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BUILDING MY OWN TRAVEL TRAILER - UPDATES to EDDIE, YouTube's Most Famous All Season DIY Camper

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Key takeaways

Lifestyle

Trailer Build Update (Eddie)

  • Moves the sink forward a couple inches to create more space behind the faucet for additional/“secret” storage.
  • Removes/clears items under the counter to access the plumbing and sink area.

Accessing and Removing Components

  • Takes out a heavy ice cube cooler to work underneath the sink.
  • Removes an upper shoe-shelf-style green storage piece built to use space under/behind the area.
  • Notes that a drawer slide setup has worked “fantastically” for heavy loads (the cooler used the same approach).

Water / Plumbing Approach Changes

Previous Setup

  • Sink drained into a gray tank (low-tech, simple system).

New Plan: Reroute Gray Water

  • Drain gray water through:
    • a rubber hose
    • through the floor
    • out through a tube off the side of the trailer
  • Includes an option to:
    • drain into a 5-gallon tank, or
    • run a hose farther away.

Reasoning

  • Gray water is biodegradable soap water.
  • It’s designed to avoid overflowing, though overflow happened previously when he wasn’t paying attention.

Sink/Plumbing Serviceability

  • Uses ABS piping placed as close to the sink bottom as possible.
  • Installs trap cleanouts and screws them onto the bottom of the drains.
  • Cuts ABS to fit between them.
  • If removal is needed later, he could:
    • cut the ABS pipe in half
    • unscrew the drains

Countertop and Sealing Work

  • The kitchen counter was originally a temporary 3/4-inch plywood top installed quickly for a Utah trip for his 25th wedding anniversary (over 3 years ago).
  • Notes that the shiplap has gotten some wetting over time from cooking leaks, not sink leaks.
  • Re-do plan:
    • Seal the edges properly so liquid can’t leak downward underneath the counter.

Butcher Block Countertop Install

  • Replaces the temporary top with a dark walnut stained butcher block counter (installed after ~3 years).

Butcher Block Details

  • 20-inch wide
  • Includes knife slots so favorite knives stay handy while cooking/camping.

Storage Improvements

  • Adds lots of storage, plus a planned secret storage area behind the sink/faucet.
  • Chooses the design seam/wood layout so the counter fits tightly to the shiplapping walls and won’t crack.
  • Makes relief cuts so there’s enough wood around openings for stability.

Hot Water / Heater Area Plumbing Changes

  • Hot water tank remains capped off during this stage; cold water and shower spray hookups are noted.
  • Ventilation work:
    • Uses mesh and leaves a gap to run a pump into a 5-gallon tank supplying water for the hot water heater.
  • Repurposes the prior gray tank area:
    • Gray tank area now acts as the water supply for the hot water heater.

Wrap-Up and Next Video Tease

  • Says the build had to be split into multiple updates due to time.
  • Next video will cover:
    • secret storage details
    • suspension upgrades
    • bathroom and other additional changes

Notable Locations, Products, or Speakers (as Mentioned)

Locations

  • Utah
  • Traveling/trips in general (including a 25th wedding anniversary trip to Utah)

Notable Products / Materials

  • ABS piping
  • 3/4-inch plywood
  • Dark walnut stained butcher block
  • Knife slots
  • Biodegradable soap gray water
  • 5-gallon tank
  • Drawer slides
  • Ice cube cooler

Project/Person Referenced

  • “Eddie” (the DIY all-season travel trailer being updated)

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