The little/light Camper Trailer Thread...

[santaferider]

Well Jurgs, I just bought this one

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...WNX%3AIT#v4-37

Picking it up tomorrow

[DirtDabber]

That looks nice. 18' seems like a really good size.

[z@ch]

Originally Posted by Doorguy1979

The idea for the paint scheme, ala USS Leviathan. Dazzle camouflage, had to do a mock up the old lady only heard camouflage.




Eventually will have a front box, rear deck for my KLR, and LED lighting inside. probably have a roof deck for tent, or watching races ect before it's all over. Not doing any plumbing, and we can cook outside, but hopefully it'll be good for family outings to the rallys/races I like to go to.

I like it!

here's a little photochop to give your wive a better idea.

[hacksaw55]

If I ever find the time I'd like to build one,great info teardropsandtinytrailers

[natedog39]

Originally Posted by Doorguy1979

Thought this might be interesting to ya'll.


Bought this thing about 5 years ago, as a cargo trailer. Old man who built it used to work in an ambulance factory...see where the materials came from.

It's just been a shed since then, but lately it's been undergoing a major change getting the seams fixed, rust taken care of, and getting an interior conversion as time allows, just got to cutting out the extra set of wheel wells, and reinforcing the walls yesterday in fact.

What I started with.





The body works is coming along nicely.

The idea for the paint scheme, ala USS Leviathan. Dazzle camouflage, had to do a mock up the old lady only heard camouflage.




Eventually will have a front box, rear deck for my KLR, and LED lighting inside. probably have a roof deck for tent, or watching races ect before it's all over. Not doing any plumbing, and we can cook outside, but hopefully it'll be good for family outings to the rallys/races I like to go to.

Very nice,,along the same lines as my own project.

[Captain Obvious]

My wife and I have been doing some looking for a small-ish trailer that is light/short enough to get into out-of-the-way NFS campgrounds in the Mountain West, able to be towed easily at elevation by a gas 1/2 ton platform, all with a floor plan the makes very efficient use of space and offers some of the niceties of home (dedicated queen bed, dry bath, etc.).

That's tough set of criteria, and a category populated mostly by cheap-made junk. However, on a recent visit to a respected, legitimate RV dealer we came across a line of trailers made for people who seem to be looking for all of the above. The brand is Cruiser RV and the line is Fun Finder X.

Specifically, we (and apparently a lot of other people based on sales) like this layout:



http://www.cruiserrv.com/fun-finder-...s/gallery.html

It's only 18 feet long and 2900 lbs dry. Sure, it's nowhere near as cool as some of the pricey Aussie stuff in this thread, but it's a step up from a tent trailer, reasonable in price, and still very manageable in size and weight. The build quality is also a noticeable step above most of the trash out there today.

Now if the budget would just allow for another toy worth as much as a decent used car.

[DirtDabber]

That is a really nice layout. It is amazing how much wasted space manufactures can plan in to a typical RV.

[santaferider]

Here it is guys.

Just brought it from Tucson last night

[Hodag]

Originally Posted by santaferider

Here it is guys.

Just brought it from Tucson last night

nice set up

[Gernick]

Dig those hybrids.

[RedRocker]

Very nice.

[santaferider]

Originally Posted by Hodag

nice set up

Thanks pumpkin, I think I'll enjoy it.

[Jurgen]

Jurgens

Someone is calling my name.








From JurgensSafari a South African Caravan builer.

[Jurgen]

[Mav]

Quite tempted by one of these to go behind the landy...

Check out the cooking/sink set up: