Tool boxes

eagle19952 · August 02, 2015, 01:04:04 PM

Nice Jon. but I don't see any DuctTape in there

HB of CJ · August 02, 2015, 01:21:17 PM

Heavy stuff like many tools can also be used to balance and ballast the chassis. Ideally we should (could?) be within just a few ounces of having the Bus Conversion perfectly balanced side to side and front to rear. Of course this means that "Motor Home Mamma" can't go on the trip at all. Very sad. Oh well. Plus the math is fun. HB

Jon · August 03, 2015, 04:26:16 AM

The duct tape is definitely in there, along with velcro, adhesives, sealant, etc.

belfert · August 03, 2015, 09:43:41 AM

I thought Prevost buses never break so you wouldn't need all those tools.

Jon · August 03, 2015, 12:43:38 PM

That is to help others.

If anyone tells you their bus never breaks find out what they are smoking cause it is good stuff.

On one of my trips last year I had to nurse it home because the charge air cooler started leaking so bad truckers could hear it whistle. I know of an owner of a 2013 Prevost X3 (that he just got rid of) that has had 13 engine failures or serious issues.

dbldragon · August 19, 2015, 10:28:55 PM

I have one of the rolling beds in the front bay of our bus . Holds a 3 burner camp stove #20 and #30 lpg tanks and plug in cooler.We cooked most of our meals on it on our recent 35 day holiday.
Chuck

Tom Y · August 20, 2015, 05:12:57 AM

Clifford, I mounted mine down ans store some stuff on top of them. Not as nice as Jon's but works for me. The large steel roll out is very heavy, I had one in aluminum and another steel one bit they are gone. Sold them on Craigslist. The 4 smaller aluminum trays came from a service van in the junk yard.

belfert · August 20, 2015, 06:01:45 AM

I still haven't installed my Weather Guard Pack Rat drawer unit. I looked on the Weather Guard website and a unit similar to mine shows a weight of 322 pounds!

At this point I am probably going to just sell my Pack Rat and call it a day. I don't need the extra storage enough to add over 300 pounds of weight to my bus. I didn't realize quite how much it weighed when I bought the unit. I wish I could find an aluminum model instead, but I probably wouldn't want to pay the cost of an aluminum one. It seemed like a good idea when I bought the unit, but not so good at 322 pounds.

Tom Y · August 21, 2015, 04:13:06 AM

322 lbs? Not mine. Maybe 100-150lbs. Sold the others I had for $200 each.

belfert · August 21, 2015, 04:36:44 AM

I looked up the weight on the Weather Guard website. Two people can barely budge the thing so I believe it is 300+ pounds.