Well there's been a big interval between this and my previous post but, needless to say, not all of that time has been spent working on the camper - all the other bits of life keep getting in the way. Despite that I've made steady progress on the build and various parts of it are now complete.
The cabinets are all finished (varnished, doors hung, etc.), as this wide angle shot looking forward shows.
But, as always it seems, I'm waiting for bits - this time for the combined sink and two-burner hob which, once I've got it, will enable me to fit the L-shaped worktop and finish that kitchen corner on the left.
The gas locker below it is all ready for two 3.9kg Calor propane bottles (or equivalent). Drop-out and regulator are fitted as is the 8mm pipe running through to the water heater in the cupboard next door and, when I get it, to the hob above it. Plumbing to and from the sink is also on hold of course but, apart from that, all the plumbing and pipework is done.
The other kitchen item which is still missing is the fridge - a Waeco CR65 which will fill that large space to the right of the picture above. Being a compressor fridge it has no need for a flue or ventilation to the outside of the camper but it does need air to be able to circulate behind and above it. That's what those three large holes in the side panel are in aid of. (Incidentally they won't be visible when the camper is finished.) There are three matching holes in the other side panel and a grill in the floor of the cupboard above it so that our clothes can benefit from the circulating warm air. Warm pants on a winter morning - that's what you call luxury.
The tall, thin cupboard in the right-hand corner is really just the unavoidable consequence of having the fresh water intake built into that corner of the camper but it also houses the fuse box and battery isolation switch and hides a lot of wiring. In any camper space is at a premium of course and so I figured we could also use that otherwise inaccessible space to hang a couple of fleeces and maybe even waterproofs - hence the coat hooks. Again they'll benefit from the warmth of the fridge.
Nearly all of the electrics are in and finished. The only outstanding item, except for the fridge, is a double 12-volt and USB socket that I want to install on the 'control panel' on the front wall of the camper so that panel is still not fixed in position.
Apart from the very stylish (though I sez it myself
) spice rack on top of it, this panel also houses a pretty useless battery gauge, switches for water pump, lights and the aforementioned 12-volt sockets, a slightly less useless fresh water gauge, and switches for the gas/230v water heater. Everything that's in so far has been tested and it all works! Even the awkward corner cupboard ...
... with its door-activated lights.
Ooh, fancy!!