10 Low-cost Ideas for a Small Camper
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- A few years ago I did a series of "Low-Cost Ideas" for my old A-Frame trailer. Here's the first of a possible series intended for almost any small trailer or camper. Most ideas cost only a few bucks, nothing when published was over $25 USD. Camp frugally!
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I like my fabric door-hanging shoe-holder. Basically a 24 matrix of pockets. I cut it in half, added a couple of grommets, and hang them all over including on the back of my drivers seat. Books. Water bottles. Cords. Socks. Glasses. Pens. Plastic bags. Containers of little things. Even shoes!
That's a great idea...I should get one to put over the back of the rear seat in my Jeep and my Bronco 2. A great place to store items within easy reach, yet out of the way and not getting tossed around the vehicle during offroad excursions.
Mike Mead At home I use one of the these on the back of the door to my pantry and I store my cleaning supplies in the shoe pockets. They are clear so I’m not always rummaging around looking for the cleaning product I want.
I found a nice one with mesh pockets so I can see what’s in them but it’s not the plastic that holds moisture .....LOVE them, they hold a lot of stuff, organized and accessible!!!!
Awesome that I'm not the only person who uses them.
I have them in my house in the kitchen for all the water bottles and odd shape things that fall out of cupboards.
But they are great for traveling and shower hooks work on head rest.
Great ldea!
Very informative ideas. That fan speed controller is brilliant.
I agree. Probably best one 😀💕 i have another fan and might need to try that out with thatone.
You do need to know if you have a brushed or brushless motor in order to get the right controller though.
Well done - Was the amp usage / comparison of the new fan controller mentioned?
@@Eve5555-u2h I don't think so
I used to have one on a old game console it sounded loud!!
Slim must be a retired Canadian shop teacher
Storage for. Cast iron skillet - my wife found that storing our cast iron skillet in the plastic bubble wrap envelope, like Amazon ships things in, works well. It keeps it the things around it protected from both impact and grime. It's cheap and easily replaced if it gets greasy.
@Dan Dial, this is hands-down the BEST solution anyone's posted. I actually did have an Amazon envelope, and just tried it on some rough roads . Stays greasy and snug in the bottom of my dishpan now. Thanks!!! SP
Just be careful with moisture, the plastic can cause moisture retention, therefore rust 🥺
You can screw a neodynium magnet on the shelf or even the wall and attach the pan on to it!
@@SlimPotatohead I'd be real careful about the moisture problem you create that way too. Put some dessicant packs in there, at the very least. But I think you'd be just as well suited with an *unwaxed* cardboard box trimmed and taped or stapled to fit.
For my cast iron I use grip liner it Dosnt trap moisture And keeps everything nice and secure
Macgyver Slim! You're on my Macgyver Hero list👍😃 ☮❤🕉
The Canadian Macgyver for sure, he's amazing.
I told my husband, that is what he is.
Great ideas! Have you thought of installing a metallic backsplash? You could hang your knives, spices, magnets with clamps or hooks (dollar store) for notes/pot holders/photos. Oh the possibilities. 👍
You’re such a jokester hahaha... always keeping it light hearted with great content and I don’t even have a camper. 😂😂😂
Hey Slim love your new trailer.
With the fire extinguisher. It's a good idea to take it out of the holder and give it a shake about once a week while traveling.
This prevents the powder from setting up on the bottom and prevents it from possibly clogging up in time of need.
When you shake it you'll feel the powder moving inside.
Never heard that..interesting.
Steven Wilson ... I do submit it's a good idea for when the trailer is parked for a while. However, when the trailer is going down the road it gets an extremely good shake. I know that first hand. That's why it's also a good idea to check the clasp that holds it in it's hanger to insure it's still secure before traveling.
@@arthurleslie9669
Here's one for you, drive around with a box of baking soda.
The road vibration will solidify
It. It will settle all air space out of the powder. Higher dollar extinguishers eliminates this issue with a two chamber design one for the pressurizing gas and the other is the powder.
Pressing the lever transfers the gas to the powder section fluffing it Pryor to exit out the nozzle.
Smaller Marine type extinguishers don't.
Just a pressurized bottle with a tube that goes to the bottom of the bottle..
It's just a good idea to give it a shake each week to eliminate this issue.
One of the things I love about your videos is the creative modifications you come up with for your trailer. You've given me permission to make mods to my next trailer, thank you! As far as where or how to store the cast iron fry pan, the first thought was a small pillowcase, just to put something around it; but then I thought about the neoprene laptop sleeve that I have for my Chromebook; that might be a better solution; or into the pillowcase and then into the sleeve, it would serve to keep the sleeve just a bit cleaner over time.
I had previously tossed around the idea of using snaps to retain various items, this video clinched the deal and I ordered a kit yesterday. I especially like the fact that the ones you recommended are stainless steel, so I can use them on the outside of my van, with minimal rust staining. Some other great ideas in this one also! Thanks for the push!
Probably been mentioned somewhere else, but it looks like the door shade once had the base brackets installed on the door, but were removed at some point in time and the screws were left in the holes. The brackets would have eliminated the possibility of the shade taking out an eye.
I was a fireman for 30 years and when it comes to fire extinguishers there is one more important thing you should do to make them more effective. good idea where you put yours but one thing you need to do is shake it up. yes that's right, when you go down the road and with all the vibrations the powder will settle and if you have a fire only a portion will come out the nozzle. so make it a habit in your TT set up that you shake the extinguisher or even take it our and tap it on the TT tire. this will break up that powder and if you need it you will have 100% of the powder instead of say 30%. OK I''m done now, keep up the good work, love watching your videos
You're a MacGyver for campers, trailers and mobile homes. I look forward in watching your future videos.
Great tips, Slim! Love your unique ability to figure it all out.
Love the water bottle cap❗️
Me too, but I would have taken blue ones to match the colour of the bin behind it 😉..
Just brought a 1983 burro to renovate, all original fixtures and lights. These tips are wonderful! Thank you for sharing. Peace!
I would give you a 5 * review but since you had 12 ideas I will have to give you a 12 * review. ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO. Thank you so much.
GREAT updates Slim!!!! As for your cast iron.....any low cabinet. That is the one item that you don't want flying around!!! Even under the mattress works for travel!.
Very smart! I especially liked the idea with storing your receipts!!!
Enjoy watching your great ideas. Have a safe journey.
I've been looking for a bedside hanger. Cool!
I like the bottle caps with the spring rods and also the button snaps great innovation along with the pouch for your papers wonderful idea keep up the good work you're a very interesting guy with great ideas
I know you’ve probably seen this but there’s a magnetic strip I see on other campers that people store silverware and knives and perhaps even pans for easy accessibility. Just an idea you might be able to “slim” around and make work for you! Really enjoyed this video and I look forward to more camper modifications in the future! I also think eventually it would be nice to have a tour of your jeep like what you store in it when you camp and travel. Thanks SP!
The bottle cap idea works if you're just using plain ordinary dowels, or a closet rod, too. I got the idea from shower curtain rod holders that stick to the wall. There's a slight cut out at the top of one so that you can get the dowel (or closet rod) out.
the spice gripper's beyond perfect !
I wonder if Doug saw my video on building your own fantastic fan with that controller haha I'm building my own small camper now :) can't wait to show off my crazy ideas! Love the videos thanks!
HighDollarHobo : HighDollarHobo- I searched for your video, as I bought the fan controller Slim P recommended but it does not come with any directions, but I could not find your video. I did read comments on Amazon about the controller which included some discussions and photos, but the best description required running a separate ground, and that won’t work in my Casita. What is the title of your video? Thanks!
Enjoyed you video. Thank you.
As for the iron skillet, I stop at my local post office and pick up several of their padded envelopes slip my skillet in. No grease spots on wall. I put a hanging hook on a wall or cabinet door then tack a piece of elastic to go across to hold the skillet from bumping around. This is how I store all my pots and pans. Has always worked beautifully for me. Good traveling!
@1629 Citizen, please contact Highdollarhobo by clicking on his icon above. My comments do not allow links. This was not the info I was referring to however. Thanks, SP
Loved the bottlecaps. And having the fire extinguisher at hand. Altho if you're outside you might be grateful for another one in the door so you don't have to run into the fire to get the extinguisher;). The spice rack was hilarious and quick, and the fan must have been a tremendous relief. The storage box upfront is cool, a taller one might be even better. if it would fit.
How about using a silicone flan dish to store your skillet?
Brilliant!!!!!
Bedside hanger thing........I would like that behind the drivers seat in my minivan. I probably will need to bend the hooks a bit. Such good ideas!
Slim some excellent ideas. I enjoyed your video.
Great ideas! I put my cast fry pan anywhere it won't get wet even if it's out in the tool box on the tongue. Thanks for all the advice!
Just did the speed controller mod to my fantastic fan in my teardrop 👍👍👍
Creative mind, creative life ! :)
Hi from Down Under. I am about to become a solo traveler (senior) and absolutely love your videos. I have just bought a hard floor camper trailer and getting it ready for a road trip. Have you thought of instilling a diesel heater? They don’t take up much room and are easy to put in. It’s winter here now but nothing like yours!
Clearly, the secret to your superpowers is the Dollar Store. Thanks for the tips!
The bottle caps for spring rods, easy, cheap and works. Thanks.
You are very clever! Thank you for the neat ideas.
Awesome ideas. I incorporated several in my Vymeron especially the bottle cap idea...brilliant!
Button rug...brilliant!
Very good ideas that won't break the bank
Very clever ideas. I love the use of snaps for your rug and the bottle cap for the tension rods. Brilliant!
I LOVE your tips!!! Enjoyed this a lot!!!
As a subscriber from India I was a bit saddened ☹️ when you said that you are not much into spices. BTW good ideas👍.
Lol you really will be sadder for me..I use salt and pepper only. Lacking taste/smell helps.
@@patsykluting-lucas3804 no problem, everyone is not like me. I believe in living colourful and spicy life 😁.
Singh the _king I love spices especially a good curry, but in a small space, like a construction job trailer you have to be careful you don't make everyone else smell your food. I try to bring enough to share.
@@anitasimmons3599 thanks for your support. I was kind of feeling lonely in the comment section 😁👍.
@@singhthe_king9558 If you were only able to bring 5 or 6 spices (not counting salt and pepper) camping what would you bring?
Wow! Really glad you passed on these hacks.Thank you sir.
For your cast iron pan. Two options, but both involve magnets. Mount a decent strength magnet either on the side of a cabinet or into the bottom of the cabinet. If you want to go fancy, use a on/off magnets that has a rotation knob that will deactivate the magnet so you can easily remove the pan. You can DIY it, or just buy it. Cast iron will stick to the magnet and not shake about. You can cover the magnet with a rubber mat to improve traction too.
I'm happy you are doing great, Billy Bob!
I keep my cast iron pans in the empty sink when travelling and under the sink when camping
Great ideas even for a 35-footer as well!
An idea: This has to do with the fire extingusher. Even though it may be found unnecessary to do when checking you fire extingusher remove from mount and turn end for end a couple times before reading the gage. A person might even tap the face of the gage to make sure it is not stuck. Sometimes gages will become stuck and give a false reading.
I love your videos! You ALWAYS give excellent ideas and advice! You are one heck of a smart guy! Thank you once again! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😁
Great ideas! I love the snaps and can see all sorts of use for them. Thanks for sharing all those ideas. Play safe and be well.
I love the ‘low cost ideas’ videos. They’re really Interesting and fun. Thanks 😊
I believe you should put more of the lower mirrors in your trailer.. it could be a confidence builder. Great tips!
thanks Slim - I am always looking for ways to "adapt" things
Excellent. I love these idea videos. You are a very practical guy.
Arg! Some great ideas Captain Hook! No one likes gettin' their eye poked out. 😁☮💟🎶
thanks for always sharing so many of your very clever ideas...you're a DIY genius! :)
You are so clever to think of these things.
Lee Valley sells rare earth magnets and cups...a few of those would hold the pan man
Very good helpful tips. Gets my ideas flowing for my trailer. Thanks!
very clever ideas! my favorite bottle caps!!
I love you’re humor Slim
Just discovered this video, scrolling around and because I LOVE organizational ideas and tips, had to watch. Some really great tips and tricks and love the commentary, very comical and amusing. Thank you, I enjoyed it and the links to the items that so many never include. Nicely done.
Thank you for the link to the DC fan controller! I just ordered one. In March I bought a used Lance 1685, that once I can get over my depression slash no motivation, I will install the solar, batteries, and inverter that I have staring at me... But that 3 way fan is WAY too loud, I am with you on that
I love all these but the bottle cap idea was genius. No more honey jar falling on my noggin!
I use a mesh shoe bag to store food, toiletries, Off spray, shoes, scissors, mail, manuals, etc. It can be cut to the size needed and tacked to the wall or door.
Your humor earned a sub.
"Don't hang projectiles on a moving door!", LOL (I'm glad you weren't badly injured!!
A tip for the fire extinguisher that the Fire Marshall told me last year when I asked him about mine that I keep in my bedroom/living room/kitchen... He said that even though the gauge shows "green", these are powder chemicals and the powder settles to the bottom. They need to be given a good long, hard shake about every 6-12 months. I've had mine for a very long time and he said that as long as the gauge was green and put I scheduled a maintenance reminder alert, they'd be fine.
Hi Wild West Gal. Good tip, although a good long hard shake is what it already gets every time I travel. Thanks! SP
@@SlimPotatohead Haha, good point! I forgot to add in my comment that all the tips you gave are brilliant! I continue to be amazed at how clever and handy you are! Happy travels! WWG
For your fire extinguisher, I would like to see a small block of wood screwed to the wall just above it to prevent you from possibly hitting the trigger handle with your foot while exiting the bed and breaking it off. For one of my extinguishers that is in a "spider accessible" location, I took a very small piece of dryer sheet and put it over the nozzle and tied it loosely with a piece of thread to keep a spider from deciding to build a nest / egg case in there. It's light enough and tied in such a way that even if you forget to pull it off before use, the pressure will blow it away. And, thirdly, I second the suggestion made elsewhere in the comments to occasionally remove the extinguisher from it's holder and turn it upside down and maybe tap it on a wall as the powder can compact itself into the bottom of the tank from the constant vibration of driving. I was a member of an industrial fire department and our protocol when using a dry chem extinguisher was to turn it upside down and tap it at least once on the ground or running board of the engine to make sure we had full use of all the powder.
Excellent! You've solved at least 3 of my issues.
I love the outside the box thinking 💭
Paint that "lower half' mirror either with chalkboard paint for leaving notes to yourself. Or replace it with a piece of metal that magnetic organizer items can stick to for more small-stuff storage.
So snaps have arrived now for some helpful securing of things thanks and love the integration of humor. Safe travels
Man... These tips are pure gold, don't know about the storm locks
I love the fantastic fan idea. I have a teardrop camper and that fan can get loud. Thanks for the tip.
Loved the snaps as fasteners. Great idea!
You are really well organized!
Great ideas. May Jesus continue to bless you and your family
Great ideas for our little Casita! Especially the bottle lids to hold the tension rod. I'll do that one first. And good safety tips too.
You mentioned about storing your cast-iron frying pans, I noticed you had a blank wall over the stove, hot-glue a piece of wood or plastic the length you need to the wall over stove, use screw-in hooks to separate pans and hang by handles, you can obtain Bungie cargo mesh net's in various sizes...screw extra hooks to hook mesh to
Campervan owners in the UK are moving over from the normal fire extinguishers to fire safety sticks. Discharge for longer and are more effective and not as messy after being discharged. Search you tube for reviews if interested.
Excellent Spinal Tap reference lolol. Hilarious gentle TMI with the mirror.... thanks for the giggle! Stealing a couple of those ideas for my crappy tent trailer as well....
I love your content - helpful and seasoned with humor!
Thanks for sharing, just got a motorhome and some of these tips are quite helpful 🙌🏼
A bungee mounted on the bottom of the window keeps the curtain tucked in 👍
Good idea. Thanks! SP
as always very practical keep the pan in the vehicle
Cast iron skillet: I saw someone in a built box truck buy a wire basket (wood might do) and screw it on the wall above the stove. For the handle, they used velcrow stips to keep the skillet sturdy in its place. That was another way to save space with limited storage. It would require screwing the basket into the wall if that is an option for you.
I keep my cast iron skillet in a flannel pillow case. It goes in a small cabinet under the stove since the handle is too long to fit in the oven. It keeps the skillet from moving around, protects the seasoned iron, and i can keep another smaller pot inside it.
Great ideas Slim. Thanks a bunch. As for the cast iron skillet I'd wrap it in a towel when traveling and throw it in the blue bin.😄
Love to see a collaboration video with you and another great Canadian TH-camr Foresty Forest 🇨🇦 . Little late but congrats on 100,000 subscribers 👍
Yeah slim needs a Crock Pot though. Gotta love foresty
In oz we have car window reflectors. You just put them up inside and get the visor to hold. Well I cut them to suit window and folded over cloth and sowed around. That so the edge does not fall apart. The elastic. So when cold or hot. Just roll out and clip up using the elastic. It covers the window. Insulation. I hope it made sense. Cheap to do. I have a old caravan. I am using your tips thanks. The screens i have just written about. One side white. So my back window I turn it around so it does not blind the driver following me but it keeps the sun out of the van.
All great ideas.... for the cast iron you may consider a kitty litter box.... It would shelf easier... (just throwing that out there) Doc
Lots of great tips and ideas, thanks for sharing.
You are a regular McGiver. So many ideas that anybody could use, anywhere.
17:32 As a dad myself, I love the dad pun in the form of an safety lecture, lol. "The purpose of a blind is not to blind you."
You’re a real ideas man Slim and a great home maker. Love your work! Thank’s again.
These are great! I need 10 more ideas lol and hey I saw that Az Cardinals coozie in your cupboard. Go cards!
So cool! Lots of tips for any vehicle. Thanks.
Grommet tool is handy too.
Excellent video full of awesome ideas !! You sir, are truly a genius. Or a mad scientist,LOL !! I wrap my cast iron pans in towels, and then put them in my cabinet draws.....
Love all your videos. Always very informative. Please keep them coming.