Dedicated enclosed rtt trailer for the JK with slide out kitchen

[wparkinson97]

Been slowly working on / planning the trailer interior over the winter. I am building a frame out of aluminum extrusions from tnutz that will bolt to the cross members of the trailer. I have dry fit everything together in the basement ( ignore the clutter in pics ) so that all the tnuts will be in place when I assemble it in the trailer. I have also have built the fridge platform and a sink / stove platform from plywood.

The fridge / stove / sink slide will be in the front of the trailer and slide out the door on the driver side. I plan on using drag chains for the water supply hoses, but have not got the exact details figured out on that as it will be a pretty tight bend. The 20gal water tank will be positioned over the axel, but it off-centered towards the passenger side to leave room for the 12v water heater. I am a little concerned with weight balance. Between the water tank and slide out kitchen I have the Sok 206 ah heated battery, linx distributor, victron solar charger, multiplus 2000 inverter / charger, and the water pump / accumulator tank. The other side of the water tank will have a single full width drawer and the space over the drawer and water tank will be a platform for storing larger gear such as camp chairs and a portable solar panel.

The 12v water heater is from expedition upfitter, and uses around 17A when the heating element is on. I am going to need to do some testing on how practical this is with the 206 ah battery and 200 watt solar panel. I mostly plan on using it for dishes and more comfortable hand washing, so for longer trips I may just set the thermostat lower or turn it off to save power for the fridge and water pump. If needed, I think I can fit another 206 AH battery next to the current one if I relocate the lynx and solar controller.

 

[wparkinson97]

I've been making lots of progress on the build during the little bit of free time I have split up. I'd like to get some more detailed photos of what I've done, but for now here is a picture of the trailer with the slide out kitchen in use on our weekend trip. The current sink / stove slide is just a test build to get it working. The water is plumed through some flexible hose that I found at mcmaster with a tight bend radius running through a cable carrier. The drain just goes into a jug below it. I also got some aluminum trim around the corners, although I still need to paint them and blend the corners to make it look a little nicer.

 

[Madweld]

Good looking trailer. I’m working on a similar build now. Can I ask how tall you made the box on your trailer?

 

[wparkinson97]

Good looking trailer. I’m working on a similar build now. Can I ask how tall you made the box on your trailer?

Thanks! The box dimensions are 28.5" tall x 72" long x 50" wide, not including the 3" tall frame

 

[wparkinson97]

Since the core features of the trailer are complete and it's useable, I don't spend as much time in it lately, however over the last few weeks I have done a couple things to better utilize storage space. To mount the propane tank I had to weld some supports across the front of the trailer, which required removing the kitchen slide. While the slide was out, I rebuilt the sink portion to fit my Camp Chef while the kitchen was closed and to correct some issues involved with changing the drawer slides. The plumbing on the kitchen slide is pex from the water pump and heater and some flexible tubing I got from McMaster with a more flexible bend radius than any other tubing I could find. The flexible tubing is ran through a CNC drag chain. After the drag chain it's back to pex to the sink. The pex has to shift to the side to avoid contact with the drag chain when closing . I also routed some groves on the bottom of the stove support for more clearance below. The stove is not plumbed in for propane, as I could not find a hose with a sufficient dynamic bend radius. I have added a quick connect fitting to the stove that allows me to quickly connect a regulator hose to the stove when needed