Preparing a 1991 Scamp 16

[tractors1]

Originally Posted by John_M

The sliders make them even more useful because of the easier access, nice!

I built a totally enclosed aluminum ski box for underneath the rear of a pickup camper back in the 80s, box was on giant expensive rack slides good for a 250 pound disk drive (they were big back then for mainframes.) Within 2 years the slides were getting rough to work and sticky. Turned out the balls were rusting.......despite being totally enclosed in a gasket sealed environment. Hope you fare better.....................

[honda03842]

Charlie,

You are probably correct about the potential for slide problems though we haven't seen any rust after months in the rainy NW though they probably have picked up some grime and dust over the months.

We purchased the slides at Lowes or Home Depot.

So far they have worked well. One of the slide cabinets holds the Sewer Solution. The Sewer Solution works great on the Scamp because after dumping one gets to blast the interior of the tank by simply flipping a lever.

[tractors1]

I'm in Oregon with rain as well; I'd say buy a case of WD40 for your slides and lube often!

[honda03842]

I plan to keep this thread updated until I get my Scamp Premium.

As we've progressed across the country I've thought of a couple of things to modify or add to our trailer. The previous additions, 5 under floor boxes, are working well. The two on sliders have not exhibited any rust yet.

My latest addition has been slides on our dinette table. We had built a 22" x 30" table that has a slightly smaller piece that folded back on it self for sleeping purposes, adequate for two people and further opening the trailer, both physically and visually.

Twice in our Scamp travels this year we've opened the table to play cards with other couples. To make this easier to do I've added a set of slides to hold the front part of the table up when used in this mode.

Pictures show most of what I've done. The slides are 22" slides from Home Depot, about $15 a pair. I use similar slides on the two large boxes under the floor of our trailer. The three plastic posts, a tall one for cards and two shorter ones for sleeping, have open ends that each slip over two screws that go around the wooden piece that attaches to the front of the slides.

One other up date, we received a 3 fuel volcano grill as a gift from our son. This rather compact, 5" high, though heavy grill, maintains a fire even in the strong winds we are experiencing at Port Orford this week.

[cpaharley2008]

That is very similar to Parkliner's magic table. I like the wood choice. Hope all is well with you and Ginny. Next year if you guys stay put I'll try to come up north or have a rally in NY/NH/Vt somewhere.

[cpaharley2008]

Norm,
I'd suggest you get the single 25lb fiberglass tank, the price/weight difference is minimal, but the extra fuel may give you another day or two.

[John_M]

Originally Posted by honda03842

I plan to keep this thread updated until I get my Scamp Premium.

Did you and Ginny order a new Scamp?? If so - Woo-Hoo!!

If not, ignore me!

[honda03842]

Jim,

Not really aware of the Parkliner Table but I like it already.

We are getting a Fiberglass Propane tank. I like being able to the fuel level. Since we have a volcano grill with an adapter we have the ability to use a 1 lb as a back up. A tank seems to last us a few months and have never run out though next year we're planning on a higher level of boondocking.

As to a rally we won't be home untl October this year and will leave by December, coming home some time in April/May with a trip to Newfoundland and Labrador planned for summer 2013.

In 2013 we hope to do the Scamp rally in FL and a rally in Texas.

We reach 70 this year and are on the go until they rip the keys from our hands......

John,

If Scamp makes the Premium I'll buy one.

[KevC]

Hi Norm,

I like the table, do you have any plans for this or did you build it without? I would like to make on for my Boler. What did you use for the legs and bed supports?

Could you post some more detailed pictures of how it all works?

Kevin

[honda03842]

Kevin, I built it with out plans. Sort of step wise.

I measured the distance between the dinette seats, in my case 30 inches. I went to Home Depot and bought a built up pine board that was 36" wide and 4' long. One could use birch plywood or the like.

I cut it to a 30" width and fit it between the dinettes. I then cut it to the length of the dinette. In our case 44" I then cut it almost in half. The top piece is a little shorter because it has to be able to fold back on the bottom piece.

I then took the hardware from the old table and mounted it to the larger piece. Once that worked I stained and heavily urethaned both pieces. I than laid the shorter piece on top of the longer piece and attached two small brass hinges.

I then went and bought 2-22" slides, they come as a pair. I mounted them to the bottom of the lower table piece.

Once done I added the wooden nose piece to the slides. (I can provide a better picture of this part and will in the morning.)

I cut the poles for the sleeping position and table up position from 1" pvc, maybe it's 3/4" diameter. I bought rubber feet and added them to the bottom.

One disadvantage of this table is that it doesn't have rounded or sloped corners for getting in. When playing cards we just lift the front half to make getting in easy.

I'm sure I missed something. If I did just ask.

[honda03842]

We're attending the Oregon Fiberglass Rally and they request that you post a list of modifications and additions you've made to your trailer.

I thought someone might be interested, particularly someone new to RVing.

I've attached the following Word file for those that might be interested. If you can't read Word and are interested send me a PM and I'll send it in another format.

[KevC]

Thanks for the info Norm, The PVC is a great idea, how did you attach it to the table?

Kevin

[honda03842]

It's not attached. In the morning I'll take pictures of the nose of the table to show you how it works and post them on the site. Very simple.

[honda03842]

Kevin,

Had some time, waiting for the fireworks here in Port Orford, OR for the week of the 4th.

The folding top piece of the table drops onto the slides after they're extended.

The two slides are tied together at the front by a rather simple nose piece. The length/position of the bottom piece of the nose can be adjusted for a good fit to the fully open table.

I use one long pipe when the tables up and two short pipes in the sleeping position.

The tops of these pipes are each captured by a pair of stainless screws. The heads of these screws are positioned so they are about the inside diameter of the plastic pipe apart.... i.e. both heads fit inside the top of the pipe. This keeps the top of the pipe from slipping.

Note I don't screw the screws all the way into the pine bottom. As wel there are 3 sets of screws. One for the long pipe when in the Table up position and 2 pairs of screws with the table down.

The bottom of the pipes are kept from slipping by their rubber feet.

The pipe is 3/4 inch schedule 40 pvc, available at all "box" stores.

After posting I noticed the two center screws are hard to see. Double click the picture for a better view.

[John_M]

Originally Posted by honda03842

John,

If Scamp makes the Premium I'll buy one.

Sorry Norm. I just figured you meant a Deluxe.

[honda03842]

John,

Don't be sorry. I love our present Scamp, probably more than I'd like a new one. However I believe with a small relative investment Scamp could make a Premium version that would meet most 2 person Scampers very happy, designed to meet all the needs I read and hear about. Maybe it could simultaneously meet the small family requirements.

Most of my improvements have made ours very liveable. I just think there's another step that could be taken.

If I find an inexpensive shell I may spend some time on it if Scamp is not interested.

[KevC]

Thanks Norm,

Simple but great idea. I hope you enjoy the fireworks!

Kevin

[honda03842]

Kevin,

Port Orford is a town of a 1000 or so. The fireworks lasted for almost an hour. Just amazing. Shot off over the ocean. People sitting in a natural amphitheter (sp) abobe the beach where they were shot off by the volunteer fire department. ANother small town wonder.... Just love it.

Glad you liked the table.

[honda03842]

I received a 100 or so BB sized magnets as a gift recently. They have turned out to be useful to solve one of those nagging small problems.

Due to the curvature of the walls, the curtains hang out away from the wall towards one head when lying in bed. Ginny's tried velco but it seems to have a finite life simply because it does not like to stick to cloth.

Her latest solution is to take my little magnets and put them into the hem of the curtain. This allows her to stick the curtains to the window's steel screws every 3 inches or so.

Beyond use on the curtains, the magnets are really strong but unfortunately they have not helped me in my attempt to understand how magnets work.

[John_M]

Originally Posted by honda03842

I received a 100 or so BB sized magnets as a gift recently. They have turned out to be useful to solve one of those nagging small problems.

Due to the curvature of the walls, the curtains hang out away from the wall towards one head when lying in bed. Ginny's tried velco but it seems to have a finite life simply because it does not like to stick to cloth.

Her latest solution is to take my little magnets and put them into the hem of the curtain. This allows her to stick the curtains to the window's steel screws every 3 inches or so.

Beyond use on the curtains, the magnets are really strong but unfortunately they have not helped me in my attempt to understand how magnets work.

Another great idea that I intend to steal... erm, borrow.

Sorry Ginny!