I'm Brian. I live in Western New York. I work part time/seasonally in order to have abundant time off.
I think I'll be building a ttt in the coming year with my dad's help. Possibly a Rimple design. As of now, the dream is to take a road trip along the length of the Mississippi River next summer.
I guess my first question for the experts here would be on my weakest subject: electrical. I'm envisioning a trailer with a microwave, roof vent with electric fan, one dome light in the cabin and one in the kitchen, one outlet for phone charging and laptop movie viewing, and a poor man's a/c (which is an electric fan and a fish tank pump to circulate ice water through a tube coiled in front of the fan).
1. Am I overlooking anything that's considered standard?
2. What would a *basic* electrical setup look like for these items? A car battery and an inverter? But unlike an RV, the ttt has no engine and alternator to keep the battery charged. Do you connect it to your vehicle? Use a solar charger to power the battery, then use the battery to power the appliances?
Thanks a bunch.
PS- If and when I build this, my dad loves taking photos.