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Originally Posted by kanati
I took a look at your project site. It looks roomy with everything removed. It makes me think they would make a nice office or workshop. I agree with you about the quality. It find it is not the best you can buy but by far it is not the worst.
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Funny because I was thinking the government should have offered the FEMA TT's to law enforcement, the military, and organizations like the Red Cross. For 1/4 the price they could have refurbished them customized for their use and saved he tax payers a lot of money.
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Originally Posted by kanati
I do have a few questions:
Do any of the interior walls provide structural support to the exterior walls?
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Little to none because the walls don't go clear across. They break part way. I have seen no sway in the trailer walls without the 2 other side walls. I'm sure when I add in the cabinets for storage, my fridge/freezer, kitchen counter and such that'll add structural support. Those items will be securely bolted to the floor and outer walls.
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When you removed the refrigerator and stove, were there any other valves or fittings on the gas line for attaching a gas/electric RV refrigerator?
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My TT came with the full size electric so the only thing near was the 120 outlet. However the gas line to the oven was near. Adding a splitter would be easy for a propane refrigerator.
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Originally Posted by kanati
I think in some way these FEMA trailers get a bad rap.
They were built fast and cheaply (if the gooberment can do such a thing).
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I agree. To many people expect a large trailer like the FEMA trailers to be like the $35k trailers on the RV lots. It amazes me how even the people who were given these trailers for free, complained about them. Now I realize that these people were clueless about care of a travel trailer. In the same breath, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize, these TT's aren't homes and will require care and maintenance.
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Originally Posted by kanati
I bought one for $2100 and it was new, had no leaks and everything except the microwave worked. It never had much of a smell (except when I purchased a foam mattress, then holy cow did it reek) and to date I have spent over 50 nights in it during Deer and Turkey seasons.
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You got a great deal. A few years ago when I purchased mine, $2000.00 would have gotten you a pretty badly rotted out shell.
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I fitted a dump valve to the 3" sewer and use 40' of rino hose going to a 42 Gallon tote tank.
I found that the tank was to tall to get enough drop from the valve.
I have added a water tank under the bunk and put a pump behind the WH. I found I don't use it much. I just put a water container on the space beside the bathroom sink and let it flow into the toilet when I need to use it.
It's not efficient at 1.5 gallons a flush.
I have been planning to add Black and Grey tanks and I have a design made up, however I am thinking about re plumbing a dump valve to a straight drop from the toilet. Then I can slide the blue tank under the valve and attach a short flex hose.
With a straight drop I could use a RV toilet and much less water per flush.
By adding a valve to the gray lines I can bypass the blue tank and pipe my gray water away from the camper.
It is usually just me so I think I could get 15 days before I need to drag the blue tank into my ATV trailer.
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I've picked up 2 tanks for waste (1 for black and the other for gray) water. I'll be mounting those under and like you mention, I plan to try and go with a direct drop into the black water tank. I picked up an RV toilet. Not sure where I'm going to put my fresh water tank. I'd like to get all three tanks as close to the axels as possible to help prevent tongue induced sway. I have two friction sway bars on my load leveling hitch but still want to be cautious when it comes to moving liquids in tanks. I'm in a similar boat, just me and my three labs. Once I get everything together and believe it's all working I want to live out of the trailer for a week, jotting down what improvements I need. Then I think I'll be ready to hit the road with it. Good luck with your work and feel free to take a look from time to time as I rebuild mine; and ask questions if you have any.