Another guy with a Kuffel Creek build

[Toyotamike]

Hey guys thought I'd pop in and say hi. I'm from Washington state and have been researching this hobby for 2 years now. I finally decided on the Kuffel creek cubby 8 plans about a year ago and while I'm just the one financing the project, my father is the one building it as he is certainly a better carpenter than myself. I do plan on customizing it once the basic tear drop is done. This is going behind my trail truck, a 1985 toyota 4x4 pickup, and so I will be adding a 1" HREW basic cage around the outside and will be getting a Toyota 8" rear axle and springs so as to serve as a spare parts holder per-say. Found a sweet deal on 4 sheets of Filon siding and my dad got to get some parts off a trailer that was being demolished so costs have been under $1500 so far. Have some of the older pictures, haven't scanned any of the new ones.

[bc toys]

Welcome to a great site, you have a good start there.

[Junkboy999]

Welcome to the forum.

Looking good Mike. ( Tell your dad that ). Just kidding. I see some solar panels in the background. You going to set up the camper with some solar stuff.



Terry
Junkboy999

[Toyotamike]

Actually thats an interesting side note. They live in the mountains and are off the grid. This is being made using solar power and generators to power the tools. But I do plan to add a smaller panel to the TD since where we camp and wheel is no where near hookups

[Junkboy999]

Actually thats an interesting side note. They live in the mountains and are off the grid. This is being made using solar power and generators to power the tools. But I do plan to add a smaller panel to the TD since where we camp and wheel is no where near hookups

That’s Great Mike.

My little woody TD is 4’X8’ and same HF frame. I have a small 5 watt panel that charges a small power pack with two LED lights. Gives me about 11 hours of light. Fun to play with the solar stuff.

[Toyotamike]

So been awhile but I finally got my trailer and started dialing it in and modifying it. My dad made me a solid starting point.









Now this picture is before I installed the struts to keep the hatch up. By the way I used the large "Bed Lift" kit from Camping world and it works PERFECT for this!







And here is how it sits now. 2 cans of spray paint made this thing look fantastic! This also has a 16 gal fresh water tank under the rear with an off/on galley faucet. Sink has a dump hose that goes out the bottom through a close-able wood flap. The 45W harbor freight solar panel kit works great and the stand made it easy to keep it in direct sunlight. Has a large marine deep cycle battery, a converter reused from an old camp trailer for when hookups are available, a 800W Coleman inverter for dry camping. Still need to finish the entertainment system on the inside. Also need to switch to LED's for the lights that aren't already LED.

[Rlowell]

Hello Mike and welcome.
Looks like Dad did a great job for you. The whole thing looks great and I know that you will have many a good year camping with the TT.

God luck,
Rod