| This is a pair of thermopane tinted RV windows that I picked up on eBay.
They are used but in excellent shape. They are sized for 2 inch thick walls, thicker
than my doors will be so I'm going to have to frame them somehow. Beside the windows
is a 12V jump starter/power supply I picked up at Harbor Freight. This will serve as
my power supply until I get a battery.
Cost: $174.15 delivered (windows)
Cost: $19.95 + tax (12V supply) |
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| I've been looking at roof vents with fans for quite a while
and really like the Fantastic Vent. This one, a Model 5000R, has three speeds,
is reversible, and has a thermostat that will shut off the fan when a desired
temperature is reached. The eBay seller, rvrevive
is an RV Salvage company and said it came out of an Airstream. You can still see part of that Airstream attached
to my fan! |
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| The smoked plastic top of the fan has seen better days. It looks like
it may have had tree sap drip on it and bake in the hot sun. I'll try to polish it
with some plexiglas scratch remover.
Cost: $125.18 delivered
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| The place where I work has a bi-weekly newspaper
into which employees can place free classified ads. This Coleman stove was for
sale in one of those ads and I snapped it up immediately.
Cost: $10.00 |
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| I liked the retro look of this 100th Anniversary Coleman Stainless Steel cooler
but didn't like the price: $100.00 through walmart.com.
Off to eBay I went and picked this one up for $31.00 + $28.00 shipping from a seller
who specializes in close-out and returned merchandise. The auction said it may have
"minor scratches and imperfections." It turned out the imperfections
were a bit more than minor. I fired off a scathing email to the seller. They offered
to refund my money or give a partial refund if I wished to purchase a new lid. The seller
refunded $27.00, the cost of a new lid but Coleman sent me one for free!
Cost: $29.00 delivered (after refund) |
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| I had planned to put a car stereo (for AM/FM) and a 9 inch TV/DVD/CD/MP3 player in the tear.
In looking through eBay I discovered this puppy by Virgin Pulse which not only has the TV/DVD/CD/MP3 but
also an AM/FM tuner. It has a 10.4 inch LCD screen, operates on 110V or 12V and has
a carrying case that lets you mount it between your car seats. Target.com sells this
model for $449.00 + $50.00 for the carrying case. Some careful eBay bidding
netted me this one (on the third auction, I lost the first two) though I'm still
trying to purchase a remote which was missing. I'll run a pair of speakers into the galley
off of the A/V output jacks so we can have some music while parked.
Update: Virgin Pulse,
aka Virgin Electronics went belly-up in March, 2005. Unless an eBay miracle occurs I'll not
ever have a remote for this system.
Cost: $190.00 delivered (with carrying case) |
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| Some miscellaneous parts. Three lighted RV switches from ebay seller okok90.
The bags are stainless steel sheet metal screws, #6x3/4 flat, #6x3/4 pan, #8x3/4 pan, all from ebay seller Jim's Marine
Auto and Electrical. The circuit board fuse block came from All Electronics Corp..
I bought two of these, one for my teardrop and one for my B9 Robot project.
Cost: $8.77 delivered (lighted switches)
Cost: $14.50 delivered (two fuse blocks)
Cost: $27.40 delivered (600 stainless screws) |
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| Perhaps you all know about the "culled lumber" section in your local Home Depot,
I did not until about a month ago. It seems that Home Depot cuts lumber for folks or other purposes and sells
the leftover pieces cheap: $.51 each. Normally the lumber will be less than 4 feet in length.
It is hit or miss as to what they will have but in less than a month I've amassed enough 1x3, 1x4, 1x6 to frame my walls,
enough 2x4s for floor framing, and enough 1/2 plywood to build under floor storage areas for around $20.00. Woo Hoo.
Cost: $.51 each + tax |
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| A dear friend of mine had this camper sitting beside her house for a few years
and her son who was supposed to be restoring it never worked on it. She gave it to me.
Here are the rest of the pictures. I brought the bugger
home on my Harbor Freight 1175# utility trailer! There are many parts I will rob for
the tear and I plan to sell off the rest. Thanks so much Candy!
Cost: $0.00 |
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| Here is a receiver hitch and safety chain rings that I'll be welding on
the bottom of the chassis. Handy for bike racks, storage boxes/shelves, and perhaps
to hook the JetSki trailer to if I ever need to double tow. Purchased at a local
store called Central Trailer Supply.
Cost: $14.55 |
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| Hinges: five foot aluminum for galley hatch, three foot alumnimum for the doors,
one foot steel for the underfloor storage bins. Aluminum ones from McMaster-Carr, steel
from eBay. Drawer slides at far right are from D. Lawless Hardware.
5' hinge: $12.08
3' hinges: $4.30 each
1' hinges: $12.91 (for 20)
drawer slides: $9.50 |
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| Hardware all from McMaster-Carr. Terminal block: $2.29
Flanged receptacle: $8.87
Plastic hook/catch door latches: $2.54 each
Stainless screws #6x3/4": 3.02/box
Stainless screws #8x3/4": 4.35/box |
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| Electric boxes and stainless steel latches from Surplus Center.
Might use one box in the Siesta if I rewire, used four of the stainless latches
on the stove in the Chevallero so far.
Boxes: $3.99/each
Latches: $0.79/each |
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