HELP! I'm building a custom travel trailer.
Hi everyone, My name is Darla and I’m going to be building a small custom RV later this year to travel solo full time throughout the United States. Yup, I’m doin it! I would love to share my RV ...
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I built what you're proposing, a small RV trailer for year round use. The build thread is linked in my signature.
A few tips: plan out the different systems before you start building, you won't like to tear anything apart to get a needed wire or pipe in place. If solar is in your future (IMO, should be), plan for the solar and upgrades to your 12V system, now. With a residential fridge ( I have one), you may want to carry batteries inside the structure. Allow for it. Low-E thermal pane windows. It's your trailer, you can have the door swing anyway you want, just know that you're fighting physics and Mother Nature. Your take on not messing with a black tank but having a grey tank aren't exactly correct. You're going to find many areas that don't allow grey water discharge and you'll be right back to using a dump station. After you have the insulation between the studs and ceiling rafters, install a thermal break (I used 1/4" extruded foam) between the studs and the interior paneling. This removes thermal conduction from the exterior to the interior.
I like the layout and the counter space, it's more comfortable keeping it simple and open.
A few tips: plan out the different systems before you start building, you won't like to tear anything apart to get a needed wire or pipe in place. If solar is in your future (IMO, should be), plan for the solar and upgrades to your 12V system, now. With a residential fridge ( I have one), you may want to carry batteries inside the structure. Allow for it. Low-E thermal pane windows. It's your trailer, you can have the door swing anyway you want, just know that you're fighting physics and Mother Nature. Your take on not messing with a black tank but having a grey tank aren't exactly correct. You're going to find many areas that don't allow grey water discharge and you'll be right back to using a dump station. After you have the insulation between the studs and ceiling rafters, install a thermal break (I used 1/4" extruded foam) between the studs and the interior paneling. This removes thermal conduction from the exterior to the interior.
I like the layout and the counter space, it's more comfortable keeping it simple and open.
