Complete reconstruction of a TT

Seriously, you can get a decent trailer on kijiji for $5k, especially if you're just going to park it. Why bother?

Ditto

swimmer_spe wrote:

bucky wrote:
We had a TT tossed 40 feet in the air by a tornado back in 2000. The problem was the trip back down. Like an idiot I bought the carcass back from the insurance company. Don't do it.

No insurance involved.

Seriously, you can get a decent trailer on kijiji for $5k, especially if you're just going to park it. Why bother?

bucky wrote:
We had a TT tossed 40 feet in the air by a tornado back in 2000. The problem was the trip back down. Like an idiot I bought the carcass back from the insurance company. Don't do it.

No insurance involved.

We had a TT tossed 40 feet in the air by a tornado back in 2000. The problem was the trip back down. Like an idiot I bought the carcass back from the insurance company. Don't do it.

Boomerweps wrote:
I'd start DVRing all the Tiny Home's shows, because that's what you are discussing. Take a trailer frame, build a house on it and only move it rarely. Yup, tiny home nation!

Pretty much. Something off the grid.

agesilaus wrote:
Can't you salvage anything from the wreck? Refrigerator, range/oven, toilet and hot water heater would save you thousands. Also the electrical major components would help, converter ect.

Won't know that for at least a month when the snow has melted. Even so, I can get used ones for relatively low cost.

joerg68 wrote:
Aside from cost, it is always the same question:
1) Do yo want to camp / spend quality time with friends and family, or do you want a project?
As others have said: it is more work, takes longer, and costs more than you anticipate.
2) If the result is going to be stationary anyway: Why not build a shack/cabin in that location?
3) Or pull the rolling chassis there and build on location?

1) Yes. Building this would not be replacing the time I now spend with them. This would be done in my own time.

2) Cannot legally do that. Trailers/mobile buildings are all that are allowed.

3) That is a possibility. Problem is, there is no power there, so I would need to run a generator.

We rebuilt our motorhome last winter, but used almost the same construction as the original, did some shopping around and replaced the aluminum siding with Filon I picked up near Windsor Ontario, was a lot of work though, there is a lot of TT around on Kijji as well too and after

"Make sure the frame and axles are capable of handling the weight of the build."

Good advice! (but not enough) You also have to be sure that you balance it (front to back and left to right) properly so that the trailer tows and tracks well. The weight and balance changes as you load/unload, use water, and fill waste tanks.

Usually through trial and error, manufacturers refine their floor plans over the years to get the weight, balance, and floor plan functionality right. When you do it yourself, you get only one chance to get it right. I hope you are good at it because carpentry skills generally aren't enough to get it right the first time. That's not a problem though because you can always, . . . . . do it over, usually at substantial additional cost in time and money. That's why projects like this usually take a lot longer than you thought, and cost WAY more than you thought.

That said, go for it. I admire your enthusiasm and you'll certainly know a lot more when you are done than before you start. Hint: the second one is always a lot easier

Chum lee

I'd start DVRing all the Tiny Home's shows, because that's what you are discussing. Take a trailer frame, build a house on it and only move it rarely. Yup, tiny home nation!