Your thoughts? Part Deux

Has anybody had the same idea as mine:

Buy a cargo/utility trailer and turn it into a camper? Thoughts along this line came up in the "Your thoughts" thread.

With most that I have seen, they sit low so, the first order of business would be to get busy with a welder and some square tubing to make "risers". This would get it up high enough to allow for the tanks and plumbing underneath.

After that, it would be a weather tight, towable "blank slate" - make it how you want.

I have to believe that I am missing something or others would have already done this.

[QUOTE=David]
Has anybody had the same idea as mine:

Buy a cargo/utility trailer and turn it into a camper? Thoughts along this line came up in the "Your thoughts" thread.

With most that I have seen, they sit low so, the first order of business would be to get busy with a welder and some square tubing to make "risers". This would get it up high enough to allow for the tanks and plumbing underneath.

After that, it would be a weather tight, towable "blank slate" - make it how you want.

I have to believe that I am missing something or others would have already done this.



There is a guy on a facebook page i belong to, small travel trailers,  that does this. He is building one now. He post pics as he goes along. He does a pretty good job.

Originally posted by marwayne My son told me dad  that's what you should do. However, he has reasons for that, because I'm getting on in years and don't know how long we will be camping. So in the end he would get a nice custom trailer

It sounds like he is almost as smart as dad!   

David,

Here's a link to a You Tube guy building his own:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHF-qr0Z5AA

Years ago I converted a cargo trailer to a simple camper, I used it for a year or two, mostly fishing, no stove, hotplate. No latrine, portable and potable water, had a bunk and wired for electricity. Very simple.

I have a friend that has done a “home made camper” out of a box utility trailer. It is about 7x12, has a regular rv door and screen, 2 awning windows, a fantastic fan, simple 120 and 12 volt electrical, 2 burner coleman stove, simple solo bed, hanging clothes places and locker type storage for kitchen equipment and food. He uses a wall mounted 5 gallon water contaner with a spigot and a small sink that drains into a bucket below the countertop. He has a catalytic heater , engel ice box, one chair and collapsable table.