Toy Hauler Garage Office Mod for Full Time RV | Changing Lanes!

This toy hauler garage office modification is one we've been wanting to do for several months now, and the time was finally right! The basis of this garage office modification in our grand design toy hauler is very simple. Unbolt the Happijac benches and put a desk in their place. This mod is a huge plus in our full time RV life!
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[@jerryhack5192]

Also, don't overlook sitting and standing desk!! This is brilliant!!!

[@ChangingLanes]

Yea.. we do that sometimes....👍🏼

[@aneirins7085]

As soon as I saw that jack system I was looking into how to convert it to a desk. Turns out it was easier than I expected it to be.

[@ChangingLanes]

Suuuper easy! Thanks for watching!

[@PapaJohn66]

What a ficken awesome idea! Those benches seem to be pretty useless in my opinion. My wife and I watch RV related videos all the time because we are considering the full time RV life. We find your videos to be informative and entertaining. Keep up the great videos guys.

[@rad-travelers2344]

Now we have to rethink a toy hauler

[@user-ub6vt2mi1x]

It would be a great idea for Alliance to create mod pieces for their garages.

[@truthdogschell8473]

A small piece of cove molding maybe 1/4” around the edge of the desk would keep things from rolling off. Just a suggestion but a great job you guys did

[@driveramd12]

For the desk, make a curved concave center, the wood edge close to your belly cut it out in a curve inward pattern.

[@tysonaltevers3653]

Off topic but in one of your videos you said something about Daisy barking in the trailer while yall where out. What we do is turn the music on inside of the trailer low so our dogs can't really hear outside noise and it works pretty good. Just thought I'd share.

[@ChangingLanes]

Yea.. we had that one instance early in our travels in Florida where we left the windows open and I think she could hear us. We do the same as you now. Close the blinds and turn on the TV or radio.

[@HyphenDude]

I just found this and it is PERFECT for what I am planning on doing. I am a remote worker in IT and planning on getting a 5th wheel toy hauler and making the garage a home office and gaming space. I will have to make sure the toy hauler I buy has the Happy Jack system. Thank you!

[@ChangingLanes]

Be sure to see our Mobile Internet videos! 👍🏼 This is the most recent: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJibeIWIisuIjNk

[@earlscott582]

At Home Depot you can get the fabric like the manufacture of your trailer in the storage area on the walls that would make it nice and smooth

[@billspeer6991]

Hi Guys! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

[@lifeofenomiellvlogs671]

THIS WAS GREAT! My Wife & I CUSTOMIZED our Toyhauler area as well & That's one of the main reasons we went with the Toyhauler 4 years ago but 👌 just now sharing our Journey with the 🌎 Thanks for the inspiration.

[@ChangingLanes]

Just watched your tour.. Nice mods! 👍🏼 Safe travels!

[@lifeofenomiellvlogs671]

@@ChangingLanes THANKS!! ALOT 🌎 ONE Thing about this lifestyle there's always something to be done ✔ safe travels

[@kevinscarlett7318]

Hello from New Hampshire! A friend recommended your channel! Now I’m hooked. Keep up the good work! Love the new office space.

[@ChangingLanes]

Welcome, Kevin! Thanks for watching! 😊

[@katphyre]

That's a fabulous idea. I never thought of using the happy jack brackets. That's brilliant.

[@TrevorJonescreator]

Brilliant. Now I want to do that. And I don't even have my RV yet.

[@Kizamime]

I absolutely love this. We have been looking into toy haulers for the same reason, this is absolutely brilliant.

[@ChangingLanes]

Thanks! 😊 And thanks for watching, Nick! Hope you check out the rest of our channel! 😊

[@janetcunningham1143]

Absolutely brilliant! I have been wondering how to make working full time possible and this answers it for me. Thank you!!!

[@noconz0727]

Awesome idea

[@russadkins7368]

I think you did a great job. Most people wouldn't know where to start. You did it like a pro

[@jasongiordano907]

Outstanding! Simple and easy!

[@TOM-G]

You guys rock. Both my wife and I are desk junkies of over 25 years and are looking to do an entire change. Both of us have been working remote 5+ years from the house and dont want the responsibility anymore. We are still in the dreaming phase and how can we go about living this lifestyle. For me, as long as i have a solid internet connection I have no problem working from the road. 5G is hopefully a game changer for links but as it rolls out we will see.

[@ChangingLanes]

Hi! 5G is mostly marketing hype right now... This is our current setup: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3Wmeqtrf9V4ndU Welcome to our channel! 😊

[@SchwartzShots]

Great job!!!

[@giguybd1]

What a great idea! Now it's going to be an option from the factory, just wait and see!!!

[@mccormackproductions674]

Awesome, was glad to find this as I'm considering buying a toy hauler for this exact reason to turn the garage into my office and hide the desk away when moving while still being able to load my bike in as well. Good job!

[@josea5949]

Good job!

[@seamansj]

Great idea! Really enjoyed seeing how you converted all that into a "portable" office area.

[@christinapittsley786]

Thanks for sharing!

[@Beth77755]

Really cool idea!

[@uhohfiveoh100]

Awesome video!!!

[@julielafrance149]

Wow! Wow! Love it!

[@MichaelBrown-kk6ck]

Had been debating whether I wanted the HappyJac system when I get new toy hauler. Now it’s obvious I do. And standing desk as well, can’t beat that. Great work!!! Just me so I’d probably leave bench on one side & do desk on the other.

[@billleslie2251]

Great idea.

[@karlgrimm1239]

Very nice job.

[@pettypvt1]

Great Idea

[@suelange4674]

Happy Birthday!!

[@jimjohnson4112]

Great job. All about comfort.

[@Bigfish11]

Happy Birthday!!! 🎂

[@TheHungryCubanAdventures]

Great job on the desks.👍

[@GoingWithTheFlowNorm]

Well done video editing! Love the info !!! :)

[@maverick6457]

VERY nice setup! I think my wife and I would be fine sharing a desk, so I could see doing this on one side and leaving the bench seat on the other. Great idea for desk space! Thank you so much for sharing this!

[@williehamilton2099]

Great job Chad!

[@williammahaney1273]

Awesome job guys, happy birthday

[@TravelingonAdventures]

Happy Birthday! An sweet new office!!!

[@fiveoaksfarmofgeorgia7605]

Awesome design and fab!

[@jeffslaven]

Happy birthday dude! Nice job on the office!

[@carldavis123]

Very nice! Ingenuity at work. Happy Birthday!

[@pathfindergeorgia1117]

Dude that looks fricken awesome. Great work.

[@darrenernest]

This is awesome. Subscribed.

[@bobgore3154]

Two thumbs up, great job.

[@bryandavis538]

Great video!

[@rogerpaul6835]

Ok, I’m a recent subscriber because I also have a larger rig with an older toy hauler so I was interested in your adventures. I follow a few similar sites over the years but don’t usually have much to say. That said, the office mod, let’s call it the “Changing Lanes upgrade” is the most innovative thing I have seen in a while. Great job! I will be applying this to my new rig. Thank you so much for taking the time to post this.

[@ChangingLanes]

Thanks for the sub, Roger! Hope you enjoy following our journey! 😊

[@petraaubin3259]

Amazing! What a great idea!

[@ChangingLanes]

Thanks for watching, Petra! Hope you check out the rest of our channel! 😊

[@jeffreytowers3326]

Love the new setup you did an awesome job on it!!!!!!

[@dougduncan5223]

Looks awesome y’all. Thanks for sharing. Happy Birthday. Safe travels

[@bjwieland-doucet5917]

Awesome ideas. I'd only need 1 desk & use the rest for my laundry & closet. Keep up the great work y'all 👏

[@Eric91Z]

So simple, but so awesome! Thanks for showing that! Happy Holidays!

[@kc9bpo]

That is a great idea. Love how you set it up. Great job!

[@antonioaa8097]

Thanks for sharing. Great idea.

[@ChangingLanes]

Thanks for watching! 😊

[@vernonanderson9252]

Chad great desk mod. Love your videos.

[@kennethwalker2806]

You’re videos are all excellent!! Awesome use of space.

[@WhoaNellieRVAdventures]

Good Job! Looks Great! Happy Birthday!

[@ronshouldice6321]

Great idea and a great way to use that space!

[@joecrea7682]

Well done, thanks for sharing.

[@justindashiell222]

Happy Birthday Chad! Tara I hope your feeling better!

[@sandrajordan3802]

This is the BEST.

[@Cryptopublican]

great work guys keep it up !

[@ChangingLanes]

Thanks for watching! Hope you check out the rest of our channel! 😊

[@michaelthompson7570]

very clever!

[@TomahawkSmith1]

Great job thanks for sharing ..!!! Can't wait for the next video's Guys..!! safe travels.. !!

[@Outdoor_MED]

Awesome idea and awesome job

[@brandyfrost8889]

This is EXACTLY what I was looking for! Thank you!

[@ronrunsvold875]

Not retired - yet. Us. You still work IT? Interesting. But, boy do you make RV Life look like fun! Inspirational, thoughtful, insightful - you make cleaning fun, somehow. We did a pre-retirement trip to Wyoming this last Summer, and "planning" is my wife's wheel house: maybe even over-plan? I hadn't thought about a toy hauler as something we would ever consider, but I really like what you have done with the office! Awesome! And a "happy hour" deck - overlooking a view of Key West, on your birthday? Wow! Very nice. I like the different "zones" your RV home has - and 2 bathrooms! If I had questions for you, it would be "why" you chose to move beyond "prep" to have installed a washer/dryer setup? Hot? Noisy? Convenience? Inverter/boondocking: that's where I have my greatest concerns, figuring that out. Climbing on a roof to clean A/C, not a problem. Electricity? I have a healthy, distance relationship with electricity. Thanks for the great videos, Chad & Tara!

[@ChangingLanes]

Thanks and Welcome to our channel, Ron! 😊 We really like being able to do laundry in our own home versus a laudromat or camp laundry facility.

[@janellallison8099]

Exactly what I would like

[@upshaw98]

This the exact mod i was looking for. Thank you

[@BruceObenour1]

Way cool and Happy B-day! Welcome to the old man club ;-)

[@mfhairstream6812]

Very nice modification.

[@jimaker2757]

Happy happy Birthday and I love the evolution of the work station!! Hope you celebrated well🎉!!

[@breakingcurrent3500]

Absolutely, beautiful office! Super smart use of the space to fill your needs😉

[@billspeer6991]

Great Setup!!!!! Safe Travels....Happy Holidays!

[@ChangingLanes]

Same to you, Bill!

[@sociopathmercenary]

Nice setup. I've been wondering why I haven't seen anybody use the Happy Jack's like that.

[@dontask8979]

RBF? No way... YOUR FUNNY 😂🤣😂🤣

[@curtwalp5120]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Cutest RBF I've seen in awhile 🤣 Safe travels and good health

[@timf6916]

Nice video ,

[@usafvet6766]

Awesome very handy work space. . ! 👍🇺🇸

[@northbndyooper6524]

RBF, very funny Tara !! Love your videos. You two do a great job.

[@The.Real.Timmii]

awesome spot you have there, and thanks for the clickable links!

[@ronisnow6179]

It looks great! Glad to see you back online too. 😊

[@ChangingLanes]

Thanks, Roni! 😊

[@jimmiephillips1814]

Love you two, thanks for the update and show Daisy more our Yorkie loves her.

[@limingunicorn]

Considering getting this exact rv. This desk idea is really awesome. We want to keep the upper bed for our daughter, but we still need a work space for me. Everything you have suggested since buying this rv for mods and such seem like amazing add-ons. I can't wait to start a full-time journey!

[@ChangingLanes]

Thanks! 😊 Be sure to see kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3SZl3uJjbJ7nKM

[@kenpratte]

Happy Birthday Chad! Nice desk setup.

[@williamdrake5008]

Very nice, looks good

[@mitch393]

I just registered recently at Lowe’s for my 10% discount when the cashier asked me if I was a Veteran, I loved the pro activity on her part to ask me. I also noticed Lowe’s assigned some of their best parking spaces for Veterans only, very impressed! Thank you for your service, and thank you Lowe’s.

[@ChangingLanes]

Yes... Even got the big ass truck jammed into one of the veteran spots recently.. LOL

[@RickHowell89]

Home Depot has parking and a 10% discount too.

[@CarolinaCoxes]

Genius! I think this makes a lot more sense than the benches.

[@trevormonroe8832]

Very nice setup! Gives me good ideas for improving my toy hauler garage office.

[@everythingellie9228]

If we could have a workspace, I would want it to look like this!

[@cathyzetterman5828]

Love the RBF, I’ve been accused of that once or twice. Love the desks as well!

[@richardcook4691]

This was very useful...at some point when I become a full time RV...I'll use this concept...thanks for the share

[@chrisbarney7367]

Great job Chad and as usual, a great video.

[@ChangingLanes]

Thanks, Chris! Hope you and Patti are doing well! 😊 Merry Christmas! 🎄

[@elainemagliacane]

Happy Birthday... excellent office renovation. 🍰🎂🍻🏍

[@bromanandthesquaw880]

Very functional; awesome idea and thank you for sharing. Hope to meet y’all on the road one day. ~ Treca

[@scottgilsdorf2938]

Happy belated birthday! Enjoy your videos!