During the winter, we quickly learned how much valuable space a variety of coats can take up in a camper. Normally, mounting a coat hook in the wall is a fairly simple process and does not involve more than a screwdriver and about 5 minutes worth of work. So, we installed coat hooks that matched our decor and, overall, they were working well.
But, Laurie has quite a few heavy coats. More than probably should have been put on one hook. The big problem is, that camper walls are simply a sheet of luan nailed to some 2×2 studs with empty air space in between. Our coat hooks were only screwed in to a thin piece of wood, and didn’t have a lot of support. While this worked great for my few jackets, after a few days Laurie’s found their way plummeting to the floor.
Not wanting to make more holes in the wall, and without many other options, I had an idea. The old toothpick trick. With such a thin wall, some enhancements were needed, though. This is where out dear friend JB Weld came into play again.
I board the holes out enough to fit several toothpicks, and then Laurie and I welded the ends.
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- Holes in camper wall
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- Our pile of toothpicks
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- Our toothpicks JB Wood Welded
We then shoved the toothpicks into the holes, cut them off with end snips, added JB Weld on top, and let everything dry.
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- Our wall stabbing toothpicks
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- The ‘repaired’ wall
This gave us an instant solid point to remount the coat hook in its original location.
Screwing in the coat hook – And it held!
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