McDave wrote:Hey flboy,
I just recently found your post over here and have been spending much time scouring it. First let me say I loved your prior build. Also, I love the fact that you were able to salvage so much from the donor camper. That kind of thing really appeals to me because it allows you to use those funds elsewhere.
Couple things real quick:
1. New trailer is AWESOME
2. Very nice list of items ordered
3. Nice solar system
4. Yes, ladder & cargo unit
5. You said toilet is a monument? Not to be used?
6. All work so far looks very professional, nicely done
McDave
Thanks McDave. I appreciate the comments. I am really excited to be building this. I learned a lot on the first one, so this one will be an improvement for me. The donor trailer is/was a blessing! It is saving me a few thousand easy. RV Appliances (stove, oven, water heater, furnace, holding Tanks, Windows, ladders, cargo carriers, propane tanks, doors, switches, etc.) are expensive when you put all that together. It is more work to refurb all that stuff, but it has allowed me to put more into the cargo trailer itself (extra height, trim, paint, wheels, etc) and the solar power system.
I mentioned the toilet as a "monument" because it has to go there due to placement of the black water tank and the need to drop straight in. It will get used.

The placement of the toilet was more or less fixed where it is at if I wanted it up front. Once I decided where it had to go, I fit the rest around it. The black water tank is 6 ft long and fits between the 16" beams underneath. Further up, the tongue has members that would interfere, then the axles are in the way... and the cargo area needs to be open for the motorcycles.