It’s really coming together now!

The first order of business today was to finish up the slide out for the bed.  We made the stiffener piece and the bulkhead supports yesterday so all we had to do was install!

I thought the bed would end up feeling cramped since it’s a lot smaller than the roof top tent that we usually camp in.  I was wrong! It’s long enough that Jason doesn’t feel like his feet are dangling off of the end and it’s more than wide enough for everyone to have enough space. As shown in the picture, he can even sit up in it nicely.  The windows actually flow a ton of air and it was really comfortable to lay in! I can’t wait to get the mattress in there! (it’s still inflating in the living room floor)

Next up on the list was to actually finish installing the countertops.  The first order of business was mounting the sink. We chose undermount so we could use the piece we cut out as a little cover because that’s just classy. Screwing the little brackets on underneath was a pain, but I managed.

I have a lot more planned to upgrade the plumbing later. I wanted a water filter, cut out valves, and a transfer pump to empty the tank more easily, but all of that is going to have to wait until I have more time.

So now the counters are completely installed! I love the gloss, but it gets REFLECTIVE! 😮 It could be a hazard when cooking! There is one piece left to actually being truly done with the galley, and that is the stove cover.  When we go camping we don’t eat healthy things like salads and kale, we usually end up frying at least something. Bacon is usually involved… So, we installed an aluminum plate on the underside of the panel that covers the stove.  It should work great and be easy to clean.

At this point in the build all of the major stuff is now done! 🙂 We’re down to the details.

In our excitement about finally seeing the finished galley, we forgot that while we have an amazing place to cook, we don’t have a place to eat… The table that we made that matches our countertops was still down in the garage! I’ve had the folding brackets for weeks now, so it was finally time to install that!  We did run into one small snag.  The camper sits flush against the front of the truck bed and there’s a 5″ thick section that we couldn’t have any bolts hitting.  This meant that we had to raise our table up a little higher than is comfortable.  It’s not uncomfortable, it’s just a bit odd feeling.  I’m hoping that once we get the cushions in and we sit higher that it will be fine.

So that’s  pretty much all the hardware! 🙂 We need to cut the mattress to length and I need to finish making the dinette cushions!  I’m hoping to find some time to do that next week after I get back from some inconveniently timed training for work that I have to go to. Overall I’m super duper pleased with how the camper is looking! I really want to go use this thing!