As the summer is wrapping up I'm planning on finally getting started with my build. I was ready this past spring to get started but then realized if I jumped in full force I'd end up in the garage all summer instead of enjoying my weekends camping. So the build will have a fall/winter time frame.
I did use the summer to go ahead and outsource some changes to the trailer I bought. It's not exactly where I want it yet, but the rest of the mods will be on the tongue and won't interfere with my build. I'm using the last few weeks of September to wrap up final designs on paper/Sketchup while I tinker with building the frame for the floor. Mid-October will be when I really dig in and get this thing built.
Desired specs:
Foamie, standie, sleeps 3-4 with at least one full-time bed, berth, icebox or fridge and galley on the inside.
Here's a link to my 'introduction' thread. The design shown has been tweaked a bit, it's a little shorter overall and I decided to do away with fixed bunks so I can have a more versatile living space. I can be a full time bed or convert to seating, I like that it can be either or depending on the need. I'll post some images of the current profile and sleeping space design in a reply.
Here and here I posted some questions about my trailer frame. One of those links shows two handmade, fixed spring hangers on each axle. I have a lot of experience pulling trailers, but not owning them and before now I didn't know anything about suspension. It dawned on me one day that the hangars didn't look quite right and that led to me hiring a retired Airforce fabricator to not only replace the hangars but move the axle to a more rearward position and switch it to under-slung, and replace a few pieces of angle iron.
The trailer is looking good, I'm currently cutting the wood to frame the floor and soon I'll have the trailer painted and ready to start making this thing a Tiny Travel Trailer!