Custom Built Travel Trailer

Roadtech wrote:

Gdetrailer wrote:
But, honestly, you are camping, and you specified 20ft length, save money, time and lost hair and go find a normal travel trailer with a layout you can live with.. There is very little you can do with 20ft in terms of layout as there will be concessions you will have to make to fit it into that footprint..

Basically you will have only enough space for a small bathroom, front or back side door (unless you want a rear opening door), kitchenette, small dinette/twin bed and small couch/full size bed..

I had a 20ft TT, there is not much you can do with spicing that space up to a luxury hotel room..

There is nothing magical with 20ft of space to make it worthwhile for a highly customized one off RV.. I lost a lot of money and personal time on that one although when I rebuilt it, I did a lot of customizing to us and didn't intend to sell it.. People liked it, but were not willing to part with a few thousand more.. Took a long time to sell and lost thousands..

I'm looking for a relatively simple design...no built in tanks, dry flush toilet, outside shower tent, power queen bed lift, lithium batteries, sink, refrig, & microwave only kitchen, no cabinets, no dinette, 12 volt air conditioner. I can't find anything close to this retail. I have owned Airstream and other trailers...at this point in my life, I'm looking for simple and easy...

That is because they simply do not exist in 20ft, to get rid of the bath you will have to shrink your trailer size. Think sub 20ft sizes, Teardrop styles like TABs come to mind which are basically are the size of a bed..

You are not describing a normal 20ft RV Travel trailer but instead describing this with a cot inside..



A minimalist hotel on wheels.

$6K for a cargo trailer and you can go to town and configure as minimal as you wish.

Very few people wish to have a outdoor tent shower or deal with composting or cassette toilets or a complete lack of on board water systems.. Very few people want barebones minimalist accommodations for one or two people, in other words RVs are typically built for family use and will have things that make the family comfortable while out camping. Minimalist camping isn't what mainstream public wants and the big manufacturers understand that and they tend to concentrate on broader market appeal which will sell more and at a faster rate.

There are some niche companies that do make smaller trailers which may appeal to more minimalist campers..

Here is layout of a 17ft Casita Spirit Basic..



No bath, but you will not get a Queen bed in that trailer. Queen beds generally are put in larger trailers than 20ft, typically find that in 26+ lengths unless it has a slide..