Oak Countertop: Four Wheel Camper Shell Buildout #9
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
- In this video I make the countertop for my Four Wheel Camper Hawk Shell.
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Great work
No need to pocket screw the laminated boards. Just ensure that the grains are balanced on the end grain.
I really enjoy your videos. I have watched several. I enjoyed this one. The counter and cabinets look great. The one thing that has me concerned is the DC to AC converter. Have you used it at maximum wattage? Does that small cubby hole leave it enough room to disparate heat? Other than that I think everything is great!
Thanks for watching my videos. The inverter is a little overkill for my needs. The highest wattage device I have powered with it consumes 1200 watts. I feel that even running it at the rated 1750 watts there wouldn’t be a problem as long as it was only being used for short periods of time. The time would definitely be limited by the size of my battery bank. As for air flow, the fan within the inverter really moves the air. The warm air exits out the back and up through the refrigerator vent on the right and the three one inch holes on the step up on the left. The flow of air through the refrigerator vent is much larger and less restricted.
Really enjoying this build. Great job! 👏 🇺🇸
Great work! I really like how your build is turning out. Thanks for the well done videos.
Looks great, which stove is that?
It’s the Suburban that came with the camper. I decided to not reinstall the cover/wind deflector that it came with.
I checked all your camper’s videos , please keep posting the great work! Btw are you planning to update power system like installing solar panel, getting 110V power outlet, and get a inverter etc? So that you can turn ur camper into a more self sustainable outdoor solution. One thing stop me from getting hawk full camper is that it lacks 110V outlet and also its pricy. If someone can get shell model and upgrade all the power system and get a fridge & AC conditioner which can benefit from 12V and 110V, get thermal insulation layer done, interior layout design, you can turn shell model into a perfection.
Thanks for watching. Inverter and shore power will be a future video. At the moment I don't plan on adding a solar panel. We don't usually stay at a camping location for more than one night and driving seems to be enough to charge the batteries. Working on getting the water system going now. Had to drill my first hole in the side of the camper yesterday.
Got a question, is there a benefit to putting in some sort of gasket in the corner between the tabletop and wall. Like you have on the wall with the door. With your use have you wished you'd put one in along the side wall as well?
That gasket came off of the original small countertop that the factory stove was sitting on. The length (on the side wall) would have been to short on the new countertop that I made. It serves a function (keeps spills from running down the wall) but I wish I didn't put it on. In some of my later videos you might see a backsplash that I put on the side wall. The plan was to wrap the backsplash around to the back wall but that gasket gets in the way at the bottom. I might remove it someday but I would have to remove the countertop in order to get at it.
@@NorthernExplorerOverland good info thanks!
@@NorthernExplorerOverland did you just use regular kitchen silicone sealant around the sink and stove or something else I should be looking at?
@@pavelrogov6885 I used 100% silicon (clear) caulking around the sink. Nothing around the stove. I'll say the caulking didn't stick all that great to the countertop because of the Good Stuff wood finish that I used. Not sure what would have been better.
@@NorthernExplorerOverland thanks! I dont know that there's a better option so ill just do that.
Hi, I have a 2022 Grandby Shell with the same stove/heater cabinet assembly as yours. I would like to build a similar counter top. I am unsure how to remove the existing stove counter top. Do the inside cabinet wires need to be loosened or disconnected before removing the front cabinet panel? Is the front cabinet panel glued or just attached with screws? Thanks, Ben
1. Remove the screws holding the front panel (6 I think)
2. The hard part. Cut the silicone used as a gasket for the battery compartment. This took me an hour.
3. Unscrew the 12 volt plug/usb plug and disconnect the wires.
4. Pull off front panel.
5. Disconnect propane line going to the stove.
6. Unscrew stove from countertop and remove.
7. Now you should be able to get at the 6? angle brackets that are holding the countertop onto the cabinet.
good luck
@@NorthernExplorerOverland Thanks for the detailed instructions. This helps a lot.