DIY 6x12 cargo trailer camper conversion

[@stableyetfun]

Nice ending to the video. However, I would like to see more of the finished product.

[@gonewiththewaves]

I will try and post a video on everything that I did

[@paulsylvester1394]

I like this video and I like how you took the steps needed to do the basics right. This really helps the life of the trailer. I too want to see more of what you did, because just seeing things shares and generates ideas. Enjoy your rig!

[@Nonmotivated]

Worst ending to a trailer build ever. Where's the final result? What a waste of time.

[@zacharyneufeld3854]

Awesome job 👏 👍 Thank you for sharing your build!

[@laurenm8561]

You did a great job on this build. It was also nice to see your grandfather helping you. Thank you for sharing the pictures of your awesome adventures. Safe and joyful blessings!

[@earlhudson6913]

Great job love the details would have liked a real time step by step and cost breakdown

[@RededicateYrLife]

I wanted to see more of the final build:( good job as for what I did see

[@cargoon-cargoconversionbui2880]

Nice design. We have a 6x12 and are heading West - hope to see you in our travels. Stay safe. Rick & Sharon

[@catherinehall2072]

Great build!

[@anthropomorphicmonster9113]

Pretty cool video, thanks

[@gonewiththewaves]

Glad you liked it!

[@godangerdad]

Great video,thanks. Was that your grandfather? Just watching makes me miss mine. Again thank you.

[@gonewiththewaves]

Yes it is! He was quite the help with the whole project and loved doing it. Thanks for watching!

[@Nomaswearefull]

Are those wiindows big enough for egress?

[@99Noodles]

Now that's living!

[@DCtaping]

Did you build bunk beds foldable ? And how to support them chain?on 45°

[@gonewiththewaves]

I need to post another video when it’s not winter on everything I did. I made a large platform on hinges that folds up and down. It’s supported both by the hinges, the base and scaffolding supports that take 20 seconds to set up.

[@aldonis7515]

Aye, I'm getting a 6x12 cargo trailer for my Tacoma as well. It'll be entirely off grid and my new home as I travel across the country. How's it holding up for you so far?

[@gonewiththewaves]

i forget i have it on the back unless im going up a hill, then it struggles a little bit. So far everything is holding up great. The 6x12 is just big enough to work. Any wider would have been a little more sketchy towing

[@aldonis7515]

@@gonewiththewaves Agreed about the size. I see a lot of people tow 7x14 or 16 and get 8 mpg 😂 While my tiny home won’t be over 4000lbs, the aerodynamics play a huge part. Is your Tacoma a 4cyclinder or V6? I have a 19 TRD pro with V6.

[@gonewiththewaves]

@@aldonis7515 mine is a 6. The 6x12 is perfect width wise especially if you will do any back country camping. A foot wider would be harder to see in the side mirrors and to get off road

[@izifaddag8221]

You made the same mistake I did. Despite the vertical wall furring strips (I do not even know why you did that) you ignored thermal bridging. If you are always in a perfect climate no problem but if not then it is a problem. As I run my hand across my walls in sunny weather I can feel the heat coming off the places where the steel tubing is. The tubing needs to be covered with at least a 1/2" sheet of insulation in addition to what goes between the studs. All wiring can easily be channeled across the top. Love the fact that you threw away the original garbage 3/8" ply on the walls and used OSB instead. If I tear my walls apart again I am definitely going to do that. It is cheap, versatile and strong. The weight difference is negligable. I have lived in mine for 5 years full time. I follow the weather as much as possible. Montana / Wyoming and Colorado in the summer and Arizona in the winter. Spring-time in Mississippi for repairs and upgrades which is where I am now. Redoing my AC, replacing the fanlight (again) and installing a 3rd solar panel on the side of my trailer like a hinged wing. That will give me 1200 watts on a good day. If you ever want to compare notes just respond to this post and I will see it.

[@gonewiththewaves]

I put up the furring strips so I could get over 2 in of insulation, thus making thermal bridging much less likely as well as condensation. I haven’t had many issues so far with it. I will do a video as soon as it warms up on everything I did. I’m in the Montana area right now

[@izifaddag8221]

@@gonewiththewaves Thanks for the response. I see what you mean with the strips now. However wood is nowhere as good an insulator as styrofoam. Still, sometimes there is no choice. I am framing out my window ac unit now and I am in the same boat. I have to use wood to both frame and use as an insulation material. No choice. Love Montana. I usually head for Great Falls and a perfect camping spot by the Sun River to the west of GF.