I'm in awe of how you've customized every part of the camper to suit your needs. Truly a work of art. The innovative storage solutions in your camper build are just genius. Space-saving at its best!
Wow! That is high praise thank you so much. We are really happy with how it turned out. Still some work to do with the storage/closet area. A few other projects planned but right now we are focused on using it! Thanks for following along.
Wow! You have really refined your already functional trailer into an even more beautiful one. I love the wood burning stove and the extra water capacity. Popping out the back and refiguring the table has made that space so much nicer. Adding windows and an tv door take away claustrophobic feeling and darkness that may have existed before. It’s truly a personal masterpiece! Thank you do much for sharing! I absolutely love it! As an aside, I was wondering if you were going to change to a composting toilet in the future. They seem to make do much more sense while boondocking. I need to check out your videos to see if you have comments on your experience with this change.
I really appreciate your comment. Thanks so much. To be honest when I made these changes it was a bit of a rush as we had a family trip planned to Arizona New Mexico area. So I didn’t get to complete everything I wanted to. I used the toilet I already owned from the trillium trailer I had before I built the cargo trailer. But yes a composting toilet in my opinion is a better option for us. I plan on building one this summer.
I love editing and error correction on the fly 3:17 I think it makes us appear more relatable, and affirming that we actually do know what we are talking about! Great job love what you did!
@@waysoutback me too on editing taking way longer than necessary! if I filmed more efficiently, life would be easier. but hindsight is 20/20 still you pulled it off very well!
Wow you re arranged alot.. awesome build. Thank you so much for the update and information. 😊 Your shower looks so much better without the shower curtains Jaja .. so pretty 😁
Thought on the toilet. Whatever you use to sit on, use heavy plastic bags and wood pellets or cat litter and a spray, when nasty bag up and throw away.
Great execution!! This build addresses everything that I was concerned about including the ability to take a shower inside while remaining comfortable with the interior space. Nice job!
I love the improvements on this one over the last iteration, even though it was awesome too, this is just next level! I like the new sink placement and the shower wall upgrade, that makes it look super sharp too. I dig the wood stove. All around awesome man.👍👍
Thanks so much! Ya we find cooking much more functional, and yes the shower walls make showering much more comfortable and easy to clean. And now we can sleep from side to side with the extras width. We debated and went back and forth with the wood stove because it takes up valuable space but we absolutely love it. One of the best changes we made for sure. Just getting ready to go on a camping excursion this weekend🙂🙂
I like the additional info. I watched the previous one, when the trailer was smaller. Now, it looks even better with the bigger tires, wider birth. Also, I like how you did the addition to upgrade the shower, move the sink, and in turn, gain more space. I have a 5x8 that, given a wider birth, should get me 7'x10' so enough space. I liked the idea of the bed turned around to get rid of the extender to the bed and gain space for another water tank. Looks great.
Thanks! I tried to put a ton of thought into the extension. The other one was great and got us out camping, but I was looking for a bit more luxury in this one! 😁 Thanks for following along!
Yeah lots of camping and thinking…. Everyone is so different, but I think that’s what makes building a cargo trailer so great. You make it just the way you want it.
Contagious Enthusiasm. "Here's what I did and why, and next I'm going to..." Good projects are always usable but never quite finished ("mmm, I wonder if this might work better...?") Most excellent build and encouraging for those of us wondering and pondering. Thank you
Awesome build sir. Looks like you put a lot of thought into doing that. Giving me some ideas now..Thanks for sharing. I will be waiting to see the closet transformation for sure.
Fantastic build, sir! Wouldn't work for us being full-timers in our Cargo Trailer Conversion, but this is the perfect build/size for getting off the beaten path for awhile. Really impressed by how much you fit in there while still making it feel spacious.
Thank you! Appreciate the comment. That’s one thing that makes cargo trailers so great to build into campers, in the end you get just what you want! Thanks for putting out some great content, lots of good ideas!
Another EXCELLENT EXCELLENT video! Thank you sir ! I hope you and your wife and dog enjoy MANYYYYY SAFE HEALTHY HAPPY MILES! Once I find someone, like yourself, to build my trailer we may see you at a campsite and enjoy some of that great looking food you make. You have the “Cozy camping and cooking” channel as far as we are concerned 😁😁👍🏾👍🏾
@@waysoutback We are currently residing in a small town in Indiana between Indianapolis and Louisville. If you two ever travel this way DEFINITELY let us know and we can catch up and at least enjoy a nice meal!!! Stay healthy, happy, and ENJOY YOUR LIVES! Pet the baby for us! 😊
Awesome build It makes me jealous as I just sold my 2020 built out Alcom all aluminum 6x10 trailer and 2012 Toyota Tacoma & bought a 24' Class C RV. There are plusses and minuses to each but I do miss my other rig to be honest. Love your inspiring videos & trailer builds.
Except for the porta potty, perfect! Makes me want to drop everything and just freaking build one. You hit the exact balance between light, affordable, and super functional. Cutting and welding on the back seems daunting. Can you provide a video on that process? What’s the dry weight?
Glad you like it! It’s been great so far and I like cheap! It weighs roughly 2500lbs dry. Here’s a video of the outside construction but I don’t really get super in-depth. Hope it gives you a rough idea. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vGrxStiyZzY.html
I like your idea of widding your back of your trailer!!! Thats what I want to to as well!! My cargo trailer is a 6x12 not quite wide enough. Great I deal!!!
I was just watching this again, and was wondering how wide your bench seats are? Around 24" maybe? I'm just wondering what would be possible in a 6 foot wide trailer. My thinking was to make one of the bench seats wide enough to be comfortable on one side, and then make the other one narrow so there would be enough leg room between the two.
I’m sorry I just noticed this message now. Probably too late to help with the measurements, but I like that idea of having one side wider than the other. Is that what you went with?
This is the biggest little cargo trailer conversion I’ve ever seen. Having the diesel heater and the wood stove is a great combination. Each has their advantages depending on the situation. Your seating at the table is incredible for such a small trailer. The shower is tight but it’s there. The windows, color scheme and metallic finishes really make for a roomy feeling inside. You’ve addressed so many wants and needs in this build and the results are nothing short of stunning. If you had to pick a shortcoming of this setup/layout, what would you say it is?
Thanks for the nice comment! It’s really tough with a trailer this small it always seems like trade offs when your building. To be honest there isn’t anything I’d change for us, after travelling in it for the last 4 weeks we both just love it! For a lot of people the wood stove would probably not be practical you could fit a lot of cupboards into that space but it’s sure a great dry heat!
Totally awesome job!!!!!! I'd put a separate light weight door on the closet and the potty area. (Especially with the large window across from the potty lol)
Thank you. Yes good suggestion. Light weight is super important. That closet area definitely needs attention haven’t made any firm decisions on it yet, really want it to be a super functional storage area.
@@waysoutback oh totally. I want a cargo trailer but not for sleeping. I want a workshop and bathroom in it. Also have it where I can have garden pots for veggies and when parked they can go out on the drop down back door patio, weather permitting.
You really have to use the trailer, such as you did originally, to get the feel of what you need to add. The one item I personally would not install is the wood stove, but each to his own. Heated our house with wood for 37 years and that was enough for me.
Yeah it is true, as you live in it you definitely see where you can improve. I definitely went back and forth over adding a wood stove or not. I’d say a game changer is the small pressed bio bricks of hardwood shavings you can get at ace hardware. Throw one in and its set for a couple hours. I put one in at night shut it down and have coals In the morning. I think your right though, for 95% of people a wood stove would be kind of useless…. not many want to camp when it’s that cold!
Nice work, great use of space. You have to be pretty proud of your camper. I was wondering about C02 build up, venting and whether the CO2 detector should be mounted much lower and closer to the floor. Thanks for the indepth video.
Thanks! It’s a very good point you make. Maybe if I mounted it a bit lower it would be better. I believe the recommendation is not as low as say a propane monitor but sleeping height. I’ll look into it. I have had it go off once and a while, usually when it’s really windy outside, I forget to turn on the fan and the roof vent is open. Otherwise with the computer fan running it seems to keep the fumes venting outside. I don’t think I’d recommend it for everyone but if you’re aware of what’s happening I think it’s a great cold weather option.
Yes you’ve outdone yourself! Thoughts: 1. I’d love to see tandem wheels on this for safety purposes … I pulled a fully loaded front back top bottom uhaul from Florida to Oklahoma and says max speed 55 .. I found myself driving 65 and a couple of times doing 70 … I was pulling a solid stable rock and I wasn’t concerned about the tires blowing out because I had tandem axles … and the tires were brand new. 2. The extension is excellent but, the blunt extension over the wheel well is a 90° extension which impedes airflow….perhaps you could build out a triangular box (drivers side) for betterair flow at the front of wheel well area…you could make triangular cabinet to but up against that 90° wall and use as outdoor storage with shelves…it would be small storage area but big enough to set a tent standing up inside the cabinet…or even a smaller folding chair (which I use a child’s chair)…the door is too close on the passenger side maybe just a smaller panel for better aerodynamic flow. 3. The table: they have telescoping table legs now a days. LOL!!! 😂 no need to detach anything…just lower the legs in place…awe - food for thought. Once again OUTSTANDING!
Thank you so much. The little bit of extra room made such a difference. The wood stove we debated on doing since it takes up valuable space, but we are so glad we did it. 2024 plans are to spend way more time camping. Just finishing up some truck upgrades and repairs and we will be back at it.🙂. Yes tandem axles would be an improvement for sure.
@@waysoutbackI updated my response while you were replying…an afterthought - what about a low profile AC unit overhead so you can camp in the summers (shore power)…
1. We adjust our brakes and repackage our bearings every year and have new tires, and the trailer is very light so for now we feel pretty good about it. 2.actually perhaps it’s not showing it well but we do have it angled out to the extension. That would have been neat to have outdoor storage. 3.ya you got it, I just couldn’t find one for the size we needed with good reviews in our price range, maybe that will change in the future.
A/c is something we just have never felt we needed personally. We don’t do very much camping in summer, and when we do, we go up north where it cools down in the evenings. With the max air fan we find it flows enough air, but in a warmer climate I think you would definitely need a/c.
great job.... Im working ona 8 x 16 V-noxe cargo conversion into an RV and Mobile Sign Shop. I will be carrying all my equipment and supplies with me on the road... I do a lot of nomad decals/designs from all over the country. I'm keeping a running vid series on my YT channel... jI just might have to borrow a couple of ideas from your build :)
That seems like a great idea for a mobile business! I’ll check out your channel…. Feel free to use anything you want…. a lot of my ideas were also borrowed from others! 😄
I just watched the original build video and now the up graded version!! Way to go!! You and your wife must be so pleased!! The only questions are #1.) How tall is the height from floor to ceiling ? #2.) Have you considered air conditioning for your next up grade?
Thank you, yeah we are really loving it! It’s 6’3 to the ceiling, and I haven’t thought about AC. We do camp in the summer but with the max air fan bringing in fresh air we haven’t needed it. I also am not real fan of generators or hydro hookups 😄
Very nice build, one of the best on RU-vid!! I like the fact you have a shower and toilet in a 12’ unit. My only wounded is why two forms of heat In a limited space??
Thanks appreciate the comment! Honestly I love the wood heat if I could, I’d just have that but I do alot of winter camping and when you’re out hiking or fishing I just run the diesel and it keeps things from freezing. Probably overkill for 90% of ones that build a camper.
Please please please do a video on how to get the shower to drain into your grey water tank that the sink drains into. I've been trying to figure out how to do that and have no idea how it works
I watched your other video on the camper, first. Is this same Trailer, made larger with the extensions u added? I Love ur Real Wood Stove ! I could live in that camper ! No problem. Great job and alot of work ! Thanks for showing us.
Thank you so much for your encouraging comment. Yes this is the same trailer, but extended the back, I’m 6 ft and I wanted to be able to sleep from side to side, this gave more room for us to have a Woodstove and I plan to create a better closet area for storage. We debated putting in the Woodstove but it’s one of our favourite things!
We have built a conversion 6x12 and will be starting a 7x14. Just downloaded the manual. This is priceless! What kind of work did you do to learn this? Your my new buddy. Where do you find these salvage yards?
Hey 👋 Sorry been a bit swamped lately! Glad it helped! I worked as a mechanic for 15yrs and now about 10yrs in construction so a lot of it carries over to building different things. A 7x14 will be a beautiful! To find my used parts I just searched “used RV parts” we have two within an couple hours drive. Another option for doors and windows is auto wrecking yards, some have RVs there and good prices on used parts, try to work out the price before pulling off the part. Happy building! Keep me posted as you go.
The Entire country would be transformed if these were manufactured and sold for $6,000. Hard to do I know but I think its possible. I know the Woodstove alone with the kit is $1000 alone.
That would definitely be cool but then all my 4x4 in camp spot’s would be taken! 😂 If you were to do a lot of them you might be able to get it down to 10K I’m not sure.
This in an impressive build!!! Thank you for sharing.. Does the downloadable guide go over the trailer width extension? You mentioned in the video that you welded on part of the metal siding
Thank you! No the guide just includes my original layout for the 6x10. I’m going to be updating it this winter but the problem is the size of the guide for downloading. I might throw it on Amazon then I can make it much bigger. Here’s some information on the building process- Building an Off Road Cargo Trailer Camper Part 1/2 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vGrxStiyZzY.html
Not yet… I’ve got the old trailer plans on my downloadable guide. I’ve got it on my to do list. If you can follow the build videos you could probably copy 95% of it. 😁
Absolutely amazing great job I’m trying to decide what I want to do. My folks just gave me a 1996 Ford F150 XLT but it’s only 2 Wheel Dr. but I’d like to toe something. I hate it like you have God bless thank you
Great trailer !! Do you have your Flooded Lead Acid Batteries vented to outside from underneath your seat? I had an old pop up camper and i was going to put them underneath my seat but ended on putting them outside in a sealed box but had them vented as they release gases when charging. I now have a travel trailer but insalled a 170 Ah Life Po4 battery under my seat as its a dry cell and it doesn't need ventilation.
Thanks! In this one I didn’t but in my last one I did vent through the wall and floor. I found though they would only off gas’s while under heavy charge or discharge. Since the loads are light and the charger is small I just left it open to the cabin. So far so good but I’ll let you know if it gives me problems. I’ve wanted to run Lithium for awhile but since I’m in Canada and camp in the extreme cold it seems they say they use power just to stay warm… and if freeze they are toast. I am not sure though
I'm looking to make a camper trailer but I have no experience with towing. I own a 4WD turbo diesel Volkswagen Passat AllTrack station wagon that is putting out 140kW (at 3500 rpm) and 400Nm of torque (at 1750 rpm) for a basic model according to Google, do you think it would be able to tow a trailer like this? I'd make a few small changes that would probably make the trailer a little lighter! This trailer (other than a few minor changes) is exactly what I was thinking would be perfect for me.....you have the layout the same and even have the little wood stove/heater in the exact same location that I was thinking! I hope you don't mind but if I manage to get the finances and time to build a camper trailer that fits my current needs and wants, I'm going to steel your design! Thank you for sharing the trailer with us all and proving to me that my.....wait, that's not right, that our idea can work in a smaller trailer.
Steal away! 😁👍 I think it might be a bit heavy my old trailer was about 1000lbs lighter just over 2000lbs i think that one might be a better option. It was a 6x10 if you want to see a tour I did one a couple years ago.
Fantastic build. Thankyou for sharing the thorough walkthrough. With the pronounced departure angle in back, which is smart, curious if you ever considered any sort of axle less independent suspension? With all the cargo trailer conversions happening and it becoming more and more popular, I'm surprised a trailer width of 6'6" isn't commonly available. It has to save so much interior design space to sleep side to side(east to west) instead of orienting a bed front to back. Would be nice to not be too wide by offering a 6'6" × 10' trailer. You have a great grasp of what you wanted and how to make it happen. Happy and safe traveling.
Thanks for the nice comment! I came very close to ordering the axle less but I would need to still run the 1” spacers or order heavy duty hubs for my 31x10.5 to clear… and get new rims that don’t match my truck. Pretty much I was just lazy so went with the straight axle. I agree a 6.5’ trailer would be perfect…. Good head room for side sleeping… I think I might have seen one recently but not sure??? The tire is still on the outside of the box and you lose that departure angle.
I love the little wood stove, especially because it’s a dry heat. Totally recommend it but I wouldn’t have it as my only heat source! It’s nice to head out ice fishing or hiking and just flip on a switch for heat. I use compressed hardwood logs when I want it to go awhile… turned down it goes for about 4hrs easy… and will still light the next log. Hope that helps.
Your CO alarm needs to go lower. CO is heavier than O2 and accumulates at ground level if you have enough CO to set that alarm off you are going to already be dead.
I did but it was a rough measurement. Using a 600lb scale and a leaver set up. With the left tank full I’m right around 2700lbs. Before it was around 2250lbs
I picked them up from a RV salvage store. It was great they had huge shipping containers full of different sizes and styles. Highly recommend buying used.
