28 ft cargo trailer to toy hauler camper conversion. walk through with tips lessons learned
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In this video ill go over some lessons learned and tips for ordering your new trailer to convert your cargo trailer into the perfect toy hauler. Ill walk you through the exterior, interior, and set up. If you have any further questions leave them in the comments. If I missed anything let me know and ill make another video addressing everything I missed. Like and subscribe and ill keep the videos coming. My channel will be mostly how to , camping , cars , trucks, boats and off-roading.
intro 00:00-01:46
lessons learned from first trailer 01:47-17:51
what i recommend to order 17:52-24:24
outside walkaround 24:25-30:20
timbren suspension 30:21-31:20
water hook up and bottom of spare tire box 31:21-32:00
gear/necessities 32:01-35:05
inside walkaround 35:06-47:30
happijac bed 47:30-50:25
ceiling lights 50:26-53:30
final walk around putting everything up for garage space 53:31-59:00
how i ran power to tv,mini split hoses, inverter power switch, fridge, wiring for lights and bed ,fridge run time 59:01-01:05:03
If you are interesting in just watching the walk through and not the tips, fast forward to 24 minutes.
Music: Chill
Musician: LiQWYD
Link to the installing of the RGB under glow lights is here
• Installing opt7 underg...
Links to parts used
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I am just starting out. Please comment if you have any feedback or want to see any specific content. I do realize that the music is too loud in this video and will be lowering it in all new videos.Thank you
Love the walkthrough but the music made it hard to hear you at times
I know no more music. Live and learn
I'm new to converting an enclosed trailer into a Toy Hauler Travel Trailer. I just purchased my Trailer on this Friday passed. I have a long journey but my Wife and I are up to the challenge. I have been researching and watching Video and reading articles to inform myself as to the conversion. I want to say, out of all the converted trailer videos, I like yours the best. I like your floor plan; your equipment and of course, your style. Thank you for the links. Your video really helped much.
Good luck with your build
It's obvious a lot of thought was used in planning, especially the matching rims and tires to the haul vehicle. Excellent job on the trailer and video. Muchas gracias!
I built a 6X10 for working on the road and learned a lot. I did go with an electric water heater outta the gate and plumed the shower head on the back door so showers are taken outside. Since I went electric on the water I went with a small 120 home depot refrigerator also. Since I'm by myself a half hour a day of running the generator keeps my fridge cold all day everyday because I dont open it that often. I shoe horses in southern states during the winter months so didn't insulate due to the fact that my work takes me from 70° in the north to 70°weather in the south like clockwork. I'm making a fortune yet I still camp out on free land dispersed camping year round! I'm saving a lot of money thanks to my cargo conversion. Cook stove has 18,000 BTU burners so coffee is done in about 3 minutes. Life is good. Awesome job on your cargo conversion, thanks for sharing
I have the same jack for my trailer, omg. it's so slow! Awesome build. I just installed solar panels on my 7x14 cargo trailer camper conversion. So exciting.
Beats doing it by hand
Thanks for creating & sharing this, Built By Mike! I’m amazed at how spacious your trailer is! The colors you chose are so airy 🌀
Thsnks
Amazing job. I just finished our first trailer about to start the second, totally going to use some of your ideas. Love the lighting solution.
Gotta work with what you got lol.
I have to say, your approach to showing this product is creative. A salesman at heart.
Most of us who choose to convert cargo trailers to campers are not financially capable of forking out the expensive items you present. Obviously you’re not too technical and creative like the rest of us so, I’m happy for you that you can just have the unit you desire. God bless you and yours
I'm probably more technical and creative then most building these just like having nice things. My first trailer I build all the bed and furniture. But my setup time is about 5 minutes in this trailer vs 20 to 30 in the other trailer. And when it's raining that makes a huge difference
Great job! I'm shopping for a trailer, can't wait to do my first build.
You did amazing job on this cargo trailer. Pat yourself on the back sir! I love this trailer. I pray that I had one like yours to take my autistic grandson and other grandkids traveling the USA.
Brilliant !! ingenious and beautiful. I doing my own 24ft at this time. Some really great Ideas. Thank you
Thanks
AWESOME BUILD I really like the mini split set up!
Oh WOW man that’s so awesome. Thank you for all the good ideas.
Love my Mikita vacuum, will have to purchase the blower.
Thanks for the insight on the 90 degree V and the side storage compartment.
It was very interesting I watch the whole video you’re very kind to take that time
Awesome build and video! Thank you!
Awesome build! Love it!
Beautiful built. Love the blue back splash and counter tops. Classy
Thanks
Awesome build man I love it thanks for the show.
Anytime
Love the wall panels.
Now that was definitely was so worth watching.the best conversion ive seen ever..
Thanks for sharing your very
Thought out job.Its perfect....
So darn nice! You nailed it!!!!
Thank you so much
Great job this would fit my husband and I 😊
Great build it gives me some ideas thank you for sharing
You did a kick ass job on this trailer! I love it! ❤
Thank you
Marvelous.i love your trailer setup.
Thank you
Nice video building a square drop I'm definitely getting a hot water heater and wiring a 30 amp fuse so I can hook up I'm getting older so I need already got a black water tank and a water tank
Thank you thank you thank you. For your honesty and us the beginner's.
Thank you for all this great info my friend. Im going to watch this a few times and take notes the next time .
Also fixed the links so they should be working now
Really good walk around. I'm working on my second trailer now. Thanks for some good ideas..
Second one is always better
Love the epoxy counter.
Excellent job! Your my inspiration! Nice video!
Really liked the video and amazing job on it
Yes I have ordered the blackout package with the spoiler (trailer is black)
Super clean, great build
Hello Mike! Wonderful job on your conversion and congratulations ! I admire your ingenuity and perseverance. I'm more annoyed at all the negative comments about your background music than the music itself. It really didn't bother me at all. I guess I was listening to you and trying to absorb all I could. Don't pay too much attention to them. You'll never please all of them. Great job and many great days and nights in your trailer. I loved the shower!!!!
Thank you. I have honestly watch this about 10 times and all though the music can be a bit loud at times I feel like you can still hear what I'm saying. But this is the last video I have used music in. I might do a video without music of a faster walk around of the trailer
Nice job, good info. The music was loud, as a previous comment stated don't listen about the music, but what they don't realize some people cannot hear as well and it makes it a little harder to hear what your saying.
Of all campers, cargo trailers, tiny homes, rv's etc... Your cargo conversion was the best and most chic in my opinion. Beautifully crafted. Me being single it would've been smaller (half the size) with enough room for my electric bicycles and electric motorcycle.
Thank you. I have big toys. If not it would have been smaller
Great build!
GOOD JOB on all info sounds like a lot of work. I can't see my self pulling a trailer big crash??!! You left spare at home many times LOL! THANK YOU I LISTEND TO EVERY THING YOU SAID! YOU SOUND LIKE A EXPERT! I would put a black or dark grey rubber mat on floor where you park your 4 wheeler to protect floor which should be easier to keep floor clean & easy to wipe off. I thought you were parking a dirt bike under the bed. I kept seeing the word toy hauler on youtube videos?? I thought you men were toy salesman? I figured out toy hauling ment a dirt bike or 3 or 4 wheeler not small toys like Toys-R-Us?? LOL
It's nice to see your family enjoying this nice toy hauler even though our government has gone nutty! BLESSINGS to you & your family.
Excellent build.
We plan on putting some decals on our black (blacked out trailer) so the all screw less exterior is important.
Beautiful job!
Thank you.
Amazing build !!! Absolutely beautiful !!
Thanks you. We are actually out on it this weekend.
Sweet build.
Nice setup.
Thank you
Beautiful job! So many unique ideas to incorporate into a new project!
I would elevate the port-a.- potty to a comfortable chair height level and have a door to open to access the emptying of the tank
Thank you. Elevating the toilet won't be a bad idea
Would suggest adding a roof vent, as a matter of fact add a larger one that allows access to the roof for an escape route plus for some like myself an easy way to get up on the roof.
For sure the vent will allow the heat to escape faster when trying to cool it.
But he said it leaked from his experience. Would it bring in heat?
Best looking conversion I have seen.
Thank you.
Beautiful build sir!! Enjoyed your walk through, great breakdown, info and detail.
Thanks
Awesome build, see you at Sebring next year! This is giving me lots of ideas
Thanks. See you there. I'm kinda hard to miss
@@BuiltByMike looks like you are in the zoo, turn 5/6
That is at turn 11
very informative and honest as the day is long! much appreciated!
Thank you
Very nice 👍
Nice build...was going the murphy bed route but now I really like the Happi Jac bed $$.
I thought about one too but would loose to much space and would loose the ability to put a car in there
Nice trailer
Keep doing what your doing and l will follow.
Thank you
Excellent job!!!
Thank you
Awesome information thank you 🙏🏼
No problem
Great info there. Your experience is serving you well. Excellent workmanship too. The music is awful and unnecessary and much too loud. I much prefer to just hear your voice. But what a nice build! 👍
Thank you and I understand. But at this point its staying. But I have learned from it.
@@BuiltByMike Cool. I'm literally checking out after two minutes because it is too distracting/annoying.
@@johnnunya5428 I have a shorter video I made recently with no music
Very nicely done. Master cabinet maker here. I want to do something similar.
Pro flex white caulking will fix the gaps on your wiring hiding moulding. It’s made for RV’s so it will flex.
Yea I have to redo it. The chaulk shrunk some when it cured and I never touched it up.
Amazing. I was looking at doing that for working out of town. However.....I called and couldn’t find a single campground in the area I’m heading to next, that will allow converted cargo trailers, vans, or tiny homes. So I may just give in and get a travel trailer. Sad, because many of these are built far better than those travel trailers.
Say nothing & get in!
well done.
Thank you
Nice job!
Thank you
Some nice ideas. I gotta say your to white glove for me. Best luck to you
Super nice build bro
Thank you
@@BuiltByMike one day I’ll get one and maybe you can help hahhaha
Good job. Looks nice. I’d recommend p traps, though. Prevents sewer smell when u hook up, of course if you are just draining grey water to ground, won’t matter much, although bad smells will build up eventually in drain lines. Nice craftsmanship though! I’d like to have seen the toy fit in there though!
HepVo valves are better.
As a carpenter of 25 years, use Baltic birch for your cabinets, it’s lighter and won’t absorb moisture as MDF will.
Not available at any local hardware store here
FANTASTIC ! KUDOS !
Thank you
Keep from rear end trailer scrubbing dragging use wide pan cake rollers on back rear of trailer keeps rear trailer from tearing up. Usually anything standard heigth in a enclosed trailer over a 20' -21' total length ball coupler to rear of trailer should, to keep from dragging. Taller trailer keeps rear end of trailer dragging as much but pan cake rollers wheels are cheaper to add and install when buying or ordering a trailer.
I won't put any of those on. The rear bracing isn't very thick. I decided its just better to raise the trailer
hi thanks for the video. can you explain more of the technical aspects pls. does your shower drain have enough angle to run off? whats the link to the mini split? thanks
Mini split i bought local. Shower drains prefect as the drain is about 4 inch higher then the pipe
On the door to the mini-split, cut a hole in the door, add a vent cover, and you won't have to have the door open to use the Air Conditioner. Between it and the hole in the floor, it will give you plenty of airflow. That is about all I would change except I would add a second battery for longer battery power availability.
Rather have the door open then have a ugly mess door that water will go through everytime it rains.. I can go all day on one battery. Have to build what works best for you.
Absolutely beautiful job and excellent advice. Maybe just my phone and iPad, but the music was making it hard for me to hear clearly. Maybe make it not as loud as your voice. Such great information I didn’t want to miss anything.
Yea the music would get loud at times. I have learned from this
Doing my first toy hauler conversion. Your video is super helpful. Can you add the link for the 4 small water storage containers that hold your tent down from your video.
Its there under tent weights. Its in the middle. Let me know if you find it.
Hey Mike
Good looking trailer . I love the black on black! And also love the blue epoxy tops. I'm working on my 3rd cargo conversion and also scored a happijac bed along with the couch bed below. Just wondering if you had notch the happijac uprights Into the floor because of the height? My rear uprights barely fit because of the dovetail but will work and the 2 fronts will have to protrude through the floor and ill box them in to seal them up form the outside .
Thats exactly what I did the front ones go through the floor.
@@BuiltByMike I picked mine up for $500 so I really can't complain about the extra work lol. Also love the frameless, I've added 6 frameless windows on my 22' haulmark edge screw less panels. Also I'm thinking a may regret the rooftop ac I put in. I should ha e done more research on the mini split. Anyway great job on your build man.
As I said before MDF is very heavy. Baltic birch is the material to use when building out a trailer.
I know you put a lot of time and effort in to this trailer.....Have you considered doing trailer building full time!?!?!? outstanding work!!!!!
Don't think there will be much money in it. Most are doing it them self to save money
Your p-trap should be horizontal. It won’t hold water slopping down. :)
Nice well thought out build. Thanks for the tour. I was wondering. With the bed switch near the rear door, do you have to put the ramp down to lower the bed?
We usually do or we use the boom to hit the switch
How well does the water heater work. Quick recovery time? Ever run out of hot water when showering?
It works great. It holds about 5 to 6 gallons of hot water mounted the way I have it. And you run the hot about 25 percent hot water and 75 cold water so you have about 15 gallons to shower. We don't leave the water running like we do in the house though. It takes about 20 minutes to heat up again if you go through it completely
Very nice build. I'm about to start on my 7 x 14. I really like the frameless window look from the outside but I cannot find the frameless windows that you installed. Can you please leave a link or brand so I can find those windows. Thanks.
Look around on ebay for rv frameless windows. It was a surplus dealer I bought them from
hey there mike. GREAT video. i found it very helpful and appreciate all of the product links to the stuff that you used. i have 2 questions. 1. how wide is your trailer and 2. how many feet is it from the end of the refrigerator to the back ramp? thanks in advance
I have about 19 and a half inchs from the refrigerator to gate and about 18 ft from the wardrobe to gate. Trailer is 8.5 wide and 7 feet tall. Getting the extra height is a must
Do campgrounds like KOA actually let you bring this "trailer" and leave it there? Has anyone asked you what exactly it is, also did you insure this trailer, and what about code like fire exits? Thanks.
Not sure about any code. I have been to many different parks and none have said anything. Some fancy places in the keys don't allow it though
I’ve got a 24’ Hallmark I converted (not nearly as nice as this one😕) and I’m originally from California. Registration on any brand RV manufactured toy hauler was between 500-700$ per year. These are registered as a cargo trailer, in Ca you get a permanent plate and every 5 years you send the state 10$. In AZ a permanent plate is 129.00 for life! Not only do you get exactly what you want and need but it’s much better built than any factory unit (I’ve owned 2 of those over the years) but you add up the savings in registration alone adds up quick. Only the parks that advertise no rig over 10 years old not allowed have I ever been restricted. This gentleman did a super job!
Very nice video and good build. I really like the sub-floor idea and all the drain piping to go out at one point to hook up to outside tank awesome. LED lighting is nice idea. Bathroom door that is must 👍awesome. What is your experience for on-demand tankless water heater because that may be space saver for smaller trailer like I am thinking for 6x12 size.
Too many amps to run on a generator
Torsion suspension does give a better ride, however if damage the cost to repair is very high compared to leaf spring suspension.
I thought he said Timber Suspension which is an aftermarket brand he decided to go with.
I’m curious as to what inverter you used? What size was it and was it a pure sine inverter? Is the refrigerator fastened and if so how? I have a 28’ trailer I’m working on now myself
Its a 1500watt pure sine inverter. I 3d printed cups that are screwed down that fit the feet of the fridge to keep it from moving
I love the video but I can barely hear voice over that silly music
New video no music
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12” height is a great idea as you can add lots of cabinets all around the trailer.
Also, did you put the paneling over plywood or directly to the trailer framing/studs?
Paneling went over the original plywood walls
Did you find Danby refrigerator to be a quiet rated appliance? We are in the process of making our own cargo trailer conversion.
I can't hear it running
My husband and I are retired and we live on a budget. We have a place here in our town that does RTO for the haulers. We bought a much older RV a few years ago but the motor blew so it's just parked in our yard now, We are thinking of using the stuff from the RV for the Hauler. Do you think other than electrical we will need anything else to build ours? We have an 08 Electra Glide that will go where we go. So it must be functional as well as liveable for us.
We loved your video and your camper is gorgeous. I just hope ours turns out 1/4 as great as yours!!!!
Problem with rvs is there are made pretty poorly so reusing stuff might be alittle hard
Like Dat hahaha, nice over all.
Thank you
Are the wall panels sheets? Or are they like flooring boards.
They are 1/4 printed sheets
How did you secure your wardrobe cabinet to the wall? I have a 7x14 cargo camper conversion as well that i'm building, almost done with it. Just completed the solar last weekend. Your trailer is nicer than mine though.
L brackets from the top to the wall
@@BuiltByMike Awesome thank you !
I love the quality of your work, & the great ideas you have! Do you ever convert trailers for other people?
No the time it takes definitely won't be cost effective. If you don't diy it you won't save anything over just buying something made
How do u keep the refrigerator closed during travel?
The fridge has a lock.
Music is very distracting and not necessary.Love the video what I could hear.What is the weight of the trailer with all of your add ons with water etc ?You did an excellent job.What is the weight of the trailer like this?How much is the weight with all of the water etc?
Trailer is 7300 dry.i am trying to post another video without music for those that don't want it.
Love all the thought you put into everything, what is the length of your trailer & the current waight with all of the furniture and accessories installed.
It's 28 plus a 4 ft v. It's at 7300 empty
Hi Mike, what is the dimensions of the garage area? Max length, width, height? I want to build something similar that can fit a Jeep Cheorkee with a 4" lift.
Duct tape on the seams...the gray probably matches pretty close. Or even black to high lite the floor
Mike i loved the information you gave. We are looking to build out our trailer but not for camping but as a mobile lounge. Where are you located?
What kind of cost would I have to pay for a 3D printer to achieve your great fancy switch plates :)
Printer is cheap. About 300