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It has a double door. We are having issues with our doors fitting into place as they should due to a missing part. I have seen a couple of posts where these parts are called pegs. This is the part that is on the upper door portion that fits into the bottom part of the door where the door frame becomes one. Pop up campers are relatively unique compared to other recreational vehicles. But whereas fifth wheels and travel trailers must have refrigerators and stoves, it’s common for a cheap pop up camper to operate on naked bones, i.e. Without all the fancy bells and whistles that come.
Recently bought a 1997 Rockwood Premier 2306-DD. It has a double door.
We are having issues with our doors fitting into place as they should due to a missing part. I have seen a couple of posts where these parts are called pegs. This is the part that is on the upper door portion that fits into the bottom part of the door where the door frame becomes one. Does anyone know what the proper name is for this?I went to our local dealer about a month ago and asked about this part.
After never hearing from them, I went into the shop today and they still didn't have an answer. They did some checking around and apparently Rockwood doesn't have this part anymore. The service guy said that he thinks there is another manufacturer that uses the same part on their pop-up doors.Has anyone had this experience with a replacement part on a Rockwood pop-up? My next step is to send the guy a picture when I set up the pop-up this weekend.
If no response, then I will have to call another dealer, but will have to find one in Dallas or that area.Any help on this would be GREAT!Thanks! Popup manufacturers, to one degree or another, are 'assemblers' of generic parts and component assemblies, procured from other sources.
I think the two piece door is one of those items my Starcraft has the same and I've looked at a couple other brands of pups with two piece doors and they look remarkably the same. AND, one of those black plastic 'aliners'(?) got broke off on my door and I ordered out a new one from the Starcraft factory parts department (very reasonably priced). Took the needlenose plyers and pulled out the old piece of plastic and re-inserted the new part and all's well again.I should think any dealer that has pups with two piece doors ought to have such an item in their parts inventory.
When we first started remodeling our pop up camper, making space to store our gear was a top priority. We loved all the storage space we had under the dinette cushions, but hated how difficult it was to get to that space. Early into our remodel, we decided to add access doors to the dinette storage cabinet, and it was one of the best modifications we have ever made.We can fit a lot of gear in that space. Look at all that room!
Of course, it is usually a whole lot messier than that picture, but accessing it is a breeze now. Since it has been quite a while since we posted the tutorial for this modification, some of you may not have seen it. I thought I’d give you all a refresher. If you’ve already seen this post, we will be back with a brand new feature later this week. If not, pull up a chair and settle in. For those of you thinking about adding access doors to your dinette storage cabinet, don’t be intimidated.
It really is an easy project and we’ll show you everything you need to know.Adding Access Doors to Your Pop Up Camper Dinette Storage CabinetOur Coleman Santa Fe pop up camper is on the smaller end of the pop up scale. We only have a 10 ft.
Box, and with five people in the family, storage is at a premium. When we bought the camper, we wanted to make sure we had a place for everything. We store our camper fully packed — except for food and clothing–so we need every inch of storage space available! 😉We started by fixing the rubber wheel well which is located inside.
This part of the cabinet was basically unusable before. If you set anything on top of the rubber wheel well, it would cause the rubber to sag and rub against the tire.
TypeTwoFun built an enclosure around the wheel, which serves as a shelf that holds quite a bit. I grabbed some plastic shoe box bins and chalkboard labels from Target, and it makes things so much easier to find. And isn’t it CUTE? I can even fit my tackle box first aid kit in there.To hold all my cooking utensils, I used some wire. I simply attached them to the inside of the cabinet doors, and now I have a place to hang all those tongs and spoons.Another Command storage solution was this basket (similar to ). It attaches to the inside of the cassette toilet cabinet and holds all the cleaning supplies we need while camping. I was surprised at how perfectly it fit.
I love those Command products!While we are on the topic of storage We have quite a bit of storage space under the dinette benches. I was actually pleasantly surprised to discover just how much stuff we could fit in there. I packed those things full! The problem is that once we are all set up for camping, the dinette is always made into a bed for one of the kids.
Accessing the storage space under those cushions is a feat in and of itself. I was cussing and throwing things on our first trip! 😀 As soon as we got home, we decided that we definitely needed a better way to access those spaces.So I put Mr. TypeTwoFun to work.
First, we sketched out an opening so we could cut an access hatch. Once we were satisfied with our measurements. We drilled a hole in each corner and used a jigsaw to cut out the panel. Then I sanded the cut edges and used paint to touch everything up and make it nice and pretty again.While the paint was drying, Mr. TypeTwoFun used some 1×2 pine lumber to make a door frame. You can get as fancy as you like here, but we wanted our doors to match the rest of the camper.
We simply used a router to round the edges and create a channel for the cabinet door face to sit in. It looks a lot like a picture frame at this point. We used glue, corner clamps, and a couple of brads to hold it all together.
Then we cut some 1/4″ MDF to fit the inside measurements and serve as a cabinet face. A little glue, paint, and matching brushed nickel hardware, and you can’t tell which cabinet doors are original and which ones we built.Don’t they look amazing?
I’m pretty proud of this project.We used some magnetic catches (like ) to keep the doors closed while we are on the road. I can still stuff those little storage spaces full, and they won’t come swinging open while we are driving. The best part is that I can access them whenever I need to–no cussing involved mostly. 😉Got any storage tricks up your sleeve? I’d love to see them!
You can show them off on our Facebook page, or use the comment section below to brag a little. 🙂Disclaimer: This post contains Amazon affiliate links.
The Pop Up Princess is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. This means that if you choose to purchase an item from a link in this post, The Pop Up Princess earns a small advertising fee to help pay for future projects and posts so thank you! 🙂Happy Camping! Love your website!!! My husband and I just bought our first pop up last year. Looking forward to using it this summer. Question, one of our storage cabinets where we sit for our dining table the upper right frame has cracked.
I think the owners before us shoved too hard when taking it down and the bed somehow cracked the frame for the cabinet. Is there anyway to fix this? Just to be clear since I can’t attach the picture it’s not the actual door its the frame. Like the part where your magnet to hold your door is. Hope that makes sense and thanks for any help you can provide. Howdy!I know this is an old article, but I wanted to find out more about how you use the storage under your dinette benches?
We already have doors there, but I tend to throw some stuff in, access it through the doors, and then leave a lot of empty space at the “back” still unfilled. I’m trying to think creatively about what can be stored in there and would love some ideas. I also will search your site further in case you have covered this before.Thanks for all of the great and creative advice you put out there. We love our popup too!Lee Anned. We too have a Coleman Sante Fe and I have ALWAYS wished there were doors on the end of those benches! We started out camping with 4 kids and at our largest, we camped with 6-yes kids-in our Coleman Sante Fe!
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A pac-n-play fits perfectly in front of the kitchen galley and we didn’t have a porta potty on ours. Due to water damage that caused a lot of mold, we had to gut the inside. I was sure it couldn’t be salvaged but once gutted, the moldy smell went away and we discovered it was only in the cabinets not the walls and floors. Now we are trying to fix the roof and a/c so it looks nice. If so, I am going to redesign the inside and get us camping agian.