An Oldie but a Goodie...
Meet "ZBL"  who will be taking over the duties of BubbleMobile...
Many of the innovations we had in the LeSharo have been moved to "ZBL" our Chevy Chinook.
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Every story has a beginning and so does this one...but, every story comes to a close....In the summer of 2009, after 400K miles the LeSharo has gone to that big Highway in the sky....


Shortly before we left Arizon to return to Washington state we found a great little RV, a Chevy Chinook that we brought with us, here it's getting loaded to make the trip home to Washington!

Although I was hopeful that I'd always be able to use the LeSharo for grooming, the Chinook was our back-up in case the Le Sharo had issues, but for now we'd use it as a play toy for camping and hunting with the understanding that if I ever needed it for grooming  it would be converted...

 As events have come about, in the summer of 2009 the LeSharo has gone to that big Highway in the sky...and the  Chinook has been put into service as our BubbleMobile .... many of the innovations we created for the Le Sharo are being used in the conversion of the Chinook... this is where we start...the all important TUB!
 

 
We had to design and fabricate a tub just to fit.  Using an  existing drain/sink we have a "well" for the Bathing system, and a bigger tub than we had in the Le Sharo. Built from wood and fiberglass. However we built with the future in mind... if we wanted to use the Chinook as a play toy again, the tub just pops out and the stove is still there(at the moment, the propane connection is not connected to the stove, but in five minutes it could be)!

Then we had to move the power system... the inverter, charger and those 8 batteries.  Moving them and getting them  hooked back up in the right order takes a little bit of work...
 
 
With the Batteries, Inverter and Charger  in, we are 'up' with onboard power and that is a good thing!  No generator, no plugging-in to clients homes.  Even our air conditioner runs off the Inverter!  Whoo hoo, cool air for hot day!

We've had to replace the original Hot Water heater with a new one, vent the  propane tank & battery compartment.  We have 35 gals of fresh water with both gray and black holding tanks...(yes I even have on-board facilities!) 

Lets not forget the tools of the trade... nail buffers, de-shedding tools, Les Pooche brushes, blades, scissors and don't for get that Clipper Vac...keeps the air clear of cut hair particles, for both your pet and me!
 

 

Window Perf!  Keeping the Vintage look of "ZBL'", after all, a Chinook is unique, we used our huge big windows for our signs!  yes, we can see out, the pets love it!
       

Next phase will be the cosmetic stuff, and that can be fun!  But that is for next month...stay tuned, and watch the transformation.... 
 
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