New Canadian U-Haul CT-13 Owner

[Youhauler]

Small dining table added with a shelf replacing the top bunker bed hinge and added a microwave shelf with LED fixture under the shelf. We really like this setup which is optimized for 2 people only.

[CindyL]

Very nice! Love the colors! I want to do something like that to the ugly carpet on our ceiling.

CindyL

[Vivian L]

Very nice! Did you put in a bed extention at the same time?

[D Davis]

You have been very busy this winter! The Mods are wonderful! Practical and Stylish.
Thanks for sharing them with us! Good job!

[Thomas G.]

Nice work. What is the large black thing under the fire extinguisher?

[Youhauler]

Originally Posted by Vivian Layne-Parkin

Very nice! Did you put in a bed extention at the same time?

Yes, yes, the two red cushions on the bed are for this purpose. I will post pics of the bed in extended position later.

[Youhauler]

Originally Posted by Thomas G.

Nice work. What is the large black thing under the fire extinguisher?

Thanks. This is a Insignia DVD player. It is also connected to a second screen located on the bottom of the shelf over the bed.

[djtriceflt]

Mods look great and the rig looks comfortable! Thanks for the pics.

[Youhauler]

Originally Posted by Youhauler

Yes, yes, the two red cushions on the bed are for this purpose. I will post pics of the bed in extended position later.

Here is a pic of us in our fully extended bed. The width of the bed is the length of the normal bed. It give us plenty of space to sleep comfortably. The other pic is the normal bed (retracted) as used during the day.

[tartosuc]

I really like what you did to your trailer,
I'm going to look at a ct13 tommorow night. The mods you did correspond at what i had in mind for mine...
Ihope you dont mind if i use some of your ideas?

One question, those white metal shelve you used, how are they attached?

[Youhauler]

Originally Posted by tartosuc

I really like what you did to your trailer,
I'm going to look at a ct13 tommorow night. The mods you did correspond at what i had in mind for mine...
Ihope you dont mind if i use some of your ideas?

One question, those white metal shelve you used, how are they attached?

Thanks, hope you will find your dream camper tomorrow. I found a lot of ideas from this forum and I will be happy if some of my ideas can be helpful to others.

The shelf is attached to the wall with a small clip and maintained horizontal by a small chain attached to the roof. I attached some pics.

Good luck tomorrow.

[D Davis]

Great! Now you got more splannin to do, HA Okay tell us about your bed extension,
How it was constructed. ...
Thanks for sharing your wonderful Mods with us, so much inspiration!

[Youhauler]

Originally Posted by D Davis

Great! Now you got more splannin to do, HA Okay tell us about your bed extension,
How it was constructed. ...
Thanks for sharing your wonderful Mods with us, so much inspiration!

I cut a plywood the size needed and installed under, two aluminium tracks for the extension plywood to slide well. And to hold the extension well when dfully extended, I just made 2 holes in the framing under the cabinets (see pictures) and installed a temporary aluminium tubing. So when fully extended, the tubing support the bed extension very well. After, I cut a foam/memory foam mattress the size of the bed including 2 cushions for the bed extension. Hope it helps.

Dan

[D Davis]

So the tubing is under the slide out and connected on each end to holes in either side wall? Interesting...Do you mostly use it like that, extended? Gives a lot more room huh. Thanks for sharing this. Clever designs.

[Youhauler]

Originally Posted by D Davis

So the tubing is under the slide out and connected on each end to holes in either side wall? Interesting...Do you mostly use it like that, extended? Gives a lot more room huh. Thanks for sharing this. Clever designs.

Exactly. We tried both methods and we prefer the one with the slideout. It take less than a minute to setup and we have a better sleep with plenty of room for the upper body. I leave in a few minutes for the weekend but when I come back, if you want, I could make a small video showing how easy it is to set-up the bed.

Dan