Update!
I’ve been super busy and unable to work on the camper much, but did have a great time on our week long road trip with the camper up to GA and TN!
I’m happy to say the cheap 5,000 btu A/C works perfect, AFTER the trailer is cooled down. When the trailer is 90 degrees inside, it takes a few hours to cool it down to a comfortable temperature. I imagine all the residual heat in my wood paneling walls doesn’t help, hah. When this unit breaks down in a few years I might go with a larger unit for these hot summer camping trips.
The double axle has been a life saver, it handles the potholes perfectly and also the times i ran off the side of the road on those narrow mountain turns. I’d be a little afraid if I was towing a single axle.
I have to move my spare tire and propane tank somewhere else. Because I don’t have an extended tongue, they both hit my bumper on sharp turns when backing. I dented one side of my bumper already
They are currently bolted to the trailer frame where the tongue V’s out.
I averaged 10.8 mpg towing at 70mph during the whole trip. That was with a Ram 1500 5.7L V8.
I still have a whole list of projects to do on the camper and they will come slowly. The next project to finish is the shower and plumbing. I still don’t have any running water in the trailer and we used bath houses during the trip. It was a great time though!