7x16 Cargo Trailer Conversion 

I like how simple the trailer is. I completely agree with keeping the built-ins to a minimum.

Great build! Those metal workshop cabinets instead of particle board units are the way to go. You guys really put some thought into this. Thanks for putting this video up. Cheers!

Very clean build.. love how everything is pretty much bought off the shelf …

Beautiful rug. You did a great job.

Nice to see a matching trailer/tow vehicle combo. Most people don't realize how cool it is to have a trailer that matches...from paint to tires, nice setup

We have been looking for a design that separated the garage from the living area! You win 😂🎉 the Murphy bed “wall” is perfect! Thanks for sharing

Outstanding! Thank you for sharing this! I would say this is one of the better build outs I seen. Also Bravo to Colorado Trailers! Yes great trailers and good people! Thank you again for sharing this!~

Been looking at different solutions, but those Gladiator cabinets are brilliant - great idea. Affordable, tough, and replaceable.

Wow!! So impressed! I could easily and comfortably live in this! Happy travels!

Love the solar on top and power station as storage instead of batteries and inverters. Little more expensive but easier to reconfigure, move to another unit, etc.

Love the grass on the deck. I'm in Colorado springs and camp all over Colorado and if I don't get things dirty, I wasn't really camping

Nice clean build. Content like this is few and far between. Thank you

It`s small but it has everything you need. I like that, and that is what it`s all about. A good way to wrap it up.

Wow!!! This is such a thoughtful and well layed out cargo trailer conversation!

Great colors! Also your additions

This is very cool. I like that it can be repurposed easily, as opposed to just getting a camper.

Nice build, scenery, and video!

Thanks for sharing. Pretty awesome setup.

That is a nice DIY’er. Love the murphybed. That needs to be more a thing with smaller builds like these to maximize space the the rear deck turf is a nice touch. Think I would add awnings to the camp side and the rear deck.

Awesome build!

This is the deal. I am a new (new to me) gladiator owner looking at ARE color match caps and deck’d boxes..couple years this simple cargo trailer toy hauler/camper is whats next …this is the deal guys ! Beautiful life !

love the idea of the drawers in the toe kick area, plus the metal cabinets.

Thumbs UP! awesome build - thanks for sharing...Really appreciate the modular approach for the storage and such, as well as the fridge and solar/electrical simplicity. This build nailed it. I'm wanting to solo travel and base camp to then use my BMW adventure bike for local exploring/camping and such. This type of build philosophy which allows a motorcycle to be stored inside seems perfect. Glad I found your video - thanks again and and safe travels to you and yours...

Great build! Very well-thought out

awesome design.

Incredible build…excellent! Peace and Blessings

Thank you man for the inspiration and getting straight to the point of the video 👍

I was just looking at these trailers this evening and stumbled across your video. Well done sir!

Badass Rig man! I like the simplicity and you checked all the boxes, minus the silly s*** you see on other RU-vid videos for tiny homes / van life. Cheers be safe have fun!

You could have a lot of fun switching out the bottom of the murphy bed. I would print some pictures of different places so it wouod be like looking out the window.

Very nice, thanks for giving us so much inspiration!

Super cool! Thanks for sharing.

Like that C.T. Camper , A Quality Build Out .

Awesome Build!

my favorite build so far!

Great setup

Wow, great job, love the build-out! I recently bought one of their 7x18 trailers & will be building out the interior as well. Love the turf grass idea, will be stealing that, lol! Happy trails!

Hi guys...ive just come across your video. Absolutely outstanding set-up and incredibly well thought out. The Murphy bed has to be the icing on the cake.... Getting a good night's sleep is paramount when you're enjoying the outdoor activities, especially cycling. I can't imagine how you'd change anything doing this creation again...apart from an outside or inside shower. I had to subscribe to your channel. You are living the dream and im interested in future adventures. Outstanding!

This is pretty genius, I actually don't live too far from Castle Rock, I've been wanting to do a build like this for a long time and I think I might actually steal your design

Love what you guys did to the trailer! It looks amazing!! So creative and I love the finishes!

This thing is sweet! Looking to build something like this! Great ideas here!!

Looks awesome!!

Nice build!

Terrific job!

Awesome set up and build. Keep us updated on your adventures would like to see how it goes

Bought their 8.5 X 20 full front bedroom build coming soon 🔜 👍

Very nice, sometimes I wish I went with a larger ctc project. Maybe when I get a more suitable vehicle. Great video.

Nice Job.... I am in the process of converting an 8x16 v-nose cargo trailer into an RV and Mobile Sign Shop. I am just starting the walls and cabinet construction. I just sold a 15-passenger shuttle bus that I lived in for 3 years and traveled out west during the winters. I had to sell the shuttle bus because I purchased a large format color printer to make contour cut decals/stickers, koozies, t-shirts, magnetics, banners, mousepads, etc. The large format color printer would have taken up a lot of storage space so I needed to get something bigger. I did a complete conversion series on the shuttle bus from the ground up and now am doing a new series on the cargo trailer conversion. They are on my YT channel.

Beat conversion yet. With murphy bed , cargo/ shower area and off road.Also like the bluetti.

Awesome camper, thanks for the video! My 4x6 v-nose toy hauler-camper-theater is quite compact. Front 4x5 deck plus roof rack and hitch rack is extra room for 2KW Inv-Gen, Solar pnl, and Awning. 3 cabinets house cooking equip. and the 24"TV/entertainment ctr. Twin tri-fold sofa-bed, 5K BTU AC, elec heat and induction cooktop complete the collection (so far). Planning a folding room pinned onto my ramp that will be outside galley and inside privy w/shower pan. that will tie down on the front deck. Pulling it with a 1.8L Scion XD gets 20mpg (headwind) and 28mpg (tailwind)

Looks perfect!

Very cool ideas!!❤🇨🇦

You did a very nice job

Nice rig👍

Beautiful nice job

Way cool. I want one to haul my Harley.

Great point about not doing anything custom unless you absolutely have to. A friend of mine said the same thing when I was renovating my house. Sometimes things need to be replaced and it's much cheaper and easier with standard sized components.

I built out my 6x12 cargo craft 2017 as well. I love it. I have new age cabinets in mine. Would love to share my pics with you, somehow! You did a great job on yours! 🙂

That has to be the biggest power set-up that I have seen in suck a small unit.

Well thought out build. What was starting weight of trailer? how much did your build add, dry weight? I'm considering something similar, but perhaps an 8.5x16. Not sure on vendor yet.

Say hello to Drew at Restless Spirit and the girls at Packer Saloon from Sysco Bob.

I really like this unit. Where do you actually shower, is there a fold out room. Also no mention of a toilet. For a male it’s no issue but women do into the comfort of a portaloo.

I can't believe it, that it doesn't have a bathroom, it prioritized a closet and a cellar and didn't do it with a bathroom😱

I found a company that makes 8x16 trailers :)

Super sick!!

Nice clean build. I looked at that cargo trailer company before converting mine as well. Went for same kind of look on the outside as yours. You can see my conversion on my Channel. I saw someone ask about build out cost, Glad to see others like you saying what it actually cost to build one of these out. Best of luck out there!

I love your build and your great ideas on eliminating weight. I could live in this built, at my age I just need an inside bathroom. Lol! Be proud of your built young man.

Very nice!! Did I miss seeing the bathroom area? Cool idea for the flooring indeed...all nicely thought out.

Amazing build! We did something similar with a 7x14 all aluminum trailer, but we also put in a shower with Porta potty and it works well. We have 350w of Renogy panels, charge controller and inverter and it gives us all we need. We can tow with either my F150 or even my wife's Tacoma V6. What does your trailer weigh now?

did u insulate the walls and ceiling? great build love the bed saw some one the other day with the kitchen in the back like a teardrop. how many backup batteries did you have?

Very nice

man I bet that Jeep struggles to pull that rig up & down the mountains at interstate speed

Can you do a video on what you have done to the Jeep? And what do you do for bathroom and shower needs?

Thanks for the video! Our Great Lakes Unmanned Systems business has the next size bigger trailer from Colorado Trailers in Castle Rock. Same color as yours. I picked it up right before the COVID pandemic hit and have acquired a few things to make the trailer into something that can serve to store and transport our small unmanned water rescue, sonar, and water sampling USV's. And to live in while we're on the road going around the Great Lakes. If we had to stay in hotels we'd be loosing money!!! Your video provided solutions to about 4 things we need to accomplish. Any advice you can give on drilling into the walls would be appreciated!!!

This is the closest build out to what I want to do with my trailer. I have a cargo trailer I used for hauling cabinets but going to turn it into an adventure rig. Do you use your trailer in the winter up there in Colorado? If so how warm is it?

Wow, perfect....✌️

Badass bro

What do u do for the bathroom fun?

We're about to buy on of these trailers! How does the gladiator do towing the 7x16? I have a 2010 4runner (5,000lbs towing capacity) and live at 6,000ft and was advised to go with the 6x12 size. The extra room seems like it would be nice though.

Very cool

Are you able to run the dometic heat/ac unit that comes with these trailers with your bluetti setup? Or is that only used when connected to shore power?

If the weight of the trailer is focused towards the rear, wouldn't that be dangerous?

Love what you have created/ me being a senior/ really can’t build one one/ but I am flexible to have one done/ any ideas? thx

This is a neat camper build i have build planned but im going a completely different route with my build 6ft.x12ft.x6 ft 6 high interior dimensions two bedrooms (Small) Center 6x6 ft. Area will be the kitchen/ living area tv is gonna fold down from ceiling no plan for toilet but might add one in later revisions of plans backbedroom room will feature a fold up bed to facilitate a 48inch back door for loading and unloading my toys (boat and mini bike) will have a small fridge for cooling drinks and maybe food will have a butane stove but no oven will have space for a good yeti style cooler Lighting will primarily be 12 volt It will have an outside awning of my design also have provisions for watching tv outside under the awning Also camper will have two tables for use outside at this time theres no plans for a shower but plans maybe be modified to facilitate a shower but probably be an outdoor shower i also intend for this camper to have a side entry door depending on trailers axle location if possible i may add a second side door for convienence The box will be a wedge nose where the batterys will be stored lastly the box will be sheathed in actual fiberglass what do you think at the moment the cost to build is gonna be in the 8000 range excluding small things like fixtures and fittings and wiring but ive estimated an additional 2500 over the 8000 for those costs let me know what you think

When you do this, how high can you go with ceiling height? Like for example... going under bridge overpasses, they aren't all really tall; some are low. So is there like a certain height that you don't go above for the top of the camper? How do you also make sure you don't go to heavy with a longer trailer? (Still pull without an expensive truck?) Thank you.

Thumbs Up. Where did you find that table? Electric lift? 12 volt, or AC?

Do you haul that with your Gladiator?

How’s the starlink working while traveling

Is it an issue not having wall insulation? I like the simplicity.

Did you do any upgrades to the suspension of that jeep to accommodate the extra weight when towing? Love the fact that you guys went out and built exactly what you wanted btw… love the build… looking forward to see you guys put out more content… you got a sub from me…

Where did you put the air vent for your plumbing. Did you run it to the roof or half way through the wall? Thanks

Bad ass.!

Love the build! I am considering this same option. I built out a van a few years ago, traveled, sold it, and now I want to go this route. I have a question about the interior walls as they are metal skins. Did you have any issues attaching cabinets to the wall? Any thoughts on that? I was thinking about how thick they are, the "studs", and any wiring.

Nice trailer and build ...Didn't see a toilet . You do showers outside?

Maybe I missed it. What does it weigh? Nice build..

How was the trailer lifted? What did Colorado Trailers do to achieve the lift on the torsion axle?

Great job.well done with the layout and design. Do you think the manufacturer built a solid trailer? Especially at that price point? I've seen a bunch of videos from Colorado Trailers and wondered how their build quality was. 👍🤙💪 Koodos on you for using outdoor seat cushions from Lowe's. Custom cushions would have been expensive. Ingenious with the Murphy bed 🛌

NEW SUBSCRIBER HERE!!! LOVE the build, the presentation and the good vibes :) How heavy is the trailer (dry/wet)? Thanks!

What brand lights are on the outside of your camper?

We have this same trailer, love it. Considering the same type of build out. Quick Question: Did you make your sink counter top? Or was the purchased?