Rain and Leaks!

Urg! We never get rain here in west Texas but bam! RAIN ... and what comes with rain? Leaks ... those pesky, didn't want to get rid of, escape hatches got to go!

It's NOT pretty but will have to do until Daddy 💕 can pull those hatches and replace them with the metal I bought; 2 sheets of 16 gauge and 2 sheets of 14 gauge cost $80. That's a heck of a lot cheaper than replacing the hatches!

Nathan was gracious and came over to help get the tarps on before it rained more ... he had to take his Superman pose ROFL

Happy RV'ing!!

Light Work ...

I have been sick a few days, so working on the bus has been slow. I did get the windows to the closet covered up. Our clothes are going to be in there and the sun can be so damaging! This is a close up of how I covered the ones in the shower area too ... quite simple and works. The glass is still on the outside until Daddy 💕 decides to take them out and cover the whole with sheet metal. I draw the line at working on the outside!! LOL

The hallway is completed covered. The piece of tile on the floor is to make sure that I left a gap for the flooring. ALMOST forgot LOL

Poor Daddy 💕! He's all tuckered out!! After getting the lights ran LOL isn't He adorable!!

These are those cedar planks you get at the big box hardware stores. Usually, you cover drywall with them but these actually made up the wall to our closet. They smell amazing and are just beautiful! Can't wait to get the shower done so I can cover the other wall! Gosh ... getting SO close!

Happy RV'ing!!

Just Busing Along ...

Freedom looks like a war zone, quite literally! Everything is just everywhere!

The good new is, Daddy 💕 got to come home today and he replaced all the lights with new LEDs! I was Über excited about having DC lights that can actually be turned off and on LOL

The hallway wall has been completely covered in pallet wood. We bought this at Home Depot prestained. By the time we bought a planer and everything we needed to use refurbished pallets, we ended up paying less buying to pre done AND it's lighter. I mean, 1/2 the weight as one pallet piece ... So this made more sense and it's done. Just cut to size, glue, screw and call it a day!

Got the shower valve mounted and in place so that the plywood could be cut to fit. Everything is coming together! Slowly, but with just me doing the work most of the time, it's really not that bad!

Happy RV'ing!!

Our Beautiful APARTMENT Sized Fridge

After much discussion and LOTS of debating, we decided on the Whirlpool 10.7-cu top freezer in steel :) The only one that had it was Lowes, so we purchased it online for about $448. It came with free shipping and delivery!

The plug is right behind it and attached to the inverter so that it runs, even going down the road! That way, we can take Freedom to buy groceries and load them up right away!

Thanks to my lovely, future son-in-law for coming over to help load it onto Freedom!! 💋

Happy RV'ing!!

The In-Between #10

Things are slowing down around here ... the remaining items needed for Freedom are starting to add up and become costly. Can only purchase a little at a time ... sooooo, I'm taking a bit of time to crochet. Here's #10:

Happy Hooking!!

This Shower ... Is EVIL!

I realized that when I designed the shower, I did not place a wall along side the bus where the windows are and there was no way to attach the plywood that needed to be waterproofed for the corrugated metal I bought for the walls. So, I ended up securing them with screws, placing a piece of plywood on the inside and using that handy, dandy Zip tape to seal it all in. Then I added the foam board for some sort of insulation and tada! I have a new wall to finish up the shower with! maybe ....

I cannot reiterate enough ... design the shower around a PREMADE shell. Period! It will make your life soooooo much easier!

Happy RV'ing!!

More Packages :)

So we received our little bar sink today and the two HEPVO "p-traps" we ordered. We decided not to go with the traditional p-traps because they use water to help "filter" out the smell and with a moving RV, we didn't like the idea of the water sloshing around in there ... after a lot of research and other ideas, HEPVO won.

We purchased ours from Amazon.com .. as always because we're prime members and get great deals on shipping. The HEPVO's are not as cheap as p-traps by any means but we're happy with our decision to use them. They can be installed horizontally or vertically ... just follow the package rules closely. We did have to purchase separate rubber washers because the vanity has a weird size pipe thats attached to the drain. These are 1 1/2" and cost us $33.78 a piece!

The sink was also purchased on Amazon. It's a Houzer and designed to fit in a 18" cabinet. We have one 18" and one 15" cabinet in the kitchenette area. This ran $44.73, free shipping. It will hold the Delta Foundations faucet we bought last month. It's one of those bar faucets but tall so you can get pans under it.

Happy RV'ing!!