I think I jumped in the deep end with the cabinet build. The box that houses the pull out kitchen, I made from some old baltic birch and some blonde birch I had from an old house project. I coated the interior of the host box with marine varnish and got it really sealed up nice. The outside of the box, which will also be an organizational area on the inside of the trailer will be painted.
However, I have been debating since the start of the project on a color for the entire inside of the trailer. Again, this unit will only house gear and equipment. Personnel will sleep in the RTT tent or the annex. I recall the trailers I've used in the past were tan and/or green in and out. I've landed on a Graphite Gray exterior with Matte Black Trim and Hazard Orange graphics for the outside of the unit.
I've seen great ideas on trim out for the insides of these trailers (even just for cargo). The older I get, I find myself NOT seeing items I'm searching for in small places. I have an assortment of LED interior lights for the interior, but they can only do so much inside a dark interior. This sounds like constructive suicide, but I've decided to paint everything stationary in bright white. The flooring will be covered in a medium gray marine carpet. Yes, several will laugh and point to the damage of post camp gear on bright white. However, I believe that experiences I've had will prove that the idea will work for me. The bright white will help me see/find things easier, and "strange" colors on the white will more easily indicate issues (leaks, rust, etc.)..... Same reason the underside of race cars are gloss white. I'm also sort of obsessive-compulsive so I don't mind cleaning the spots from the white when needed.
Anyway, I painted the outside of the kitchen box bright white and will do the same to the underside of the 2 upper compartment "floors". Paint's on- no turning back now. Also, going to powder-coat the cage white when I'm finished welding.
Also, got some more parts in varnish and prepping to mount.
