Posted 2006-01-29 6:35 PM (#36179) Subject: Another LQ question
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Location: Payson, Arizona
I have a Trails West 3H mid tack, with unfinished LQ. Thinking of making mid tack into bathroom,build a holding tank under a false floor for clearance reasons, and building a rear tack. Has anyone ever done this? Also, my vent is mounted off center due to the crown in the roof and the center support rib, I am planning to use that cut out to put my A/C unit, but unsure if the A/C needs to sit level, or if it will operate fine at a slight angle. Any and all ideas are welcome --- Thanks,
Posted 2006-01-29 9:02 PM (#36184 - in reply to #36179) Subject: RE: Another LQ question
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Originally written by ridepayson on 2006-01-29 5:35 PM
Also, my vent is mounted off center due to the crown in the roof and the center support rib, I am planning to use that cut out to put my A/C unit, but unsure if the A/C needs to sit level, or if it will operate fine at a slight angle. Any and all ideas are welcome --- Thanks, Travis
Hello... Welcome to the forum..
I have a Carrier unit. Manual says it can be mounted +/- 10 degrees max side to side. That's not much... especially if you're camping on rough ground.
Posted 2006-01-29 11:32 PM (#36191 - in reply to #36179) Subject: RE: Another LQ question
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I built a rear tack to get the saddles out of the dressing room. I used 2x4's and it turned out fine. I just wish I didn't have a single rear door. Double doors would work better. I didn't think of building an indoor frame for the water tank. I'll have to check on it when I get that far. Have to fix a roof leak before I do anything else.
Posted 2006-01-30 8:29 PM (#36265 - in reply to #36179) Subject: RE: Another LQ question
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I had my Trails West 3H Side tack finished out with a small LQ last winter. I had an RV company do the conversion and they were able to fit a toilet/shower combo in the other 1/2 of what would have been a mid-tack. The floor of the toilet/shower is elevated and placed directly over the black holding tank. My clean water tank is under what was the boot box. I have NO tanks protruding underneath the trailer. I have a friend who converted her mid-tack into a 1/2 tack and did the same thing--that way she didn't lose the convenience of the side/mid tack, but gained the convenience of unused space converted into a bathroom.
Posted 2006-02-01 6:52 PM (#36396 - in reply to #36179) Subject: RE: Another LQ question
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Thank you for the help so far, this site is a huge help. Is there a site anywhere that you can see different LQ layouts? Like CAD drawings or 3D? I have looked at countless pics of trailers,rv's and boats, but it is still difficult to get rolling on this project without knowing exactly where to put everything.... Lots of head scratching going on here--- Thanks to all again
Posted 2006-02-07 12:47 PM (#36676 - in reply to #36396) Subject: RE: Another LQ question
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Travis - my husband and I are getting ready to do our own LQ too. I pulled floor plans from the different manufacturers' websites. Also copied the drawings, whited out the interior walls, and made more copies to draw in what we thought we wanted and where. Sundowner has some good layouts.
Posted 2006-02-07 9:01 PM (#36693 - in reply to #36179) Subject: RE: Another LQ question
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I did my plan and then built the cabinets out of cardboard boxes and tape. Easy to change and adjust to fit. I found out that I had to raise the cabinets to keep from hitting my head. Not much time invested and I learned a lot. Check it out http://home.earthlink.net/~dheismann/
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