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Velislide
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Sep 10, 2013

Bought a 36' 5th wheel for 400$, pretty big DIY project

This thread will be very photo intensive! Just letting you know. Well, was looking for a good deal on a 5th wheel in the 2500$ range, something older, late 80s early 90s, and figured why spend that...
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beemerphile1
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Sep 11, 2013
Velislide wrote:
....I also didnt like the idea of the walls being stapled 2x2s, and since I had plans on camping year round, why not go with 2x4 walls....


That is going to be one very heavy trailer with everything you are adding. Keep in mind that you are limited by the GVWR. If your modifications add too much weight, you will have zero cargo capacity.

If you will be camping in temperature extremes, you need to replace those outdated leaky windows. They weren't any good when it was new.

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