What to do next?

[curtybird95]

Here is where i am at with my build. I am unsure on where to go next? should i panel the front and roof and wire up my 12v electrical system? or should i build my kitchenette first? I'm just looking for guidance at this point haha! Thanks in advance!

[les45]

I would build the galley next to stiffen up your side walls and then install your roof and front end.

[working on it]

my tale of woe ...I would build the galley next to stiffen up your side walls and then install your roof and front end.

I presume you have your layout decided upon, but if not, do it now (measure for sleeping area, height needed for head and foot clearance inside, counter height vs, storage height needed underneath galley counter). It's easy without fixed bulkheads blocking your way; but I set my galley bulkhead in place first, only figuring in three measurements for length (75" twin mattress, 1.5" plywood front + bulkhead, and 20.5" for everything aft of there-18.5" generator included-) , and two for height (20" up in front-for beginning of 45 degree sloped roof, at a height that would maximize my door area and minimize the wind resistance-, and 22" up in rear- to clear the generator, which I installed first, as a prime component).All these measurements are from memory, may not be 100% accurate. At that time, I was just trying, to get the cabin structure set, doors and hatches on, reinforced where necessary, and poly'd and painted, so I could haul it home for fitting out. If I had had the extra time to test fit components at home (the trailer was started 50 miles from home, where I could only see it or work on it sporadically on weekends-for 11 months-), I might've had time to build alternate bulkhead shapes-instead of completely vertical-, and found a better plan for inside storage, than I did. Working inside the trailer, with exterior almost finished (the windows were the last installed items), was challenging...crawling in and out repeatedly in a 4x8, bad lighting and either too cold or hot, while assembling and fitting parts that would have to be hauled in and out several times before correct...you get the drift. As it was, I felt a need to rush my build, since I felt I was way behind; I finished it (first incarnation) 21 months after I started it. To do it over... I would put up the walls and front end of the trailer, put the sidewalls and doors on, square-up the walls and brace them, put on the roof and hatch, and finally, put in the rear bulkhead designed to project further into and over the sleeping area (for better weight distribution and increased galley area). I could've hidden my side-venting of my A/C unit, put the water jugs and cooler in hideaways, and have room for a real "cooking" galley, instead of a storage catch-all. Just my opinion, gained thru my experience (or lack thereof).

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