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Ch. 5: Electrical supply for the SquareDrop Camper.

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SquareDrop Camper ELECTRICAL: AC/DC Official Disclaimer: I am not an electrician.  All your work should be inspected by a person that knows something about the movement of electrons; hopefully contained within the insulated wire in which they are meant to travel.   Image 1 The aluminum tongue mounted storage box pictured above is the main hub for the electrical supply to the squaredrop camper; both 110 volt AC (alternating current - like your house)  and 12 volt DC (direct current - like your car).  A small two breaker AC sub-panel is equipped with two 15 amp breakers and hard wired to the male extension plug for the "shore" power. I ran 12 gauge wire which is rated for 20 amps, but went with smaller 15 amp breakers.   One of the AC circuit breakers is for the Air Conditioning plug/ USB charger s in the front of the cabin with the other breaker supplying power to one plug in the storage box (for the 12 volt battery charger ) and an...

Ch. 4: Kitchen work area and Interior Cabin of the SquareDrop Camper

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At the end of the bed frame we ran some 1 x 2 inch trim across the bottom, top, and sides, to hold the back wall which is made up of  half inch birch plywood; the same material on the front and side walls.  Due to the fact that the swing-gate door opening is smaller than the back wall area, the birch plywood wall is made up of 2 pieces.  We chose to make them equal in width; butting directly in the middle.  You could have one piece much bigger than the other, depending on where you want the seem.  The containers on the inside and outside were offset by a quarter of an inch to hide the seem.  Both containers styles were purchased at IKEA.  They have a wide selection of containers, the real problem is settling on the one that best fits your needs.  Go into the store with your sizes and a rough idea of what is to be stored, to assist you in making the proper selection.  The sink and preparation area is 1 x 16 shelving material with...