Interior:
Remove upper cabinets in sleeping areas. Replace with bunks.
Remove water waster toilet. Replace with composter
Remove Black Water tank and replace with something useful (like firewood for a Dickinson wood stove).
Exterior:
Remove wheels but leave axles intact. Likley to use U-Bolts for mounting the
axle to the bed for Flexy Lexi action.
Install PT skids around trailer frame/ Insulate entire belly as it will now be framed.
Mount rear bumper to stake bed (Vinyl coated cable might work).
Cut tongue off at end of
propane tank mounts. Weld steel cage on end @ 90˚ and enclose tanks. Install wood bumper at top of tanks and add a hook for pulling.
Use hook for dismounting onto a dock. Use wood bumper to push unit back on truck bed. Signal
lighting can be mounted on wood bumper as the cabin will extend past the bed.
So the general idea here is that the water lines will be drained for most hours of the day. Most eating, drinking. #1 and #2 will be done in the lodge. Most actual hanging out will be done in the lodge or any of the eateries at the resort. Day time hours will be spent ripping up powder turns.
Water will be turned on Apres Ski (the warmest hours of the day) for showers and pumped drained for the remaining 18 hours. Gray tank will be bypassed but available. Unless client needs to use his miracle bald hair cure shampoo Castile soap is fine to drain to waste. Will be directed away from the
tires cause that's just rookie stuff.
Repeat as client base grows and improve designs.
Keep in mind this is the PNW and its rather balmy in the Winter.
Pretty sure I can make it work even with a 1500 or Escape. Between the Dickinson wood burner and the house heat it will be Roasty Toasty.
My alternative is to build a Reefer box from scratch but I am going to be building out a 20 acre property. Homestead takes priority here and this is a couple of weeks vs a couple of months work.
So any other units I might consider utilizing with the ability to install bunks ? If I can seat and sleep 6 that would rule. Kitchen area 100% optional as only coffee will be served this flight !
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