1976 Vintage Camper to Serious Off-Grid Trailer - Episode #1 

Awesome!! Congratulations!! Good luck! Can’t wait to see it when you finish!!

Can’t wait to see how it turns out!

I’m in man, bring it on.

This is a great project, I love Slim Potatohead as well, so this should be fun.

This will be great to follow!

You're crazy! LOL! This should be fun!

Looks like you are in for some fun times re-imagining Eddie. When I turned 50 we bought a parcel of remote access land near Algonquin park and began building an off grid cabin. 7 years later it’s still a work in progress. I now wished I had documented each part of the build. But, we’re enjoying the journey.

Can't wait for this series!

this is awesome! Can't wait to follow along, Scott

Good luck with Eddie. Great idea, look forward to seeing what you come up with.

Super cool project

Oh... Everything needs to be replaced.... I think it's going to be rather expensive! Good luck Scott! I will follow this series. 👍😁

Ambitious project, best of luck, great project.

Great retro camper and I love the name. Christmas Vacation is a favourite of mine too. “Shitters Full!!!” 😂

Awesome idea Scott, make the roof a platform deck to chill on. Good luck, ML&Aloha Your Boy Kekoa&Ohana.🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽⛺️🪵🦫

Wow great sneak peak Scott

This is exciting! A great idea and project! You're gonna have a lot of fun with this - during the remodel and after!

Looks like fun.

This will be a great project! Can’t wait to see how it goes for you

big project buddy. i can see you making a brand new one but this one will give you the ideas you need for yours... i did it and still doing it with my camper trailer.. all the best with the project.

Allô Scott can't wait to see the rest cause I know you are able to do the rebuilt. When I retired in 2015 I bought a Colorado 2016 and brand new 20' Keystone trailer love it so much and more now with the Cover-19, it's like home away from home...Good luck and Prends soin mon ami. :)

Awesome Scott. Best of luck with it and have a wonderful weekend. Stay safe.

Great idea. Looking forward to seeing it go along.

I bought a 1962 Aloha and I made it alll off grid. It is in pretty good shape, all aluminum outside, all birth natural wood

Thanks for mentioning the interior height. Someone locally is giving away one of these but I'm 6'6".

Omg i was a previous owner of this trailer haha we did a bunch of painting and I replaced the newer 2x2s in the roof at the front. Was a bugger to get the roof sealed. You must have bought it from the guy I sold it to. Nice to see it getting revamped 👍

Your video #6 in this travel trailer transformation randomly popped up in my feed, so I thought I'd give it a look. Looks like an interesting project and I'm going to watch them in order. I've subscribed, and I'm looking forward to seeing how "Eddie" progresses.

Gonna love this Eddy series. We did our own trailer customized for camping but also to haul our kayaks. Mind you ours was a new utility trailer but is so rewarding at the end. Plus our son helped a lot so was great father , son time. Can’t trade that for nothing. Looking forward to this build.😘

Nice stuff scott hope all is well. Hello eddie. Cheers mate from Australia 🇦🇺🇦🇺💯💯👍👍

I like it !!! Great ideas and wonderful future usages. Smart way to upgrade for camping.

Congratulations Scott on your new “baby”

Awesome! I can share some experiences to elevate your "Drenalin" to complete this project. My wife and I have a 16' travel trailer. We bought our trailer new. My share is not about a rebuild, it has to do with end use. We tow this thing everywhere. We had 16" BFG KO2 tires put on the trailer to give us far more peace of mind when navigating off-road travel. Our tow vehicle also has KO2 tires. We can access a lot of remote trail heads for hiking and mountain biking and kayak launches. It doesn't take up any more space than two vehicles (we unhitch and park next to it) which is not uncommon when a group of friends meet at a trail head or at a launch site traveling in their own vehicles. That was a important to us. We know how tight parking is from years and years of outdoor trips, and we wanted to be absolutely certain that we weren't using too much space. Here are the HUGE! pluses. You get a great sleep right there in the parking area the night before you head out on the trail or the water. You wake to a nice hot shower, a big breakfast, and everything is dry to begin the trip. After a few days, we return to the trailer, we take a hot shower, we have a nice dinner, we get another great sleep in a bed, and we restock provisions and set out, again. It's wonderful. You can enjoy remote camping, yet you have this small but fully functional base camp to return to for a personal recharge and restock, or a relocation to a different area to enjoy a new exploration and a new experience. Add solar to the set-up, and it gets even better. I highly recommend that you focus on the tires and the tire size. Get the biggest that you can for clearance. Every inch helps and an A/T tire makes a big difference. Very Much looking forward to your completed project and the many videos ahead where you have the trailer in tow. Safe Travels!

It’s worth it, keep going with it !!! I’ve done this before one piece of advice strip all insulation and don’t cheap on insulation and spray foam it.

Hello Scott, more bushcraftvideos please. Good luck with your channel! We follow you in Holland.👍

Looking forward to re-construction vids. Good luck with the build.

Excited for this build man! Seems VERY SMALL. Gonna be a tight squeeze. 😁🐒😁

bonsoir Scott, je trouve que c'est une riche idée, pour vous occuper, près de votre famille..effectivement il y a beaucoup de travail..mais justement c'est le challenge!...juste une chose, ne mettez pas trop d'isolant au plafond, vous allez vous taper la tête...mais je suis sûre que ça va le faire..vous êtes très travailleur, bricoleur, réfléchi..très méticuleux..bon courage, et à bientôt pour la suite.." chapeau!".

If the frame is rusted and in parts your going to need a new frame. Our winter with road salt do a number to them old frames. Can't wait to see how it turns out

Was the shitter full? What a great project this will be!

I rebuilt a trailer to create a canoe/kayak trailer. I got carried away and ended up spending much more than anticipated. Wheels, bearings, axel, and frame can be expensive. It would be a good idea to learn how to weld! I would also recommend finding used parts if possible. Good luck!

Sounds like fun! I was hoping this was an old video and I could binge them all😟 look forward to see the progress! Cheers from the UK 👍

I subscribed!! Let's roll!!! I would consider air ride suspension. Clearance is crucial for off roading. You just don't want a "wiggle wagon".

I built a small camper starting with a trailer I bought off of Northern Tool. I think you'd be better off [money wise] starting with a new utility trailer as opposed to buying new axle, springs, tires and having the frame repaired. You could use some of the metal and other parts off of this camper. I like this style of camper though.

Worth it..of course,it's covid time..have fun. Consider diesel heater too,cheap,dry efficient. Wood is great I love it but a lot of negatives. Enjoy. Stay safe.

If you have to totally re-roof it, perhaps you could raise it a couple of inches; looks like a tight fit for you now. I'm guessing you're going to have a great time with it and make it solid, safe and functional. Good project - Happy Birthday.

Great project Scott. A couple of idea's if you have to replace the platform frame make the material from aluminum or steel and get it hot dipped galvanized. Also have dropped axles for more ground clearance for those tougher spots to get into. Lastly put a 8"- 10" wall on the frame to set the original box on top of. A little more head room. Sounds like alot of fun. Enjoy

Can't wait to see this turn into a kick-ass off-roader! I'm way more of a "glamper", but really enjoy your adventures. This will be very different to watch and I'm excited to see it unfold. Good luck!

A cord wood cabin and a trailer restore and a regular job a lot to take in good luck. 👍

Gave me a good idea, I bought a 1980 motorhome last summer, I'm living in it right now. I want to know how cold it gets in here, so far it's only been down to -30 C and it hasn't been bad. Yes it was cold, but not bad. I have to replace the roof on it, it leaks. I'm thinking the bathroom will need work. I didn't want to gut it, but I think I wont have a choice. I want to live in it for a long time, planning on going to the west coast in spring. Want to meet Greg Ovens, 😂😂😂😂 I dont really like Ontario, never did, 😂😂 I will be watching your videos to get new ideas. A wood stove is a must for off grid ( before the government out laws it too )

Click click click...Princess Auto.... lots of new trailer hardware, leaf springs, shackles, spindles, axles...fenders (prob not for this trailer lol) etc etc... and they keep having a deal on shipping for most items. Have at it, spring is just around the corner.

Let’s gooooo ! Will this trailer be replacing your truck bed camping?

Why not, Do it!

Man I know you wanted a template to work within, but man you turned the difficulty level up with something that rough.

@1:14 this guy knows badass too, pretty sure he jaywalked once

i had put a small wind turbin on it too and not just solarpower.

Im sure i saw that on marketplace in the windsor area.

Wow I’m sure Dee’s gonna love Eddie parked in the driveway! Work fast! 😂. Standing by for Video #2.

So is the camper gonna take place of the where the cord wood cabin was gonna be? It seemed to get sidelined by the truck camping project.

Have fun Man. Looks like you have your work cut out for you...

Nice project, Scott. This is one of the things I've been contemplating doing as well, since there are old travel trailers everywhere around me. Some of them are pretty cool, too. I hope you, the family and the copper tops are all doing well up there.

lots of foreshadowing in this first clip.

Yikes Scott! Good for you for taking on such a huge project, I wouldn't be able to do that. I hope you only paid $50-$100 for that thing, it's going to cost you quite a bit in time & materials. Look forward to the progress videos

👍 so how much did they give you to remove it from their lot!😂😂

That there is an RV Clark.

I did the same thing, i bought a older travel trailer and gutted it and completely reinforced the exterior and rebuilt the inside. Then i hit hard times and had to sell it :(

Resurrected Eddie is much nicer!!

Will you build a wood stove?

You should watch slim potatohead & forest forest for good advice

Do not how much you paid. But I would buy something like this just for the siding and scrap the rest.

What happened to the cabin?

Hi Scott. I know a guy who could help with advertising if you want to get a lot of the repair cost covered.

Windows suck... they alway leak. I’d chop it down 18-24” and get a micro-stove. Look into spray foam. Safe way to cover that black mold and get real good insulation.

Any updates?

With the frame being that rotten i would look for a better trailer i know the are hard to find cheep good luck i will be watching

Love the videos and great project. I'm an RV Tech, DM me if you have any questions, more than willing to help. Cheers

might as well have started from scratch