Wood Shack Built On Old Trailer Frame
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"It's a versatile unit that can be used as a deer hunting shack, camper, ice fishing house, or even as a tool shed on wheels," says Loren Etter, Mora, Minn., who built an insulated, wooden shack on the frame of a 2-wheeled trailer. He tows the portable shack behind his garden tractor.
There's a plywood door on one side and windows on all four sides, including a big 56-in. sq. picture window on one side. The inside of the camper is lined with plywood and wainscoating. There's a ceiling light and an outlet for an extension cord.
"It stays nice and cozy inside," says Etter.
He started with a 6 1/2 by 8 ft., 2-wheeled camping trailer that was given to him by a neighbor. All he kept was the aluminum box with 2-ft. high sides and the linoleum floor.
He built 5 1/2-ft. high wooden walls on top of the aluminum sides, using 2 by 4 stud walls for the sides and 2 by 2's for the ends. He covered the original aluminum sides with insulation and wainscoating. "You can't see any part of the original camper, either from the inside or outside. When you step inside, it looks like you're in a little wood fish house," says Etter.
On the outside, he installed cedar siding and then built trusses and shingled the roof. He built a plywood door on one side and installed the windows.
"The cedar siding adds a lot of weight, but I wasn't concerned about that because I don't plan on towing it too far down the road."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Loren Etter, 1921 - 130th Ave., Mora, Minn. 55051 (ph 320 679-5500; nika1@ecenet.com).
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Wood Shack Built On Old Trailer Frame WAGONS/TRAILERS Conversions 31-5-29 "It's a versatile unit that can be used as a deer hunting shack, camper, ice fishing house, or even as a tool shed on wheels," says Loren Etter, Mora, Minn., who built an insulated, wooden shack on the frame of a 2-wheeled trailer. He tows the portable shack behind his garden tractor.
There's a plywood door on one side and windows on all four sides, including a big 56-in. sq. picture window on one side. The inside of the camper is lined with plywood and wainscoating. There's a ceiling light and an outlet for an extension cord.
"It stays nice and cozy inside," says Etter.
He started with a 6 1/2 by 8 ft., 2-wheeled camping trailer that was given to him by a neighbor. All he kept was the aluminum box with 2-ft. high sides and the linoleum floor.
He built 5 1/2-ft. high wooden walls on top of the aluminum sides, using 2 by 4 stud walls for the sides and 2 by 2's for the ends. He covered the original aluminum sides with insulation and wainscoating. "You can't see any part of the original camper, either from the inside or outside. When you step inside, it looks like you're in a little wood fish house," says Etter.
On the outside, he installed cedar siding and then built trusses and shingled the roof. He built a plywood door on one side and installed the windows.
"The cedar siding adds a lot of weight, but I wasn't concerned about that because I don't plan on towing it too far down the road."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Loren Etter, 1921 - 130th Ave., Mora, Minn. 55051 (ph 320 679-5500; nika1@ecenet.com).
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