Well, it's started. Awhile back my ideas were overreaching for what my time and budget allows... that thread is here...http://tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=67135 What the trailer is intended for remains the same.
I sell work at art shows around the country, and need to tone down hotel costs. Also, I need to start enjoying the journey, and stop the mad dash back and forth. So, essentially the top four feet of the trailer is camper, the bottom two is cargo. (the bed height is adjustable, so it can be changed or removed as necessary). The back two feet of the camper will usually be able to be stood in, with a small kitchen area and a stow-away shower. We're talking lots of right-in-the-city camping, and then more enjoyable camping at other times.
What I've had time to do, and due to the glory of financing, was to convert a small cargo trailer. Compared to some of y'all... very small. It's 5'x8', with an extra 1' added for the height. So, it started like this:
I ordered it from Colony Cargo in Georgia. It's a trailer built by Arising. They were great to work with. I ordered the extra height, full front "v", cargo doors on the "v", barn doors, top vent, electric brakes, insulated interior.
Pros:
It seems to be built really well. It's not light, but it's solid. Interior workmanship was much better than expected. Pricing seemed good. Not everything is ideal, but it's usable "out of the gate" for me.
I love the size. It's cozy to be inside. I'm moving the camper into lots of tight spaces, so bigger would make me stress. I can see the camper behind me towing, and see behind the camper on the highway.
Cons:
I... ...um... ...really hate diamond plate. It's just an opinion. But whomever skinned my trailer really had a field day with it, kind of went above and beyond what was expected. So, some day I'm going to have fun and make the outside a project. But not today.
The factory insulation is mediocre as has been said elsewhere on the forum- but it's quite a bit better than none, and I can redo it at another point (when I re-skin the beast).
I don't love how they did the wiring. It's fine, it works... but I'd like grommets and better connectors.
I spent 8 days in it on the road before doing any conversion to it at all.
Before my last trip, I had a few days, so this happened:
front cabinets roughed in...
temporary bed platform (final one will separate into a couch, with half the bed storing underneath)
PD4045 installed and wired, along with a USB port, a 12v outlet, a battery gauge, and a switch to turn off the obnoxious battery gauge (lots more later.)
