Pint Pot - squeezing as much into a small camper as possible
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Re: Pint Pot - squeezing as much into a small camper as possible
I suppose now is good time to say that Pint Pot is not an attempt to redefine THE Camper, it is more a Wesley (last of the Summer Wine) attempt to fill a gap/yearning in my life. Some people get Sports Cars (and I have had one or two of them). Some people get Fast Women ( I am way too slow for them). I am under no illusions that blogging about it is going to change the World of Campers. It is a cathartic process that lets me have a chance at keeping my hands and mind active and having a small band of listeners to speak to.
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Re: Pint Pot - squeezing as much into a small camper as possible
My mother lives on a narrowboat. Every so often there is a slight re-design of things. It is very definitely HER boat, as she has it the way she wants. Other people (and I count myself among these) may find some things awkward, but that is not HER problem. If you get your vehicle the way YOU want it it will be fine.
James
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Yes, I am paranoid, but am I paranoid ENOUGH?
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Yes, I am paranoid, but am I paranoid ENOUGH?
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Re: Pint Pot - squeezing as much into a small camper as possible
Don't start me about Narrow Boats. If we lived down near my daughter then Pint Pot would be a Narrow Boat!
I have hired a Narrow Boat at Linlithgow more than once!
I have hired a Narrow Boat at Linlithgow more than once!
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Re: Pint Pot - squeezing as much into a small camper as possible
What we have in abundance here is loads of scenic road trips. Pint Pot is being built for them. She will have the ability to go at a moments notice or stay a day or three if the mood takes us.
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Re: Pint Pot - squeezing as much into a small camper as possible
Fitted the new Rear Door Restraint Arm today. Lasted all of 1 second! The moulded in studs ripped out when I closed the door.
The arm scratched the insulated paint as well. I have refitted the old arm and await the reply from the supplier.
Started to trial fit the polystyrene insulation in the rear doors. I have created a "pocket" over the two arms - the door restraint and the cable feed. Both of these arms physically slide in and out of the door frame. By using 12mm and 30mm sheets in shaped layered panels I have filled the voids up to the level of the interior panel height. I have also started to make "pockets" out of Thermal Bubble Insulation to contain shaped pieces of Rock Wool for the upper parts if the door. Once everything is finessed I will put up pictures of what I have done.
The arm scratched the insulated paint as well. I have refitted the old arm and await the reply from the supplier.
Started to trial fit the polystyrene insulation in the rear doors. I have created a "pocket" over the two arms - the door restraint and the cable feed. Both of these arms physically slide in and out of the door frame. By using 12mm and 30mm sheets in shaped layered panels I have filled the voids up to the level of the interior panel height. I have also started to make "pockets" out of Thermal Bubble Insulation to contain shaped pieces of Rock Wool for the upper parts if the door. Once everything is finessed I will put up pictures of what I have done.