:O

I loved them all, but my fav is the boat sets, number 13. Did that to my canoe about 20 years ago and every one thought crazy. now they sell them for just that reason. This is a good idea.

and some darn good ideas. Thanks! ;)

I am going to put an inside switch for the door light and replace the door
frosted window with a clear one so we can see who is at the door with out
opeing it first. I am also going to add two lights one at the left side and
at the back with inside switches. I will do this after the warranty has passed
so that Casita can't say that I voided the warranty.

Charles,
I didn't notice any chain or lock on that generator.....

:cblob You're doing great. I, for one, appreciate the effort you and Charles have made to get your pictures posted here!

Roy,

Fantastic ideas, and your cost conscious approach is fitting with the small egg environment. Thanks for sharing with us. This is what drew me to the "Egg World", all the respondents add to the fun of camping and the usefulness of our trailers. Thanks again, Fx.

I'm impressed with the towel setup; it makes good use of hard-to-use space in top of cabinet, it's location is handy and it shouldn't unroll while underway!:)

Pete and Rats

PS TP and paper towel unrolling tip; squeeze that darn Charmin until the cardboard tube is no longer round!

:wave :laugh pete,we first located and bolted our tp holder on the underside of toliet lid to keep it from getting wet,but with the 2nd shower curtain hanging across the front of stool,the stool and the area behind no longer gets wet.she now leaves it in a basket next to the stool.:red isn' this a great site:lol

And besides the stuff attached using succion cups, how
would you otherwise attach stuff to fiberglass body?

:wave yes suction cups do come loose,use a cleaner before attaching,also velco tape is good.the first repair i made was to replace the plastic p trap under the shower with a rubber p trap,the first casita with a rubber p trap i think,at least casita didn't know they were available. I also use peices foam rubber to stuff between items,like the tv in the picture # 20 has foam to hold tv in place while rolling.:inbox isn,t this a great site:wave

At the Lake Casitas rally, I saw somebody (sorry, forgot who) who had replaced the frosted glass with "one way" reflective glass. It's not great for night time, when you would need to hang a shade, but during the day, you can't see in.

Roy, what a unique way to mount the Honda generator! I want to duplicate what you have done.
How did you fasten the generator to the base?
I have taken my generator feet off and I cannot see how you mounted yours to the base.
Can you actually run the generator while traveling?

Great images!
Thanks for your time.
Dave U.

:wave Dave, will send you pictures of mounting,need your e-mail. Have operated it at times(desert in summer ) while rolling. We have to be carefull here or Charles might use the info some night while we are sleeping. :zz :bed

Roys Honda generator mount is interesting, but I have my doubts as to whether it'll survive a road like (Arkansas) I-40, Louisana I-10 or a detour we had to take in Colorado, intact.

But then, you may know how I am about bike racks, just a fuddy-duddy. :)

It's a neat concept, but I wonder about what it sounds and feels like when it's running and you are in the trailer. My 2000 does a bit of vibrating on its little rubber feet and I wouldn't want to have to listen to and feel that while I was inside. How does it sound/feel, Roy?

:wave The only thing I don't like about the honda setup is storing the gas on board and how easy it is to overfill the gas tank,noise and viberation hasn't been a concern or has it been a problem. GO ahead and mount it and check it out.(cost 10.$)You may be pleasently surprised.:zz When you put longer 6mm bolts thru the rubber pads,use a jam nut to hold the rubber feet to the honda base(will keep bolts from viberating loose)you can drill small holes thru the bolts and pull a wire thru the 4 bolts to prevent bolts from coming loose also:cheers .Just be careful when threading the new longer 6mm bolts with jam nuts into the honda threads. honda 6mm nuts held in place with plastic clips.:banana

:wave this shows where the 3/8 hanger nuts(extra long) are used to hold the lp tank bracket and how the hanger nut gives you a place to drop thru a 3/8 bolt to secure the honda mounting base and still get to lp valves.:hap2 base could be a little wider,notice the honda is allowed to rest on the base.that allows the generator rubber feet to absorb the viberation.:wine

:wave updated(larger) honda mounting base(found a red counter top)

This really looks good. AND in a matching color, spiffy. :yep

:wave I'll add this picture of the sight glass and manual fill valve:r to the improvements

want to post the hi-mount brake and turn signal lamp ,also the new back-up lamp t that can also be switched on from inside casita.