Building Your Own Travel Trailer?
I stumbled across this article over at DIYRV: http://www.doityourselfrv.com/diy-camper-trailer-budget/ They took a pop-up trailer, stripped it down to its frame and then built a new one on top. It ...
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People have been repurposing pop-up campers ever since I was a kid (and I'm 60 years old now). My parents neighbor took an old pop-up and stripped it out, put folding sides on it, build a bunch of slide-in photo frames, took the door side and build a folding shelf over the top, and used it as a "Booth" trailer where they sold photos at auto racing parks in Central Indiana. They were the official "track" photographers.
About the legality of rebuilding? As long as the frame retains the VIN number, you can pretty much do anything with what's attached to it you want... provided you are within the weight limits of the license and type of trailer.
In Indiana, Pop-Ups are not considered RV's. They are considered Utility Trailers, same as a utility trailer you might use to transport a riding lawn mower or move mulch in. You can take the frame and build anything on it you want. It's still a "utility trailer".
About the legality of rebuilding? As long as the frame retains the VIN number, you can pretty much do anything with what's attached to it you want... provided you are within the weight limits of the license and type of trailer.
In Indiana, Pop-Ups are not considered RV's. They are considered Utility Trailers, same as a utility trailer you might use to transport a riding lawn mower or move mulch in. You can take the frame and build anything on it you want. It's still a "utility trailer".
