DROP CLOTH shades / CHEAP DIY / KREG JIG review

[@katherinebutton1579]

Thanks Conan.. Your videos are so helpful and interesting and we always watch until the end!

[@TrailerTrashtoTreasure]

You're welcome, and thanks for watching!

[@smilingdog54]

Very nice camp trailer! Great job!

[@TrailerTrashtoTreasure]

Thank you so much!

[@alallen2767]

Well done! Stay safe.

[@TrailerTrashtoTreasure]

Thanks for watching!

[@furlvr1961]

Interesting window coverings! Quite unique! You are so versatile in your abilities. What can't you do?

[@TrailerTrashtoTreasure]

Thanks! I actually don't know how to swim for one.

[@harrypottah8889]

Congrats on 1k! Your channel is sofa king great!

[@TrailerTrashtoTreasure]

Lol, thanks!

[@sarahwilson5200]

we’ll definitely be putting these in my ‘63 Kenskill. love this idea!

[@TrailerTrashtoTreasure]

Yeah, they really do the trick, and they're super easy to make, even if you don't really know what you're doing like me!

[@rickkempsell5076]

I can SO relate to the shopping trip with your wife! Why buy something that I could make for so much less money ( not including time, tools and a couple of trips to the hardware store :-) ). It looks like Santa saw your wish list for the Kreg jig. Good job on the shades. The leather straps and hooks dress them up quite nicely.

[@TrailerTrashtoTreasure]

Thanks! I went ahead and made a long shade for the front window too, but I think it'll need an extra support in the middle so there's a bit of adjustment still to make.

[@debracottrill7989]

Nice job on the window shades. I love to sew too. 🙂

[@TrailerTrashtoTreasure]

They work really well surprisingly, but I do need to adjust the clips that hold them to the wall. I put them a bit too far apart 'cause I was in a hurry when I put them up.

[@evesanford2093]

Thanks for the tutorial! I'm going to try this in my 79 Chinook. Your link to the original diy tutorial isn't working at the moment - fyi!

[@TrailerTrashtoTreasure]

No problem! Good luck on your project! I checked the link and it seems to be working ok - maybe try again. I'll try to put it here as well thehappyglamper.co/diy/roll-up-curtains/

[@roxie3753]

very nice i like your clasps better then i bought getting ready to make where did you find lobster clasps what size mine are little dont like from amazon looks great

[@TrailerTrashtoTreasure]

I want to say we got them at Hobby Lobby, but I think you can get very similar ones at most hobby/fabric stores.

[@mariefoley1638]

Great window shades. Can’t open the video tutorial. Any suggestions?

[@TrailerTrashtoTreasure]

Thanks! Do you mean the link in the description? I just clicked it and it took me right to the blog post we got the information from. Maybe try again?

[@jeffr0]

Man I’ve watched 38 videos and wondered 20 times why you don’t use a pocket jig. I have that same Kregs and used it building the rails around a 70 foot deck b

[@TrailerTrashtoTreasure]

Yeah, I should've bought one a long time ago, but it was pretty useful for building the walls on our next camper! Harbor Freight actually sells one that looks like it might actually be a bit heavier duty than the Kreg jig, but the Kreg works really well.

[@roxie3753]

your leather straps how wide did you cut and length? mine our 1" wide 9 "length

[@TrailerTrashtoTreasure]

I just did whatever was in the tutorial that we linked in the description, but I think it was basically that size. Wide enough to just fit through the d-ring, and long enough to wrap around everything with two extra inches to lap over and sew shut. Pretty simple really, you can't do it wrong.

[@RLBS61]

Is there no heat in the camper?

[@TrailerTrashtoTreasure]

Nope, but we don't really camp when heat would be an issue that couldn't be addressed by some wool blankets. I'm more concerned about keeping cool honestly.

[@debracottrill7989]

He has an awesome portable heater. It can be seen a few videos back. 🙂

[@TrailerTrashtoTreasure]

We did use a little electric space heater for camping in 20°F weather and it worked fantastically!

[@ryanjuntunen8134]

I always get a kick out of other people with the "I can make that" mentality. I often tell people I got into guitar building because I couldn't bring myself to spend $2000 on a good instrument, so instead I spent tens of thousands of dollars on tools and a shop.

[@TrailerTrashtoTreasure]

Exactly! And of course you always tell yourself, "Well I'll use these tools for lots of things so over time the cost is irrelevant."