T8rTotr - It totes the Tater (1 Viewer)

[TeddyBoy]

last one for now. Water hookups and kitchen coming together

 

[TeddyBoy]

Counter tops & Flooring

 

[afgman786]

Wow!

 

[jynx]

Damn fine work sir!

 

[htburnett]

Thats no beer.

 

[FJCRAWLER]

Spent all his money on the flooring so he couldn’t afford good beer.

Looking good brother.

 

[TeddyBoy]

Spent all his money on the flooring so he couldn’t afford good beer.

Looking good brother.

that aint difficult to do these days

 

[TeddyBoy]

So the exterior has never been a priority. Myth Busters proved you can polish a turd but it dont change what it is. The idea was always just make it presentable from 50(0) feet and call it good.

This gets us up to around September - October.

I had always planned to rehab the original bi-fold doors but after I had to pick up one side in a dust pan that plan changed. I called around, looked, interwebbed etc for a replacement but nuthin was quick or simple. Pondered it for a couple of weeks with no good alternatives so I just built a new one out of 3/4" square tube and a couple double pane windows my wife had for a green house project.

Stupid, yeah probably but effective.

then i did a thing - cut another hole in the side.

 

[TeddyBoy]

Did I mention being outside in the cold & heat blows?? Well, so do A/C units and heaters

Diesel heater and on-demand hot water FTW

This thing is pretty nice, has a remote, thermostat and can program to a schedule. It works rather well too, perhaps a tad undersized depnding on outside temps but beats the crap outta sittin in the cold dirt.

 

[TeddyBoy]

onto the "garage".

I've watched a thousand skoolie videos on the ole youtuber. One common theme has been storage or more accurately the need for more so I tried to lay things out in a way to maximize usage.

One way was to build the couch high enough to allow for some required equipment which includes a generator, frig and a crapper that can all be accessed from the outside handicap doors. @htburnett - notice the

From the inside - the couch is a little high so added a foot platform.

I was also told I needed a battery monitoring system. I have no diea how it works but for $20 it couldn't hurt.

 

[TeddyBoy]

With the interior mostly in place the shower has become a lesser priority but it's slowly getting done.

 

[TeddyBoy]

few more of the interior creature comforts

added a pantry, wife added some decor and the TV is required!

 

[TeddyBoy]

So the interior is mostly done, not completely but by now you get the point. Now for some exterior work, mind you I have not gone overboard nor ever will.

This gets you guys mostly up to date. I've made 4 trips in this thing, drives ok for what it is, pulls the tater 65-70 mph on the interstate so not a trail plug like I was worried about.

Cheers!

 

[tgreco]

Nice work! Seeing the pictures makes it look like way more work then what sunk in when you were describing what you had to do.

You forgot to mention a couple of things regarding the shakedown run to AOP...

 

[TeddyBoy]

You forgot to mention a couple of things regarding the shakedown run to AOP...

Funny how that works

 

[cruisermatt]

Sick. Can’t wait to check it out

 

[FJCRAWLER]

That door is awesome!

 

[MongooseGA]

Badass. That looks awesome.

 

[FJCRAWLER]

I just had a thought.
The monkey mask needs a place in the new ta8er creation. Maybe entombed in a glass case with a label that says “Break Only When the Moon Shines”

 

[TeddyBoy]

I just had a thought.
The monkey mask needs a place in the new ta8er creation. Maybe entombed in a glass case with a label that says “Break Only When the Moon Shines”

Lol, funny you mention that. It's currently hanging from the shower head waiting for its next appearance.

Weve had some good campfire laughs but that one is up there.