1976 17’

[The Ohioian]

We have been wanting to build a chuck box for the picnic table for a long time. Researching I kept thinking what if we put the box on the side of the trailer as a slide out.

 

[JackandJanet]

That's a nice bit of work, but I'm having trouble understanding how you would mount it as a "slide out". What space is it going to go into? And, would it have to stay out while you were camped (all the time)? Would it be "weatherproof"?

- Jack

 

[The Ohioian]

The kitchen box will slide in or out when camping. There will be a weather proof door to the box. When traveling it will be covered by the top half. When camping it will be covered by the awning. The box has been sealed with polyurethane. The box occupies the unused space below the full size mattress in the back.

 

[JackandJanet]

That's great, and a nice bit of engineering! I'm sure the pictures will help anyone else wanting to do this modification.

- Jack

 

[The Ohioian]

Here’s an outside door! Needs a handle to open it. working on moving the guide rail and block. Still need to cut the bulb seal trim and move it over.

 

[The Ohioian]

Still working on some kinks the latch is not working very well and I have a gap under the slide out that needs to be filled. It’s big enough for a coon because I didn’t want the rails on the outside greasing my pants or collecting cottonwood seeds.