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Tom Hajny, Phoenix, Arizona
All Terrain Camper Total Build Out
2017 RAM 1500
All Terrain Camper Cougar Model
I purchased an All Terrain Camper Cougar Shell (pictured above). The owner of ATC let me work in his shop to do the build-out. I had a lot of ideas that I wanted to incorporate that weren’t available in the standard models.
I wanted to keep things simple. I put four seven-gallon Aqua-Tainers in the front storage area. They have quick connections and use a foot pump to deliver water to the sink. This saves on battery power and helps conserve water. I put in an Olympia Wave Three to save storage space and conserve propane. Also, there’s no drain on the battery.
I used a Bluetti AC 200 Max with 400 watts of solar. The refrigerator is an Iceco APL 55.
I built the sliding door cabinets, the front storage area with a hinged lid, the housing for the Bluetti, and the electronics.
All are built with half-inch Baltic Birch Plywood. I wrapped the lower areas with a quarter-inch Baltic Birch Plywood.
I made a template for the kitchen cabinets and returned to Phoenix to build the cabinetry. Once complete, I went to ATC in Sacramento to install the cabinets and finish all the hookups.
Everything is working out very well. I like the simplicity of the build-out.
I used half-inch Baltic Birch plywood for all the cabinets. I used a quarter-inch Baltic Birch for the lower side walls and sliding doors. I used three 10-inch by 8.75-foot pine boards biscuit joined for the countertop and table. I used black slam latches I got on Amazon.
The equipment includes:
Bluetti AC 200 MAX
Two 200-watt Bouge CIG panels
Renogy 700-watt inverter
Whale foot pump and faucet
Olympian Wave Three
ICECO APL 55
It took me 120 hours to complete this modification and it cost me $5,000.
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