5x8 Cargo Trailer to Camper Conversion *TIMELAPSE Start to Finish*
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- Опубліковано 4 лип 2024
- Our 5X8 cargo trailer is now an off-grid simple living camper! See how we converted it in just eleven minutes! Actually, it took about a month, but with time-lapse technology, we are happy to share the transformation with you in one short video.
We purchased this used cargo trailer from a fish company and used it to haul wood and outdoor equipment for many years. The idea to convert the trailer came to us this past summer. It’s not always easy to find building materials where we live in Northern Canada, so by the time we had everything we needed, we only had about a month to finish the project before the snow would fall.
And finish it we did! See for yourself how the very first night we used the trailer as a camper, Northern lights danced above us! What a way to celebrate the completion of this project!
Don't forget to check out our other videos about simple living in a yurt in Yukon Canada.
**Our inspiration for the trailer conversion came from watching Joel Trembley's UA-cam video "5x8 Cargo Trailer to Off Road Camper Conversion -DIY Off Grid Overland Build *TIMELAPS*" Thanks Joel!
**Introduction
0:00 Introduction
0:32 Utility trailer right before conversion
**Part I: Walls and Ceiling Insulation & panels
0:41 Installing RV side window
1:12 Insulating walls
1:26 Putting up pine wood panelling for walls
1:57 Installing roof vent
2:08 Insulating and putting panels on ceiling
**Part II: Flooring, Diesel Heater Wiring etc.
2:57 Insulating and laying laminate flooring
3:16 Insulating under the trailer floor
3:28 Assembling a diesel heater
3:42 Installing exhaust & air intake pipes for heater
3:48 Securing aluminum trailer box
3:56 Wiring heater cables, diesel pipes & oil pump
4:18 Building a tiny kitchen frame
**Part III Building Kitchen and Futon Bed
4:38 Making shelves for water jugs, battery, inverter...
4:48 Using salvaged cedar wood for kitchen wall
5:04 Installing tiny sink and drainage pipe
5:16 Assembling futon bed frame
5:26 Installing RV window in rear door
5:57 Attaching spare tire to back door
6:08 Putting solar panel on roof
6:21 Making kitchen cabinet doors
** Part IV Working on Other Details
6:44 Making folding kitchen counter
7:10 Installing a power inverter
7:25 Making folding table for meals and laptop
7:36 building wood window cover for rear window
8:17 Attaching metal box on roof basket
8:23 comfy futon mattress arrives
8:39 Futon becomes a sofa
8:49 Just enough space for our dog, Tenshi
**Part V Final Installation and Testing Camper
8:55 Awning installation
9:38 Trying out our new camper
9:55 Driving on the Alaska Highway
10:21 Using back door as a deck
10:37 Northern Lights dance above us - Навчання та стиль
I appreciate the timelapse very much, ive been trying to figurew this out for a while now and before your video ive only found ones that are tours of completed builds. Thank you for showing us how you did it!
No problem, Joey C. Thanks for watching. 😀
Great video
Thanks for showing your whole process! Much more helpful than just tours. Looks awesome!
Really like that acoustic work
Great job enjoy it. You gave me some ideas
This is the best cargo camping conversion video I have watched yet!
Hello Andrea Menzies. Thanks so much for your feedback! 😊
Love your trailer, simple but has everything you need.....
Nice work..
Great simple build, a lot of usable space in a tiny trailer! I was very impressed at how you put the diesel tank and pump in the box outside, which solves a lot of problems!
You have your side window installed upside down. You have the drain holes at the top. I took the bar latches off of my doors. Anybody could come along and lock you in with no way for you to get out. I appreciate the build. Nice job
Hello @tacotime. Thanks so much for your helpful tips. We appreciate you taking the time to leave this comment.
Great music lol
Thank for the video. Very helpful. Thinking of doing the same for for/with our oldest son. This would be perfect for him.
Great video. Goes to show what the camping is about at the end too.
Thanks Rocko Beam! We can’t wait to use it more next summer!
Thank you.....enjoyed much....appreciated....Texas
Fantastic build! I had no idea you could arrange a small trailer into such a great camper!
Well done. Thanks for the time lapse. Appreciate the full view from start to finish so much!
You’re so welcome, Jeremy. We appreciate your comment. 🤗
5x8 just what I was considering 👍
Great job!! This looks awesome 👍 I love that you left the wood natural instead of painting it.
Brilliant video!
Glad you liked it!
Awesome job... this is one of the best vid for trailers conversion i ever watched 🙌... I am wondering of you have the full video for detailed conversion or a little bit slower pace.?thank you
Thanks so much Fareed. We plan to put out another video, as you request here, in the future. Please be patient. We have other things on the go right now. 😀
You covered all the bases very well. Good job!!!!!!
Many Fun Night out in this to come!
Great inspirational video to build out my 5x8! I can’t wait to start in April when the New England temps start warming up! Wonderful job! Thank you and safe and happy journeys!!
Thanks for watching and for your kind comment, Melissa. We are excited to use our trailer when it warms up and the snow melts. Happy building in the spring! 👍🏽👍🏽
Great Simple & covers all the bases👍
Thank you for posting this!
Awesome job brother!
Thanks, Marcas!
Great job. Enjoy!
Super job and the music held me spellbound -) Love it !
Thank you Celtic SkyWoman. 😃
Super cool! Nice work guys!
Wonderful, you did a very nice job on the conversion.
Great job guys! We were just on the Teslin when you were crossing the JC bridge. :) Unfortunately no hunting luck, so we'll have to invite you for fondue instead when the shed is insulated ;)
Hi guys, thx! too bad about the hunt but yes we would love to come visit your new cheese cabin when it is done :-)
Great job!
Awesome build! Great video:)
Beautifully done✅️
Awesome......!! What a great light show ending for you after your hard work !
Thanks Kevin Jaye. A celebration for sure! 🎉
Love it!
Thanks for sharing your ideas! There are many options when converting a cargo trailer and I'm weighing many of them on my own conversion project.
Hello John W.
We got a lot of our ideas from UA-cam too. Good luck with your conversion project. 👍🏽
Brilliant build guys 😄 You should be proud 😄
Wow!!!!!! You guys did an amazing job. Really enjoyed. Bucket list item was there as well. Northern lights!!!! Thanks for putting this on. Nice dog too
You’re welcome Dell Alderman. Thanks for watching. 🐶😀😀
Badass guys!
Impressive skills.
That was amazing, this should have a million views, bet it's on it's way! Thanks so much for sharing!
Oh my gosh, Shelita Williams. Thank you for watching and for your supportive comments. We needed to read this today.
Super awesome dudes
great job love it.....
Great video great sign for success
Good job.
TOMO!!! Awesome job buddy. Looks amazing. Maybe next year I’ll come up again and join for a adventure!!!
Thank you Darren! Your beautiful unit certainly inspired us to make one for us too!
I figured you both were keeping busy, but thought I would see what's new on your UA-cam/Facebook pages. This looks great, awesome job you two! All the best. Thanks for sharing, love watching projects like this from beginning to end.
Ahhhhhhh. Thank you Michael B.
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very informative and fun to watch build....great job guys
So happy you liked it! Thanks Tomo. We used it for hauling firewood this weekend. The other Tomo put wood panelling along the walls and a tarp on the floor. We haven’t unloaded yet, but hopefully no damage was done.
Hey!! This is incredible. Great job on the build. Super happy that you can now get out and enjoy all the hard work you put in it!
Thanks Joel!
As you know, we got inspired after we watched your videos (Tomo) Thanks for the inspiration :-)
@@tntnaturecon wish I could heart your reply! Seen your mention in the description. I'm truly honored. Thank you :) really happy that I was able to help. Take care, stay safe, and happy travels!!
You've done a really nice job of converting your cargo trailer into your compact travel cabin.
I was particularly impressed that you added additional insulation panels to the underside of your trailer, which many overlook.
About the only other things I would consider would be to insulate the side and rear doors. Subscribed.
Thank you very much, Felix Cat :-) . Yes it would be nice to all insulation on the door as well. I will take a look at them once snow is gone next spring!
Really cool! i would had added a sink in there but really cool!
Awesome! しばらく配信なかったので心配してました。そして元気そうで良かった‼️素晴らしい‼️😃😄😊
元気にしています、ありがとうございます！またお会いしたいですねー。
Great camper and really like your music selections!
Thank you very much for your nice comment :-)
Thumb up for showing the build. Turned out nice.
Thanks Bruce Allen!
Excellent functional build. All the Best to you Folks
Thank you, Chicken n Grits. Great name! 😀
Nice and well done job, hope you have good times with it.
Thanks so much for watching and leaving such a nice comment, Norman.
Wow, such beautiful work and so inspirational. Angus and I are hoping to revamp our old family camping van interior and this will get him so excited. I hope you guys have lots of adventures with your mobile mini palace!
I can’t wait to see your van conversion, Frankie-Lou & Angus!!!
@@tntnaturecon Angus has watched it now and he was so stoked. We have chatted about doing wood panelling on the side and laminate flooring for our van from the start and it was so great to see how nice it turned out in your camper. I really can’t state enough how impressive Tomo’s work is. Angus is a little hero struck by him now!
A great build. We are getting ready to do one. Got a used one and cannot wait. It is about the same size. We are using that little space where you put fold out shelf as cabinet and counter. Putting our stove top there. Port a potty under it. We have to add a/c for we are in Fl. Thank you for sharing. I hope you go full blown on site. Ordered windows off E-bay. Also, escape window. These were windows taken out of new RV builds. Also, brought a small on demand water heater. Its for dishes but are also making an area to shower by door. Doggie foldable bath and will put a track on roof for shower curtain. Peace!
Hello Lee. What great ideas! We can’t imagine needing air conditioning especially now. It’s minus 26 degrees C here in the Yukon this morning!🥶 and our trailer is covered in snow! Enjoy the heat and creating your camper. Thanks so much for watching and sharing your ideas!
Impressive
Great inspirational video!! Hope you both are having amazing adventures! We are in Michigan but missing our Alaska property and the beautiful Alcan highway.
Thanks Blueroom. Right now our converted trailer is under a few feet of snow. This winter we will all dream about Yukon & Alaskan adventures. We love that you watched our video! 🌲🔥
Excellent video and build on the trailer! (And nice music choices too). I enjoyed watching this. Your build is an inspirational example. I only wish I could work that fast! :)
Thanks so much for watching, Steadman. We appreciate such kind feedback. : )
Nice job! You should be proud of your craftsmanship. I love it that there's a whole cargo trailer conversion culture. I'm converting a 6x12 horse trailer and I opted for a Nu-Way heat stove which uses no electricity
It uses no electricity? Wow. We are going to check that out. Thanks so much for watching and sharing, Mark. Enjoy your conversion and then your adventures.
Ahhh ok. It’s a wood stove. Unfortunately not enough room in our little trailer. Nothing like wood heat! Enjoy!
@@tntnaturecon No it's vented propane and it's tiny
nice job bud👍
Is that where I'm sleeping when I come for a visit? 😆 great job guys
Thank you Sanji! Next time. I will make a bigger one to accommodate you 😁
Wish I could do something like that here in the Houston area. I would’ve had 2-3 heatstrokes before I even finished it.
Hello Houston. Stay cool and thanks for watching.
Nice Job.... I am in the process of converting an 8x16 v-nose cargo trailer into an RV and Mobile Sign Shop. I am just starting the walls and cabinet construction. I just sold a 15-passenger shuttle bus that I lived in for 3 years and traveled out west during the winters. I had to sell the shuttle bus because I purchased a large format color printer to make contour cut decals/stickers, koozies, t-shirts, magnetics, banners, mousepads, etc. The large format color printer would have taken up a lot of storage space so I needed to get something bigger. I did a complete conversion series on the shuttle bus from the ground up and now am doing a new series on the cargo trailer conversion. They are on my YT channel.
SUBBED . . . Love the Channel ! ! ! Keep the videos coming. Your getting close to that 1000 subscriber mark. Now is the time to put out timely video's to work on that 4000 hour view time . . . Looking forward to watching your channel grow ! ! !
Woohoo! Thanks for subscribing BADHABIT571. We had to take care of other parts of our lives lately and haven’t been able to make any videos, but that will hopefully change soon. You inspire us to keep creating, working and growing. Cannot thank you enough. 😃😃🐶
Awesome work! All the right features. Not too fussy. Are you happy with how the heater/insulation system works on cold nights?
Hi Matt Delcomyn. We are happy with the system. We don’t use it in winter so are not sure what it would be like in much colder temperatures, but yes, for as cold as -7 it’s been great. Thanks for watching. 😀
Know it's yours and I agree it's nicely done. Seems like that futon is quite a space hog though and I'd probably do something different were it me.
Yes you are right, the futon is taking up quite bit of space! Having a folding bed attached on the wall might be an good idea. We opted for futon as we also wanted to use this as cargo trailer with lots of space inside when you remove futon :-)
Wow!!! 🛠🚛❄🌌...tfs...
No problem, tfw! ( thx for watching 😁)
Man I was sweating just watching this. Where was your helper? It's always nice to have two hands once in a while to hold things! 🤭
Tomohiro did this project on his own while I had another job. I held a few things for him. I think he probably enjoyed the peace and quiet for a change. 😂 Thanks for watching, “Not Again”.
Nice build out. I just picked up a 5x8 3 door cargo trailer and i'm in the process of building it. I want to make a futon type bed that is a couch and then you can pull out a section to double the area and lay out the futon pad. I'm looking for ideas to make that happen. I like your tiny kitchen and it didn't take much space, space it at a premium when it's a 5x8.
Good luck with your build and your travels David R. Thanks so much for watching!
Very nice job. And so quickly. Can you do one for me this weekend?
Yes for sure, this was me three years ago, so I don’t move as fast as I used to any more :-)
Great job! It looks as if you put furing strips beside the foam board and over top of the foam board? Would you please explain exactly how and where you fastened furing strips?
Also wondering if you screwed the pine tongue and groove to the furing strips or used a brad nailer?
Thanks
Hi, thanks for watching! I needed something I can nail pine tongue groove on the walls and the ceiling , so I put strips beside the vertical metal pillars. I connected wood strips with metal pillars by screwing holes on the metal pillars and then connected wood strips with them. After this, I used minimum amount of screws to hold pine tongue groove as I was putting them together but I also used small nails (using a hand hammer) to nail them to the wood strips. Hope this makes sense. Good luck with your project!
Mine is the same size and same color. I call it the Little Airstream. I also say it's my cozy, woman cave.
Nice! I love the name!
I’d like to see more information regarding the cabinet doors. I’m at this point my build.
Thanks for watching! I have been thinking of putting more of an instructional video together. When it is done, I will upload it. Good luck with your project!
Great looking build. Hopefully you will start posting again.
Hello Living-working Outside-box. Thanks for your comment. We hope to post again too. Other opportunities have come our way so we haven’t had the time. Just re-runs for now. 😃😃🐶
@@tntnaturecon looking forward to the new New ones will check out your other videos in the meantime
great video guys it took you a while but it was worth it btw in the winter beware of the wendigo
Thanks Brayden! Never had heard of Wendigo before. Looks like a cool mythical creature!?
@@tntnaturecon yes the wendigo is a folklore creature
Looks awesome! I have been considering a window install but was nervous about not rebracing the cut steal beams. Do you expect any problems?
Thanks. I was also concerned about this but I don’t see any problems in the foreseeable future until they happen... we will keep you posted. 😁 Thanks for watching M.J. C1
Good video, and I noticed the roof down curve on the inside is hard to do, still working on mine.
I found that a little tricky too. Good luck with your project, WRXS.
i wish all videos were filmed this way! If ya need help ya ask and send the slow mo version!
待ってましたー。
すご〜い。自作ですか？流石トモさんやなぁ〜センスあるわ〜。
早くユーコン行きてー。
つーか、もう冬ですか？(笑)
一年過ぎるのは、早いっすね。
見て頂いてありがとうございます！冬前に完成してしまったので、存分に使うのは来年からとなります(笑)一年本当に早いですね！
Nice job! Just one question.When you cut through the back i noticed you cut through a support runner for the window. Did you reinforce it somehow?
Hi J72, thanks for watching! I didn’t reinforce it assuming that the back slope is pretty sturdy with a thick ply wood attached the metal part of the frame. I am hoping it will hold the weight as well as the structural integrity.
1 month is amazing to accomplish that. You did a fine job on it. Your window door cover on the ramp door was ingenuous. How does the flooring do in the extreme temps up there?
Thank you for your comment! We were in a rush to get it done before the end of the fall. We don’t use the camper during the winter, so we don’t know what the flooring would do in the extreme cold. I bet it would be freezing to sleep in there in -30c or 40c below though :-)
Like the awning also where did you get that? I would like to add
Hi doslislo, We ordered it on Amazon! Took a while to get to Canada. I believe they shipped it from overseas. Good luck! DANCHEL OUTDOOR Car Side Awning for Camping SUV Trailer Offroad Gear Canopy Sunshade Tent Tarp Khaki 5x6.5ft
Beautiful job - I was just wondering if the drain holes on the window you installed should be on the bottom.
Thank you! I don’t remember installing drain holes in the window. It was a little while ago I did this :-) Maybe I did!? I installed air venting hole in the wall as well as making hole to hold a spare tire though!
Those are in case he flips it onto the roof !
Wow. Great build. Are there more detailed videos for various components ?
Hi Damon. Thanks for watching our video. We don’t have another with more details, but we got almost all of our ideas including the video from Joel Tremblay from Ontario, Canada. He’s amazing. Here is a link to his channel. ua-cam.com/video/JnXVnp_p9RY/v-deo.html
Did you insulate the ceiling? That's half you heat loss. Also, get lithium batteries in stead
of using lead-acid crap. They weigh about 1/3 that of lead-acid batteries. No fumes Was a game changer for me.
Hello Raul Miranda. Tomohiro did insulate the ceiling. Thanks for your suggestion about the battery.
Awesome job.I just purchased an 6x10 and recommended windows?what manufacturer did you get your windows from?thanks.
Hi! No of them are EZ Lite. Good luck with your project!!
Pretty darn cool. My only concern/question is do you find you get a lot of flex in the walls by cutting the steel studding?
Thanks. Actually I didn’t notice any flex while driving, so it must have been minimum amount of cutting the steel stud.
How were you able to mount the vertical boards to the metal walls that the horizontal pine boards are fastened to? Did you glue them to the outside aluminum skin? How did you mount the pine boards to the ceiling? Really like the looks of the inside.
I made holes on metal frames and then attached (using screws) pieces of wood onto them. I did the same thing for mounting pine boards onto the ceiling as well by attaching shorter wood pieces to metal frames onto which you can nail your pine boards! It was a bit awkward to install ceiling all by myself... good luck with your project!
Do you need to add any structure around the window? Where you cut the metal vertical frames?
Hello Brad Taylor.
No I didn’t have to add anything around the window to reinforce it. It seems like there is no issue with this small window. Thanks for watching.
Well done! about to do a 5x8 conversion myself so I've been watching as many UA-cam vids on the process as I can to get ideas. What is the interior height of yours?
Hello TheStuJames. Good luck with your conversion. Our trailer is 5’5”. I can just fit standing up. Tomohiro has to stand where the vent is… our dog Tenshi has no problems! 😉 Thanks so much for watching.
Awesome Job! I want to do the same, in the same size trailer. How is the insulation under the trailer holding up?
Hello WBOS72. We live in the Yukon and our trailer is currently under a lot of snow. We will need to dig it out in the spring and get it on the road again. We hope to have a better idea how the insulation holds up then. Thanks for watching and good luck with your conversion. 😊
Awesome build, have you had it weighed to see how heavy it is ? I'd like to do a build for behind my jeep wrangler.
We have not weighed it yet, Allan Perry. Waiting until our snow melts to get it back on the road. Most likely that will happen in mid to late April. We will try and weigh it then. Thanks for watching.
1:50 Are those wrought iron bars on the ceiling ... strong enough to support a hammock? During the day, I need as much open space as possible.
I doubt they are strong enough for a hammock but it may be. We never tried ourselves but sounds like a good idea if it works!
The interior looks really nice. I’ve been wanting to convert a cargo trailer as well after doing car camping for almost 3 months I learned I’d like to have more space :) Would you recommend where to buy the windows? Thanks & fun journeys to you!
I've heard of ppl buying old rv windows off eBay
You are so very talented! Absolutely lovely! Thank you.
Hello Renata Creations. Thanks for your nice comments. We purchased our windows from Amazon at EZ LITE.
Enjoy creating more space for yourself so that you can have even more fun on your journeys. : )
@@tntnaturecon Thank you
スゴい！！キャンピングトレラーを作るなんて。これでどこでも行けるね(^^)
俺もいつかはキャンピングカーかトレラーが欲しい。
みてくれてありがとう。これで自由に移動できるよ(笑)
@@tntnaturecon せっかくの改造を一回で編集してしまうのは勿体ない気がした。今日本でもコロナ禍もあってキャンプやアウトドアが流行ってるからもっと詳しく知りたい人いるんちゃうかなぁ〜。俺もその一人。いつか自分で作れたら最高！
@@user-vg2uw3oe7u そうだよね！次回はまたもっと詳しく解説した動画作ろうかな！？
question when cutting out the windows or air vent was there a trace template? How did you do an perfect cut out?
No there was not a template. I think I made a template using a cardboard. It was as perfect as it looked on the video :-)
I made a template using the cardboard but I don’t think the actual cut out on the metal I made was as perfect as you think :-)