Love the site, love the posts, and the humor and banter that is seen in the posts here.
I am new here and glad to join yall. I've been surfing the site for about a month planning my attack! I work for the United States Forest Service (hence the name) and I love the outdoors. I've been a Law Enforcement officer for the Forest Service for 8 years now and I try to get out and go camping at every chance possible.
I love to travel and I love to camp. I hate to set up and take down tents, and that has me looking at TDs! I've kicked the idea around before, but now that I've got a wife to kick the idea around with it looks like upper management has given approval to atleast start looking, so here I am.
So many things to say.. I don't know where to start. I guess since I hate tents, I want something that I can camp in without poles and the wind shaking the fabric.
While I would love to go out and buy something sweet, I'd love even more to build something with my own two hands. And while that sounds like a heap of fun, I don't have a shop, tools, and barely enough time to pack my bags and hit the dirt, let alone start from the ground up. I've read here and else where about the HF trailer builds which I kind of like. One thing I haven't read much about is if anyone has converted an enclosed trailer into a TTT or a TD style camper. Does anyone do this? If so can anyone give me some pointers or point me in a good direction?
I found a 5x8 enclosed trailer for $1,400 new. I was thinking if I could add some shelving inside, maybe cut a door/windows and perhaps a vent in the roof I'd be set.. this is all in my head, and I don't know the first thing about the mechanics behind an enclosed, so here I am asking if anyone has kicked this idea around before.
I think for $1,400 for the trailer I could atleast sleep in it with a mattress for a couple outings til I get my ideas on paper or something, but in my lack of infinite wisdom, my brain tells me it shouldn't be too hard.. Right?
So, If I can drill through this stuff, shouldn't I be able to add electricity fairly easy? Atleast one outlet? And maybe cut a door in it, and build a small wall about 1.5 feet in from the back, so it seperates the inside from the outside when the back door is dropped, and when it's dropped have a small counter/shelf/area where I could have a kitchen/stove/food storage?
Any input is helpful here, obviously if you haven't guessed by my introduction already, I've never owned a trailer, let alone a teardrop.
Here are a couple pics of the trailer I'd be buying if this is a doable idea.
Question #2 (or 13 but who's counting?)
How many lbs do I need to be able to pull? I have two automobiles... Both cars. Is this something I can plan on pulling with either my 09 Toyota Corolla, or my 99 Nissan Altima? If not, don't bother answering any of the previous questions, shake your heads in shame, and shoo me off this site.
