Growing from a Cargo Trailer to Toy Hauler
Two years ago John bought a cargo trailer after much research just before June 2010. Prior to buying this cargo trailer we had checked out some toy haulers on line but they were either in other states or never returned John’s calls. He had looked at different brands and designs.
John finally settled for the Interstate brand 12 foot Cargo Trailer. Or maybe a better word would have been he decided to buy. At that time we really couldn’t afford a toy hauler since he had other obligations. Later down the road soon we would buy a toy hauler.
Although we had the trailer just prior to ROT, we couldn’t take it to ROT, since we didn’t have it all set up on the inside. We still had lots of work to do to make it camp worthy.
Changes John made to it:
1. 12” Linoleum tile squares
2. First started to paint the walls white but it was absorbing all the paint. I recommended just going with the natural look since it looked good and just adding a couple of coats of clear varnish over the walls
3. Painted a gritty gray coat of paint on the ramp for traction for the bike
4. Installed an upper cabinet and installed a Paper towel holder on the upper cabinet
5. Installed a lower cabinet to hold larger items and the microwave
6. Installed a table from Ikea that is bolted to the wall. It pulls up and has an arm that slides out from underneath it to hold it up but not like a table leg.
7. Installed a rod at the front of the trailer to hold a security curtain for privacy and place hangers on
8. Bolted a diamond pattern utility box on the tongue of the trailer to hold tools and such
9. Installed 2 wire racks for blankets
10. Installed 3 wire and net baskets to store additional linens to the left of the door as you were going out. These baskets were installed one above each other
11. Installed 3 hooks for hanging clothes, towels, etc at the front of the trailer on the inside
12. Installed an additional hook by the door for keys and of course our church key
13. Kick Ass air conditioning unit
14. Wiring for electric
15. Harley Davidson wheel cover for the spare tire
16. Large maybe 18” chrome Harley Davidson Bar and Shield for the back of each side of the trailer
17. Large maybe 18” chrome Harley Davidson Bar and Shield for the front of the trailer
18. Harley Davidson Welcome Mat to wipe your feet before entering the trailer
What we packed in the trailer to take on trips
- Air bed
- Sheets
- Pillows
- Electric blanket
- Bedspread
- Heater
- Portable Shower
- Towels
- I bought a portable toilet which works quite well.
- Generator
- Flashlight
- Small trash can and bags
- Paper plates & decorative plate holders in orange and black
- Plastic silverware
- Plastic cups
- Shot glasses
- Koozies for canned/bottled beer
- Cutting board
- Toaster
- Coffee maker
- Griddle
- Misc. utensils
- Propane grill
- Propane stove
- Table
- 4 sets of chairs
- 2 different easy-up type awnings (now down to 1 larger one after the winds in Sturgis destroyed the others we bought)
Places where we have taken the cargo trailer:
Ø Fourth of July @ Kim’s on Lake Grandbury (1st maiden voyage) 2010
Ø Pig Stye Pasture Party September 2010
Ø Lake Murray in October brrrrrr cold 2010
Ø Party in the Pines Memorial Day 2011
Ø ROT June 2011
Ø Sturgis August 2011
Ø Pig Stye Pasture Party September 2011
As you will see, we did have to upgrade to a larger vehicle after going to Dennison TX and it was so windy and hard to get the car to go fast enough to get on I-75. I do miss my little bumble bee though.
Soon I will post about our Toy Hauler
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