Hi guys the wife and I were talking about down sizing the 5er to a small TT
Does anyone know where there is a Co. that will custom build one for people?
I found the perfect floor plan but there is no changing things in the construction
of it. I would like 16" wheels 5k axles and larger holding tanks 60gal fresh 30 G/B or even 100/50.and storage all the way across the front under the bed from out side .and larger fridge, 10 gal water heater .the rest would work great .I was looking at Rockwood mini lite 1809S but I don't want the lite. just the size .I don't see why it wont work?
thanks R

 

try Millennium trailers, do a Google search for the website

 

theres are cargo trailers converted in to living quarters I would like it to atleast look like an RV

 

They custom build. I don't see why they wouldn't use a different exterior skin to make it look like every other RV out there if you specified it.

 

Skip the 10 gal hot water heater, go to on demand.

 

If I was given the choice, I would definitely look at a cargo converted to an RV.

Your getting a steel framed trailer compared to an RV made of 2x2 lumber and plywood stapled together. Cargo trailers are built for the weight, they may not be light weight per say but they will stay together.

Yes they might look a little more utilitarian and your choices for sizes might be a little limited but if it's a smaller unit your looking for anyways, who cares.

There are a ton of them that go by my place every weekend when the quadding guys are going to play and the places they get them into in the bush is insane but as the owners say, "They hold up better than the stick built ones".

Also, as it's brought up in another thread and I hope it never happens but when the stick builds crash they usually explode into a million pieces whereas a cargo conversion will more than likely at least stay together.

Years ago (70's) my dad built a slide in camper out of 1 inch square steel tubing. In the end it looked like every other camper going down the road at the time. We were forced off the road one camping trip by a sleeping semi driver and the result was the truck/camper hitting the ditch and rolling.

Doesn't sound like a big deal but those were the days when people were allowed to ride in the camper and of course, that's where my brother and I were. Quad and crew cabs were few and far between in those days.

We were seat belted at the table and it was a fun ride at the time but when we stopped, we opened the camper door and stepped out. That's when we found out that the camper had come off the truck and made a complete revolution rolling over landing back on it's bottom.

Other than a few sheet metal repairs to the outside skin, it's actually still in use to this day by my uncle. Yes it looks like a 70's era camper but it's built tough.

I wouldn't personally give up looks for strength but that's just me.

I'll sit down now,

Jeff

 

^^^ Don't feel bad. We have a late 60s early 70s Holiday Rambler that we have gutted and rebuilt internally. Now has a queen bed, took the stove/range out along with the bathroom. (Its a man shack now) Has alot more room now, plush carpet, and fresh sealed roof. Looks like crap on the outside but it does the trick.

 

My Buddie has a on demand and every time we go camping he cant get it to light .Is this the case for that type ? I have a 10 gal. dual elec/gas and it works perfect .
and as for cargo trailers I have seen a lot of them and there built cheesy the ones I have seen the ribs look like stamped 16 GA. with alum. siding on them . guess I should at least call

 

I build specialty trailers with a steel frame and then use all aluminum construction for the walls and ceiling, mainly oil field use but have made one for a rock crawler trailer with a living quarters, turned out really nice. Trailers built like that are fairly light but really strong and you could have the interior done at a conversion place to your specs.
Another good way would be to build a steel frame and then use FRP for the walls and ceiling, that way it would look a lot like the campers with fiberglass sidewalls.

 

www.travelunits.com

www.spacecraftmfg.com

I don't know anything about them, but I see them advertised in a magazine I read all the time.

 

Great stuff thanks

 

WHOA!!! Where you been lately, Jeff? You need to get off the ranch more often and go take a peak at the construction of a good fiver. I have hardly any "wood" in mine other than plywood on roof and floors and solid wood cabinets. All aluminum framed construction sitting on a large box steel frame. Things are different, big guy. LOL

Bob