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The original Coleman regulator is installed on the grill, you are correct. The grill requires 15psi; it says it right on the label. It was my own stupidity for not reading it. The regulator that I had installed at the large tank was the one that came with the water heater, which was set to 1psi...

If you look really closely, you can see in the pictures we used a small 1lb. propane tank for the grill. I was trying to light the grill the night before we left, just be sure. Because, although I had tested each component individually - the grill worked on a small tank, the large trailer tank...

It's wicked annoying. Takes like 10 minutes to fill the tank.

This isn't really build-thread-related, but I figured some of you would enjoy to see a sort of "conclusion" (we're not totally done with the trailer yet), to give some meaning to the whole thing. So we spent late last week trying to decide on a place to go. We ended up pointing our GPS to a...

Thanks! Not sure where we're going this weekend, but surely somewhere. It's been far too long. We're excited. Will probably end up bringing tools to tinker while we're at camp.

Thanks for the kind words! Marine grade plywood is supposed to be pretty well protected, based on my research. Like you, I don't have much experience with it either. Some people suggest fiberglassing and epoxying the exterior when making boats. Some suggest it is fine to leave as is. We're...

That's good to know about the coiled cables. That sounds annoying. I will freely admit this was a case of user error. I didn't properly assemble the hitch to the ball. The "fingers" that hook underneath the ball when you flip down the latch were actually smushed inside the ball cup above the...

I could get some better pictures of what we had setup, but i can probably explain it fairly well. There was no issue at the trailer side, regarding the safety chains. The ball receiver bolts through the tongue tube with (2) 1/2" grade 8 bolts. I put the last link of each 3' safety chain around...

What we have is obviously getting replaced. I'm thinking about going with a cable instead, something like this: And ditch the threaded chain links. I'll just bolt through the cable eye, with an oversized washer. I like that these would stay off the ground when not hooked up to a truck. Any...

We worked until about 11pm Friday with a friend helping out as well. This is about where we started off, So we pulled the rear wall off to work on it. It seemed there was an endless stream of detail things that needed to be done to get it roadworthy. I had to pass the towing lights harness...

Agreed! The panels make so much power it's great.

I've been making a lot of progress this week, but not really taking any time for pictures. Here's a few crappy ones I got yesterday. Sorry they're not that great, I'm just hustling. Current status is the roof is on, sealed, insulated and interior-skinned. The exterior of the rear wall is...

I got the driver's side wall cut. This was the most nerve-wracking thing I think, and the last of the major hurdles to overcome. The tolerances for the openings around the sink and the grill drawers are rather tight, and I didn't want a bunch of ziggy-zaggy cuts for the doors. We triple checked...

I got the window actually mounted in there securely. I got the wall insulated and interior skinned. I got the fridge installed 100%, electrically and mechanically. I let it run for a few hours with no issues. I put the roof panel on loosely just to see what it'll look like. I laid out...

I got the window cut into the passenger's side wall, and most of the inner structure put up. Figured I'd share a couple pictures before insulating and the inner skin goes on, because then you'll never see it.

You guys have been patient. I'm super excited. You can finally see the rough profile of this thing. It actually wasn't a ton of work, but this looks like a big step. The top front corner will get rounded off, but this gives a much clearer picture of the finished size. I'm hoping to get the...

Thanks for enjoying the show! I'm pretty happy with how it's coming together. I wish it would go faster because I'm getting anxious to just get out there and use it, but I think in the end it will be time well spent. I'm trying to prioritize longevity and ease of maintenance, so there's extra...

The copper line will be inside the trailer so it's protected from the elements, but outside of the sleeping area so we're protected from it. The regulator says it's preset non-adjustable, but doesn't specify what it's set to. I figured at best, I need it so I'm covered. At worst, it's redundant...

I've been plugging away and getting a lot of little detail things tidied up that I've been pushing off or overlooking for quite a while. I extended the propane line a little bit farther towards the tank to facilitate actually removing the tank. My original plan was to try and somehow shut off...

Progress is slow, but steady. Still working on reassembling things. It seems each piece needs minor tweaks to be 100% complete. Last night I got the drawer for the grill to 98%. It needs epoxy on the front face of the inner drawer for utensils, and maybe a handle added to the top of the outer...