Goodies from Amazon just arriving

Here are some pictures of goodies I just ordered for the trailer, hopefully in the next few weeks these can all be installed. If your building a trailer many of these parts may interest you.

Whats all being included in my trailer build ?

To start you guys off I'll throw in a few of my crazy ideas of how I came to my name anyway, If you see something I missed PLEASE let me know   

OverTheTopCargoTrailer :

Now my build version 2.0 is still in progress but will include

Interior wood framed trailer walls 
180,000 Btu endless water heater
40,000 Btu grill 
2 x 20 gallon propane 
2 x 38 gallon water tanks 
2,000+ watts solar panels 
3 x 300 Morningstar pure sine inverter 
1 x 1500 MSW inverter 
Outback 80  AMP charge controller 
700+ amp hour batteries
Insulated walls, floor, ceiling & doors R 15-19
5,000 watt window AC - runs on solar
Digital entry door lock 
10+ exterior extra LED Lights
10+ exterior extra running lights 
6+ exterior LED brake, blinker & back up lights
Back up alarm 107 db 
Boat horn 110 db 
Sound controller for exterior LED lights 
Exterior IR Light for 300 ft 
3x Exterior 700 line IR Sony cameras
4 x 12 LED exterior flood lights 
Exterior backup sensors - alarms to alert for visitors 
Inertior quality kitchen cabinets
DVR - CCTV recorder , color quad splitter, 
2 x 7" color TFT Color monitors 
27" 1080 tv & DVR 
ARB 63 quart cooler 12 dc - 120 volts AC 
Interior color changing LED lights 
Exterior trailer 7 way plug to operate lights W/O - TW 
Top secrete security system & emergency responder 
Exterior diamond plate tool box
Never- Adjust -Dexter Breaks & torsion axels 

To be honest looking at this list I need some desperate treatment, maybe the project has gotten out of hand     
This thing better last me 20 years & 200,000 miles 




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Glamping trailers & pictures

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The 2nd AC test was successful

Today my 2nd AC test was a grand slam also, it was 98 outside & inside never over 78 deg     , my cargo door is now insulated as are all the wall studs but not the last 20% of the ceiling. 


Without me in the trailer & only the fan running temp was around 70 deg !!
So you can see that warm body & a few appliances can quickly kill the AC by 8 degrees. 

The inside is still mostly empty & I had myself, a big fan , tv and DVR running - that's about 150 watts worth of heat load all being cooled by 500 watt ac unit. With the trailer loaded & the other 50% insulation installed I should be able to keep interior at hopefully 70 deg. 

PS today a BUNCH OF MY GOODIES ARRIVED , soon you will see them being installed. 


    

Here is a picture of day # 3 

Yesterday it was not quite as hot, it only reached 94 deg F outside.

Right now its 88.5 degrees outside 

The current inside temp is 68 deg F - quite impressive for

only using a 5,000 Btu window a/c on a empty 7 x 18 trailer.

As a comparison a unit this size would use at least a 13,000 BTU AC

First AC test was a Grand Slam

Today my first AC test was a grand slam, it was 101 outside & inside never over 81 deg     , my cargo door is still uninsulated as are all the wall studs and 20% of the ceiling. The inside is mostly empty & I had myself, a big fan , tv and DVR running - that's about 150 watts worth of heat load all being cooled by 500 watt ac unit. With the trailer loaded & the other 50% insulation installed I should be able to keep interior at hopefully 70 deg. 


    

The temporary AC - is now being tested

Let's hope tomorrow is 100+ degrees !

Remember only 1/2 of the insulation is installed & none of the interior stuff. Whatever the results they will be much better when done.

So let's all pray for 100 deg F .... Tomorrow so I can test the system.

Temp install of the ac unit in the door way.

 View from the inside.

First layer of insulation is almost done

        Stay tuned after some well deserved rest from the blazing 103 deg F California heat, the 2nd layer of insulation is still coming. As I stated the goal is to be able to cool trailer in 100 deg F with only a small 5,000 Btu window unit. That translates to about 600 watts for the small ac unit. This should be child's play for the 2,000+ watt solar system that is also coming.

        Heating should be so efficient that no heat is required down to 10 deg F. Much of the heat will be supplied by body heat & the interior appliances. The trailer can also be heated with the 180,000 Btu water heater and the almost 80 gallons of water that can be heated to 120 deg in about 20 minutes. That heat then would slowly filter into the inside to heat the trailer. Last time I tested this it took almost 3 days for the water to get back to 50 deg. Hydronic heat works great !!

Why the weatherman sucks !!

It's getting so desperate hot here in San Jose I was forced to install some foam insulation on top of my trailer roof - so the trailer would not melt !!!

The average temp in June is 75-79 this time of the year , if you don't believe in global warming - please don't read my blog , because your too STUPID !! nothing I do or say can help you !!
You need to watch FOX

Another scam by the incompent weather people is they always report the temp -10 deg of the actual. Now do you wanna believe the news or your own thermomitor ?? All weatherman must be republicans who watch FOX - and report that global warming is a scam , we are really in global cooling phase .... And YES the world is flat too !!

Insulation 101 is starting

         Here we go , the first 1.5" layer of Dow Blue Board is being installed. The big stack that you see below is about 1/2 of the insulation, there is a second stack even a little bigger. Together it seams like the insulation will take up 3/4 of the trailer interior , but don't worry there will still be some room left over for me, you will see.

This is not even 1/2 of the stack of insulation panels to be installed

the insulation is about 2 pick up truck beds full

Here are the panels cut into smaller strips to be fitted between the sections

A little progress, but its going slow as its 100 degrees today

Inside the trailer is like a pizza oven

The Jedi Plumbing Master strikes again

        I hate to boast a little, but I was able to find a super light weight 2" thick foam shower pan for $112 on sale. This time around I may go light weight materials vs heavy glass tiles.

Only one problem, the drain was right on-top of a 6" steel cross beam OUCH ! With some very creative plumbing tricks seen below I was able to install the drain and make it work. The standard shower would have a 2" drain, but in my case I can make it work with 1.5".

The above picture is the frame under the shower drain hole , 

here you can see how tricky it really was to install the drain.

Combination of drain parts to make this project work

Combination of drain parts to make this project work

View of the drain from under the trailer

Here it can be seen that the shower pan sits on-top of 1.5" of Dow blue board foam , the shower will also have 3" foam on the walls, so I will be ready for ice station zebra. The bottom of the pan has additional 2" of foam So that is 3.5" total foam under my shower. You won't find that in your standard RV.

Can you cool your trailer or RV - with cold water

           Here it is, my roof temp measured inside the R-19 attic space dropped from 136 deg F to 90 deg F in about 30+  minutes. It stayed down for almost 2 hours, so watering 2 x 3 times per day could really help to keep you cool.

Cheaper and faster then air conditioning if you need it.

In my case it works great because I have standing water between the ribs.

136 deg F to 90 deg F 

The horn & side blinker lights

          I installed a Marine horn under the trailer, so if you come a uninvited knocking - now I can give you a good loud blast to make you jump out of your skin, this may also become part of my onboard alarm system.

Here below I installed some side marker lights and then I could not decide should they be running lights or should they be right & left blinker lights.

So as is custom for Over The Top -

I wired them both ways blinker or running lights