Got the sidewalls all insulated this weekend. Took awhile to take the paneling off and everything thats been mounted on it, but could feel the difference right away. Got about 1/2 the roof done. Wedged up there, but also using the sill tape to hold it upthere & seal the joists

 

Dont put chair rail in a trailer so if ya loan it out it will be safe LOL

 

If you ever have to wire again, reccommend you put in at least on 20 amp circuit for the AC unit. They can really take a large jolt to get running.

 

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Sean

How has everything held up? The sill seal doen't stay stuck w/ temperature changes, so came loose on the ceiling over the winter. Looking at finding something for the ceiling to keep insulation up theter now. Ran an aluminum strip down the ceiling on both sides about 2 1/2' in from each side which holds it up there, but dowsn't seal the frame.

KenS

 

Any new pics???
I'd LOVE to see the bunk bed set up!! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

I'll probably be getting a V-nosed enclosed trailer in the next few months, and am looking for ideas on cabinetry, fold down bunk beds, shelving, etc.

 

Everything is still good. I have mine insulated and the sill seal. It all stays in place because my interior is completely finished. I've got that 1/8" or whatever paneling stuff on the side walls and the ceiling, so no problems there.

I also caulked or covered all the joints. This did good to keep the drafts down when it was windy.

Bunks are easy and only limited by your imagination on how you want to make them.
I had about 3 or 4 options on how I was going to do it,
but didn't get it done before I decided to get a little bigger enclosed trailer.... [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]
A Raptor 3814 with the 14' garage [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif[/img]
So I had all these great ideas, and even bought the material to do most of the projects, but didn't get 'em done after I bought the Raptor.

If you know a welder, have them build a couple bed frames using 1" angle.
Put some cross supports on them so you can use some this plywood as the platform.
Make up some hinges on the way so the bunk folds up and latches to the wall.
It shouldn't stick out more than a couple inches and shouldn't be in the way.
Make the frames the size of those sleeping pads.
Then you can use a sleeping pad or cut a piece of that egg crate foam stuff to use as a mattress.

Or, I already had a couple of twin bedframes with spring supports. I was gonna use them and just mount them as described above.

These are only a couple options to consider.

Also with the V-nose, you can use the very front of the "V" section to build some shelves or something and put your battery, a radio, distribution panel if you wire for 110 up there.

 

go light light light on whatever you do. You want to keep the weight down on whatever you put in.

Look at the goodwill, garage sales, swap meets, etc. for stuff.
I found some really lightweight and sturdy metal cabinets that came out of an old apartment.
Great cabinets and are really light, probably lighter that the really expensive aluminum ones you can buy.
You can also find some really lightweight plastic cabinets at like Sears.

Shelving is whatever you prefer.
You can go with shelf brackets and thinner plywood for the shelf. You just need more brackets to support the thinner stuff.
You can use the metal wire shelving stuff like the closet organizing system.
Figure out what all you have to store. Like gloves, goggles, straps, etc.
Go buy some plastic containers to keep different items it. Makes it way easier to organize and find stuff.

If money is not much of a problem, you can find some good lightweight cabinets, but they're spendy.

My philosophy is the more I can put on the walls and keep off the floor, the more quads I can get in [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

Anyway............ Good Luck

 

Thanks for the feedback [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]
I am looking for any and all ideas so that I can make the trailer a good place to sleep/camp out of too!

 

Just got done reading this thread. Gave me some ideas for my 24' trailer I've been wanting to do some work on.

I have a question. Has anyone used spray foam insulation on their trailer yet? I've been seriously thinking about going this route vs board insulation. Getting ready to build a new home in the next few months and I'm going to do my home insulation like this too. I may just do the trailer at the same time.

Food for thought...

Buck