10 Low-cost Ideas for a Small Camper
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 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 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
We travel with a large cast iron skillet. I put it in a plastic grocery bag and store it in our closet on its side. Works for us!
Love your low cost ideas. I even love high cost ideas. When you are living in a small space, you need all the ideas you can get to make your life more comfortable and convenient.
The bottle top for the spring rod? BRILLIANT!
Brilliant hack using bottle caps to seat the compression rods.
Amazing how such simple inexpensive ideas and gadgets can make such a huge difference. I love the fact that functionality is your first priority and you find a way to achieve that with such little effort and expense. Very frugal Slim; awesome job educating others. Two thumbs up 👍👍.
Dollar tree is great too
I really like this comment! 🙂
Good ideas ! I think the first aid kit on the door is brilliant, because when it's placed inside a cupboard, it invariably works it's way deeper inside. When you need it for a plaster, you get blood on the gear that you have to move. First rate idea ! Cheers 👍
One word slim .......BRILLIANT 😀
yayyyy new Slim Potatohead. I don't even own a camper but your videos are super relaxing haha.
Haha same. Camper dreamin!
Those were really simple but not bad cheap tricks. Thank you!!!
If you are ever looking for a good way to hold something down, 3M EZ-pass adhesive strips! They look like little strips of heavy duty clear velcro. They are a little bit thicker, but are used for car windshields, so can take the blistering heat and freezing cold. And I have a set that's been in my car for 8ish years with no issues, both Canadian winter and warm summers and they dont budge!
Wow,I've been looking for something like this-thanks!
Yea they work really well. Would be perfect for objects you dont want to move, but can easily get at if you need to. Like a paper towel holder, one inside and one one the outside and you could bring the paper towels inside or out.
Very good ideas that won't break the bank
Slim, enjoyed your video. Regarding the new fan-controller, beware accidentally leaving it turned down very low - so low that the fan can become stalled, but continuing to draw current. My mom did this back home and melted the variac & the fan motor!
Nice to see that there are still a few clean and organized individuals in the world like you. Most people now a days live like in a junk yard.
the bottle caps were a great idea, enjoyed the ideas thanks!
Yes I'll use that idea
I'm an 81 yearold Hill Billy Leather crafter, i think i'll make that bed side organizer out of leather, Thanks for that idea.
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.
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. 👍
Slim must be a retired Canadian shop teacher
Hey slim that cassette toilet is so bright green can't miss the darn thing! Really like those snappy ideas!
Using the cap from the water bottle that was clever.
Great video Slim! I started watching your videos around when you made the ammo can wood stove and love seeing new trinkets and ideas!
Im building my own camper out of a 12x6 cargo trailer at the moment and you and your journeys have been a lot of inspiration from the beginning!
Here's to many more memories 👍
Home is where you park it
I'm a guy always interested in utility, whether its in an RV, a multi-tool or some other kind of gadget. I love the creative ideas Slim comes up with.
Very creative ideas! With the tension rod storage bar, you can use the large bull clips threaded on the rod to secure bags of chips, zip lock bags w/ snacks etc. for your cast iron skillet, I’d probably put a pot holder in it and stack other cook ware on top. They won’t rattle together, and they are protected with the pot holder that you will also use.
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 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!!
Love your ingenious ideas. I have a small camper with lots of potential. Thanks for all the info. Love your humor.
Those are some great ideas for all sizes of campers. Thanks Slim!
I'm gonna view 4 or 5 more of slim potatoe's vlogs 😀😀😀
Very smart! I especially liked the idea with storing your receipts!!!
Love the button idea
Wonderful ideas. I love the little basket with the hooks. I added it to my Amazon list immediately!
Older video, but just bought a 1975 Trillium that needs a bit of help, but not too bad. Great ideas, thanks !!!!!
Great set of low cost ideas!
As for the storage of a cast iron pan, I find any where that my wife can't find it when she is mad at me, best! :)
Wise🤣🤣🤣
Get the big heavy kind that she can't pick up. Or that hurts her hand. J K I bought my wife a number 8 that she can use. I have multiple sizes, I always have a Griswold number 6 in the car. Also a silver coated 3. With the butane stove I can have steaks at a rest area or hamburgers. I even cooked rolled tacos at midnight when traveling. Sometimes I do all nighters. 73
I enjoy all your videos. Love your humorous side. Should share often. Great video as always.!
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!
Love the frugal ideas! When I saw your spice rack idea, I laughed out loud because I just bought that same rack. I have enjoyed all of your videos so far, but i really like the fantastic ideas on how to use space creatively. I own a truck camper, and while I have a huge sleeping area, the living space is quite small, so your ideas resonate well for me. Thank you for that.
Fry pan put in a dollar store lunch cooler tote. Doesn’t slip, wipeable. Doesn’t rattle.Throw out when too dirty
Slim , you are a genius. It's that simple.
I have attached neodym magnet underneath drawer and stick my skillet to it.
Great ideas! And they cross over to our converted vans too.
13:04 : Okay.... I had to laugh..... It shows only your crotch, and when pressing it makes things look bigger than they actually are... Said as a complaint..... Said no man ever before.... 🤣
You read my mind, LOL.
LOL
When he said this I actually spit all over my tablet. Dude's funny! Good ideas.
then he said, "I don't need that" ;P LOL
He puts way more thought into these than we first think... he structures the videos really well too.
Well done mate...I hung with you til the end. Good ideas.
Also, when applying self adhesive surfaces to other smooth surfaces, wipe the receiving surface with alcohol and then let it dry. The adhesive will stick much longer. Brent
Thanks, Brent Henry! Monique
I love all these but the bottle cap idea was genius. No more honey jar falling on my noggin!
Thanks, Slim! Someone suggested storing skillet under mattress during travel. Just remember not to flop down on bed before removing it. 😀
I'd still put it in something airtight so it doesn't stink up the mattress, if the skillet is cast iron... just a thought.
The ayes have it! And that crotch mirror where objects appear larger than they are! Priceless!
You’re such a jokester hahaha... always keeping it light hearted with great content and I don’t even have a camper. 😂😂😂
Don't forget to add one of those bug nets for the door, so that you can keep the door open, and the bugs out during the hot summer days/ nights.😁
I would think that an RV manufacturer would be more than interested in your feed back. I'm in the process of restoring or I should say building a trailer and you are more than helpful with your ideas. Not just in this video, but in just about all your videos. I would also like to thank you for your entertainment. Times are challenging and you are a bright spot.
Great fire extinguisher logic.
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.
Very clever ideas. I love the use of snaps for your rug and the bottle cap for the tension rods. Brilliant!
I stack my cast iron fry pan and casserole together, then store them in a small soft sided cooler bag. The cooler has a plastic liner to protect from anything greasy on the cast iron and the padding saves my trailer if it bumps around.
Yeah. I use soft-sided cooler and tool bags for a lot of stuff. All my special utensils are in a $5 Walmart 12” tool bag: big spoon and fork, tongs, sharpener, oven mitt, ladle etc. I use a lot of those $5 tool bags and the $5 soft sided coolers. Great organizers and bump protectors.
I do the same and it works welk
I tried the soft sided bag for my two cast iron pans...for a bit. Now? I use bamboo paper towels to stop the rattle of any kitchen items...and I can use it to wipe up spills etc...two for the price of one.
add a square of the rubber dollar store shelf liner between them to prevent shifting and scratching.
Could also mount on the back of a door using two supports underneath and a rotating one on top to lock it in place.
Great ideas.
The puns are killing me 😆
I stack together and store all of my pots and pans inside my oven.
- Restored 1957 Shasta Deluxe, best designed camper ever.
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
I really want a little mobile home I think it would be a lot of fun it seems very cozy
Some of these ideas would be great to use in a home never mind a trailer.
maybe im a little late to the party but i very much enjoyed your humor and tips! My uncle screwed a towle bar to the inside of one of his locking cabinate doors and screwed a loop of bungie material seven inches above it. the wide area of the skillet rests on top of the towel bar and the handle slots into the bungie loop!
Shake your fire extinguisher to keep contents free from settling.
For reliable double sided tape use 3M automotive side moulding/trim tape. Heat and waterproof!👍
Powder compaction is a common problem with vertically mounted extinguishers... I bought a larger extinguisher and have if laying horizontal in a closet.... less problems with compaction ... Doc
That’s good to know. I just shook my extinguisher. Thank you.
Shake and tap on sides to break up the powder, change sides of how it lays to. Try to get metal head fire extinguishers plastic can loose pressure and gauge will still read good.
Thank you
Wow..do you know how many times I've had to take that extinguisher/safety class as a nurse? Annually for 30+ years..not once do I recall EVER being told to shake canister or rotate cannister..makes perfect sense to me..thanks so much..
Excellent! You've solved at least 3 of my issues.
Multiple fire extinguishers. Multiple ratings. Different access.
FYI: I believe RV gas refrigerators are one of the biggest causes of RV fires.
My camping situation is quite different as I no longer have a travel trailer to use for camping. I use a tent or sleep in the back of the pickup. However, same issue, where do you store your cookware. My solution was one of those clear plastic totes. I put my pots and pans in it, along with some kitchen towels to keep the pans from moving around in transit, as well as you know you always need a towel when cooking, as well as a pot holder so that stuff all goes into a clear tote box....I use the clear boxes so its easy to see what's in the boxes without having to pull everything out and open up the lids.
You 10 ideas were all great....I agree with the fire extinguisher location, heck you could always add a 2nd one by the door if you wanted. I've used a fire extinguisher a couple times, not for anything of mine but stopped a couple of people's cars from burning to the ground because I had a fire extinguisher in my truck which many people don't carry and I think should be required safety equipment for a vehicle and as expensive as vehicles are they should all come with one anyways.
I LOVE your tips!!! Enjoyed this a lot!!!
Great ideas. May Jesus continue to bless you and your family
Great tips, Slim! Love your unique ability to figure it all out.
Good ideas, Slim, keep up the good work.
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
It's amazing how many people put their fire extinguishers in closets/cabinets where they will not be able to reach them when they need them, and where no guest would ever think to look for them.
One of those little fire extinguishers saved my house from burning down stove fire and it was outdated by about three years
My neighbor destroyed a stove and the cabinet above while trying to cook. He didn't know table salt will stop a grease 🔥fire.
if you don't have a fire extinguisher or want to use it after trying the salt or if you panic and throw water on a grease fire.
Neighbor now has 🍕 delivered or his GF cooks everything 🤣
@@copcuffs9973 Or cat litter preferably with out the cat byproducts.
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Baking soda works great too. Hmm about the same substance use in them. 🤔
So, we owned a body shop for years before we had a waste oil heater fire. Mike had one of those cool, vintage, copper fire extinguishers decorating the paint booth wall across the eight bay shop, from the heater. As the temperature increased with the fire, the bracket holding the 60 y/o extinguisher melted and the cannister hit the concrete floor, dispersed its contents as it bounced across the room, and divinely smothered the fire!
Great Video Mr. Potatohead. Good ideas no matter how big your rig is. I have a 40 foot toy hauler and will be using a few of your ideas to solve some problems. Thank you!!
It's Slim Potatohead please. Thanks! SP
How about using a silicone flan dish to store your skillet?
Brilliant!!!!!
Saw 2 ideas from other channels for your cast iron pan: 1- use outdoor rug pasted on the inside of your drawers and cupboard wall interiors 2- buy some kind of foam and cut out the shape of your pan or squish a thin layer between any plate and your pan
Different fires need different fires extinguishers. A very handy one for cooking is a fire blanket. They come in different sizes and you drape it over the fire and snuff it out completely by removing the air it needs. The extra bonus is you don’t have the contents of the extinguisher to clean up after.
Love the part about the fan, I was already looking at that speed controller on Amazon, whenI saw this video and learned that it worked for you, I promptly ordered one and installed it yesterday, works great. I left it on low, burns less power, less wear, terrific. Thanks for confirming my own research, I likely would not have bought and installed one without your input.
Glad I could help Bruce! SP
You mentioned Kiss principal I have used this for a long time. It does really work 😊😊😊😊
Store the cast iron frying pan upside down in the top shelf. It will keep it from flying out because of the bottom edge. Thank you for the handy tips!
Good day Slim!😁. I have one word: Brilliant! Well, two more words! Organized and Economical!☀️🚐🌲🏞
Little tip considering the placement of your first-aid kit; Always place first-aid-kits and other emergency-gear at a height you can access while crawling, just in case you are out alone with an injury making standing up painful or impossible.
I got a lot of laughs from this one Slim! Your humor is sly.
Hilarious man he is
@@KristiinaKasepaluHarakas And don't forget the crotch mirror that inflates the reality of your eternal girth, nobody needs that! We need to know if we got brocoli in our teeth, gotta look good for the ladies we meet at the RV camps. ;)
your great humour is inspiring.
It is a commodity that holds ( anyone ) , in good stead . It makes living ( in a van or otherwise). a lovely existence.
all we need is love! and a special friend/ soulmate . With that sorted .
( so easy to say ). But with like minded people ! . Everything is a joy.
Or is that just my unrealistic veiw on life. Me and my soul- mate have been together for 15 or 19 years.
We get older fatter and a wee- bit greater. But we get closer together.
A wee adventure with our homemade VW transporter ( still in the pipe- line ). Really does sound
do able .
just need to give- in to the un know .
thank- you downloaders
gives me inspiration .
I enjoy the You Tube community.
and each h and ever comment ,.
I enjoy the banter, and the information .
cheers
Wow thanks for the reminder on the fire extinguisher! I am racing to finish a pro pro master conversion and I’m leaving on a trip in less than a week and I had completely forgot about a fire extinguisher or a first aid kit.
What an amazing video!! There’s something in almost every idea that I can use! And what a great script writer you are!!
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.
Nice Trillium, I've been full time in my 16ft. Scamp for almost 10 years now.
A tip or so I can give. Best one I know of don't get carpet, add your own after that's removable for cleaning. Do add it if using in colder weather. I'm glad I didn't.
The way and place I store for travel is in paper shopping bags then stacked up together then bagged in plastic bag. Placement is under my fridge or across from it on floor. For weight balance side to side depending on if water tank filled. Otherwise my skillet sets on back burner ready for use. A trick for more counter space when cooking is about 4 ft or so of metal wire shelf. Bend to fit up over burners of stove "Legs" of it about a 13 or so inches long. The ledge of wire to keep it ridgid as shelf will do same. Coffee pot or pan can be set there to cool to.
Slim...buddy, you are so funny! Love the videos and the ideas. Fan 4 life!
Put the Cast iron pan into a NEOPRENE LAP TOP SLEEVE and store any place you like..no rattle, and a nice bumper to boot.
That's a awesome idea. Bet you could get a used one at a garage sale........if we ever have those again.....wear a mask.
that's a great idea!! I will do that with my pot lids.
One can use those rubber drawer liner if neophrene is not available or costly.. You could fold it over to make a pocket, glue the sides and then figure out where to put it. I would store it in an oven, but he doesn't have one. At least then you can stack other items in it with the rubber sleeve. I would put my smaller ppots/lids inside it when storing. It won't slip around when moving, either.
Don't forget to add some snaps to attach the laptop sleeve (like the paperwork holder) in a convenient spot, like that closet. And get one of those chain metal scrubbies off amazon to clean it with. just add a little water to the pan after cooking to loosen residue, let cool, then scrub with chain scrubby. Also, to re-season periodically with a high temp oil, like grapeseed. Grapeseed oil is a must for cast iron cooking, very high smoke point and more neutral taste than olive oil.
If you use the neoprene sleeve, make sure that it doesn't seal well. You want air to get at the pan to prevent the buildup of moisture and rust.
Fire extinguishers are filled with powder and "pack down" when stored upright for a long period of time. 2x a year it should be inverted to "fluff" up the powder inside. Great ideas. Thanks for sharing.
Wow, SP! I love keeping organized. Your ideas will be helpful when we get our “new” RV/trailer. (Also, I dislike those plastic blinds. They always seem to disintegrate and look terrible.). Thanks again, I love every one of your videos!
Hello my camper friend, thank you for sharing this very informative video. You have some great ideas. All the best to you, stay healthy.
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Creative mind, creative life ! :)
Fantastic and unique ideas, thank you!
I keep my pans in a pan rack set inside a dishpan. Usually I tuck the dish towels in between to stop the rattle
Excellent ideas and thank you for sharing.
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 ideas all of them! You were very funny and practical. Thanks for sharing.
OMGOSH You have a wonderful sense of humor! I enjoy it so much lol. I just adore your channel slim!! Well done!
Great ideas, Slim. Mount a holder for the pan under one of the seat storage areas. On the bottom side of the seat board. It won’t affect storage much because it will be out of the way.
Great ideas Slim 👍 Just one question though, where do you keep your cassette toilet? 😜 Take care and God bless ✌️
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Hi Slim
Excellent suggestions . we will be implementing a few of those ideas for sure.... I will admit not everyone will see this as a good idea but... we use our paper work to start the campfire....
13:11 Hahaha, the subtlety with which you delivered this joke was absolutely amazing :)
Bottle caps!!!! Amazing idea. I love all your ideas though. They make so much sense