- Location
- Houston, TX
Goal with this build was to have a multi purpose trailer. Something that I could haul skis in, but also camp comfortably in. Also wanted it to be ready to hook up and go anytime.
What it looked like when I bought it. Pretty rough.
First thing was to rip out all of the old walls and that awesome cabinet up front. Then laid down 1/2" birch play wood over the existing floors. After that came a vinyl garage flooring and new birch plywood walls. Also sealed the air gaps at the bottom of the trailer walls.
To clean up the inside I used some white FRP panels. These are super smooth and easy to clean.
Originally I was going to use e track to mount the bed to the wall and move it from hauling to camping positions. Since I camp alone half of the time, I wanted something that required less effort. I ran across someone who did exactly what I was looking to do in a tiny house using an electric garage lift and hangar door rails. Switch next to the bed lowers it into camping position. The bed itself sits on pins in the rails when lowered, so none of the weight is on the lift system itself. Works better than I expected.
For lighting I went with a 2'x4' LED panel light.
For the skis I used 80/20 inc extruded aluminum to build bunks. Slides into 2x4 e track holders. 3D printed some feet to help support the center.
Electrical was designed to be either powered by a generator/site power or a marine battery run through an inverter.
Switch below the main box is a 30 amp DPDT with center off. Flip the switch up and power from the generator/site runs into the main. Flip the switch down and the main gets power from the 3000watt inverter. There's a marine battery charger wired directly to the generator/site side of the switch so that the battery automatically charges when on generator, or when not in use can be connected to my house to charge with just an extension cord.
One breaker runs just to the AC unit, the other powers the LED light, bed, mini fridge, microwave, and outlets.
With the goal in mind of being able to hook up and go, I needed to have everything in the trailer ready to go, including tools. Husky workbench/tool chest combo. Next to that is the mini fridge, microwave, and AC. To save space, the mini fridge and microwave were mounted to the wall.
Still have a lot left to do. I want to add some cabinets, plug mold over the work bench, RV style latch, rhino line the ramp and wheel wells, and install outdoor speakers among a few other things.
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What it looked like when I bought it. Pretty rough.
First thing was to rip out all of the old walls and that awesome cabinet up front. Then laid down 1/2" birch play wood over the existing floors. After that came a vinyl garage flooring and new birch plywood walls. Also sealed the air gaps at the bottom of the trailer walls.
To clean up the inside I used some white FRP panels. These are super smooth and easy to clean.
Originally I was going to use e track to mount the bed to the wall and move it from hauling to camping positions. Since I camp alone half of the time, I wanted something that required less effort. I ran across someone who did exactly what I was looking to do in a tiny house using an electric garage lift and hangar door rails. Switch next to the bed lowers it into camping position. The bed itself sits on pins in the rails when lowered, so none of the weight is on the lift system itself. Works better than I expected.
For lighting I went with a 2'x4' LED panel light.
For the skis I used 80/20 inc extruded aluminum to build bunks. Slides into 2x4 e track holders. 3D printed some feet to help support the center.
Electrical was designed to be either powered by a generator/site power or a marine battery run through an inverter.
Switch below the main box is a 30 amp DPDT with center off. Flip the switch up and power from the generator/site runs into the main. Flip the switch down and the main gets power from the 3000watt inverter. There's a marine battery charger wired directly to the generator/site side of the switch so that the battery automatically charges when on generator, or when not in use can be connected to my house to charge with just an extension cord.
One breaker runs just to the AC unit, the other powers the LED light, bed, mini fridge, microwave, and outlets.
With the goal in mind of being able to hook up and go, I needed to have everything in the trailer ready to go, including tools. Husky workbench/tool chest combo. Next to that is the mini fridge, microwave, and AC. To save space, the mini fridge and microwave were mounted to the wall.
Still have a lot left to do. I want to add some cabinets, plug mold over the work bench, RV style latch, rhino line the ramp and wheel wells, and install outdoor speakers among a few other things.
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