M116a2 off road sleeper

[banjotx]

made some progress, now have shore power electric done and running lights,most of the interior painted. Currently working on interior wood work on front end. Picked up a Honda 2000 inverter generator new in the box on Craig's list, works great and runs the AC 5000 btu window unit and plug in for lights and misc. Still thinking about a small solar power kit for in the tongue box, but have not ever messed with the solar stuff before and saw a small complete solar kit at Northern Tools minus the battery. Also want do something for extra water and gas for the generator. Extra gas container may fit between the tongue box and front end of camper approx. 5" space. Looks like a fair amount of space between the axle and bottom of camper for water container, but would have to fabricate a frame steel box to hold a water tank. It's been a fun project and can almost see the end of completion.

 

[banjotx]

couple more pics.

 

[banjotx]

Finished some wood work. Folding bed frame and seat with couple cabinets, one for the solar battery/inverter. Front counter top with lower shelf. Going to try out a 150 watt suitcase solar kit and it fits neatly under the bed frame.

 

[banjotx]

few more pic's.

 

[MinimalCamp]

Really nice.
Good job.

 

[jeffe]

Amazing!!


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[JoshN]

My favorite trailer build in a long time and I just discovered it.

 

[banjotx]

Getting to the fun part, decorating. Wife is sewing up slipcovers for REI mattress and seat cushion. Cut in more vents in doors for solar/battery compartments and charger. Watched a movie tonite inside the sleeper.:Wow1:
Still lots of details to take care of. Water over the axel is likely next big project.

 

[greentruck]

Nice work, tasteful design, good attention to detail...lots of stuff here to give inspiration to others. Thanks for sharing!

 

[hansrober]

Sweet! Great work.

 

[jeffe]

Love the interior. Does the TV drain a lot of battery? Also, how is the TV secured currently?


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[banjotx]

thanks for all the kind words and encouragement. This TV came with removable feet, but didn't work quite right for the shelf and made new legs for a better fit. Also added velcro tabs to the top corners of TV and hits nicely on the valance/header board. When traveling I'd likely take TV down and secure elsewhere. Haven't really checked out this 150 Watt solar suit case unit yet with a 155ah VMAXX battery and trickle charger. So might try the solar kit on Monday for the TV and lights,fan.
The solar kit came from a nice outfit and seems well built and sturdy. https://overlandsolar.com/

 

[banjotx]

Overland Solar Kit. The solar panels fold up into a soft side heavy duty suitcase and fits under the camper bed.

 

[JJEH]

Very nice

 

[operator john]

Cool build. Any updates ?