This couple did an excellent job of combining a new trailer with a salvaged camper. They saved a ton of money doing that. Of course they had to take the time to remove and retrofit those items which they did in spectacular fashion. People that ask “How much did this cost?” need to understand it costs years of skills, a plethora of tools, and a ton of patience and commitment. People seem to only want to measure the dollars but the total costs include far more than just dollars. So, to all the people with no skills, no tools, no time, no patience, and no ingenuity…just pay someone else or buy a camper.
I really liked how they did the interior. It is a tidy build inside, I like how they left some floor space open, so they can use table and chair or the bunk beds. The basic necessities taken care of. Everything straight forward. Cabinet work is well done. The white paint inside got Dina and I talking, we tend to like the natural wood look; but, the white paint makes it seems roomier inside. Interesting set up.
Beautiful mobile cabinets. Bright, well designed. All the essentials and some of the luxuries. They both did a fantastic job! Thank you for sharing. Love the floor plan.
Very nice camper. Wish I had the skills, tools and time to build something like that. Of course I'd also have to by s vehicle to tow it with. Gor now I've got my teardrop and love it. Hreat job on the toir Bill! Thanks for sharing.
Wow! What a great way to source your build by buying a truck camper. It looks great! It was nice meeting y’all. Hopefully we can have more time to visit at a future event.
I love your build and how you did it. I recently bought a travel trailer, but my dream is to convert a cargo trailer. My camper is straight off the lot and I've already had many issues with it and the materials are cheap and very poorly put together. Happy travels to you both and thanks for sharing.
The campsite sounds like one we were almost stranded at in Tennessee a few years ago, it was fresh #2 stone, and I couldn't unhitch the 7x12 trailer. Can you give us a peak or direct an episode of lot equipment you carry? Also congratulations on the anniversary 🎉🎉.
It would be difficult to duplicate it for the same cost since most of their appliances, tanks, windows, air conditioner etc all came from a Salvaged (damaged) slide in camper they only paid $200 for. A typical bare bones 7×16 cargo trailer is 8 to 10k.
We love your channel! Trying to decide if this is for us. One question, on the video with the camper done with salvaged parts, they had a beautiful picture of the mountains over their bed that looked like it was thru a window. How do I find out where they got that? I am in Love with it. Thank you, Christy
Was hoping for a link in the description about the toilet? My wife went bonkers 🤪😜 when she heard 'electric' flush. Is it thetford?, tetford?, or bedferd?
Don't really know how much it weighs, but it's a 7×16. Generally, a 7×16 Cargo Trailer (before you build it) starts out around 2200 to 2400 pounds. With the build Brad Mindy did I would estimate it to weigh around 5,000 pounds (give or take). As far as brakes go, 7×16 tandem axle trailer will come with electric brakes as standard equipment. A tandem axle 7×16 Cargo Trailer will be rated at 7,000 pounds gross vehicle weight and most states require Trailer brakes at around 3,000 pounds gross vehicle weight and above. All you should need to add to your tow vehicle would be a quality brake controller that activates the trailer brakes when you apply the brakes on your tow vehicle. While we're on the subject, let's talk about tow vehicles. Many have the idea that if your tow vehicle is rated to tow say,,,,,,,4,000 pounds, you can actually hook up and tow 4,000 pounds. It's just not a good idea. Other factors must be considered, like, how much weight you'll be adding to your tow vehicle itself. Just because your rig is "rated" to tow 4,000 pounds doesn't necessarily mean you should. There are a plethora of RU-vid videos out there concerning this subject. I would strongly suggest you search some out and watch them carefully.
That's a tough question to answer. A typical 7×16 at today's prices is around 8 to 10k. If you want to go solar, panels are around one dollar per watt. A decent battery bank around 3k (depending on what you want). Then you have things like water storage, wiring, heating etc etc. I'd say figure at least 15k (conservatively), but most likely more. We have around 26k in our 8 1/2×20. But, we bought the trailer before prices shot way up.
@@billanddeb Thx! I was considering a 28 FT but I think that might be a bit too big after watching more videos. Thx again for the work you're doing on your channel, it's very helpful.
All Corp of Engineer campground and most state parks accept cargo conversions. Some private ones do, we call ahead and ask. Conversions can be as fancy or as simple as you want. You are the designer.
Thanks. We already have the trailer, used for our food business as a stock trailer. We also have lots of stuff for cooking , water storage and other things. We work 8 months off November-February so I want to do the conversation instead of wasting money on a premade camper.
@@billanddeb I will start searching for one. I would think they sell the parts individually instead of the entire rig to strip out. It would be a fun project disassembling a camper. You would really get knowledgeable about how they are put together.
