Cargo Trailer Camper Conversion | TIME, DIFFICULTY and COST

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Today I aim to shed light on the process of a cargo trailer camper conversion and unveil the amount of time and money that was spent on key items like electrical, insulation, etc..
I started with a bare 7x16 cargo trailer and (with some help), added insulation, electrical, air conditioning and more.
Time Stamps:
00:00 - Introduction
00:42 - Brief background and future plans
01:34 - How we started the conversion
02:02 - Insulation
02:14 - Electrical
02:45 - Flooring
03:15 - Paint
03:50 - Cabinets
04:02 - Air conditioning
04:20 - Air conditioning demonstration
05:08 - Comparison to Mini-split A/C unit
06:42 - Upcoming projects
When I was starting this project, the key information I sought but could not find was:
A) How long will it take?
B) How much will it cost?
C) How difficult will it be?
So today I want to highlight these topics in hopes of helping anyone that might be considering a project like a camper conversion.
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►The tools I use:
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  • @Rick-qf5de
    @Rick-qf5de8 күн бұрын

    The guy up the road bought one just like that and put in two sets of bunk beds refrigerator microwave and air conditioner he has three Mexican girls living in it and they go off grid every weekend sometimes for a whole week or two, he seems like a very happy man....

  • @sethreeves5424
    @sethreeves54243 жыл бұрын

    I’m incredibly impressed with all the effort you poured into filming this! Thank you for sharing your project, well done so far!

  • @ericgutkowski7018
    @ericgutkowski70183 жыл бұрын

    I got that same mini split on my cargo conversion. Works awesome super quiet and effective.

  • @gideonchadwick805
    @gideonchadwick8053 жыл бұрын

    Dude AWESOME! Thanks for putting this video together! Cargo trailers are the new vans my man!

  • @lesolson2380
    @lesolson23802 жыл бұрын

    Hope your trailer project is coming along and interested to see any further progress!!

  • @ItaloRican7
    @ItaloRican73 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video! I've been wanting to get a cargo trailer to convert it but have been skeptical about it. Thanks for sharing your experience, it has helped me decide to go for it. 👍

  • @brianswezey724
    @brianswezey7243 жыл бұрын

    LOL, my air conditioning just came on . I went the window unit way but tap the blue circle with the B in it and check out my conversion. I enjoy seeing other people's ideas.I bring my camper home once in awhile to just hang out in as I keep it at a storage place.And bring my pets out in it .

  • @HappyPlaceCamping
    @HappyPlaceCamping3 жыл бұрын

    We did bunk beds in our 6x10. We started out with a full bed, but it took up too much space. Mini split is cool. We looked at those and decided to just go with a portable and vent it out through the floor. Has worked wonderfully. Unfortunately, it does take up a bit of space. But it hasn't been too big of a deal for us.

  • @flatlander6928
    @flatlander69283 жыл бұрын

    Hey Ben, nice build so far. I had an idea on my build (still an idea), use single etrack mounts into steel framing (the roof framing isn't strong enuff) with 2x4 mounts, on each side on the rear of trailer. Have a 2x4 set aside for cross brace (the hammock connects here) use a center mount for upright strength (this could be a 2x2 or some other small solid bracing) use for two hammock setups. This will require two solid mounts up front also. Put up at nite, take down in the morning, use with sleeping bag or quilt. Thot of doing some netting on this setup (velcro?), leave the back ramp down in porch mode (prop up the ramp), netting will keep the bugs out on those cool nites. That's the cool part of these builds, anything u can imagine!

  • @Annon89
    @Annon893 жыл бұрын

    Hey I’ve seen a video with a camper diy and a mini split on the front. He welded in some mounts on the tongue and put rubber bushings to isolate the outside unit said it worked well for the last year. It will be the route I take as well. Covers it during travel to minimize road debris.

  • @WoodyWillisIII
    @WoodyWillisIII2 жыл бұрын

    Good info. Thanks.

  • @venessaevans8674
    @venessaevans86743 жыл бұрын

    I've been building for over 39 years and I've been building tiny homes on wheels for 5 years now cargo converson and stick built on a trailer I put my mini splits on the toung of the trailer but you have to make sure on some trailers that the toung isn't short. I always build with interstate trailers they have a longer toung and the height inside is 90 inches so you don't have to have one coustom built for a higher interior height if you do I build again I would recommend putting the pinkboard under the floor and use the thermal grip prong washers strictly made for pink board and screw to the bottom of the floor so you aren't loosing any height inside I put 3 inch pinkboard under mine with the prong washers and it stays supper warm and 1 inch interior then my electric then another half 1/2 insulation after the electric but I also use 1 x 2s which is acculy a half inch board on the metal studs and then do 1/4 cedar toung and groove. I pretty much build high end tiny homes though. So that's just a few suggestions. Also I would recommend putting another safety latch on the opposite side of your door latch of you have one where the bar is so n one can lock you in from the outside. I have both on mine and a key Fab door lock. Take care

  • @davewelch1932

    @davewelch1932

    3 жыл бұрын

    How much demand is there for cargo conversion? I'm semi retired. But after working for myself for 25years income projects. Better than being a greater at Walmart. Having to put up with that shit would drive me crazy.

  • @venessaevans8674

    @venessaevans8674

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@davewelch1932 I'm supper busy I'm actually 2 years out before I can except anyone else or that's how long they will have to wait. Which suprizingly quite a few said they will wait. If you do a cargo build would suggest removing all the wood pannels off the walls and caulk all the seams the interstates like I use are very well built but I still go threw and caulk all the interior seams with a very good RV caulk you probably won't find it at big box stores. They do use buttal tape every where else but not in the vertical and I would do the horizon above the seams as well before I would add any insulation in the walls and just a suggestion but I would stay away from the fiberglass insulation in a cargo build and I wouldn't suggest rock wool either it's to heavy and for other reasons I wouldn't use I in a cargo build. Just remembered if you get a trailer look at it as if if was a house meening 16 in center studs height and different things like that and check under the trailer at the cross members for your plumbing make sure it will all work when you put it in. Hope this helps if you have any more questions please let me know.

  • @venessaevans8674

    @venessaevans8674

    3 жыл бұрын

    @lbialk I have heard of people doing that before in my opinion I think they are making a huge mistake. I wouldn't recommend it these cargo trailers flex when there going down the road. I can tell you what I use and have used in my past cargo builds. And what I used on mine as well never have had a problem and I live where it rains about 9 months out of the year in Washington state. This is what I would recommend and what I use it has a 35 year durability remains flexible, water proof silicone RV adhesive. General purpose RTV silicone rubber. It's for wood, metal,glass, tile, plastic. Very good stuff I use it on the interior seam and exsterior when I caulk around my Max fan and other things like the water box plug inlet everything like that but also use butal tape before just for extra purcaution. You won't find it at a big box store I don't know if you have a Tacoma screw where you live but that's where I get it. And RV store may have it. But I don't like buying things from an RV store because most there stuff is junk and way over priced. I'm not sure if Amazon has it I haven't looked but they might. I would recommend caulking every seam vertical and horizontal let it dry for 24 hours and run a house every where outside to make sure you don't have leaks anywhere and check around your fenders to make sure they didn't just put butal tape and no caulk because I have ran into that on my builds also before o would insulate anything I would check the door latches sometimes they leak as well unscrew the bolts and caulk under them before you out them back on. Hope all that helps. Take good care of I can help you with anything else please let me know.

  • @venessaevans8674

    @venessaevans8674

    3 жыл бұрын

    @lbialk your welcome and ok that's good. I would still be causious about using tape. Alot of times it will break down over time. Just don't think it's the best idea for seams Inside a wall. Alot of times it will break down over time. And it could have a tendency to sweat. Which is what you don't want. Have fun with your build. Take care.

  • @Biker-ux1fz

    @Biker-ux1fz

    2 жыл бұрын

    Please explain your door latch setup. I hadn’t thought of being locked in your own trailer.

  • @tonka5
    @tonka5 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks. Very informative too.

  • @mattcm32
    @mattcm323 жыл бұрын

    I just added a Whynter ARC 14-SH to my 7x14 conversion and it works great and is very quiet. My next upgrade is to use a racor storage lift to make an elevator bed so I can store the bed up and out of the way while hauling dirt bikes. I’m looking at the champion dual fuel inverter generators as well, haven’t decided on the 3400 vs the 2000 watt model, leaning towards the 3400 though.

  • @ArkanSauced
    @ArkanSauced2 жыл бұрын

    This dude is always blazed.

  • @u.s.a.198
    @u.s.a.1983 жыл бұрын

    Great info... thank you!

  • @arkansasexplorer1624
    @arkansasexplorer16243 жыл бұрын

    I have a 6X12 that I used a set of bunk bed in, I love'em, I have a small window unit air condition 110, and I looking at getting a 2000 watt inverter generator.

  • @josevelazquez1342
    @josevelazquez13423 жыл бұрын

    I just seen a video where they installed a mini split, and gave us a update of a year. They said it works great.

  • @loop8946
    @loop89463 жыл бұрын

    I have seen it on a lot of tiny house projects as well as schoolies. I'm planning to use a mini-split on mine in the near future

  • @DamonMedekMusic
    @DamonMedekMusic3 жыл бұрын

    Very Well edited video and informative. I think air conditioning is a massive mistake because they take so much power off grid, they're loud and not stealthy (if you're looking to be stealthy.) Personally I like the double fan idea mounted in the roof. One blows in on the front and the second blow out in the back. That creates a constant cycle of new air and I can vouch for the fact that fans do a great job of helping to stay cool.

  • @lindaogilvie9365
    @lindaogilvie93653 жыл бұрын

    Ben we are in the process of fitting a 7 x 14 trailer. Our bed will 60 "x 74" almost a queen. We plan to split it in half as 2 Murphy beds, one on each wall of trailer. When lowered they will rest either on legs or maybe on benches that will be dinette when bed is up.

  • @jeffshultz5348
    @jeffshultz53482 жыл бұрын

    Great video.

  • @trevorhoward3328
    @trevorhoward33283 жыл бұрын

    So I’m wanting to start on a conversion for mine just to use as a family camping trailer. It’s 12’ OA so it’s small and the ceiling is short but for recreational use it’s going to be good. I had an idea for the ramp at the rear to increase the interior square footage. I want to do a bimini style fold out that would cover/enclose the entire ramp. I was going to use conduit for the frame pieces and tarps to cover everything.

  • @dakotanequette7897
    @dakotanequette78973 жыл бұрын

    I'm working on one of the same size, for a toy hauler camper conversion. My next few steps are going to be adding some solar, cabinets, and a window in the door. Its definitely turned out to be more of a project than anticipated, but hopefully it'll be worth it in the end!

  • @benseabrook7655

    @benseabrook7655

    3 жыл бұрын

    Haha it’s definitely not an overnight project! I haven’t looked into solar panels much, but I need to. Let me know how that turns out for you and good luck!

  • @jrbailey2652
    @jrbailey26523 жыл бұрын

    Cooler, Bait, Beer and Throw in fishing pole. Enjoy the day PS. I am going to watch and learn.

  • @TheHowtoDad
    @TheHowtoDad2 жыл бұрын

    great video buddy! Im on the tail end of a conversion myself, it's a bit different than what you've got going on, but I think you might like it. I'll send the video over when I'm done.

  • @wcp0505
    @wcp05053 жыл бұрын

    I’m definitely following to see how you can work with the mini split.

  • @CarlFiocca

    @CarlFiocca

    3 жыл бұрын

    I did a mini split in my trailer if you want to check it out. Not the greatest video but you can get the idea of how I did it. kzread.info/dash/bejne/X6Oumqujc7OxZNI.html

  • @bhaz1987
    @bhaz1987 Жыл бұрын

    Good straight forward presentation w/o bs Like it People want to learn from others I'd like to learn the dB level of portable ac units dual ducted thru the floor

  • @fishingismydrug1
    @fishingismydrug13 жыл бұрын

    Nice video, thank you sir! Been contemplating a cargo /camper build, good points to ponder. I just finished rehabbing a boat. It cost alot more than I thought it would have.

  • @benseabrook7655

    @benseabrook7655

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Like i said - I highly recommend the cargo trailer route! Good luck!

  • @paulortiz8063

    @paulortiz8063

    3 жыл бұрын

    The old joke is B O A T stands for 'bust out another thousand!' Apologies if you have heard it 100 times already, but in many ways it is true! Unfortunately!

  • @fishingismydrug1

    @fishingismydrug1

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@paulortiz8063 No need to apologise!

  • @FirstSuiGeneris
    @FirstSuiGeneris3 жыл бұрын

    _I have my mini-split on the tongue of my cargo trailer, and it works beautifully!_

  • @benseabrook7655

    @benseabrook7655

    3 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! Do you have any videos are pictures of how you did it?

  • @davewelch1932

    @davewelch1932

    3 жыл бұрын

    Front mount close to inside unit. Every reafer (refrigerator units on commercial trucks) have a cooling unit high and dry away from stone chips always been up there. A trucker pointed it out to me. I'm looking at redoing my construction cargo trailer. Haven't used it in 7 years. Worth more concerted than cargo trailer. Plus everything new. Great retirement project. I've looked at putting in false wall foot in for utilities (electrical room) and installing a real mattress on a Murphy bed. My trailer is a 8'6 x 16' x 6'7" high. I could go with a king size. But would trips on wheel wells on getting out. Being older it's a pain in the toes.

  • @jaredtansley3236

    @jaredtansley3236

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sorry my man, I'm confused at what your trying to build. An office or a camper trailer?? Because it still looks like an office. What type of vehicle will be towing it?? How much does it weigh?? And is it durable for off road conditions?? And a bed should have been the first thing designed in your camper.

  • @scottgorman7166

    @scottgorman7166

    3 жыл бұрын

    How about a frame for the split unit mounted to the tongue above the rock and debris area behind your tow vehicle. Have a double canvas cover made for traveling by a boat cover fabricator. You can still mount batteries or propane below the frame. WALA.

  • @FirstSuiGeneris

    @FirstSuiGeneris

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@scottgorman7166 the mini split is on the tongue itself. I have the bottom cover with a home made pan. So during traveling it’s covered and protect my the truck. Batteries and propane are in a completely different part of the trailer in my design. Batteries alone weight just over 500 pounds, so I placed them over the axle. The propane is on the kitchen side, with fresh water tanks to balance them even over the axels. The water tanks are made to travel full to counterbalance the 500 pounds on the other side

  • @dorcasowens1210
    @dorcasowens12102 жыл бұрын

    I have research many bed solutions. The murphy bed still gives you good cargo floor space when the bed is stowed, but a very comfortable bed to sleep in the down position. Considering the ceiling height the bed can be built horizontally. This can accommodate twin,full or queen size. There are many mechanisms such as counterweight, piston shocks, or purchased bed hardware from Rockler to help with lift assist. Good Luck!

  • @joshc606
    @joshc6062 жыл бұрын

    I’ve seen people mount the outside mini split unit right behind the fender and gave minimum clearance against the wall. Run some angle from out from under the frame to make a platform.

  • @steveflinn6
    @steveflinn63 жыл бұрын

    I don't have video of this. But you can imagine a medical stretcher: two poles with canvas connecting them, the canvas having sleeves for the poles. One of the poles can be easily lifted out and rested up atop the first pole when you get out of bed in the morning, reclaiming nearly all the space your fold-away stretcher bed takes up. I had this set up as a system in a van about 30 years ago and liked it fine for one person. But I sold the van and never tried to develop the idea any farther. The trick is to get the canvas taut enough but not too taut. Like a hammock, it feels better with just the right amount of sag. So you would have to experiment with it. I figured it at 85%, so poles about 30" apart for myself and canvas would be 36" or so between sleeves. You might try another fabric, something that gives a little more, too. You might also look up "Chinese diesel heater for vans". You get a heater (only) for a couple hundred bucks. It uses a jerry can of diesel for fuel. You'd mount it on the outside of your trailer someplace and all then the combustion occurs outside your house....a duct hose would run from the heater to the inside. You can set up another hose that feeds the heater from the inside OR you can let the heater take in air directly from the outside. Obviously if you use both hoses it's hugely more efficient. If you go with a heater-only setup you might also consider vents for horse trailers. Mechanical, manual, cheap. Gives you a secure venting system and fresh air costs ya nothing. I'm primarily west-coastal so I can do without A/C, though I get that over time acclimatization might not be enough for folks.

  • @lancedooley7558
    @lancedooley75583 жыл бұрын

    A loud fan puts me to sleep but i can understand if its super super loud. Good vid.

  • @paulortiz8063
    @paulortiz80633 жыл бұрын

    While at the Home Depot outdoor garden checkout booth, the little outdoor glass house/checkout kiosk, had the smallest ac unit i have ever seen! The little room the clerks work in is maybe 6x4 feet. So somewhere between that ac unit and a single room window unit there might be something you are looking for. A window unit can be easily removed if traveling down the road and is small enough to be Easily lifted in and out as needed. I guess a lot depends on what or where the trailor might be going. Rough dirt or gravel roads with ruts and bumps or mainly southern, smoothly paved roads. ( Read: non-pot hole filled streets/roads. So no ginormous holes that can, and do, bust an axle!) And, can you slowly drive a gravel road to avoid the bumps and shocks or are you the impatient type that just can't be bothered to slow way, way down? RV camping parks are normally easier on equiptment than going boondocking on bml lands. Also where and when are you going traveling? Mid summer to desert climes? Or duck hunting near Minnesota lakes (so the cooler fall months!)? If you never get near the Mojave in July you have different requiremrnts to those who might do so. If your trailor sits in the back yard under a leafy tree and you have readily available electric power vs trying to live comfortably with 12V stored power or a generator, those things are all to be considered. As well as if you want heat and cooling in one unit. (And here i thought i was the only fuss pot about noise! It drives me nuts, too!) Watch the vids about rv'ers and their picks on generators. There some very quiet ones! Honda for example. Or a big enough solar setup! And you can run a regular window, house, ac A/C unit on solar! Without going to extremes! It was either a Bob Wells video, or maybe just one with him in it! But it can be, and is, done! But the guy doing the ac window unit was on the edge of a pine forest, at a bit of elevation. So not urban, stealth camping! So, figure out exactly what you are doing to figure out exactly what you need. You most likely can't have a setup for each and every occasion from winters in Alaska to summers in the Florida Keys. Or Las Vegas! But maybe you can. I'm most concerned more about going up to a month without going for more food or water. Once i set up i don't want to move, like because i ran out of eggs or bread or that kind of stuff. Or to go do laundry. When I'm working at a site i prefer to stay put and not waste my time setting up and breaking down. So maybe 100-150 pounds of food, and 1500-2000 pounds of water for a month. The return trip runs a lot lighter, naturally. Most of the food is gone and i dump most of any remaining water. And i may fill up with water somewhere near my destination; I don't haul water 1200 miles. So it isn't (quite?) as over the top as it might sound at first.

  • @u.s.a.198
    @u.s.a.1983 жыл бұрын

    Mini splits have been used in other countries forever.. very nice units

  • @alextaylor3815
    @alextaylor38153 жыл бұрын

    Good video!!

  • @quayta
    @quayta3 жыл бұрын

    I just installed 2 window into my cargo trailer. Each window were 24x30 which fit perfectly between 2 studs in the wall. I did weld 2 need horizontal steel tubing to the stud I cut and the stud on the sides of the window. I seen some people use wood as the frame instead of the steel but I felt steel was the stronger option.

  • @davej7434

    @davej7434

    2 жыл бұрын

    Top and bottom of window wood as a filler so the wall doesn't collapse. Going to be doing that with the insulation this summer.

  • @edwardwoods5977
    @edwardwoods59773 жыл бұрын

    Murphy bed. I built one. It creates lots of open space tremendous storage space. And ease of application. I'll send pictures if you like. I've been doing construction for 40 plus years.

  • @jjtrades7186
    @jjtrades71862 жыл бұрын

    Im designing a travel trailer w a mini split. Going to have it at the back in my garage area w a Tesla powerwall/inverter. Cut a round hole in the back left side of the door, mount grill cover on the outside, build a doghouse shroud to send the air out through the floor. Can be done in a small amount of space just curve the shroud so air moves freely. That way your "outside" unit can be in the trailer, less chance of theft or weather damage

  • @Dave-sw2dm
    @Dave-sw2dm3 жыл бұрын

    Is the mini-split up to the task of being bounced down the roads for thousands of miles? I used a portable room air conditioner and partnered it with a small dehumidifier for all those humid wooded state parks.

  • @DesignBuildFixReview
    @DesignBuildFixReview3 жыл бұрын

    I havent built yet but 2 things I know to avoid those top noisy expensive, unreliable acs, and those unreliable, poorly running portable ACs. I am a window ac fan. Those top acs use about double the power of a minsplit.

  • @MelvinOhio
    @MelvinOhio2 жыл бұрын

    Mini split above wheel or platform on v-nose, with top of mini split flush with roof of trailer.

  • @williamolliges2622
    @williamolliges26223 жыл бұрын

    Oh, and now I have to do the research as well.

  • @BenjaminMedlock
    @BenjaminMedlock3 жыл бұрын

    How do you only have 2k subs. Your videos are fantastic.

  • @Chickmamapalletfarm
    @Chickmamapalletfarm2 жыл бұрын

    I am considering a cargo trailer conversion and I am thinking about a wood stove, and then one of those stand up AC units that have the vent tubes, and then I am planning on venting them both through the same hole depending on season.

  • @donnalleeprior7242
    @donnalleeprior72423 жыл бұрын

    I HAVE SEEN THE MINI SPLIT ON A LOT OF RV'S SO YES IT WILL WORK. I SHOULD PROBABLY GO OUT AND TURN ON THE AIR CONDITIONER IN MY UNIT. MINE IS EXACTLY LIKE YOURS. COLOR AND SILVER TRIM. 2 DOORS AND 2 WHEELS ON EACH SIDE. MAYBE THAT MEANS DOUBLE AXLES?

  • @djbigdavethefyrm
    @djbigdavethefyrm3 жыл бұрын

    I plan on a similar build with a mini split. My idea would be to mount it on the driver side just behind the axles. I would have to weld some l brackets to the frame that would stick out to set and bolt the mini split too. Idea is to have stick out just as for as the fenders. Or mount it on the front and both scenarios cover it with a heavy thick vinyl while in travel/parked when not in use.

  • @benseabrook7655

    @benseabrook7655

    3 жыл бұрын

    That’s a great idea. I hadn’t considered having some sort of removable case for it for travel. My main concern was debris kick-up coming from the tow vehicle.

  • @djbigdavethefyrm

    @djbigdavethefyrm

    3 жыл бұрын

    My thoughts for protecting it would be 1/4-1/2 inch plywood painted with truck bed liner or made out of a light weight metal material.

  • @johntatman9168
    @johntatman91683 жыл бұрын

    Mount the mini split on the tongue and run the lines through the front wall. We are using a Murphy bed. It will fold up and in the up position we plan on having a table that will fold down from the underside of the bed. This is space saving and it allows to keep the bed made. Hope this helps.

  • @benseabrook7655

    @benseabrook7655

    3 жыл бұрын

    Good notes there, John. That bed design sounds very similar to what I have in mind. It's between a Murphy bed that has a table attachment and some sort of futon/couch that folds out or extends in to a bed. Thanks again!

  • @bigdave5946

    @bigdave5946

    3 жыл бұрын

    If you put the mini split on the tongue you need to cover it while traveling or the wind will destroy it .

  • @johntatman9168

    @johntatman9168

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@bigdave5946 Absolutely. In fact my wife actually put a 1" peice of foam board in the cover she made to protect it from rocks that could fly up.

  • @johnny0y0yang123
    @johnny0y0yang1232 жыл бұрын

    You can try building a custom frame for the outside unit to protect it from the weather and debris

  • @HEMIdouglas
    @HEMIdouglas3 жыл бұрын

    A generator may be minimal. as 12 volt lighting is available with automotive parts. Add an extra battery connected to auto charge. Put together a rocket mass heater with piping under floor to heat it . The heat will dissipate into the room if exterior is insulated. Water system might be installed at the front wedge with gravity fed shower tank and ground drainage for washing. Toilet can be camper size dumped at a proper location.

  • @billjoe39
    @billjoe392 жыл бұрын

    How about a platform bed ( with space underneath for desk or storage) or 'fold against wall' twin bed set-up -or side bed ( doubling as a couch) with wood pallet pull-out extension - seen these on other conversion videos

  • @aaronschinlaub9704
    @aaronschinlaub97043 жыл бұрын

    Just wanted to let you know if you look up toy hauler conversion finished there is some people that's put the air conditioners on the front you're talking about I've saw about five videos with them now they're really cool and I see what you're talking about about the noise

  • @jamey48
    @jamey48 Жыл бұрын

    Campervan Kevin has mounted 2 units on motor homes. I would mount it on the toung with a removable box.

  • @365rar
    @365rar3 жыл бұрын

    What size and type triplex wiring did you use for your outlets? I bought marine grade triplex 10/3 but it is expensive.

  • @spork929
    @spork929 Жыл бұрын

    I appreciate the information about the A/c unit... I would have made the same mistake. Just sitting here listening to you a rough idea came to mind. What if you installed the outside unit for your mini split inside the v nose area on a sliding drawer so you could open a exterior camper style door slide it out when in use. Slide it back in for travel

  • @happiinapii
    @happiinapii3 жыл бұрын

    Question brother if u can answer it help out a lot. I build my own cargo trailer it’s a 6x12 but I kinda got stuck on the roof what kind of would did u use for the ceiling how thick and how to you secure it. I only finished half of it cuz I didn’t know how to come out the point of the trailer

  • @scottgorman7166
    @scottgorman71663 жыл бұрын

    Perfect sleeping space saving solution......glue & staple velcro on the wall (hook or loop your choice) then sew the other on to a pair of overalls lean against the wall, go to sleep. If that s not saving space I dont know? Just messing with you.....can you show us how you mounted the split system on the tongue and where the refer lines are consealed in side your trailer? Thanks for the video...you mentioned your batteries weight about 500 lbs..................what type of batteries are you hauling Fork lift batteries?

  • @ekoms108
    @ekoms1083 жыл бұрын

    Could you install the mini split horizontally on the roof?

  • @kro9703
    @kro97032 жыл бұрын

    skip the bed and go with some really nice folding cots, fold them up and slide the kayaks in there.

  • @JIM-sb8qh
    @JIM-sb8qh3 жыл бұрын

    do a slat bed or a fold up murfeybed

  • @phillyguy8541
    @phillyguy85413 жыл бұрын

    Consider a standard window AC unit mounted in the wall. Some of these are very quiet and very efficient and cheap to run.

  • @richardking6113

    @richardking6113

    3 жыл бұрын

    A lot of camping areas will not let you stay if a window a/c is hanging outside the unit.

  • @benseabrook7655

    @benseabrook7655

    3 жыл бұрын

    Good to know. Thanks Richard

  • @patrickmckowen2999
    @patrickmckowen2999 Жыл бұрын

    👍

  • @russvegas
    @russvegas3 жыл бұрын

    Hammock is you best bed and space saver

  • @WhoDaB0ssPlaya
    @WhoDaB0ssPlaya3 жыл бұрын

    use a futon, just put the pillow the ground, good to workout on too

  • @taylorgrimes5820
    @taylorgrimes58203 жыл бұрын

    my boyfriend and I are building a conversion camper, and we really liked your video. Also your graphics and editing were amazing. What are you putting behind the wall infant of the v- nose?

  • @benseabrook7655

    @benseabrook7655

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! For now the plan is to convert that little area into a bathroom- but I'm open to ideas!

  • @LuisMartinez-cl9qi
    @LuisMartinez-cl9qi3 жыл бұрын

    Try Murphy bed folds up onto the wall if not go with a futon bed

  • @CRASS2047
    @CRASS20473 жыл бұрын

    I’m building one to live in, a 8.5 x 24 . For working on the road, installing basketball courts. Also with a small music studio. I’m building an insulated wall to allow 6’ deep tool storage at rear ramp door, but a bed platform above it at 48” high. Will allow me to unload and store tools without effecting temperature inside. Queen size bed, putting fiberglass shower in the v nose with toilet. Putting one plumbing wall to run shower and kitchen on opposite side of the bathroom wall. So kitchen would be in left front corner. Just had a breakup after 11 years and I decided it’s time to live for me. No kids!

  • @darenweidner3408
    @darenweidner34083 жыл бұрын

    Check out mini split here on KZread there are several people who have installed it on the campers.

  • @user12122
    @user121223 жыл бұрын

    A door might be good idea at winter instead of the big hatch

  • @dreamingrightnow1174
    @dreamingrightnow1174 Жыл бұрын

    I listened to this whole video trying to figure out who voice is reminding me of, they I got it: Billy Bob Thornton. You have a great resonant voice almost identical to his. You should look into doing voice work.

  • @geraldwilliams3898
    @geraldwilliams38982 жыл бұрын

    What guage did you guys use for outlets? I am trying to use 10 and it's painful. Wayne

  • @williamolliges2622
    @williamolliges26223 жыл бұрын

    I know this is going to come as a surprise, but a KZread search for rv mini split a/c should yield some positive results. Sorry, I have other communication methods besides sarcasm, but it's just my favorite.

  • @justjenkinaround5116
    @justjenkinaround51162 жыл бұрын

    Do you have an update on further work you’ve done?

  • @Forbess1234
    @Forbess12342 жыл бұрын

    The split can be used with a battery system as well, allegedly.

  • @lonesometinman3147
    @lonesometinman31472 жыл бұрын

    Been in the a/c trades for years and will say a mini split is way better .easier.to install much more efficient'- don't have to cut into the roof . the outdoor unit Mounted on the passenger side up high is probably the best bet.

  • @hegemonycricket2182
    @hegemonycricket21823 жыл бұрын

    Ben, I don't know if you have installed your bed yet but che k out the space saving design on onetonk5 (youtube channel) cargo conversion vid, 9:06 mins long...the bed design is really cool

  • @tbluge
    @tbluge3 жыл бұрын

    I wonder if the mini-split issue is having it jarred arond while driving? Not sure if thats a factor or not but I dont think they are meant to be shaken a lot on a long term basis.

  • @benseabrook7655

    @benseabrook7655

    3 жыл бұрын

    That is definitely my main concern - that constant vibration must have some long-term repercussions.

  • @andreprue5019
    @andreprue50192 жыл бұрын

    Use and air mattress. I think that’s what I’m going to do.

  • @devinhedge
    @devinhedge3 жыл бұрын

    Ben… would you be comfortable with me paying a visit. I’m currently visiting my folks in N. Alabama. I’m going to do a conversion myself. I’d love to look at your build before I jump in.

  • @johntatman9168
    @johntatman91683 жыл бұрын

    The dometic roof air is the worst possible choice. Besides the incredible noise they are expensive not only to buy but to maintain. The mini split is the only way to go. I also learned that the hard way.

  • @benseabrook7655

    @benseabrook7655

    3 жыл бұрын

    Couldn't agree more, John. Were you able to successfully install a mini-split on your build?

  • @johntatman9168

    @johntatman9168

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@benseabrook7655 I'm in the process right now. That said I have seen one or two youtube videos of it done on trailers.

  • @rmhoude
    @rmhoude3 жыл бұрын

    How do you get in and out of the trailer and close the door?

  • @SamC379

    @SamC379

    3 жыл бұрын

    Side door

  • @jgarcia179
    @jgarcia1793 жыл бұрын

    A bed lift system or toy hauler happijac bed. You can google or KZread it get some ideas, hope that helps.

  • @mikeorr7456
    @mikeorr74563 жыл бұрын

    What is the inside height?

  • @1corinthians441
    @1corinthians4413 жыл бұрын

    Go with a hammock zero space and very comfortable

  • @JIM-sb8qh
    @JIM-sb8qh3 жыл бұрын

    there is a beter way for ac go to cheep rv living an search for his vid on wee role trailers or go to wee role trailers out of ocala fla an see how he does his ac install its pretty cool hope this helps

  • @AbideinChristFully

    @AbideinChristFully

    3 жыл бұрын

    found it, at 12:20: kzread.info/dash/bejne/oKmDxcuLlZm-YdY.html

  • @BryanSeaton
    @BryanSeaton3 жыл бұрын

    I have a mini split on my 19 footer.

  • @benseabrook7655

    @benseabrook7655

    3 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! Do you have any videos/pictures of how you did it?

  • @BryanSeaton

    @BryanSeaton

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@benseabrook7655 yes. I'm about 90% finished with my build. I was going to wait until it was finished before doing a walk through but I guess I can upload one and update it when I'm done.

  • @benseabrook7655

    @benseabrook7655

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@BryanSeaton Definitely let me know when you post it. I want to check that out!

  • @ms.nomadiclifer9314
    @ms.nomadiclifer93143 жыл бұрын

    I watch camper van Kevin and he put a mini split on the back of his class A

  • @eccleypants1533
    @eccleypants15333 жыл бұрын

    What’s up Ben

  • @egreenw0
    @egreenw03 жыл бұрын

    Not sure how must tongue space you have on your trailer. You could Fabricate a platform, big enough for your unit with a removable something like the attached photo. Also, a murphy bed that folds up with a table on the backside. Usable when the bed's folded up.

  • @benseabrook7655

    @benseabrook7655

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yea that is part of the problem- the tongue on my trailer is pretty small. And part of it it taken up my the control box for the trailer’s electric brakes.

  • @eccleypants1533
    @eccleypants15333 жыл бұрын

    why didnt you add insulation?

  • @rebelzany7442
    @rebelzany7442 Жыл бұрын

    Murphy bed, you can build them yourself with proper research and can make a bed/sofa murphy bed so you can get a sofa and a bed for as little space

  • @rebelzany7442

    @rebelzany7442

    Жыл бұрын

    I'll be putting one in mine since i dont see the need to have a set table for eating and stuff , im gonna use a pull out table or folding table that i can store away or fold in

  • @Jperales96
    @Jperales963 жыл бұрын

    and you went for a expensive mini split, York will be about $400 usb equally good

  • @yourmomsdildo3938
    @yourmomsdildo39383 жыл бұрын

    You should come check out United Tiny House Association on face book. John and Fin hold several events a year and give classes during the even by manufacturers of products like the mini split for tiny houses and cargo conversions and schoolies.

  • @benseabrook7655

    @benseabrook7655

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'll definitely have to check that out! Thanks!

  • @markdyke8150
    @markdyke81503 жыл бұрын

    I think camper van Kevin put a mini split on the back of his RV

  • @benseabrook7655

    @benseabrook7655

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, I’ll have to check that out!

  • @masonfrancoeur2755
    @masonfrancoeur27552 жыл бұрын

    Please tell me what vehicle you tow with it?!?!?!

  • @donovanwhite5682
    @donovanwhite568226 күн бұрын

    Can we expect another video soon? It’s been 3 years 🙃

  • @jeffmoore9179
    @jeffmoore91793 жыл бұрын

    Harbor Freight, Predator 3500 Inverter generator. I have one and good reviews on KZread.

  • @benseabrook7655

    @benseabrook7655

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Jeff. That’s actually one of the generators I’ve been considering.

  • @denisemurkey3541
    @denisemurkey3541 Жыл бұрын

    You so freaking cute I just gotta ring that darn bell

  • @oppo786
    @oppo7863 жыл бұрын

    If I would have done this I would make the back door a deck.

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