hey hey,
finally joined the site... visited many times.. got alot of inspiration from the site...
so my current build: i have this silly day dream that once my kiddo graduates i am going to find the time to travel more. i like the mountains. been through 49 states and 5 canafian provinces and want to pretty much go nomad. anyway i was weighing the options of building an rv or trailer. my current "tow vehicle" is sub-par so trailer would have to be small. i came across a dreaded craigslist add when i had funs and the end result was this guy for $450
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an old military trailer some guy bought to try to turn into a dump trailer... was too small for him.. supposedly the bearings were rebuilt by the previous owner...
the guy also included several boxes of amazon wiring stuff:
flat-7 harness
trailer light terminal enclosure
trailer light housings (oval semi style)
led trailer lights
license plate lights
like 10 rolls of wire
so i figured i got a decent deal
i had access to alot of materials
structural aluminum
left over metal roofing
boxes of parts/hardware collected over the years
my rough plan was to build an aluminum frame, plywood it in and make a roof.. probably swap axle
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the front of the trailer had a wall approximately 2' feet tall so my plan was to use 2'x4' plywood panels at the bottom and 4'x4' panela above the wheel cutout for a total height of 6' (the trailer is 6x8'
i slide structure aluminum into channels on the front wall for uprights and used angle bracktes to secure the other uprights.. bolting throught the floor and into the aluminum. then build the frame and used t nuts to secure the plywood
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