Friday, 24 May
Eastbank COE Campground — Bainbridge, Georgia
Temps: Lo 64F / Hi 91F (18C / 33C)
We have a stacked washer and dryer in the Phaeton. I love the convenience of being able to throw in a load of laundry whenever the mood strikes … provided we have full hook-ups. The Whirlpool washer allows me to not only set the wash cycle (from heavy soil to hand wash), but also gives me the option to set the spin strength (no spin to extra high).
I especially like the no spin option for delicates and trekking clothes, but where to then dry the clothes without getting a puddle of water all over the floor was the question. The answer — the shower stall, of course. Mui went to work and built me a drip-dry station, which solved the where-to-hang problem. He did this little project a while back — way before we started fulltiming — but it wasn’t until my friend MBZ asked me to point her to the post that I realized I had neglected to do a write-up. This post remedies that oversight.
It’s possible to use a PVC pipe for the rod, but we had some kiln-dried wood bars at
home, so Mui cut one of those down to size instead. Next step, drilling pilot holes
in the custom-cut rod for some screw-in hooks.
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Left: An eye hook at either end of the rod to thread the chain.
Right: Screw-in hooks spaced along the bottom of the rod to hang clothes that aren’t on hangers.
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Left: hooks screwed into opposite sides of the frame of the skylight over the shower …
Right: … hold up the chain that is threaded through the eye screws.
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Installation complete.
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Left: When not be using used to dry clothes, the drip-dry station is a good place to hang
damp towels; it is a particularly good place for bulky toweling robes (not pictured).
Right: When not in use, or when we want to close the skylight cover, we can store
the rod on the same hook where the swiffer is stored.
When Mui installed the rod, we anticipated storing it as noted above. Turns out, the rod is high enough that we do not need to remove it when showering. Since Mui has taken to hanging his toweling robe on one of the hooks, the weight keeps the rod in place even when we are in driving-mode. We also tend to keep the skylight open most of the time, so that hasn’t been reason to remove the rod either.
One more use of the shower stall, which gets used once — maybe twice — a day. It’s all about using space efficiently, isn’t it?
We have a similar set up but use a tension show rod above the top of the shower wall to support it. It works for us :)
ReplyDeleteThat's a good idea, too.
DeleteAnother great idea from you two clever full timers. thanks!
ReplyDeleteClever guy you have there! Nice work, Mui!
ReplyDeleteEnistemde careler tukenmiyor, maasallah.
ReplyDeleteBir koltukta uzun zaman oturtamıyoruz maalesef eniṣte beyi ;-)
DeleteThanks for the mod Mui. We've been looking for some way to hang wet towels and clothes. Will take a closer look at your modification on this one.
ReplyDeleteQuite an ingenious idea - very clever indeed!
ReplyDeleteThat Mui is a clever one!
ReplyDeleteI know I've said it before, but you should design RVs. They certainly are not designed by people that actually live in them.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea about the shower rod. We hung two S hooks from the arms of the bedroom awning and attached chain link in between. Clothes hangers fit perfectly in the loops and clothes get nicely air-dryed!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the idea; we've been discussing an outdoors solution for when we're in campgrounds that allow clothes to be dried outside.
DeleteOh my heavens. This is a WAY more elegant-looking rod than we’ll have in Beau. MY Mod-Guy, (the lazy slug ;)
ReplyDelete… sauntered off with a snort of derision and returned with a simple wooden bar he unearthed from his rubble heap. It’s a perfect fit, sits way up high but doesn’t look nearly as pretty as yours. Still, I thank you for finally posting details. Nice!
Very clever idea...Here we are again, taking your ideas and putting them to good use! You guys certainly should work (WORK! Did I say WORK?, thats a terrible word!) for Tiffin....
ReplyDeleteI really like that - think I'll copy it!
ReplyDeleteWe use laundromats, but sometimes the heavier things need a bit more drying and we end up with things hanging off cabinets and chairs. This would be a lot neater. Right, Ron?
ReplyDeleteOur Jayco motor home came with a rod in the shower - it was held by 2 discs that were open on top so that it could be removed when not needed. We are not fulltimers but it definitely was handy for drippy raincoats and that sort of thing.
ReplyDeleteWe need to get brave!! We have yet to drill one hole in Therapy. We are not "Do-it-yourselfers" and with our luck, any mod would end up as a disaster. You and Mui are just too clever!
ReplyDeleteAferin Mui, çok güzel bir askı. I guess you can not hang your laundry outside.
ReplyDeleteFor those wondering about mom's half Turkish, half English comment. This is typical of how conversations happen in our family ... we use whatever language first comes to mind, and mix them together at times ;-)))
DeleteSeeing your write-up on your drip-dry station has given me ideas and spur me to move forward on making a set of shower rods to hang in the shower, very similar to your station. Unlike your situation, my shower stall is rectangular, so I contemplate making 3-4 parallel rods.
ReplyDeleteMy question for you, before I start the process, is whether there is anything that I need to be aware of before drilling the holes in the skylight "wall"?? Is it solid behind the fiberglass? Do I need to find certain spots, i. e. "studs" to hit? How deep can/should I sink the screw hooks?
Many thanks in advance for your thoughts!!!!!!!
Gary Watts......gvwatts@hotmail.com