Hi everyone!
Been reading lots on here lately and finally think I have enough research to start building. Below are my drawings for a 7'x14" single axle trailer! Planning on getting the 5000 lbs leaf spring axle and extra 6-12" of height to make head room over 7'. Thinking of going The Trailer Showroom route the factory is 10 miles away, or Interstate is also close.
Please any advice! Any areas where I am not being realistic please call me out on!
About us, family of three. Two hikers, climbers, paddle boarding, biking, fun havers, and One super mellow, fun having 6 month old. Two Blue heelers... (don't ask why we have 2). We don't have any heavy toys to put in the trailer (Road bikes, a mountain bike, trail running shoes, some climbing gear, and inflatable paddle boards). We would get a Sprinter Van, but I like/want/have to be able to detach from the camp site and go. Sprinter Vans taking up THREE parking spots at trailheads are annoying. We have a Toyota Tundra Crewmax 4x4 as a tow rig, so not super worried about weight. We want to drag it to trailheads or near to camp out and hike, forest service roads, or climb for a few days at time. Throw a yearly trip to a national park in there. Then I plan to insulate the crap out of it and use it as our ski hotel in the winter! Grew up towing snow machines so towing in snow is not the end of the world to me.
Questions:
Is the floor plan realistic/livable or are we packing too much in?
Weight wise not overloading trailer? (mostly wood 2x4 or 1x1 structure inside)
If you have IKEA cabinets in your trailer how are they holding up with the vibration?