I tried to do it as cost effective as I could, right now I am about $400 into everything (excluding trailer cost) it will sleep 2 comfortably and haul my rzr and all our gear wherever I need to go.
Let me know if you want any specifics on the solar or lighting, I would be happy to let you know.
ADam
The challenges I see are screens for the doors, and lack of windows. I think I'm gonna put in a pop-up roof vent and remove the interior paneling and insulate with foam board and re-install paneling. Going to put some cheap carpet on the floor as well. You gotta be really short to sleep cross-wise in my 6' trailer, I'm only 5-9 and it ain't gonna happen for me!
We used it on a test run in KS a couple weeks ago, and it worked really well. The weather was really mild and no bugs, so not a hard core test, but a good maiden voyage. Wish I had some pics of our camp set up in KS, but I forgot to take any! I think it will work fine for my needs/budget.
Shoot me a PM if you guys want to discuss specifics or ideas. I'm always looking for/willing to share good ideas.
--Jim
Eric did u sell a camper! I have both camper and enclosed trailer if a guys owns a enclosed then its a good move but to go out and buy a trailer and then do a build out it would be cheaper to buy a used camper.
Adam
Also, as far as the screens I have bought some magnetic closure screen door thingie that I think will work pretty good. For sure on the front/side door. The back is gonna be a little more challenging, but i think it will work fine. Have not installed them yet, waiting till I get the was insulated.
I personally don't haul a atv, so I don't want any thing overhead as far as storage. I want full headroom, but I can see where it might be handy. Gonna do a little shelf of some kind in the front of mine, but kinda low profile if you will.
City--any tree will work for me, no bucket necessary...
Personally, if I was going to the trouble I would put in a water heater, and a onboard furnace, a converter, and an inverter with a decent sized battery bank...dependent on usage required of course.
My buddy was worried someone would come by and latch the doors from the outside while we were asleep. That would suck...
--Jim
This is basic, but makes a big difference. Bolt on or weld on stabilizer jacks at the rear corners so that when unhitched, you can drop them down and crank the tongue jack to prevent tipping and movement. They make it really stable.
Put in a smoke alarm and a carbon monoxide detector. Cooking or using a heater can be dangerous. You don't want to wake up dead, it would ruin your day.
Best wishes.
You will find everything you need to pimp out a trailer.
Just about a month ago I saw a camper dinette/table looked brand new for 300.00 that was asking price so I am sure it could have been cheaper.
So far we've put 2" of insulation in the roof, 1" in the sides, added LED lights, window in the door, RV style lock, sanded and stained the walls, painted the floor, Fantastic FAN, power port for the phones / tablets, and are about 90% done with the front shelves.
We are taking her up the weekend of the 29th for a shake down trip.
AB
We also have an LED light stashed up under the top shelf.
I've been running the fan for the better part of two days, and I'm still at 12.3V.
We also have a 10 watts LED work light to illuminate the cargo ramp, and a 'porch' light near the door.
The trailer is a 7x16 V-Nose Tandem axle.
The electrical area will be closed off sometime in the future.
The unit came with hinged barn style doors in the back, and I added a couple J-channels outside to carry a loading ramp that shares common duty with my open snowmobile trailer. Also got the Dexter axle option that provided maximum ground clearance, and it doesn't drag on anything I am willing to go over with my F350.
I really like the unit. I painted it inside before we ever used it. The size fits the 50" RZR fine, and for camping I use a small folding table, propane stove, paper towel rack, plastic wash basin, 5 gal water jug, folding chair, folding cot (Swedish), a small propane heater that runs on a one # bottle. I throw a large old towel on the floor, and have a broom attached to the wall for clean-up. Even though the unit has lights, you have to have the truck lights on for them to work. I end up using a small $5.00 Canadian Tire store LED light that has a magnet in it and sticks to a screw head in the ceiling above the table. I added about 25 large cup hooks to hang stuff from. Really glad I ordered the options I did, as the unit is an ideal small hunter's toy hauler. Loaded I am about 2900#s.
Mark
I made a shelf Over the front half of the 4 wheeler which holds extra gear when traveling, then at camp makes a nice kitchen counter area. The foot of the cot goes under there on one side to maximize space.
I made a bracket for the tongue and mounted a battery box for a type 27 12 volt truck battery. That powers the 12 volt lights and recharges phone, ipad, etc. for a week easily. Small generator has a built in 12 volt charger in case of need for recharge.
Where are you guys ordering parts and supplies for conversions? I am looking for a way to get 110 power from outside to inside without water or snow getting in. I want to mount a small generator on the tongue to power a chest freezer inside the trailer for a moose hunt. I will let the generator run for awhile when driving on the hi way.
Thanks and best wishes.
