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[cabezon23]

Thanks to Thanksgiving I finally had time to work on my kitchen cabinet modification.

I didn't like the way the original table was working in these campers. It's too heavy and takes up too much space in the camper.

My solution is to integrate the table (or tables in my case) into the cabinet.

I used 2 sets of low profile drawer sliders to support the tables. Seeing the space available under the sink I also installed and additional shelf in there, this almost doubles the usable space.

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[cabezon23]

This is the second part or table I installed between the drawer and the water tank.

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[cabezon23]

This is the last pic of my new table setup, ready to be used.

Having the cabinet apart I also installed a standard 110V power outlet. The inverter is installed below the battery separator. The switch to turn the inverter on and off is right next to the furnace control.

I'd say I had a productive Thanksgiving. Now it's time to put it to use.

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[DirtyDog]

Wow that's a great table idea!

[cabezon23]

Wow that's a great table idea!

Thanx DirtyDog, it could have been even better with some previous measuring and planing.

After seeing the results, I think in the future I would install the shelf and table under the sink higher and on the same level as the table over the water tank. This way I could hang an additional board between the two tables and make just one long surface.

Another thing I might do in the future is install a door to access the wiring behind the power outlet, control box and furnace control.

I guess having a camper is a learning experience.

[SunMan]

Pretty darn clever! The mods I see on here never cease to amaze me. Well done.

[DLN]

Good work, a simple but creative solution to a convenient usable table plus picking up the dead space under the sink, keep it up.

[craig333]

What is it with us fwc/atc owners and modifying things? Guess we're all just handy folks. Thanks for the idea on the inverter. Been trying to figure out how to install mine, its not really designed to be installed but I have an idea that should work now.

[erod]

really nice, thanks for the pics and project description! let us know how it works!

[buzzman]

Yep, I think these are some very useful cabinet mods. Great idea. Do you have any pictures of the cabinets before you started? I don't really know what a Bobcat cabinet looks like up close other than what's shown on the ATC web site.

Like I said in the camper dolly thread, Ben might have to start fielding requests for these mods from potential ATC customers.

Buzzman