Tailgate

Well its been a while since the last post but its winter and too cold to be spending too much time in the garage. But I have been chipping away at fabricating the tailgate and have managed to get it all but completed. The gas fitter arrived today and hooked the gas bottle up to the hob and I got him to tee in a connection for the barbecue so both can be run at the same time.

Here are some photos of the completed tailgate:





 

 

The gas locker installed with 19mm thick plywood finished with 3mm caravan plywood backing. The water pump was mounted on top of the gas locker with plenty of room to spare under the bench top.

 

 

 

View of the tailgate with bench top, fridge and hob installed

 

 

 

 

 

The almost completed galley. I need to build a cabinet but I think I'll wait until I've done a couple of trips before I decide on how best to go about it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gas bottle installation. I'll need to glue some carpet off cuts to the base and strap the gas bottle to the locker at some point to stop it sliding around.

 

 

 

 

The gas installation inside the galley. The yellow tap is to connect to the barbecue with a custom made hose

 

 

 

 

The tailgate handles are fairly basic and reasonably priced from Comac

 

 

 

 

 

The hob/sink combo. The wire hanging down is for an extra strip light which will eventually be installed under the cabinet 

 

 

 

So apart from a few things to tidy up its all but done. I need to install the other window (whenever that arrives??), and make up a striker plate for the side door then it can hit the road. I'll throw some pictures up of some trips away.

 

 

 

If you are thinking of making your own camper, then I wish you well. It has taken me twice as long as I first thought and probably cost about 1.5 times my original budget. But overall I'm pretty stoked with the almost finished product and hope to get a few trips under our belts over summer.

 

Cheers

Mike