Pictures continued
(Week 2)
The roof rack has been added. Although I was pleased with how it looks it turns out it was/is too short for my needs. This rack will ultimately need to hold two 11+ foot SUP paddleboards so at a minimum the roof rack needs to cover the entire roof and there needs to be three crossbars instead of two. I asked for the rack extension which means the front part of the roof rack will be screwed in versus bolted in since they have already installed the ceiling. Also note two ceiling fans for more air circulation.
The interior takes shape. This cabinet will hold the microwave, fridge and internal Danhard AC unit. According to SMB, it may even run a full hour on battery alone! (may) I also had the split slide out shelves added (to the right of the fridge). This was somewhat custom as it was not in their standard design templates. I had a good recommendation from one of the SMB techs on this design. Normally it ends up as one unit but if you are like me and have a bunch of stuff piled up in the back of the van, opening a one piece unit may be problematic.
The gaucho is beginning to take shape. It should end up being 74 inches (with 72 inches of cushion) and fit three people comfortably in seating position. The privacy window has also been added. This is the only additional window we had added to the van. We elected to not have any water at all. It was something I just felt we would not really use and would only end up being a hassle. If that hurts the resale 20+ years from now so be it. The net effect of no water means there will be extra storage under the gaucho as it will only contain two batteries.
Another pic of the inside. The two ceiling fans should allow for some good circular airflow should we wish to have one pull in and one push out air in the van. This will also hopefully help in cold weather should we decide to fire up a Mr. Buddy heater by pumping out some of the water vapor. (Hopefully
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Last picture of the inside. This cabinet will be for additional storage and will have a table top for whatever. The 12 and 110s will also be in this area where we can plug in our cell phones / water warmers.