Alaska2018

A few years ago, Ken replaced the heavy wood panels in our big camper fridge with whiteboard panels.  It is great to be able to write on the fridge!! I didn't have a similar setup in the little camper, so I made a chalkboard.  First I removed the plastic trim along the open door edge, removed the panels and sprayed them with chalkboard spray paint.  I gave them a second coat, then after it was dry, reinstalled the panels and trim and now have a write on fridge!! Panels, painted and drying. Reinstalled and ready to use. I would love to paint the entire camper interior, but I don't have time right now.  However, a write-on fridge door was a quick project that the whole family will appreciate when we need to make lists, leave notes, etc. Unfortunately, when I added a vinyl decal to the panel, the paint came off on the transfer paper.  I used removable vinyl, so it can be taken off, repainted, etc. Next up:  tackling the fitted sheets. Perfect width, but 18" to...

Some of our camper hacks for this trip are detailed below.  We are heading to Alaska in the summer - the Land of the Midnight Sun.  Thanks to my Dad, we decided to outfit our windows with Reflectix.  It makes a huge difference with regard to the light coming in as well as insulating the tent beds. Next, we needed to make the beds comfortable for our family.  We will have two adults, three teens and a 10yo on this trip.  Long days of driving or hiking will require a comfortable bed!   We used to put an egg crate foam on our bed, but it didn't work so well with the expandable beds and having to fold up the mattress to stow for travel.  Enter my new favorite blog:  The Popup Princess.  Thanks to her, we decided to put inexpensive, interlocking foam under all the bed areas, except the jackknife sofa (I will address THAT issue in a bit). The next problem was the floor.  DH loves to have area and throw rugs in the camper.  I don't.  ...