TINY HOUSE in a HDT! // Custom Built RV // Full Time RV
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ต.ค. 2024
- At the 2019 HDT West Coast Rally we had the opportunity to see a number of custom HDT builds. Pat and Stacy were gracious enough to let us video their custom build and it is awesome! With a Tiny House theme they built a self contained HDT RV that is a boondockers dream!
********** WHO WE ARE ************************
We are Jim and Kellie, a retired couple living full time in our RV and traveling North America in our Heavy Duty RV Hauler, 5th wheel and Smart car. We get to have the freedom to travel the continent, soak up all this beautiful land has to offer, and then fall asleep in our own beds! We are Believers and really enjoy visiting different churches while we travel.
********** SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS ***************
Website/Blog: www.suitetravel...
Facebook: / jksuitetravels
Instagram: @suite.travels
********* VEHICLES *****************************
Tow Vehicle: 2016 Western Star 5700xe
DD-13 Engine tuned at 505hp
DT-10 Automatic Transmission with double overdrive
Daily Driver: 2017 Smart Prime Cabrio
RV: 2017 DRV Mobile Suites 38RSSA
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Another example of that good old American ingenuity. He and people like him are a big reason our Country is unequaled!
Dude deserves to have pride in his build
The coolest part about this build is the TACo he is pulling
This guy looks relieved when the interview is over, like he had just been been grilled and interrogated. Haha Love the rig tho, and "homemade"? Abso awesome!
either those host is huge or the couple is short ..lol
Would have liked to see an outside tour.
Sweet Rig! So much attention to detail and starting off with a safe, sane and sound rig before even building seems smart. It looks fabulous, but I was dying to hear the sound system! Have Fun n Be Safe😃
I love it, wish I had the skills to build something like this.
WOW !! I am also a retired sheet metal worker that lives in Fullerton and I love this setup. This is way nicer than anything I could dream for myself... very envious of this setup
They did a really nice job.
This was great video Jim and Kellie!
Thank you fir showing that tiny home that was built by hand. Very nice job. I never saw this video until now. Thank for showing the HDT tiny home. That was nice of the couple to show you around their tiny home. See you soon! Stay safe out there and healthy. Safe travels.
That man is intense. Best Built. Good design. Tell him good job
Hi Doug....yes he is! He is one of the nicest people we've met and we're proud to call him a friend. I'll relay your comments to him. Thanks for watching!
After seeing a few of your videos, I'm beginning to think there's a reason why all these HDT's end up in the same place, the places are all nicely paved, and the interviewed HDT'ers are always boon-docking.
?? You think they're over exaggerating?
What an amazing setup. Thanks for bringing us along. Safe travels.
He was a little nervous.
Great people! and a great RV, I was fortunate to see the build from start to finish and what a quality product, two people (with a little help from some friends :) taking a dream from paper to reality - truly impressive!. Happy retirement and happy travels to both of you - you truly deserve it! Your friend Norm.
They are great people Norm....we wish them the best!
Very nice build. I’m in the construction mode now with a similar design using a 1991 Kenworth W900L and mechanical cat engine.
kc033056 Ah a man that understands real trucks! You can’t beat a W9 and a 3406 Cat!
You can tell Pat is painfully nervous. Awesome build he did a great job. So much nicer than what you can buy but for a manufacture to make that would be pretty expensive. Maybe Stacy could add here favorite color doing a small border around the accordion cover that was not trimmed as sweet as Pat wanted. Just a little strip all the way around and that can add some color for the young lady. Pat and Stacy should practice showing it because so many people would love to see their brain child and then maybe they can alleviate some of the nervousness. One of my favorite rigs.
It really is a nice setup. I'll pass your suggestion along!
Freaking awesome y'all
Solving the age old problem.
Having transpo when you get where you're going,being able to get on the water and having the SxS to explore.
Finish out the interior and it'd be perfect!!!
Great video Jim & Kellie! It is cool to see all of these unique and custom HDTs. Hope y’all are having an awesome weekend! 👍😎🚍
Thanks Michael. Welcome home!
Good job in the interview. What a neat rig. Thank you for sharing it.
You need to build one! Thanks for watching...
Suite Travels I might need a loan lol 😂
Just put your house in NC up as collateral 😂👍🤑
It's Purrrfic 😁 dat be a racer build 😎
I visited Australia some years ago, most rv trucks there are barely half ton trucks and the trailers not much more than a popup.
W0W!!! "OUTSTANDING" ..👍🏿😉🇺🇲👑🙏🏿💯☝🏿..
Another great video. Thanks to Pat and Stacy very interesting. Now I know who sleeps on those doggie beds in the rig, 2 cuties at the end,
Thank you Gammie May, the pups were so sweet!! Thanks for watching!!
Hell yeah
"Warning I did all the welding on this vehicle" 😂😂 15:00
I bet there are a few people that would like him to build their rig
Hi John....didn't he do a great job? It really is nice.
Hy .... we in germany dreaming about yours rv.
Warm regards from germany
Amazing truck. Greta people.
Nice,smartman
If you ever see this builder again let him know that the folding shower he is talking about is no longer made. The company that made it was called Supiot out of France and they are now out of business, seems demand was not enough to sustain a company. I was looking for something like it for a small cabin and after a few years of searching new and used markets I have found nothing so I am guessing that unless someone goes to France, it will be almost if not fully impossible.
I like what this man and his family were able to build, I was hoping to do something similar with a Peterbilt 379 for my retirement but finding someone to build the new sleeper seems like it will be either I do it or deal with cheap crap.
If you're still looking for someone to build a new sleeper for your rig, check out either *LegacySleepers.com* or *BoltCustom.com* ~ heard a lot of good things about both and a few channels that I follow who are into Hot Shot Trucking have used both sleepers and like em!
An open plan rv, doesn't really work, who want to look at a toilet, shower and tools, a bit more thought would make this an amazing vehicle.
Beautiful, well engineered rig. What did it cost him to buy the truck and do the complete build?
Lol although I think Pat felt a little uncomfortable in front of the camera him and his family built a stunning rig. Brother, I must ask....how tall are you because you’re dunking on Pat and Stacey or are they small people? Haha. Cool that he did all of this in my neck of the woods in Orange County California.
He was a little nervous but we felt their rig was so awesome we had to share. I'm over 6' and they're not 😂. They are some great people and we're now proud to call them our friends!
Suite Travels so true brother! That rig needed to be shared with the masses! Lol still laughing about the height difference. I’m 6’1 so I was just curious. I’m like, nah that’s not camera tricks he’s tall haha. Hope you both have a blessed Sunday bro!
Any ideas of getting a HDT like Pat and Stacy? HDT contained pulling a towable on a trailer. Thanks.
A self contained HDT has crossed our minds, but we really prefer separate units. That's one of the reasons we wouldn't consider a Class A for our travels. If one or the other had to be serviced for an extended period of time then you loose both your vehicle and home.....just our thoughts. Thanks again for watching!
What’s boondocking ?
Boondocking is when you "camp" without any hookups and provide your own power and water.
How can a person find out more about Pat&Stacy trailer they pull ? Any info you have would be great. TY Mike
Hi Mike. What kind of information are you looking for about the trailer? I can contact them and get back to you. You can send an email if you'd like. Thanks for being part of our community! Hope you enjoy the channel.....and happy new year!
like to know more about pivot on ramp for utv? How it works so it doesn't bang down hard.
@@mikewringler883 send us an email and I can get you more information. You can use either TH-cam email link or go to our website.
More information on the water setup and box size by itself
Wouldve liked a closer look at the teeter totter
Take a look at this video: th-cam.com/video/KcQR94jjPlU/w-d-xo.html
We are looking to get in touch with these people. We are building an rv behind our hdt in a box as well. Would you have their info?
That guy with the sun glasses seems like he was sort full of himself good video though
He has a right to be.
He is just nervous with the direct , point blank questioning.
Great achievement
How is it insured and what company do they use. Every insurance company i talk to says they have be converted "professionally"!! Thanks
Hi Mark. I contacted Pat and he said they're insured through Good Sam/Progressive. They sent an independent appraiser out and placed a value on it. Hope that helps....have a great week.
Wow, he invented a Super C.
😂....not really a Super-C since they don't have the bunk above the bed, but it's a really impressive custom built rig! Thanks for watching and have a great weekend.
Well that is the direction we have been thinking of going. Extending the frame and building our own super C. But with no where to do it we will most likely never get there. T.M.T.
It's really a nice rig. Hopefully you'll be able to get there at some point. Good luck in your endeavors.
You may have to rent a barn or storage.
Keep your dream alive.
Why don’t you brag a little bit driver? Mama always said don’t never think you can’t get knocked off that high ladder
Mpg?
He said 8 to 11 or 12. But he always plans his route at 8 mpg
3:43 - so is the interviewer standing on a milk crate or are the owners just really small people?
Looks kinda homemade the way he was bragging about it you think it would have been nicer
the shower and bed is crap but the other forward half is alright
Just for those of us who don't know, what's an HDT?
HDT stands for Heavy Duty Truck.
@@SuiteTravels That's what I get fer gettin' old, fergetful!!
They are also called a Truck Conversion on a Class 8 Truck Chassis.
International trash. I'm a truck driver throws trucks sick should of got a peterbilt I like the box very cool
What kind of nutjob tows at 85 mph, jeeze
That is nothing. Why would u call some body a nut job anyway? Trucks and trailers r made so well now days u don’t even know it’s back there. Do u ever see big truck towing a 53 foot trailer with 80 thousand total going 85 ? Heck that is the speed limit on our turnpikes
Expensive hodgepodge and mismatching the garage!