Tips and Tricks for enclosed trailer as a camper
#21
I guess you'll have to hang her a tarp "privacy curtain" and furnish ear plugs to the sleepers.
she can go the "roughing it" route and locate a five gallon bucket, fitted with a cheapo plastic seat, accessories--a folding shovel & twine to tie up the paper roll.
Put it out with the wild animals that roam in the night away from camp.
or
(this will earn you a spot in the dog house)
she is welcome to squat behind a tree and drip dry.
There is one thing that needs to be pointed out about the bucket method....even a cat has the sense to cover it's own crap!!!
she can go the "roughing it" route and locate a five gallon bucket, fitted with a cheapo plastic seat, accessories--a folding shovel & twine to tie up the paper roll.
Put it out with the wild animals that roam in the night away from camp.
or
(this will earn you a spot in the dog house)
she is welcome to squat behind a tree and drip dry.
There is one thing that needs to be pointed out about the bucket method....even a cat has the sense to cover it's own crap!!!
#22
Yeah I kick myself every time I write that check at the end of the month. I'd really like to trade it for a regular camper now... or better yet a motorhome. But the reality is I owe more than it is worth on a trade in. So I am kind of stuck. I kept telling myself I could rent a lot of hotem rooms and cabins to pay for a toy hauler, but I had a moment of weakness when Mrs DB said lets go look at toyhaulers and they just happened to have one on the lot that day with our name on it. My only complaint with it other than being over priced, is that it doesn't have a seperate bedroom. I have found that I like my privacy from the grandkids when I want to go to sleep. Something I had not looked into when I bought. I know better now. That and I have to unload the ATV's to sleep in it. Which is kind of meaningless when you are on the road and pull over for a few hours of sleep.
#24
DB...dont feel bad there are plenty of people that bought big rv's years ago, my parent are sitting with a 42' triple slide 5er that they use 3 times a year!
Like i said the wife an i looked around, but we still like the rv we have, floor plan and it is only 8 years old, everything looks and works as new.
Like i said the wife an i looked around, but we still like the rv we have, floor plan and it is only 8 years old, everything looks and works as new.
#25
#26
your post is an excellent thought that you wouldn't think of untill it happens.
#27
You might want to go look at the Work and play line of toyhaulers. They are basic enclosed car haulers and you might get some good ideas from them. I like the idea of fold up seating etc, yet them making into beds too. And having room up into the kitchen to get another machine inside. A lot of companies use glass doors to seperate the garage from living space, Which is the first thing I'd remove so I can get another machine in.
#29
Sorry Johnnie I don't fully understand the dust argument. I don't think they would be any worse than a toyhauler. Fuel fumes are an issue, but just about every model I have seen has flow through vents to keep fumes down. For me and my Raptor toyhauler, the fact that I have basically an enclosed trailer that can haul 3 full sized ATV's, I have a full kitchen, full bath with shower, furnace, AC, TV, Sound system, a queen bed that goes into the ceiling, and two fold up couches that form a bed, AND another couch/bed, plus all the water I need, a flush toilet, generator and a fuel station. Now you can save a few bucks and build your own, but they are a lot of work. I have a work trailer that is almost the same size, and I plumbed it with pumps, 80 gal water tank, tankless water heater, dual LP Gas bottles etc. I learned enough to know I don't think I want to repeat that.
#30
Sorry Johnnie I don't fully understand the dust argument. I don't think they would be any worse than a toyhauler. Fuel fumes are an issue, but just about every model I have seen has flow through vents to keep fumes down. For me and my Raptor toyhauler, the fact that I have basically an enclosed trailer that can haul 3 full sized ATV's, I have a full kitchen, full bath with shower, furnace, AC, TV, Sound system, a queen bed that goes into the ceiling, and two fold up couches that form a bed, AND another couch/bed, plus all the water I need, a flush toilet, generator and a fuel station. Now you can save a few bucks and build your own, but they are a lot of work. I have a work trailer that is almost the same size, and I plumbed it with pumps, 80 gal water tank, tankless water heater, dual LP Gas bottles etc. I learned enough to know I don't think I want to repeat that.
I've searched other forums(a hunting one) and noticed others had issues with dust. People have tryed siliconing all the seams, but still get dust. I know my uncle haula fireworks in his enclosed trailer and every year it collects dust. I'm pretty sure the enclosed trailers themselves have issues with it. Maybe it's just brands too