rebar
Adventurer
Morning everyone.
I finally found a outfit who will build me the trailer I want, how I want.
Jensen Trailers in Humboldt Iowa (three hours away) said they would build me a 7x16 single axle "narrow track" enclosed trailer with 7' ceiling, extended tongue, V nose, RV door/screen and two RV windows for under 10K. Featherlite said they could build similar for a extra 5K, but I'm reluctant because I'm going to beat the heck out of this trailer and don't trust aluminum for this application.
Ive been looking for a used 7' wide enclosed trailer (wheel wells and no fenders being the kicker) so that I could then slowly modify it into a off grid toyhauler. But now that Ive found someone I trust to build it, I don't want to paint myself into a corner or be limited with a design decision later in the build.
My goals for this "mini toyhauler" are to have most of the amenities that my old 8x24 featherlite surv toyhauler had, but in a smaller 7x16 package for two people. I want to order the trailer without the interior, and without the floor joists and floor so that I can fit my holding tanks and build the curb-less shower etc etc, unless I can figure all that out now. But hind sights 20/20 and there's so much wasted space in the frame IMO it might be best to order without the floor or joists..
If you were building or ordering such a trailer designed to handle rough mountain forest service roads, what other details would you be most concerned about? Would you use longer truck leaf springs? Or air bags with trailing arms and panhard bar?
I will use a composting toilet and the gray water will travel down a hose which dumps on the ground away from the trailer. But I need two holding tanks, one for shower water and a second smaller one for drinking water because I sometime shower with mountain stream water. 100 gallon shower, and 30 gallon drinking water would be good.
My featherlite had a handy front storage room where the propane tanks were, but I'm reluctant to give up that space on this smaller trailer. Or should I make a separate storage room up front for my EU2000i, propane tanks and fuel, sealed battery box, solar gear, portable AC and water heater etc etc? That would require a second RV or cargo door on the V.
Anyway, if you have any suggestions or thoughts about any of the aspects of my plan, I'm all ears.
Thanks!
I finally found a outfit who will build me the trailer I want, how I want.
Jensen Trailers in Humboldt Iowa (three hours away) said they would build me a 7x16 single axle "narrow track" enclosed trailer with 7' ceiling, extended tongue, V nose, RV door/screen and two RV windows for under 10K. Featherlite said they could build similar for a extra 5K, but I'm reluctant because I'm going to beat the heck out of this trailer and don't trust aluminum for this application.
Ive been looking for a used 7' wide enclosed trailer (wheel wells and no fenders being the kicker) so that I could then slowly modify it into a off grid toyhauler. But now that Ive found someone I trust to build it, I don't want to paint myself into a corner or be limited with a design decision later in the build.
My goals for this "mini toyhauler" are to have most of the amenities that my old 8x24 featherlite surv toyhauler had, but in a smaller 7x16 package for two people. I want to order the trailer without the interior, and without the floor joists and floor so that I can fit my holding tanks and build the curb-less shower etc etc, unless I can figure all that out now. But hind sights 20/20 and there's so much wasted space in the frame IMO it might be best to order without the floor or joists..
If you were building or ordering such a trailer designed to handle rough mountain forest service roads, what other details would you be most concerned about? Would you use longer truck leaf springs? Or air bags with trailing arms and panhard bar?
I will use a composting toilet and the gray water will travel down a hose which dumps on the ground away from the trailer. But I need two holding tanks, one for shower water and a second smaller one for drinking water because I sometime shower with mountain stream water. 100 gallon shower, and 30 gallon drinking water would be good.
My featherlite had a handy front storage room where the propane tanks were, but I'm reluctant to give up that space on this smaller trailer. Or should I make a separate storage room up front for my EU2000i, propane tanks and fuel, sealed battery box, solar gear, portable AC and water heater etc etc? That would require a second RV or cargo door on the V.
Anyway, if you have any suggestions or thoughts about any of the aspects of my plan, I'm all ears.
Thanks!
2-1/2 gallons of water per shower is a very nice camp style shower for me/us. That would be 40 days straight! And where would you put a 100-gallon container for said shower water?