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There is no shower in it. I didn't want to lose valuable space and most campgrounds have public ones. I do have a casset toilet that is in the box under the fridge. This gets pulled out at night and put by the front door where the folding table pops up. Fits perfect and is used for my wife. The curtain is pulled while on the toilet.

Not sure what you are refering too. I never replaced any Rivets in my build.

I got the trailer made by the Canadian Trailer Company in Goderich, Ontario, Canada

Thanks, Karen. A lot of the build was built around some things we already had purchased. With regards to the dimensions unfortunately I have sold the Caravan so can help with that. Basically I took the fridge BougeRV 30 Quart and put it in the back. From there I measured the distance between what space I wanted to have for that and split that in half so I could make equal boxes. The two boxes in the front needed to leave enough space to put the porta-potty between. I looked around for plastic containers to fit inside and built around those afterwards. The trifolds had to be cut a little as they were a little wide. Just cut the foam don't worry about the fabric as you don't have to cut much. Hope that helps. enjoy

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Still working great. Don't regret it at all. Just have to figure out some little awning so when it is raining you don't get wet coming out.

Hi there Eric, The Awning crank will stay at any level. Would I put additional weight on it no. I don't have any pins that hold it at the top or anywhere else. One thing I don't ever to is run the trailer with it at the top position. If I wanted it at the top while driving I would just put pins in to take the weight off of it. Other than that I have never had any issues with it slipping while in any possition.

Good day. I have the main parts that were needed in the description. The main frame was just pine, and the brackets were made of aluminum L angle cut to length with a saw. The main rode was aluminum to keep down the weight.

@@liveandbreatheeasy Thank you.

Thanks for the kind words. It was a lot of fun building it.

Yes, this one works perfectly. All you have to do is ensure that the strings are even when it is down. Because the strings wind along the bar without overlapping it works perfectly.

@@liveandbreatheeasy I just purchased a racor crank and modified my 1 inch aluminum stock rod. My self adjusting roller bearing should be here tomorrow. czcams.com/video/strdOhaCFWo/video.html

Did you drill the hole through the rod straight and the ropes just automatically wind out in each direction? Or did you drill the hole at an angle to start them in the right direction?

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Glad I could save you some money. V2 is definately smoother and simplier.

Thanks for the comment

I am not sure however they are used to roll out heavy awnings with an outward stress on them. Keep the weight down as much as possible like it did.

Thanks Glenda, We have totatlly enjoyed the build since we did it.

Thanks for the comment. It is just the function of the crank. As it is an Awning crank it just holds there. I never drive with the bed in the air though as the bed isn't secure in tracks and I don't have pins to prevent extra stress on the crank.

Good luck with your conversion. It was a lot of fun and hope to do some other types of conversions in the future

I have a Huhu from Amazon. It has worked great for me.

Hi there, I purchased the solid round at www.metalsupermarkets.com/. This is a Canadian supplier. I tried first with a hacksaw but ended up using a hand grinder and sand paper. Aluminum is really easy to work with.

Thanks. Yes one of the best thing I did when purchasing it. I have only seen this once before.bthe only thing I need to figure out is when it rains at camp.

Hey there, I have two videos about the bed. The Pully system has been replaced now. I found it was a good start but just not what I really wanted. Here is the video of that one czcams.com/video/bktiLsHAknc/video.html and here is the location of my new bed czcams.com/video/BzIKehEFsVk/video.html. Much simpler and can be raised with a drill or manually. The key for me on both of these was to not need to have a motor to move the bed thus not requiring more battery.

Not quite sure what you are referring to but if you are talking about the rope guides cut into the wood frame I made them. I used a piece of aluminum C channel and bought patio screens door wheels and put that together to allow me to not have the rope bind.

Thanks for the comments. Yes the V nose this way uses the space much better. The was put at the end so that if it wasn't up we still could sit and eat. I agree that climbing over your spouse is a pain. With something that elevates like this, I am not sure how else you can get around this unless you chewed up more space and had your head and legs go length-wise in the trailer.

@@liveandbreatheeasy I would put two twin beds and have maybe a foot between to get in and out. I slept in a motor home that had beds on the sides but the beds were very narrow not a comfortable sleep. I guess my idea have a back door to go out. With tear drop trailers you have two doors one on each side that's another project I don't want to get into. My ideal would be a front bed and a rear bed and the door out the side. My wife cannot stand my snoring and hers can keep me awake if I'm not really tired. A seven foot wide trailer is really not wide enough but easier to haul. 73

Cant tell you exactly as I have never weighed it. I tried to keep the weight down when building it. Been meaning to check.

I was also wondering this!

Thank you. We are totally enjoying it. Hope to do a few mods this year on the outside

This was done at the factory for me but it is basically plastic sheets that have been attached with glue and two-sided tape for the overhang.

Hi there, At about 8:00min in I talked about the toilet. We have a porta poti that we take out and put at the front door and pull the curtain at night and sometime during the day if the ladies want to use it. We didn't want to take up space that wasn't going to be used all the time in the trailer. Also, most camping areas that we go to have showers and bathrooms if needed.

​@@liveandbreatheeasygood thinking . If it was me there would be no porta-potty. Use the campgrounds facilities. Same with the shower. When we tent camp we both get up together in the middle of the night to go pee. If my wife wakes up first when she wakens me we both usually will have to go. Most camp spots have a place near the bath house and that's where we camp. There was a time in Iowa we were the only ones there. The camp ground has a pipe where you put your rent money with the number of your camp spot. The nice state park was at Wayne Fitzgerald in IL. The officer picked up the money and gave us the sticker. Both places we camped at was cheap. 8.00 at the county state Park and 12.00 at Wayne Fitzgerald camp ground they also had an ice cream place that sold hamburgers and fries we didn't need to cook anything after a long days trip I wasn't in the mood to pull out the stove and cook. Wish Florida had places like that. We did camp in Florida another time but had to kill ticks a few got inside the tent but I killed them with bug spray. We were warned so we were ready. 73

@@ronb6182 This is true about the washrooms at the campground. We have only camped in Canada and everywhere you go you have toilets and showers. We just put it in just in case. My wife likes to use it at night and it also gives us an option if we are on a long haul and can't find somewhere for her to go. We never use it for going number 2 (poop).

@@liveandbreatheeasy good thinking you don't.want to have to deal with it. That's why we have sewers and septic tanks. 73

All the costs in the description are materials. I built everything but the actual trailer.

@@liveandbreatheeasy can you give an example of an interior cost and construction cost?

@@noahmcdaniel4920 if you read the description of the video I have the costs for the different pieces of the build.

@Live and Breathe Easy the description just says the total costs for the different categories. I'm just trying to understand what you meant by construction given that you already broke costs down by interior, exterior and electrical.

@@noahmcdaniel4920 Sorry I am not following completely. There were no other costs other than my time building it which is $0

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HI there, I used Nylon Braided Rope, 3/16. We will see how it works. Not worried about it breaking. I wanted to have white which seems to be harder to find in different types.

@@liveandbreatheeasy thank you. Can you guestimate how heavy the entire platform is? Wondering how much 3/16 rope can handle for my situation

@@caschycom I would say maybe 100 with the queen mattress.

Check at a marine supply store. 4:22

That’s the Canadian way 😂 if you’re British then you’ll pronounce it Al-u- min- rum with the accent on “min” and that crazy !! 😂😂

Hi there Carl. I used what came with it. Velcro and I used a few screws to make sure it had a little more support.

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