this all started with a sketch while i was bored at work. although the idea had been going around in my head for a while, i couldn't quite compact the design enough to make it cost effective. we like to tent camp, but i like to be a little between wiping your butt with leaves, and the $500,000 rv with a big screen and satellite television.
this is the general idea of our current camping endeavors.
so we have our "kitchen" in the back of my mothers blazer (she so graciously lets us borrow it on occasion), and do most of the cooking on the picnic table. inside the tent we have a power strip for cell phone chargers, a fan, and a laptop to watch a movie on at night, or in case of rain. (and my hillbilly air conditioner, which ill post in another tread)
so the sketch becomes a 3d model thanks to sketchup (an absolutely awesome program btw)
so underneath the counter is a mini fridge with seperate freezer, above that represents the camp stove, on the shelf is a microwave, and the thing that looks like a sink, is a sink (go figure) the shelf will come off and sit on the floor where i will stand for towing and storage, and the area to the left of the fridge will be cabinet space for foodstuffs, i have some other ideas floating around for cabinets attached to the lid, but i kinda wing it, hence why the sketchup drawing looks like its unfinished. i got antsy and had to start my build.
so heres my son and i assembling the frame of the trailer from harbor freight (note the toy plastic hammer, and ignore the mess in the background
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got the suspension on
and there she is.
then i added stabilizer jacks to the back, and a tounge jack to the front, first time welding in over a decade, but its like riding a bike.
and this is how it sits, got it framed, need to pick up a few more screws and brackets, so ignore the crooked parts, they arent screwed down yet. next step is wiring.
all treated lumber, coated screws, and stainless carriage bolts holding the walls to the frame.found out after everything was cut that my tape measure was half an inch short, so things arent lining up perfectly, but i dont think the little gaps here and there are going to be a big deal, im going to skin it with plywood anywho.
got one of those drinking water spouts picked out for my sink, as well as an on demand pump.
and ill probably make some sort of trapezoid shaped awning that folds up inside the lid. i plan on closing the lid when we leave the camp site, and at night, so i gotta keep it simple.
well thanks for reading, this is probably going to be a several month project, so ill keep it updated as i go.
****update 7/10/13****
got the electrical boxes in place, and got the sink mounted to the counter
since im not going to have hot water, just a simple drinking water faucet on the right, and to fill the left hole in the sink a counter mounted soap dispenser.
... except the engine part, which was wishful thinking. 
