Turtle L300 kitchen / camping / sleeping cabinets

[jessef]

I built a camping unit similar to David's (thanks for the idea) due to it's simplicity and functionality. I made some changes as I went along the build.

I used 1/2" plywood for the baseplate, UHMW polyethylene 1/8" strips (thanks David) for the sliders, 1/2" and 1/4" softwoods for the rest of the cabinets and drawers.

I painted with the Behr water based latex acrylic primer/sealant and the Behr premium latex acrylic topcoat color matched to the interior of the stock L300 (I have the paint code if anyone would like it).

All in all, it worked out well and is very functional.

The sink is stainless bowl (a moderate size - not one of those 'can wash a cup' bowls) and the coutertop is a sheet of 18gauge stainless as well. 20L water storage on the side that is fed via bilge pump into the stainless faucet/sink with a drain 1/2" tube at 10ft length activated by the on/off switch beside the faucet.

The stove is fixed although a few screws and it can be removed for either servicing or replacement. There is enough storage behind the stove for propane bottles and etc...

Above the stove is a shallow drawer for misc cooking gear.

Above the drawers are two large boxes shaped to the rear bench seat contour the maximize space. They are open to use for different configurations.

Underneath the bench seat from the front is a magnetic latch/flipup panel that allows access to the storage underneath the bench inside the unit.

In the front at the engine hump, I made a simple cabinet that triples as a storage unit, bench seat and brace for the lower bed platform.

On the floor, I removed everything and laid down mouldable Dynamat and then EcoFoam in between the Dynamat flooring and 1/2" marine plywood base. Ontop of the marine plywood floor is a 1/8" flooring I have yet to take pictures of.

With this setup, Turtle can sleep 4 adults or 2 adults and 3 children and seat 5 people for driving and 5 people in the rear facing each other along with storage space. The rear kitchen is setup to pull up, pop the hatch and immediately begin cooking/cleaning without having to setup any kitchen gear outside on tables, etc...

Any q's just ask.

Thanks to David for the ideas, materials and Rich for use of his shop and materials.

[jessef]

[jessef]

[Mbryant]

Wow that is really nicely done.

[jessef]

Thanks. Took some creative thinking as I was going along.

The stock camping units are cramped inside and I have never cooked inside our westy's, nor in our Delica's so a plan was devised to put the cooking outside but easily accessible and quickly deployed. It worked out very well.

[Einstein]

wow thats great work! i like it alot.....very nice

[Aciled]

Nicely done, very clever. Nice to have the space to achieve all of this work. You will have to sell 'kits'.

EN

[jaggedfish]

Nice work Jesse! Looks very professional all painted up!
Cheers!

[konadog]

Looks great!

[jessef]

Thanks for the comments.

No, I won't be making kits

Turtle's new owner will be happy with this setup.

Working on the passenger/sleeping compartment. Will post pictures when I'm done.

[jessef]

Lower bed setup beginning

Will fold away either on the side or up top with the upper bed slats

6'3" head to toe
4'8" width

[psilosin]

These camperization pics are so sexy there should be pr0n music in the background! boom chicka waaaa waaaaa.

[snelson]

Jesse- that's awesome! Would you consider selling plans?
I'm decent at carpentry but lousy at the engineering.
Would be serious about paying you for some plans if you'd consider it!?
My wife saw your pictures and said "now that's what we need!"
Steve

[jessef]

Thanks Steve.

Turtle is up for sale and if he doesn't sell in the next little while, I'll pull the unit out and take measurements for you. I made the box to fit in Turtle and he has a custom floor (different thickness than stock) so your measurements may differ slightly.

I literally built it without making plans. I looked at David's a few times and just started cutting. You can see that by my first bottom section. I hadn't planned on building a top storage box but ended up doing so. An add-on

I couldn't have done a job like this without the use of Rich's shop, tools and materials. He really has a good thing going.

[jessef]

lower sleeping platform. All the hardware/wood plates are stored above the driver's head in the same compartment the top bed slats are stored.

Floor overlay (thanks David !) Sorry for the poor pictures. Dark / rainy and iphone.

This is just a test fit. The bolts are flush (not to poke into the mattress) and I have to still make the joints.