making use of available space

Taking advantage of the fact that our camper was built for a short bed truck and we are hauling it on a long bed.  This shelf that I built in the front of the bed is to keep the camper from sliding forward and crushing our taillights.

 Here it is with the camper loaded looking like a good storage area.

 A few heavy-duty plastic storage containers make for secure dry storage plus a good area to haul a couple of bag-chairs.  A couple of side boards (one on each side) will keep the chairs from sliding out during travel.

I had to add these chain links so our hold-down clamps would reach.  When we hauled this camper on our short bed truck these clamps were more vertical and fit well without these added chain links.

Jo's making progress on loading necessities inside and we are getting anxious for our first long trip with this rig.  Another advantage of this smaller camping unit is that we can make use of a MD state park campground that is only 3 miles from Phyllis' house, much closer than the RV park we had to use with the trailer which was 22 miles.