I’m looking for M1101 camper conversion.

[TOBASH]

I’m looking for ideas for M1101 camper conversion.

I have an M1101 with a fiberglass top with rear facing doors. I’m looking to create an off the grid camper to pull behind my M1025.

I’ll get better pics later but here is the idea of what I’ve got.

 

[coachgeo]

looks like one could not stand in that trailer. In such situations IMHO design the whole thing like one would be designing something for a wheelchair user. Use a rollling chair inside yourself. Aka.. design it so you actually NEVER have to stand up. You have to really think outside the box when it comes to designing the kitchen.. like needing to roll legs under counter so you can reach cooking surface (or pull the counter out over your lap on drawer pulls?) .. yet.... NOT have remote chance of spilling hot water etc. onto your lap. (wear thick rubber apron?) Honestly though.. in small campers.... cooking inside the camper w/out amazing ventilation turns the whole camper into a stinky unbearably hot coffin feeling for the chef. So hot that it basically created the "outdoor cooking" norm of today's smaller camper persona. The portable grill industry never complained about that.

few samples- A 404 Unimog with Com box (Radio Box). They had two chairs that swiveled? and slid a limited amount side to side on a track; they never stood up.... never needed too. A fellow (which inspired my concept of designing like it was for a wheel chair user) took a Unimog 404 with Com. box and put in a bar stool in the center-ish. He designed everything to be in reach of that stool. Again.... never had to stand up.

some other ideas can be found in the travel trailers of the 70's when fuel prices where high. For more aerodynamics they kept the trailer roof low various ways..... such as dropping floor (doubled as entry stair well and stand up shower space). Another way they did it was to only one area right down the middle that was raised for standing. Yet another way experimented with was to have area over kitchen a pop up top so could stand to cook. Pulled down for travel. Might could design a floor that lowers in kitchen area for standing??

yeah I got real heavy into researching this long ago cause I had a 404 with a Com. box myself.

 

[coachgeo]

with pop top in mind.... how about a whole pop up shell. Here is this to spark ideas

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[TOBASH]

I’m thinking external fold out kitchen with thick tent like covering for Winter. Maybe just a wood burning external stove with roll-out cover OR a plywood foldout cover with fabric walls for rain.

Maybe a poptop tent. Diesel Webasto. Compost toilet and external tent for that. Solar panels. Water and grey water and storage ideas welcome.

 

[johnnydcope]

This is what I fabricated a couple of years ago...selling now. Here's some of the build out:

• Custom designed & fabricated sheet metal & aluminum enclosed topper with access doors on all four sides.
• Smittybilt Overlander XL Roof Top Tent.
• Rhino Batwing 270-degree awning.
• Custom fabricated 1” plastic sidewall 55-gallon fresh water tank under-mounted atop axle.
• Twin 20-lb LPG tanks with rock cover mounted on tongue.
• Camco 2-Stage auto-changeover LPG regulator kit.
• Eccotemp L7 portable outdoor tankless water heater with shower.
• Copper River fold-a-privy shower tent.
• Coldcreek Outfitters outdoor workstation with faucet plumbed to hot water.
• SHURflo 12v 3.0 GPM Revolution RV Water Pump # 4008-101-A65
• 110v shore power and RV water inlet and pressure regulator for parks with full hookups.
• 12V power supplied by dual Group 31 Deka Intimidator AGM batteries wired in series delivering 210 amp-hours (Ah) in total.
• P3 Solar 80W rollable solar charger with MPPT solar controller wired into battery bank.
• Champion 2000W inverter (gas powered).
• ARB Classic Series 50 Qt Fridge Freezer.
• Xantrex PROwatt SW 2000-watt sine wave inverter (part# 806-1220).
• Xantrex PROwatt SW auto-transfer switch.
• ProMariner ProSportHD 12, 2 bank AC-to-DC battery charger.
• Renogy 20A DC-to-DC battery charger.
• Blue Sea Systems ST Blade Fuse Block - 6 Circuits with Negative Bus and Cover.
• Blue Sea Systems WeatherDeck 12V DC Waterproof Switch Panel - 6 Position to operate LED lighting system (3 switches: driver, center & passenger sides), refrigerator, water pump and one spare slot for future use
• Strongway retractable extension cord reel with 50' weatherproof cord with triple plug head.
• Thetford 92850 Porta Potti 320P Portable Toilet
• New 6×139.7mm (5.5″) lug pattern hub & drum assembly that fits 4Runner, Tundra, Land Cruiser & LX470/570.