Cargo Camper - Solar and Window Install

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More progress in my Cargo Trailer to Camper Conversion!
In this video I'm installing solar panels on the roof of my cargo camper then I install two windows.
Please let me know what you think in the comments! Especially if I messed something up or you want to see something specific!
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21 окт 2024

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Комментарии : 25

@gwendolynjackson827 3 года назад

Wow! 42 screws for each window. Looks good.

@JoelTremblayCA 3 года назад

Great video series! Going through a similar process, smaller trailer! Will be adding solar to mine, hesitating on installing the pass-thru flange thing haha.

@DesignBuildFixReview 3 года назад

Most guys use a super strong sealant tape, its got a name I cant recall right now, on outside under frame to catch water that sneaks through while driving. Be careful for leaks kn the windows.

@DesignBuildFixReview 3 года назад

@Kingsley Jakob its called butyl tape

@homelesstravelinglivingmyd9225 3 года назад

Nice work.

@michaelgriego9706 3 года назад

what size are your windows ? LOOKs GREAT .

@donnanorth7324 2 года назад

As you were putting on the solar panels I asked myself, how bad is roof rumble in these cargo trailers? Does adding solar panels make the rumble any better, or does it trap and channel the wind to make it worse?

@jamesyount3660 Год назад

were you concerned for the structure when you cut the metal stud?

@theshelyndra9025 2 года назад

How much were the solar panels and where did you get them?

@mobilehomelife4028 3 года назад

400 watts seems to be the most common install I have seen.

@smc65714 2 года назад

Going to have to remove and make tiltable,not getting max output of panels,specially if run in series!

@paulgilmour6374 3 года назад

Looks great, I would like to do this also. Can I ask you that when you cut the holes for the windows, did the jigsaw blade go through the aluminum and the insulation and the interior panel ?

@befreebuilds 3 года назад

I detached the plywood and cut it separately. I used the jigsaw for both but with a different blade for each.

@daverobbins6059 2 года назад

What did you do with all the wires on the roof?

@beejaytee 3 года назад

Can you link the windows you bought?

@Ricxxstr 3 года назад

Looking good, do you have 2 ways to get out say the back doors locking from the inside and the outside latches secured where you can't get locked in by mischievous persons? It is coming along great. I'm still considering ours.

@befreebuilds 3 года назад

Right now the side door is the only way out. I'm probably going to add another latch to that door so I can lock it 'open' and only use the rv handle. I'm also considering getting another window with an emergency exit opening.

@PrestonGFreeman 3 года назад

Nice!

@erasmocadena3590 2 года назад

Where did you buy this windows

@hargieboo 3 года назад

Did you have any concerns about cutting out the metal stud? I have been thinking about buying a smaller window, just because I am worried about cutting out a portion of the wall stud. Should I be worried?

@TakuyaHikichi 3 года назад

I was thinking the same after watching a few others channels. I might opt for vertical set up and keep the width to no wider than 16' or whatever the usual width of the two studs. That way a window is till there but contained within the two studs.

@befreebuilds 3 года назад

I had a few worries, but between the light load on the top, the sturdiness of the remaining studs and the wooden walls supporting, I think it should be fine. It would take a lot for that wall/ceiling to come down.

@wardmacintyre1797 Год назад

Add a header and a sill, either tack welded or bolted between the studs with steel or even use wood. At least that’s what I might consider if I were doing it. If there’s some reason that’s a bad idea be happy to hear any cons i might not have considered.

@PrestonGFreeman 3 года назад

Dig the solar panels