Pop Up Camper Door Frame

I just bought a Rockwood A128S – one of the little A frame, hard side, pop up campers. Mine has a small screen in the door, but I wanted more air flow when the heat or air wasn’t needed.

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An open door isn’t an option for me because I’m a mosquito magnet. I kid you not — if there’s a mosquito within a hundred miles it will find me and bite me.

I feel like when I walk outside they all communicate to each other gleefully “Dinner is served!”I had some left over solar screen material that I like. It’s sturdier than fiberglass so it will hold up to handling a lot better. I might even block some heat.Materials for project:. Screening (I chose solar screen). Webbing strap 12-15″. Buckle or Velcro for strap. Black loop Velcro for screen.

White adhesive back Velcro for door frameThe decorative board over the door is easy to remove. The buttons are snaps and pop off. Then you remove the screw and other part of the snap.After measuring the frame around the door I cut the screen to 20 ¾” wide by 70” long and took it out to the camper to mark the locations for the black loop Velcro with a chalk marker. I didn’t want to accidentally place Velcro with the walls fold. I sewed the 2” pieces of black loop Velcro on the marked locations.

Pop Up Camper Screen Door

I didn’t put Velcro on the top corners because the corner screws of the door board would hold them.Before going back out to the camper I brought the board that tops the door in and placed it on the top edge of the screen, rolled the screen up and then figured out how I wanted the strap mounted. I wanted the buckle on top on a short length to it wouldn’t fall down past the board trim. I rolled up the screen to see how long the strap needed to be. I wanted a ladder buckle instead of Velcro so I could snug the screen down.Back out to the camper and I started applying the white adhesive back Velcro at the bottom of the door frame. The metal on the bottom was narrow so I cut the Velcro strips in half to fit.I worked up from the bottom, holding the screen up and marking the door frame where the black hook Velcro fell with a china marker. I could then let the screen lay down while I applied the white adhesive back Velcro to the door frame.When the screen was attached to all the Velcro spots I cut a small hole in the strap so the center screw could go through. It was a little tricky holding the board with the screw partially through, centering it on the screen and forcing the screw through the strap.

Holding all this while getting the board screwed back onto the wall would have been a whole lot easier with another set of hands but I managed.Once the center screw was in it was a matter of making sure the corners were trimmed enough, getting the screws in the right place through the screen so it was taut and straight and then getting them screwed back into the wall.I was pleased how unobtrusive the white Velcro appeared on the door frame when the screen was rolled up (didn’t get a picture of it yet). I figured black would have stuck out like a sore thumb. I also tested to make sure the camper closed up with the rolled up screen. No problems there.

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.

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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!

Pop Up Camper Door Handle

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!

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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.

Dalek mod. 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! 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.