Making a mobile home with your own hands is not a very difficult task for any craftsman. The design will be improved as construction progresses and because of this, production times may be delayed. To prevent such a situation, it is necessary to think through the interior design in advance and get rid of inappropriate elements. This approach is important when converting small vehicles when assembling a motorhome, for example from an old trailer.

A mobile home is a type of transport that is both housing and a means of transportation. This type of housing gained its popularity at the beginning of the last century.

Motorhome structure

By standard, a mobile home must accommodate eight people. Each resident has his own sleeping place, there is also small kitchen. Other amenities and equipment may vary depending on the specific model, but in most cases there are also:

In more expensive models there is a bathroom consisting of (often replacing a chair, which gives several additional meters free space), washbasin and shower. Mobile homes are sometimes equipped with showers.

Pay attention! In a motorhome, the driver and passenger seats are movable, as a result of which they become an addition to the living space when parked. The tail is often equipped with a separate room with U-shaped furniture.

Story

Mass production of mobile homes began in the last century, although some historians believe there were earlier home-built equivalents. They were small vans equipped for living people (mainly cattle breeders).

The first mobile home mounted on a conventional automobile chassis was introduced in 1938 by Jennings.

Types of mobile homes

There are several classifications of motorhomes. So, according to the design features, they distinguish:

Depending on their purpose, they are divided into:

• those used as long-term/permanent housing;
• those used for travel.

In the first case, there are more comfortable conditions, while frequently moving structures are extremely rarely divided into actual living space and a cabin.

Categories

Let's look at each of the categories in detail.

C-class

Small-sized houses intended for short trips. Usually made on the basis of SUVs, so at night the cabin can be converted into a double bed (if desired).

Teardrop camper - cottage on a trailer

B-class

The only difference between it and the C-class is the berth - it is stationary and located at the rear of the vehicle. Very popular among young couples (at least in America).

A-class

Such houses, which look like a regular bus, are the most comfortable and, therefore, the most expensive. They are built on the basis of trucks, so from the point of view of transport classification they belong to category “C”.

They feature a large windshield, a fixed driver's seat and retractable partitions that create different areas and separate sleeping areas. Moreover, such structures are autonomous, equipped with a generator, have gas and a large supply of water.

Several additional categories can be distinguished.

About the name

The term “motorhome” (another name is “camper”) often refers to a car caravan.

Pay attention! Campers are called B- and C-class trailers, while motorhomes are exclusively A-class models.

It is also worth noting that in some countries, all motorhomes without exception are called vinebago.

Turning a car into a motorhome will require a lot of effort and time, as well as the appropriate equipment.

Pay attention! First, you should study this issue from a legal point of view. Different registration organizations view home-built motorhomes differently, and it would be a shame if the vehicle ends up being illegal.

Stage 1. First, the number of residents is determined and, based on this, vehicle and internal “filling”. A detailed design plan is drawn up - this can be done on paper, but it is better to use a computer.

Stage 2. Next, the car body is cleared. If dents are identified, they are removed and the peeling paint is cleaned off. Several windows (if there were none) are installed in the building for lighting and fresh air.

Stage 3. Ventilation holes and valves for gas supply are cut out. All areas of bare metal are coated with a primer to protect against corrosion and aggressive environmental influences.

Stage 4. The house is finished with thermal insulation material.

Pay attention! To do this you need to use exclusively quality materials, saving is highly undesirable. In addition, the material from which the hardware (metal fasteners) are made must be similar to the metal of the car body - this is for additional protection against rust.

Stage 5. The inner surface of the motorhome is finished.

• carpeting;
• moisture-resistant plywood.

Thick panels with padded strips for mounting furniture are inserted into the side walls. It is typical that first it is better to level the ceiling, and only after that move on to the walls.

Stage 6. After installing the furniture, you should take care of the water supply. To do this, you can place several cans of water under the sink and install small pumps. In addition, you can install large tanks - for example, for taking a shower.

Pay attention! Don't forget about waste water ah - another tank is installed for this. An ordinary garden structure can be used as a toilet.

Step 7: For cooking and heating, as noted earlier, it is better to use propane gas. The cylinder is located in the lower part of the body, as well as an additional hole for ventilation. This can be explained quite simply: propane weighs more than air, so in the event of a leak, such safety measures will prevent dire consequences.

Stage 8. All that remains is to take care of the energy supply. The best option is a powerful battery equipped with an external charging outlet.

Mobile home made from an old trailer

Our trailer-trailer costs about 500,000 rubles. The amount is impressive, so if you have the opportunity to purchase old car If you have a trailer, then you can build a small motorhome with your own hands. For this you will need:

• trailer (necessarily with a strong chassis);
• wooden elements (slats, bars, carriage planks);
• plywood;
• metal profile (for roofing);
• fittings made in the same style;
• a set of appropriate tools.

Manufacturing technology

Such a motorhome will be a trailer with a rear part. By the way, it is better to make the bed the entire width of the structure - this way it will connect the side walls and thereby increase rigidity. The bay window will be manufactured later and equipped with a custom block. The door is installed of the Dutch type - it will consist of two halves.

Stage 1. The trailer is disassembled, the chassis is thoroughly cleaned and coated with anti-corrosion paint. A frame is constructed from pine boards, and supports are cut out in appropriate places.

Stage 2. A frame is constructed from slats with a cross-section of 2x2 cm; an oak slat with a cross-section of 3x3 cm is additionally installed in each corner. A horizontal slat is tied on top of the frame.

Pay attention! For thermal insulation, you can lay the lining in two layers.

Stage 3. The floor is covered with plywood sheets. Poplar beams are used for the roof - they are screwed along the frame in increments of 30 cm. Plywood is fixed on the beams, on top of which a moisture-resistant material and a metal profile of a small cross-section are laid.

Stage 4. There will be only one window in the building (if you do not count the door) - at the top of the back wall. It is advisable to make the window in the form of a bay window.

The door lock in such designs is located at the bottom, but you can put another one - an additional one - at the top. In addition, the door is equipped with a small casement window.

Stage 5. It is recommended to equip a table that extends from under the bed (as was once the case on Great Britain trains). For this purpose, special lockers are formed under the bed. By the way, the lower space can also be used as a sleeping place.

In addition, shelves and a removable ladder are built from wood.

Letter of the law

No additional permit is required if the dimensions of the mobile home do not exceed:

• 400 cm in height;
• 255 cm wide;
• 100 cm in length (excluding the part that does not protrude beyond the trailer).

If the dimensions are larger, then the motorhome is transported according to special rules (flashing lights, escort, etc.). Of course, this only applies to caravans.

Organizing a mobile home business

At the construction of motorhomes it is possible to organize own business. There are four options for developing such a business.

Option #1. Making houses for sale for summer holiday or living in the country. This will not require serious material costs, since the houses will be of a simplified design - for example, without insulation.

Option #2. Rent out mobile homes. It's relative new business, and everything new can be very expensive. The number of motorhomes in this case increases as the customer base grows.

Option #3. Make mobile eateries or shops.

Option number 4. He's the most interesting. It consists of creating a car park and its further use as a hotel. The main thing here is to divide the trailers into budget, premium and middle class.

For a more detailed introduction to construction technology, watch the thematic video.

Video - DIY mobile home

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This real palace on wheels is based on MAN. The length of the motorhome is almost 9.5 meters, which requires the driver to have absolute skills to drive vehicles of this class. Everything here is subordinated to the main thing - maximum passenger comfort. Interior made in the style of finishing expensive yachts - the elegant narrow doors of numerous cabinets suspended from the ceiling contrast with the high-quality leather trim of the sofas and armchairs of the living area. Every lamp, every, even the smallest, interior detail (curtains, for example) fills the space with luxury and splendor.

Specifications:

• the most luxurious mobile home;
• spacious bathroom;
• average price: RUB 23,602,000

The base of the camper was created on the basis of a Fiat Ducato truck, as a result of which the vehicle has good handling and stability on the road - the camper's windage does not exceed acceptable indicators for this chassis. The spacious and bright mobile home is designed for four people. Light penetrates not only through the side windows (all have curtain systems, including the windshield), but also through the transparent hatch located in the front of the camper. Expensive and sophisticated interior decoration emphasizes the interior space, and swivel driver and passenger seats make the living room simply huge due to integration with the cabin.

Specifications:

• better comfort;
• country of origin: Germany;
• average price: 13,367,000 rub.

The motorhome is based on the Mercedes Sprinter 316 CDI and has all the driving capabilities of this reliable and trouble-free vehicle. And if from the outside the integrated camper does not stand out in any way and can easily get lost in city traffic, then inside it is a real compact house for accommodation of 4 people. One drop-down bed is located above the driver's seat, and two others are located in the rear of the house, behind the toilet and shower. It is noteworthy that these two beds can be transformed into one huge one for maximum comfort.

Specifications:

• unique body protection;
• large luggage compartment;
• country of origin: Germany;
• average price: RUB 9,176,188

At the moment, there are several classifications of mobile homes. By main design features The following categories can be distinguished:

• trailed;
• camper van;
• a caravan house connected to transport.

Mobile modern houses can be divided into types not only according to certain design features, but also according to purpose. This category includes mobile homes that are used as permanent or long-term housing, as well as those that are intended solely for travel.

You can find more detailed information about what it is in a very useful and interesting article by our specialist.

There is another form of classification of modern motorhomes. They can be divided into three main categories:

• C – small-sized, used for short trips;
• C B – semi-integrated car houses;
• B A – fully integrated.

The first ones are made on the basis of a regular SUV; sleeping places are needed here in a special way transform. Class B motorhomes are distinguished by a permanently located sleeping area, which is located in the rear of the vehicle. Class A motorhomes are similar in appearance to regular buses. They are quite comfortable and, therefore, very expensive in cost if purchased ready-made.

To save money, you can build a mobile home with your own hands, using photos and special instructions. If you correctly carry out the main stages of manufacturing a motor home, you can get a vehicle that will have a large windshield, a fixed driver's seat, as well as special retractable partitions that form zones of different functionality and separately located sleeping places.

Below you will find information on how to make a mobile home with your own hands, which can be considered autonomous. The structures can be equipped with generators, have gas supplied and a sufficiently large supply of water.

Stages of building a motorhome with your own hands

If you want to build a motorhome with your own hands, you should carefully follow the instructions provided. Below we describe how to build a motorhome body depending on the base, how to properly equip it and equip it with all the necessary components for living and traveling.

Creating a plan

Homemade mobile homes are quite serious structures. The process of their construction, here, as in any important event, must begin with detailed plan. It is at this stage of work that the master must think through the most basic aspects of the matter, all possible little details and draw up the most accurate drawing.

When making a motorhome from a trailer with your own hands, you need to strictly adhere to all the points and rules indicated in the plan and drawings.

The total internal space of a building on wheels should be divided into three main zones:

1. A dining room where you can eat, work on a laptop or read a newspaper at the table. Here you can place a small sofa, chairs and a table. These items should fold easily enough to take up a minimum amount of free space.
2. Sleeping place. This is one of the important areas, since adequate sleep ensures activity and good mood. For a driver, night rest is very important, since his concentration and attentiveness depend on it, which directly affects the safety of movement in daytime. It is advisable to equip this area with a comfortable bed, which should easily rise and free up space.
3. Bathroom with toilet. To equip such an area, you need to install a sink, a shower stall and a modern dry closet.
4. Kitchen. This zone takes up a minimum amount of space, since most of its elements are built-in. To ensure maximum comfort, you need to install two burners, a small sink, a countertop, a small refrigerator and an extractor hood.

Due to the fact that the standard room of a motorhome is quite limited, its zones need to be integrated into one another. It is for this reason that a preliminary plan is so important and must be followed carefully.

In the process of drawing up a plan, you need to carefully consider what interior items are really required and what you can refuse.

After this, everything desired, indicating the exact dimensions, is transferred to a sheet of paper. Next, the plan is drawn up according to the following principle:

• The estimated area of ​​the motorhome is divided into pre-divided zones. For example, for a bedroom you need more space than for the kitchen;
• the location of the bathroom and options for separating it from other rooms are noted;
• All furniture elements are drawn, as well as methods of their fastening and folding options.

In the process of drawing and designating these areas of the room, it is necessary to take into account the dimensions of each element.

Don't forget about free space too. The mobile home should not be littered with things and pieces of furniture.

After drawing up a detailed and well-thought-out plan, after specifying the dimensions of the common room and pieces of furniture, you can begin to build such a structure as a mobile home from a trailer with your own hands.

Selecting a base

Among the most affordable budget options that are optimal for everyone who likes to make something with their own hands, we can highlight three most convenient designs. You can make a residential trailer with your own hands on the basis of a gazelle, a trailer with a reinforced chassis and an old minibus. Let's look at two of them in more detail.

Minibus

To make a motorhome with your own hands from a minibus, you should start by thoroughly cleaning the body and removing the upholstery. After this you need to do special holes, intended for ventilation, under windows and for gas supply. After these general preparatory works, you can begin special processes related to the arrangement of the residential area. Work of this kind must be performed in the following sequence:

1. Alignment of existing inner surface dents and primer on all metal parts of the base. This will prevent the occurrence of destructive corrosion.
2. The internal surface - walls, ceiling and floor - are covered with heat-insulating material.
3. A moisture-resistant coating is laid on top.
4. Gas and electricity are provided.
5. Bathroom equipment is being manufactured.
6. The kitchen is being equipped and furniture is being installed.

It is equally important to get your travel van's engine and chassis in order. Due to the fact that this is a mobile vehicle, its ability to move should be given no less close attention than its arrangement and comfort.

Trailer

Making a camper from a trailer with your own hands is much more difficult than making a camper from a minibus. The main difficulty is that the walls and ceiling need to be built from scratch. Approximate diagram The actions in this case will be as follows:

1. Cleaning the chassis and trailer.
2. Mounting on the base of the frame of the future motorhome.
3. Covering the frame with a layer of plywood.
4. Floor installation with simultaneous use of thermal insulation.
5. The structure is sheathed with external material and coated with special moisture-resistant compounds.
6. Roof arrangement.
7. Construction of a drain, installation of wires to provide the house with electricity.
8. Installation of door and window openings.

All this general scheme making a home on wheels. Below each stage will be discussed in more detail.

Exterior finishing work

Once the main body of the mobile home is ready, the main exterior work can begin. It is very important to ensure that the campsite is kept as clean as possible. There should be no dust, dirt or significant defects. This is what guarantees the successful formation of the structure. The main points of external work include:

1. Removal of corrosion and various types of damage.
2. Making holes.

Speaking about the necessary openings, it can be noted that these are not only window openings, but also those designed for gas outlet, ventilation, and water filler necks.

Openings must be made during the process of arranging the camper. Otherwise, you may encounter certain difficulties.

The external arrangement of such a structure as a do-it-yourself mobile home from a minibus or trailer consists of performing the following work:

1. Creating partitions between the main body and the front seats.
2. Arrangement of internal insulation. Here you need to remember that the quality and proper installation This material will directly affect the overall temperature and sound insulation inside the room.
3. Covering the structure from the roof to the floor covering.

On modern market presents a huge number of the most different materials. The choice can be made based on personal preferences, environmental characteristics, general financial situation, and the type of body used.

Home equipment

The equipment of a motorhome consists largely of its interior design. To make the house convenient and comfortable, you will need to install water, electricity, gas into the house, and also install certain furniture.

Water supply and bathroom

A prerequisite for water supply to a structure on wheels is to ensure the supply of running water. To implement this process you need to install a couple of canisters under the sink and compact pump, which will provide the necessary water flow to the tap.

Thinking through the drainage of wastewater is the basic rule when arranging a full-fledged toilet. They can be removed using a special hose located in the floor surface. With a little engineering knowledge, you won't have to manually drain water into special portable tanks. Although many people do this too.

As for the bathroom, then the best option purchase and installation of a dry closet is considered.

Electricity

One or more special batteries may be entirely responsible for the accumulation and storage of electricity in a wheeled house. These devices can be charged while the tractor is operating or when connected to external sources. When equipping a motorhome electrical networks Modern inverters occupy a special place. These are special devices that are capable of converting direct current with a voltage of 12 V into alternating current equal to 230 V. Due to this, devices operating from a 230-volt standard can be connected to a 12-volt network without any problems.

Heating and gas

Gasification of the described design consists of simply installing a gas cylinder in the room. To do this, you need to select a separate closed area. In its lower part you need to arrange special holes that go out.

DIY camping trailer: getting ready for a long journey!

Experienced travelers know that it is not always possible to spend the night cheaply and comfortably. Therefore, when traveling long distances and having your own car, it would be a sin not to buy a towbar and hook up a caravan trailer. Essentially, this is a house on wheels - a small room with a kitchen, a toilet... Well, in general, with all the objects of civilization. In such a “mini-hotel” you can not only spend the night comfortably, but even cook food for several people and have lunch there, and most importantly – completely free! And today we will look at how to make a trailer-dacha with your own hands.

Chassis and frame

The main component of any trailer is the frame. It is she who bears the entire burden of metal body(the frame of the “house”), and below is a bridge, a beam and wheels. By the way, you won’t have any special difficulties regarding the chassis, because the design of the trailer does not have fundamental differences from the vehicle system, with the exception of engine units. Therefore, when you make a trailer-dacha with your own hands, you can completely “rip out” part of the wheels, springs and other suspension parts from any old car as a running system. Any car model can be suitable for such a vehicle, be it a Volga, Moskvich or Zhiguli.

How to make a trailer-dacha with your own hands? Room design

And if the algorithm for designing a caravan trailer is practically no different from a conventional cargo version at the stages of building the chassis system and frame, then difficulties may arise with the body. The fact is that a home-made trailer-dacha should really be comfortable and practical, so even on the drawing you need to develop a plan for the design and location of all the parts. Indicate where the bedroom, kitchen will be located, and if it is a frame with a length of 5 meters or more, you can additionally install a bathroom. However, remember that every new room entails additional expenses, which means the price of the finished trailer will be significant. Moreover, in order to legally drive in such a hitch, you also need to register this vehicle with the traffic police. And this is at least several thousand dollars on top. Therefore, do not overload your trailer with unnecessary devices.

Refurbishment option

The most practical option homemade trailer is a design that has a built-in frame for an awning on the side (remember the legendary Soviet “Skif”). When unfolded, it forms a kind of large tent. This significantly reduces the cost of work and the effort spent on it. This home-made trailer is very functional and at the same time easy to use.

Towbar and illumination

At the final stage, it is worth taking care of how finished design will be attached to the vehicle's tow bar. Also, a homemade trailer-dacha must have a pair of brake lights and turn signals. Consider a location for the license plate in the center or on the side and install a backlight to it, preferably LED. Such a camper trailer on wheels will definitely be the best hotel for a traveler.

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Do-it-yourself dacha trailer from a car trailer

Trailer for a car

Those who like to go out of town by car overnight know that sleeping in a car is not convenient, so you need to take a caravan with you. This is a house on wheels, you can spend the night in it, cook food, and have excellent protection from rain and snow. You can put it there big bed and have a great time. The caravan trailer itself is very convenient.

There are many manufacturers that produce various motorhomes. But they are quite expensive, sometimes even used. u. caravan trailers also cost a lot of money. Therefore, many craftsmen make a trailer-dacha with their own hands, inventing their own design. Each individual case has its own type of caravan trailer.

The advantages of making a caravan trailer with your own hands

The design is made taking into account the capabilities of the car.

Inexpensive option for a caravan trailer

The simplest and most inexpensive is a tent trailer. When it is folded, it looks like a simple passenger trailer, and when it is unfolded, a tent roof appears above the trailer and a little further from it.

To make such a camper, you need to buy a factory trailer, install fastening elements for the base of the tent on it, and also make a folding porch so that you can enter the room. The main thing here is to make sure that the size of the tent fits the trailer.

In order to arrange the space inside the tent, you will need air mattresses And folding table. This is quite enough for fishermen who go fishing overnight. 2-3 people can easily sleep in such a tent. But in winter it will be cold, so this trailer-dacha is only suitable for the warm season.

Capsule shaped trailer

The base also contains an ordinary passenger trailer, but the end result is a more substantial dwelling. These will already be full-fledged walls with a roof. You can even live in such a trailer-dacha for some time. You can make several windows for convenience. The tent should have all the necessary household items such as a gas stove, dishes and other accessories.

All details need to be processed sandpaper, then it can be painted and varnished. This capsule can easily fit 2 people.

Wooden cottage trailer

If you have a two-axle trailer, you can build on it wooden house. For everything to go smoothly, you need wooden beams, plywood, metal tiles, and waterproofing film. From wooden beam First, the frame is made. Next is a video where a guy makes a trailer-dacha with his own hands:

Next, everything needs to be done according to plan:

• Cover the frame waterproofing film and sew it up with plywood.
• The roof should be made of metal tiles; you can also use corrugated sheets or ondulin.
• The walls of the house must be covered with a layer of waterproofing, after which the house is finished with clapboard or plastic siding.
• Install a door, cut out windows and arrange the interior to your liking.

This is already a large trailer-dacha, which can easily accommodate several people and even a family. You can live in such a dacha from spring until the end of autumn. It will still be cold in winter.

Auto-dacha from a station wagon body

If you have an old station wagon, you don’t have to sell it for scrap; you can make a caravan out of it. The main thing is that the rear of this station wagon is in good condition. It is necessary to cut off the front part of the unnecessary car, and make a trailer from the rear part.

First, you need to take measurements of the future trailer so that the length is suitable to fit comfortably into it. If everything is done correctly, you will get a multifunctional trailer in which you can spend the night.

The front part must be reinforced around the perimeter with a rigid frame made of steel angle, and you also need to sew up the front part with a sheet of iron, or at least with plywood.

At the front, in the lower part, you can install a towing device; it is usually made from a channel. The access door will be the trunk lid, and the side doors can be used for loading things.

Your own mobile home on wheels

IN Western Europe and in the United States, living, traveling or vacationing in the company of a motor home has long been widespread. The owners of such houses do not pursue large dimensions. The trend there is precisely small houses on wheels, but they are so multifunctional that they are able to filter their own water, generate electricity and heating using solar panels on the roof and use every centimeter of space in such a way that a two-story van with a base area of ​​14 square meters looks like a completely complete home.

Who is a fan of RV living in a mobile home?

In the West there are no expressed preferences, however:

• young people often use this method not for living, but for travel and recreation, since they traditionally gravitate towards the bustling life of the city and do not need solitude;
• families in which children are growing up are already more tolerant of such a mobile home, because it can solve some financial problems, especially in times of crisis, unemployment and more than high prices for housing maintenance, as well as for food;
• active retirees are ideal consumers of the motorhome style. Knowing how to drive, they enjoy traveling not only around their own country, but also around accessible foreign countries.

Trailer-dacha on wheels in Russia

The fashion for using mobile homes has recently come to Russia. The direction is developing very slowly. First of all, because of the cost, because if in the West a mobile home is really affordable housing Regarding real estate prices, in Russia such vans are more expensive than a good apartment. In addition, more than half of the country's population lives in harsh winter conditions, and insulated mobile homes often cost as much as 2 apartments.

Mobile homes are conventionally divided into classes that describe the category of capacity, internal filling and comfort:

• class A - looks like a bus and is closest to usual housing;
• class B - this includes a trailer that is fully equipped inside, the sleeping place is located directly in the trailer itself;
• class C - small-sized, designed for movement on the basis of an SUV or a passenger car, while the car cabin is transformed into a sleeping place.

The most budget-friendly one today existing options, is a tent trailer that disassembles at the camping site directly around the trailer.

But, if furnished trailer houses are not available to many, then a self-made cottage on wheels is more than a realistic option.

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DIY transformable house

The construction is based on an ordinary standard trailer. Body width 1200 mm, length 2400 mm. Task: overnight stay for up to 4 people, plus transportation of goods. Trailer category up to 750 kg.

For construction, two roller doors, 30 by 30 mm bars, galvanization, plywood for the roof and other parts were purchased.

Full size

The manufacturing tool has also been selected.

Full size

And so we begin the assembly. We install racks 30 by 30 mm, height 1430 mm. and screw them to the sides.

Then we install the frame.

We install a roller shutter on the side and at the back, laying plywood on the “second” floor. This will be a place for two people to spend the night.

Once we've done this, we cover it with a tarpaulin for extra protection and then galvanize the entire trailer.

And finally we install the aluminum profile trim.

The trailer is ready.

In the future, depending on your desires, you can install it on a trailer, window, trunk, you can decorate your trailer with film and much more.

Full size

Also, for an additional overnight stay for two people, you can install a cover on the roof of the trailer, install an awning and the room is ready. If you won't be spending the night there, you can use it to transport goods.

Full size

You can fit two people inside the trailer, two people on the roof, and you can also place a small pull-out kitchen and table inside. There are many options here.


Here is a simple option for a novice traveler; in the future, if you understand that the journey is everything, you will make yourself a better trailer, and this one can be used, for example, as a workshop.

Well, I'll put up a video.

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DIY trailer trailer idea

The thirst for travel resides in almost all of us. Some realize it by purchasing a full-fledged motor home, while others make trailers with their own hands. We invite you to look at a miracle trailer, which is made from an ordinary car trailer. See how the trailer was transformed.

Hello friends!
Summer is over, I was in a hurry to complete the frame before the rains arrived, so I didn’t post information and videos for a long time. My caravan has already been put into motion, and I even managed to go to the Lipetsk region to test it in the field.

I’ll get to the story about the tests later, but I can only note that the tests went very well! I'm really pleased! Fuel consumption on the highway is 9-9.5 liters. coupled with a caravan, without a caravan 8-8.5 l. depends on how you press the pedal. City with caravan 13l. without caravan 10-11l. Well, okay, I won’t tell you everything here now, otherwise it won’t be interesting later! :)))

Let's get back to the topic makeshift house on wheels. After I finished the floors, I started building the walls. To ensure that my walls stood up straight, I first installed the back wall and then placed the side walls next to the back wall. When I had everything lined up according to the diagonal measurements, I put up the front wall and began to cover the roof so that the walls would not become loose. After which I installed a partition between the passenger compartment and the luggage compartment. And then it occurred to me to make one more extra bed, instead of huge lockers, where there would be nothing to put so much.

Off-road motorhome. The back wall has been installed.

Off-road trailer: side walls have been installed and the future shape of the caravan has been determined.

For one wall I used 3 sheets of 15mm plywood. Each sheet weighs 25 kg, which is 75 kg in a compartment. In principle, this is not much, but still no extra weight is needed, and it is better to fill the perforated areas with Polinor sprayed insulation rather than leaving 15mm. plywood The thermal insulation coefficient of Polynor is an order of magnitude higher than that of plywood, therefore by perforating the walls I kill two birds with one stone. 1. Lighten the design, 2. The mobile home will be warmer. Well, all this is not to the detriment of the rigidity of the frame, since there are two partitions in front (outer wall + luggage compartment partition). In addition to the walls, inside, in the middle of the module, there will be two additional reinforcements, I’ll tell you about them a little later. This design will prevent the walls from loosening on strong bumps and will even protect the frame from a strong side impact, for example, against a tree. Those. having received a good side impact, without such reinforcement, the frame may move a little in the opposite direction, which will subsequently lead to the frame swinging, cracks will appear and the caravan will gradually begin to simply collapse, and to prevent this from happening, I have made provisions different types gain. I will tell and show you more about this.
After perforating the walls, which I did with a jigsaw right on site, I proceeded to cover the outer wall with 0.4mm galvanized sheet, gluing it to SoudaFlex 40 FC polyurethane sealant. When perforating, it is important to understand how the sheets will be laid so that the joints of the sheets do not fall into the perforation areas and a void will not form there.

Homemade mobile home: work began on perforating the walls to make the structure lighter.

But before pasting the walls with galvanized sheets, I attached aluminum profiles 20x40 vertically. The goal was to give rigidity to the frame so that the windows and door would sit in a profile frame, so that with further finishing and additional reinforcement of the frame it would be possible to attach to something. This method also helps to fasten the sheets themselves, the size of which is 152x152, together. Two of which lay lengthwise + a superstructure above them to achieve the desired height in the caravan.

Covering a mobile home with 0.4mm galvanized sheet

Separately, I will also shoot a video from the outside to show where the walls are attached to the frame, so that it is clear how and in what places I reinforced the walls to avoid swaying.

A 200Ah battery fits perfectly into the locker of the caravan.

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Expedition trailer. - DRIVE2

So we wander around...

So, after another trip to Karelia, I got excited about building an expedition trailer. I got tired of turning over all the stuff for the device every evening in the car sleeping place, and in the morning lay everything out again.
The brief technical specification looked like this:
We sleep, cook and eat in the trailer. We transport tourist belongings (tents, sleeping bags, awnings, etc.), food, chainsaws, stoves, etc. with maximum protection from moisture. Boat, motor, catch and other smelly luggage - in a separate volume.
We hide under the awning from the heat and precipitation. The trailer should not limit the geometric cross-country ability. Preparing the sleeping area and kitchen should take a minimum of time (up to 5 minutes).
And most importantly, with your own hands. From scrap materials. In the garage.
I studied very scant information on the Internet and compared it to our experience of road travel.
We built it with a friend. Not AnVir, of course, but for ourselves.
Surprisingly, wherever we stop with our trailer, fellow citizens have a huge number of questions, from the primitive “why?” to the pleasing ear and vanity “how?”
For what- already written.
How-Here:

www.uazpatriot.ru/forum/v…ewtopic.php?f=153&t=21174

I will add that due to systematic merciless exploitation, the trailer is in the stage of constant modernization.

Actually, here it is:
Video:

4 years Tags: trailer, expedition trailer, UAZ Patriot, travel

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This is an MZSA 817701 flatbed trailer for passenger cars, small, with a body of 2453x1231x290 mm. Last summer...

Homemade dacha trailer made from a car trailer: photo of building a camper with detailed description, also a video showing a mobile home.

We decided to build a small residential house on wheels so that we could travel to nature in our car. Since we didn’t have drawings of the camper, we decided to make a removable module for the factory trailer (so that there would be no problems with re-registration of the vehicle).

This is why it was purchased boat trailer from Kurgan plant(only in their title they don’t specify what kind of trailer it is. It’s just a trailer; other manufacturers indicate that it’s a boat trailer and you can’t put a house on it).

The dimensions of the module corresponded to the dimensions of the trailer - 1400 x 2400 mm. Naturally, the removable module must be durable, and a plywood house definitely won’t work for our roads; we had to weld a steel frame.

The base is welded from a 60 x 30 mm profile, the walls and ceiling are made from a 20 x 20 mm profile. 2 identical arcs were bent on a pipe bender.

The most difficult thing was to think through the doors; it took us 1/3 of the total time spent on the doors. Anyone interested in this topic has seen factory doors, ventilation hatches, gas stoves, sinks, heaters, etc. etc. There is only one problem: cost. one factory door costs about 700-800 bucks (and you need 2 of them), a sunroof with an exhaust hood costs about 300-400 bucks, I didn’t even look at the sinks and stoves, and so it became clear that we would choose from what we found in hardware stores .

As a result, we made the doors ourselves, because with our course the budget for the doors alone came out to more than 100 thousand (on Alika, Ebay, in Europe, America, Russian online stores - the prices are approximately the same).
We decided to make the doors with power windows, because... This is the easiest way in our opinion. There is no point in describing the whole process, I will only say that making the doors was very tedious. but at cost they came out to 5 rubles per door, taking into account everything. the savings were worth it)
The outside of the body was sheathed with 0.8 mm aluminum sheets, we looked for it specifically large sheets so that you can cover it with one sheet without joints. As a result, we found AMC2 sheets measuring 1500 x 3000 mm, which suited us quite well.

Now I would choose a composite material for cladding buildings, 4 mm thick (for those who don’t know, these are 2 sheets of 0.4 mm aluminum, and between them a special composite that ideally withstands all weather conditions).

We stuck aluminum onto a plywood backing, riveted it around the perimeter and sealed all the joints. It was possible to leave the trailer aluminum, but initially we wanted blue on the outside, so we ordered vinyl film for covering the vehicle from a printing house and covered it on top.
Many people ask about the refrigerator. There is no refrigerator, and there cannot be one, because... the module is removable, it has its own car battery. The module wiring is completely autonomous and is not connected to the wiring of the car or trailer in any way. Therefore, there is no way to connect a refrigerator here. Although I don’t understand the problem if it can be placed in the trunk of a car.
We also made 2 220V sockets in the living area, a 400W inverter, enough for both chargers and a TV. LED lighting everywhere.

Water is supplied from a canister by a fountain pump, not very powerful, but economical.
We made a niche for the countertop under the kitchen, it seemed very convenient, but in fact the ribs on top and bottom were from a 15 x 15 profile, very flexible and not reliable profile. As a result, the niche bent a little and the chipboard table did not fit there, so we had to make it out of plywood.
After assembly, the trailer was tested by Karcher at all joints, cracks, etc. 100% tightness.

Costs for building a caravan trailer.

We started building the camper in May 2015, and finished it in June 2016. My friend and I work in shifts, i.e. per week 2-3-4 days could be devoted to the trailer. We were very stuck with the kitchen decoration and doors. If you expect to collect it in 3 months, add triple the deadline.

In terms of finances: everything was bought new, nothing used was used. The trailer itself cost 44 thousand, and about 110 thousand was spent on materials. Everything was fixed, right down to the gloves, so the price is close to the real one. You can do it cheaper, but you should know in advance.

By weight: the trailer + module weighs about 600 kg, the module itself is about 460-480 kg. The heaviness was added by a large number of chipboards, whoever will do it - look for more lightweight material for partitions.

The 1.4 Octavia passenger car pulls the trailer with a bang. On the highway I accelerated to 130 km/h, the trailer is not felt at all, the streamlined shape practically does not slow down. consumption increases by 1-2 liters. It’s difficult to drive on a bad road above 90, after all, the weight is not small, it jerks the car. But 80-90 is quite acceptable for such a trailer. I drove through fields, along dirt roads, and the trailer never hit anywhere.

A video detailing a homemade mobile home.

Good day everyone. On the agenda is a very relevant example of how, in the absence of experience and the presence of desire, you can create almost anything. Full do-it-yourself dacha trailer- this is a completely feasible simple design that provides a certain level of comfort and delivers mass positive emotions during its construction. Like many other mobile homes, the category of cottages on wheels itself can be divided into many subgroups, of which there are already enough on our website. These can be full-fledged, of different sizes, or, as in our example, a camper trailer.

Not long ago a user social network Reddit, some Rufi0h published detailed photo a report on the process of constructing a mobile holiday home. The guy had virtually no experience in building “apartments” of this type, but he had willpower and a colossal desire to realize the idea. He did not want to go to local sales sites and therefore decided to do everything himself, except, of course, the basic basis, that is, the trailer. was purchased for a small fee. For almost two months, through constant calculations and fittings, he designed free time mobile home. Now we will try to describe each stage separately so that anyone can do the same.

One more note. If you have absolutely no experience in calculations, working with wood and its processing, then you can always ask some questions on the forum “ Artisan«: forum.woodtools.ru

Do-it-yourself dacha trailer - easy!

It all started with the purchase of a trailer. Then, according to the existing dimensions, a floor frame was created. Parallel beams of small height are excellent for laying insulating material such as glass wool in them.

The side walls and floor were cut out of large sheets of plywood, taking into account the dimensions of the trailer itself. The rounded edges provide an aerodynamic look and reduce overall wind resistance while riding.

He wasn't sure how to make the butt angles correctly, and at first he just started adding bars as he saw them.

After surfing the forums, he was given several options on how to do it right, and you can see the difference just below in the picture.

The next step was to cut out the doorway into the plywood sheet. Making a hole required sizes he also sawed the so-called box for it.

After this, another door was made in the opposite wall. This is convenient, since he himself always wakes up earlier than his companion and, in order not to wake her up in vain, he made an additional exit for himself.

The next step was laying electrical cables and installing insulating materials into the formed walls. If he had already encountered the second one before, then he turned to the forum members for advice on how to install the light.

He needed electricity for the lampshades integrated above the doors outside and inside. They are powered by a conventional battery mounted on a platform in front of the trailer. Not entirely practical, but this is still the first experience :)

Meanwhile, the do-it-yourself dacha trailer slowly began to take on its own appearance. The beams fastened the right and left parts together, and thinner and more flexible plywood was attached to them from the inside.

The photo above shows a guy making a ventilation window at the top of his “homemade” mobile home.

The doors were made from pieces that were previously cut out. They attach to regular door hinges, available in almost any store.

Glass wool was laid in the gaps between the beams, secured with electrical tape to the same beams. There was no possibility of nailing or screwing, since thin plywood was used on the inside.

This is what the kitchenette looks like unpainted.

The door frame was made of bent wood beams. It was also insulated.

As finishing material Aluminum sheets were used for the exterior.

Looks quite attractive, doesn't it? But that's not all!

Another challenge was securing the longest aluminum sheet that spanned the length of the trailer from the bottom all the way to the kitchen compartment. Since everything was fixed in the front, inserting the sheet there was not so easy.

The lack of practical experience made itself felt when it came to the curved hinged door for the kitchen. As you can see, he didn’t quite calculate the angle of inclination and one of the composite beams “punished” him for this.

Replacing the broken part with a better one reliable design and having painted the kitchen, it was time to complete the two-month labor-intensive process.

Instead of elevators and lifting mechanisms he resorted to the good old old-fashioned method securing the hinged door using regular sticks. Whether they were subsequently replaced with more sophisticated holders or not is not specified.

And here are pictures from his first foray into the park with his comfortable miniature masterpiece.

Let us remind you that do-it-yourself dacha trailer was built by the author for the first time and before that he had no practical experience in constructing mobile houses. We can only say that the author is great and look forward to new products! Let your first experience not be your last.

With this, our recording has come to an end and I want to believe that you have the strength and desire to do something similar on your own. Thanks for reading the post!