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Rhino Cubed Makes Shipping Container Homes. Check Out Their Zulu Queen Model.

Rhino Cubed Makes Shipping Container Homes. Check Out Their Zulu Queen Model.

Builder Chooses Airstream As Platform For Mini Mansion Tiny House Build

Builder Chooses Airstream As Platform For Mini Mansion Tiny House Build

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High Quality 8’x18′ Tiny House From JADE Craftsman Builders

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See This Stunning 1949 Flxible Clipper Motorhome Conversion. So Clean and Modern.

Indexed: Micro, Tiny

Run-Down Decades-Old Cargo Trailer, Now A Tiny Camper Fit For Living

By SnugShack DIY, How-Tos, Mobile, Trailers

You don't need to buy a new trailer to make your own micro camper. His was over forty years old!

This story proves that you don’t need to spend a fortune on a new trailer when building your own micro camper. In fact, this builder used a 40-year-old cargo trailer that wasn’t in the best of condition. He tows his new tiny RV with a Nissan Xterra, and just completed a 2,400 mile round-trip journey from Colorado to Arizona.

Could this old cargo trailer turn into a usable DIY micro camper?

Worn cargo trailer

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After removing the innards of the trailer, as well as the back wall and roof, he installed new framing.

Inside of trailer

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2″ x 3″ studs ensure a rigid structure and easy assembly.

Framing

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The framing rings the living space.

Framing goes up

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A simple raftered roof expanded the vertical dimension.

New roof on camper

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The outside of the camper, after the addition of retrofitted RV windows to the sides.

Homemade micro camper

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Some paint and a corrugated tin roof finish the outside.

Red paint and roof

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He used another RV door for the entrance to his new micro camper.

Used RV door repurposed

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LED lights make the interior glow, and the repurposed RV windows let in lots of natural light.

LED lights inside

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With curtains, some added shelving, and a portable storage chest it looks quite livable.

Micro camper shelving

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The finished camper took three weeks and only $800 in materials.

Finished tiny camper

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He said it’s lighter to tow than a normal trailer – and with tongue and groove cedar siding and a custom electrical setup – even better than a store-bought camper!

Micro camper

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It’s nice and warm and you can bet with that roof pitch it wont have water sitting up there! You can go camping and have a real mattress to lay on at the end of a long days hike! And come on, it looks like a Tiny House…. just smaller!

To see the full build and more pictures, visit his instructables guide here.

SEE ALSO: 39′ 1998 Thomas Saf-T Liner Bus Conversion To RV

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Master Craftsman Builds His Own Custom Truck Camper on a Vintage Chassis.

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Colorful Gypsy Wagon Built For Around $7,000 On A Standard Car Carrier Trailer

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This Heirloom Tiny Home Has Unique Features and Striking Style

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Pick Your Tiny House Trailer Like a Pro: Used or New – Which for You?

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Amazing Art Exhibit Made From 8 Pictures of a Tiny House. #5 Is My Favorite.

If You Can Climb a Mountain, You Can Sleep in This Tiny House for Free. PS: The Mountain is Over 8,000 Feet High.

If You Can Climb a Mountain, You Can Sleep in This Tiny House for Free. PS: The Mountain is Over 8,000 Feet High.

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12.5 Square Meter WAVE Eco Cabin Provides Elegant Off-Grid Living Possibilities

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How To Make Your Own Insanely Cheap DIY Alcohol Camp Stove

Can You Hold a Hammer? Then You Can Build This Tiny House From a Kit

Can You Hold a Hammer? Then You Can Build This Tiny House From a Kit

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Thinking About Raising A Baby In A Tiny House? 3 Tips To Help You Prepare!

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