Construction Begins!

Rubberized roll-on truck bed liner paint for an undercoating.

Although I still don't have all of the details worked out, I am ready to begin! I think what makes this project so much fun is that there will be plenty of opportunities ahead to make mistakes, test ideas, and deviate from the plans that have been set in place so far.

The first step is to build a platform that will become the sub-floor upon which the rest of the structure will be built. Since the bottom of the structure itself will be exposed to the elements and bombarded by rainwater and all matter of debris from the road, I have opted to use a roll-on truck bed liner as the under coating for both the base and the wheel wells. It was messy work as the paint is laden with rubber bits that coated my gloves, sleeves, and pants while working, but I anticipate it will give the trailer a long life. I used three and a half sheets of 3/4" tongue and groove plywood to create a base that measures 7' 2" x 13' 6". When it is all said and done, I will have about 85 - 90 square feet of living space inside the trailer and an overall length of about 17' 6" from the trailer hitch to the rear arc of the trailer.