We ordered our Open Range 386 FLR (front living room model) without one of the couches so Lee could put in a work desk for me. It generated a lot of interest at the rally so I asked him to type up the specifics of how he did it. Cheryl was interested so I thought I would throw it out there for others who want a large desk/ workspace. The description of how he did it and pictures are on my latest blog entry...skip down until you see the italics writing ...that's the desk section. He will be adding custom cabinet fronts to make it look a little prettier but it was cost effective and works great for me...so thought I would share it
The description is in the May 6th post First Time Getting the Fifth Wheel Weighed and Driving Home
jrzygrl64 said
10:03 PM May 6, 2014
I know it isn't done, but it already looks great! Can't wait to see it finished!
galtgirl said
04:17 PM May 7, 2014
I have the same kind of desk in my home office...a laminate countertop on top of two wood file cabinets. Since you have a lip on your slideout, what are you going to use for a chair? Will you be close enough to the desk putting a chair on the flat floor? I'm sure you thought of that but in the pictures it looks like it will be a stretch to reach the desk top from that far out.
Terry and Jo said
07:45 PM May 7, 2014
Trace,
I took the liberty to "activate" your blog link, but for this particular thread, I linked it to that specific day. That way, if anyone looks at this at a later date, they won't have to "leaf back" through all the "pages" to find that particular post.
Terry
Camper Chronicles said
03:06 PM May 8, 2014
galtgirl wrote:
I have the same kind of desk in my home office...a laminate countertop on top of two wood file cabinets. Since you have a lip on your slideout, what are you going to use for a chair? Will you be close enough to the desk putting a chair on the flat floor? I'm sure you thought of that but in the pictures it looks like it will be a stretch to reach the desk top from that far out.
We are currently using one of the four dining room chairs (we only keep two at the table with a couple of cushions BUT our ultimate plan is to get a chair that has screws between the seat and the back and then I will remove screws and fold in half when we travel. (They exist Lee found a couple models at staples) I want to store it in the hole in the desk for travel.
The desk is deep so you have to put the chair legs right up against the lip and then I stretch my legs out underneath. Lee doesn't like much so he sits back a little farther. With the laptop works fine for me ...We will see when we get the desktop in there
-- Edited by Lee and Trace on Thursday 8th of May 2014 03:08:34 PM
Camper Chronicles said
03:06 PM May 8, 2014
Terry and Jo wrote:
Trace,
I took the liberty to "activate" your blog link, but for this particular thread, I linked it to that specific day. That way, if anyone looks at this at a later date, they won't have to "leaf back" through all the "pages" to find that particular post.
Terry
Thanks Terry appreciate it...I was posting in the car from my IPAD and it is not link creating friendly.
We ordered our Open Range 386 FLR (front living room model) without one of the couches so Lee could put in a work desk for me. It generated a lot of interest at the rally so I asked him to type up the specifics of how he did it. Cheryl was interested so I thought I would throw it out there for others who want a large desk/ workspace. The description of how he did it and pictures are on my latest blog entry...skip down until you see the italics writing ...that's the desk section. He will be adding custom cabinet fronts to make it look a little prettier but it was cost effective and works great for me...so thought I would share it
Trace
www.camperchronicles.com
The description is in the May 6th post First Time Getting the Fifth Wheel Weighed and Driving Home
Trace,
I took the liberty to "activate" your blog link, but for this particular thread, I linked it to that specific day. That way, if anyone looks at this at a later date, they won't have to "leaf back" through all the "pages" to find that particular post.
Terry
We are currently using one of the four dining room chairs (we only keep two at the table with a couple of cushions BUT our ultimate plan is to get a chair that has screws between the seat and the back and then I will remove screws and fold in half when we travel. (They exist Lee found a couple models at staples) I want to store it in the hole in the desk for travel.
The desk is deep so you have to put the chair legs right up against the lip and then I stretch my legs out underneath. Lee doesn't like much so he sits back a little farther. With the laptop works fine for me ...We will see when we get the desktop in there
-- Edited by Lee and Trace on Thursday 8th of May 2014 03:08:34 PM
Thanks Terry appreciate it...I was posting in the car from my IPAD and it is not link creating friendly.