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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myrvplans1 wrote:GrandpaKip wrote:
The challenge of building an RV from a cargo trailer can be enjoyable. Mine was. I bought a 6x12 V-nose and converted it. The first thing I did was get a mess of cardboard and mocked up the interior. I used RV/Marine grade materials and made all the cabinets and fixtures. Took about 3 months off and on to finish. Then we pulled it all over the southeast. Was sorry to see it go when we decided we needed a little more room inside.
Have fun and good luck.
:E Thanks for your feedback. I have some software that allows me to move around objects on a floor plan. I also taped it out actual size on my garage floor and did walk thrus. Having the 3D model and renderings made probably saved me 1000's as I saw mistakes before they got built. 6x12 is a bit small... did you sleep standing up? I'm leaving the building up to people that have the professional skill. (I'd no sooner do my own brain surgery) :---)
Actually had a full size double bed, 3' of galley, 2'x2' shower, porta potty and a fair amount of storage. The v-nose added almost 2' more. We gave it up because we wanted inside eating during nasty weather.
I can see that a lot of your budget will go to labor; there was a fair amount of that in ours, but it was free :-)
I also believe that cargo trailers are inherently stronger than campers. You might want to rethink putting utilities in the walls like a house. Almost every wire, pipe, fitting, etc. was easily accessible in ours. They were hidden behind trim and panels that were all screwed on.
Good luck with your project.
