I had this Harbor freight trailer for 25 years. I use it to haul my Burning-man toys to the Nevada Playa. On my first trip there the original small wheel bearing seized up en route, and a Plymouth K car rear axle was hastily installed by a local handyman in the area, hence the big wheels.
I had acquired quite a few free half sheets of 5/8″ thick ply from a local house being constructed and a bunch of lumber that I had collected over the years.
I had several sheets of the rare 6mm thick fluted plastic found at Calsak Plastics located in south Seattle Washington. The 6mm thickness is way more tough and durable than the standard 4mm.
I added a used 160w home solar panel that I picked up for $10 at a yard sale.
A lockable weather proof battery box was added to the rear and the solar converter maintainer was placed inside.
This is a thin-wall 4″ diameter drain-pipe capped and painted flat black for solar heating 4.5 gallons of water.
The camper is 7″ lower in the front for shedding water and assisting in the gravity fed water supply to the front sink and rear shower nozzle.
I piano hinged the center half of the bed platform so I could raise the back half. Pushing the platform rearward creates the back rest.
This way I can sit up and read a book or watch a video from my cell phone. Shown here too is my cell phone holder in the upright position that swings down close to my face.
Shelving goes along the sides and rear. I added a center light for reading.
Another light was placed in the center of the kitchen ceiling. A variable speed fan was installed above the butane stove as well.
Here I’m in cooking mode while looking out of the front door. The cooler made a nice back rest.
I found these cheap glass pot lids at a second had store. Why not!
For the shower and bucket toilet, two PVC Tee fittings were cut down the long end and screwed to the rear wall. The ends of a 1″ PVC shaped ‘U’ were then inserted in the Tee’s.
Two rubber booted vertical legs were added for more support. The standing platform was made using Lowes edge rounded 1×2’s.
The door swings up for rain and sun shelter. To hold up the door, Instead of adding hatch struts, I opted to simplify things and used a 1×2 board.
The exterior door has no visible latch. A rope line loops from the interior latch to the top of the door, to the side, and down thru the floor. If you are on the inside you pull on the green line. To operate the latch on the exterior you reach under the trailer and pull on a hidden knob under the camper.