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I well made travel trailer should have the center of gravity slightly ahead of the center pivot on the axle. Use this to figure out where to place the trailer on the truck.

My RV uses a spring cylinder on the interior cabinet doors to hold them up. This device has a standard coil spring inside of a tube. These springs look and work very much like the gas spring cylinders. I like the real springs because the gas/oil will never leak out and cause them to fail...

I like to see al of the tires on any given axle match. Different tires will pull differently and sometimes work against each other causing heating and excessive wear problems. You also want all the the tires on an axle to have the same amount of wear. Since the tires are mixmatched you should...

The fifth wheel and truck camper will be an excellent source for parts. The windows from the 5er could work well also. You can study floor layouts for very small campers and truck campers for ideas. One thing that won't transfer well from the camper is the tub/shower because the tub takes to...

You might consider a little different approach. Maybe you could find an RV generator to use. RV generators a MUCH smoother, and more quiet than portable units and are often more fuel efficient. Everyone around will thank you for not using a portable unit. The RV unit is often connected to...

What does the CB/PA switch do? I have this on my old Cobra 29X

Change the trailer to 5th wheel. Much easier to hook up.

I think that it is priced kinda high.

Thanks Doc. If I install a minisplit it will be located on a side wall near the rear of the unit. I am worried about air circulation to tbe bed above the cab.

My FLD 120 has at least a 1" line between tanks. They should equalized pretty fast.

mmmc is probably about right @ 5". It depends a lot on the type of soil that will be under it. Your concrete will not be much better than the base it is poured on. Use 3500-4000# with fiver for the "easiest" job.

You mounted the outside unit in a lower compartment just like Dad did with his Prevost. It looks like the air handler is near the front on a side wall. Does it circulate air throughout the coach like that? If I go minisplit I will have a similar situation and I'm worried about it being able...

awesome. Thanks for posting these.

There are some good ideas here but also some of you are making this way to hard. Go ahead and use an apartment model refrigerator. They use less power, are bigger, and work better than RV refers. The standard unit will stay cold for a long time if you leave the door closed. My parents have...

Sweet, keep us up to date on your progress. You will take special pleasure using a coach that you built yourself.

I don't know where you are. I am with Indiana Farm Bureau

Should work fine. Northern tool has several pumps which will work well. fuel pump from Northern Tool + Equipment Just make sure that you isolate the left and right tanks. There is a crossover line there now.

I really don't think that you will like the box moving around on the truck. Probably best to get a truck with air ride suspension and mount the box solid to the frame.

If you just want the shell made check with local welding/fab shops.

Doc has a good solution by removing some spring leafs. Mekanic, that should work. Make sure that the gear ratio and drive shaft connections match your truck before you get to deep into the project. Be sure to get the ride height valve and suspension stops off of the donor truck.

Bob is correct about the firm ride. I suspect that the air ride axle will be better though. Spring suspension has to loaded to near its capacity for it to ride nice. It will probably be relatively simple to swap axles.

the door probably has a ridgid foam core in it now. If it is hollow I would explore the spray foam options for filling the cavity without disassembling the door. Just be sure to get a product which will not expand and cause the door skin to bulge out.

This is awesome. Wow!

Jack, is there any chance that you could post a picture of the leak on the outside?

Hey Doc, Have you had time to shoot a pic of your outside compressor yet?