Here is the floorplan we're gonna go with

[Motrukdriver]

Uhm, you mentioned long stays in LTVA areas?  Better take a look at Section 17 of this site:

https://www.rv-camping.org/blmcampgrounds/

Hm.  Does that mean a 5 gallon compost toilet are a no-go?  Bummer.

Means you just have to park within 500 feet of a restroom.  Almost 2 football fields.

[Motrukdriver]

I don't know what your financial situation is, but if you can afford it, consider buying an aluminum car trailer instead of an old travel trailer.  Travel trailers - with some exceptions like Airstream - are pretty much built pretty crappy.  The Car trailer will be a lot stronger, last a lot longer, and probably end up weighing less. 

I've looked at enclosed cargo trailers.  They don't have the look I'm after and once I gut what I buy I can build it reinforced to gain strength.  There are vintage travel trailers out there still on the road built in the late 40's.  Sure, they require constant monitoring but that is just time and time is what we'll have a lot of.

[TrainChaser]

That's a rather boring plan, if you don't mind my saying so. I looked around at Google Images and found you something that would catch everyone's eye: https://i.pinimg.com/736x/30/36/f3/3036f...castle.jpg

But if you wanted something a bit less ornate, I guess you could make something like this: http://lh5.ggpht.com/-eGRZKwPDs8I/UsROa2...imgmax=800

[Motrukdriver]

That's a rather boring plan, if you don't mind my saying so.  I looked around at Google Images and found you something that would catch everyone's eye:  https://i.pinimg.com/736x/30/36/f3/3036f...castle.jpg

But if you wanted something a bit less ornate, I guess you could make something like this:  http://lh5.ggpht.com/-eGRZKwPDs8I/UsROa2...imgmax=800

Too much drag while towing those.  I do plan to repaint the outside once the innerds are done.  Posted this before but I'll do something like this:



Awesome airbrush work on this one.

[Putts]

That's a homey look. Do you have airbrush skills? Like you say, you have time to learn.

[Motrukdriver]

Yeah, I can airbrush. Not quite that good yet but I'll get an old car hood from the junk yard to practice. That wood look is basically just layering starting with a base color and working the details from light to dark. I have a 20 gallon air compressor that should be up for the task. I'll need to get an oil and water separator of course. Right now I just use it for tires and an air gun to blow crap out of the radiator and ac coil fins.

[TrainChaser]

If you want the wood look, why not use wood?

[Heidi Mull]

You know, I look at your floorplan and go "hey, that looks a lot like ours!"

Pulled from the Jayco website, here's our '07 Jayflight trailer's floorplan. It's 23 feet rather than the 21 you're aiming for, which as near as I can tell those additional two feet are spent on the sofa.



We keep the right hand kitchen sink covered with a a roll-up dish drying rack (not exact one I bought, there are tons of these out there) so that it can be used wither as dish drying space or as more countertop, and the unused sink houses my countertop RO water filtration system. So we only use one sink but when we have a lot of dishes it's really nice to have the dish drainer that I never need to put away.

[Ballenxj]

If you want the wood look, why not use wood?

Eighth inch veneer cut to fit, then covered with a wood sealer would be Bad Ass! You would then have a genuine "Woody."
Get your minds outta the gutter people, I'm talking reminiscent of the old woody wagons.
https://www.google.com/search?q=woody+cars+pictures&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=LyJW13HOGkMTeM%253A%252CD3qqz70wBV4c2M%252C_&usg=__jBRvCNqBYqu0vyU1AW8wdTxU4Ds%3D&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiqiPP4odXXAhWBqVQKHVM-AVYQ9QEISjAB#imgrc=LyJW13HOGkMTeM:

[Anna]

If you want the wood look, why not use wood?

As much as using real wood would sound like a logical thing to do, it's not due to the weight factor. Mo is wanting to make the trailer a lightweight so as to pull it with the jeep. Hence why he's wanting to gut it on the inside and rearrange and distribute the internal weight evenly. Should he put real wood on the exterior then he's defeating the purpose of making the trailer lighter to carry.