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[craig333]

I had some stuff in my cabinet with the sliders and could not get it open. I had to disassemble it to fix it. Its definitely on the list of things to be modified/replaced. The rest of the cabinets are fine, I just had to add an external hook latch (whatever you call those things) so they can't come open accidentally.

[jimjxsn]

The guy who I bought my Ranger from removed the sliding doors on the bottom cabinet and the routed out track was split. He was just using bins in the open cabinet.

I ended up making doors that hinge on the bottom. Here are before and after pics...

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[rich]

Yeah that's more like it, some nice doors that won't be frustrating or snap.

[pvstoy]

Hi Jim,

That looks great! I'm making a cabinet in a Kestrel, what kind of a latch did you use and mounted top center? And are those outside mount hinges?

[jimjxsn]

I used cabinet hinges from Home Depot. I'm using a magnetic latch but may switch to a more substantial one or add additional super magnets to the corners if they don't hold well enough. So far so good, though.

[benburnett]

You guys are right about the old doors. The rubber bumpers worked to a point on the old campers but you had to use two hands to open them.

We have changed over to a positive latch system on our campers now and added the plastic tracks for the cabinet doors.

The main differences that you will find between us and FWC are the options for one. FWC offers more options than we do. FWC has that neat roll down couch also that everyone likes. FWC has the new liner that does not have the outside flaps that you have to roll up and down. We have increased the width of the campers 4". This gives you a little bit bigger bed and increased cabinet depth for storage. The extended bed is a standard feature on our campers instead of an option. FWC also raised the walls of their campers to offer the bigger refer with the freezer. This in turn gives you a higher head room clearence in the FWC.

That covers the main differences between the campers.

I believe you will still have all your fingers after talking with us.:)

[rich]

Hi Ben,

Yeah, I have no fear for my fingers. I am planning to come by and see the ATC campers soon. I end up going to the bay area once or twice a month to see family and friends so I will swing by on my next visit. I figure by then you guys will be all settled in to the new location. I'm looking forward to seeing your campers.