Our goal: travel trailer turned tiny home!
Hey everyone! Just stumbled upon these forums looking for websites to aid in my search for the right type of travel trailer for what me & my husband are looking to turn into our tiny home. I don't ...
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Lots of reasons to consider this carefully as already mentioned. So, I will offer some of my opinions to consider when going forward with your idea.
Find a trailer that has a very good and strong frame. We bought a new Nash last year. They build their own to very high standards (nothing is perfect but few if any complaints on their frames). You could park a tank on it. Not really, but it's much more stout than most other trailers out there.
Second, make sure that you have highly rated (for weight) axles. As you redo the layout, add insulation, tanks for the bearded dragons etc, you'll be adding more weight that the trailer was likely designed for out the door.
As for insulation. There are lots of options that give very good insulation value for the size. The worst actually in my opinion is the pink stuff. I would recommend looking into spray in foam. I can't remember which would be better closed, or open cell spray in foam.
Next would be considering dual pane windows. While not nearly as good as dual pane windows in a house, RV dual panes are much better than single pane.
We sleep in ours full time (spare bedroom) and we had some days with lows in the lower 20s. The furnance would kick in once or twice during the night and a small electric space heater kept the edge off. HOWEVER, we were keeping the temps about 55, too cold for the beaded dragons.
These are my opinions and suggestions only.
Find a trailer that has a very good and strong frame. We bought a new Nash last year. They build their own to very high standards (nothing is perfect but few if any complaints on their frames). You could park a tank on it. Not really, but it's much more stout than most other trailers out there.
Second, make sure that you have highly rated (for weight) axles. As you redo the layout, add insulation, tanks for the bearded dragons etc, you'll be adding more weight that the trailer was likely designed for out the door.
As for insulation. There are lots of options that give very good insulation value for the size. The worst actually in my opinion is the pink stuff. I would recommend looking into spray in foam. I can't remember which would be better closed, or open cell spray in foam.
Next would be considering dual pane windows. While not nearly as good as dual pane windows in a house, RV dual panes are much better than single pane.
We sleep in ours full time (spare bedroom) and we had some days with lows in the lower 20s. The furnance would kick in once or twice during the night and a small electric space heater kept the edge off. HOWEVER, we were keeping the temps about 55, too cold for the beaded dragons.
These are my opinions and suggestions only.
