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Thanks! You can find them on Amazon if you search on cargo trailer roof rack

I would love to but unfortunately I have to work through this winter to buy a new vehicle.

Thanks Mike. Hope you're doing well.

@ I am Kenny and trust you are as well.

Nice! Thanks for watching.

Thanks! You too!

You're quite welcome. Thanks for taking a look. I did insulate the walls and the ceiling with 1" R4 foam board insulation. Since I often head for the desert and warmer temperatures I did not bother to insulate the floor.. although I am spending the whole winter in it in Colorado and have experience down to 12° F here and it's actually not a problem because my diesel heater comes out right where my feet is on the floor and in a 5x8 cargo trailer it heats the space up quite fast. That being said I do not run the heater while I sleep and have woke up to mid 20s and perhaps an insulated floor would hold the heat overnight a little better, but I still don't really have a problem with that, I just pile on the blankets. Yes the exhaust and intake goes through the floor and had no problem ceiling that up well, I have a carbon monoxide detector inside and seldom see any numbers on it but occasionally I get low 30s numbers because I think if the winds blowing in the wrong direction the intake can take some of the exhaust in (although I have the two separated fairly far apart)... But not dangerous levels at all. Since I have a ceiling fan and a window I can easily vent that out quickly anyway. Even going down very rough dirt roads I have never had fuel bounce out of the tiny hole in the cap, and the only time I have ever smelled diesel fuel inside is when I had a very tiny leak at one of the hose clamps which I fixed easily as well. Hope that was helpful, some people do put the tank on the outside with a box cover over it and that's a great idea as well I think. I may eventually insulate the floor but if you're building out a 5x8 like mine a diesel heater can almost get too hot at times but can be regulated with the ceiling fan and window . Take care and good luck with your build! After putting more than 10,000 miles on mine in 2 years I'm still very happy with my little trailer but eventually if I get a bigger vehicle I may build out a 6x10 or 5x11 since I live full-time out of it it would be nice to have a little more room for a two burner stove.

@cargotrailerkenny4481 thanks for detailed info. Is that diesel heater the 2, 5, or 8KW?

I've had 5 and recently put in an 8. They all have a wide range of settings for heat

Do you have a link to the roof brackets you used? Thanks

The set I bought is not currently available but if you do a search on Amazon for cargo trailer roof rack you will find a big variety of similar brackets to suit your needs

Wish I was. This is from last year. I should be able to travel this summer though.

Thanks John, nice camp, eh?

Thanks, you have something to look forward to in a couple months, you'll be down there before you know it.🏜️

Thanks Marc, wish I had more in the can, so to speak, to dig into and make a few more videos of traveling and camping until I can finish up my work this spring and get out there again. Thanks as always for watching

Thanks Wendy!

Thrift store find, but you can find a variety of Mexican blankets on Amazon or the internet

Thanks John, it was fun putting this video together.

Thanks Mike, I hope you are doing well and enjoy the coming new ride around the sun!

Thanks Marc! Hope you're doing well and have a great 2025.

Thanks a lot Tony, by next spring sometime I should be able to hit the road again and spend time in more of the high country rather than the desert at least until winter comes again.

That's what's nice about these kind of trailers, one can build it out to suit their own personal needs.

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It works great. A real game changer for people like me who want to get farther back on the dirt roads without being limited by getting a phone signal from a tower. They have raised the price to $165 a month though. Which doesn't matter too much to me because a lot of the time I am not using it and when you have the RV type service you can start it and stop it when you want. If you do turn it off in the middle of a cycle it will continue to work until your billing cycle that month is up. On the front and if you start it in the middle of the month they will prorate it for the remaining period of your pay period that month. While I'm in town here working I don't use it and don't pay for it since I get a strong Wi-Fi signal near this building I'm working at. If you have any more questions let me know

Thanks!

Thanks Mike, are you staying busy working on your book? You've lived an interesting life.

Thanks!

Thanks!, there was a little dilemma there in the actual time line of the video taken.. if the sunset was at the end it I would have contradicted some of the things I said in it, I was trying to think of a way around it, but I suppose I am a contrarian at heart anyway... thanks as always for taking a look Marc

@@cargotrailerkenny4481 No worries. I was just messing with ya! I like to keep things in chronological order in my videos as well. Though sometimes I think it hardly matters at all.

That would be stealing your schtick. The angels don't sing for me until I've had a few unfortunately.

I don't have enough power to run an air conditioner unfortunately, nor an electric blanket, this year is a rare exception of when I would have to put myself in that situation anyway, thanks for taking a look!

Yep. I almost have a permanent crick in my neck from painting for over 30 years. If I could go back in time I would pick something different to be honest. But usually it's gratifying in spite of the masochistic aspect of it. Thanks for taking a look!

Thanks!

That's awesome hearing someone else who does a similar thing. A lot of people don't realize if you're willing to think outside the box there are other ways of living that can afford one a more interesting life and simply have more time to enjoy not working and camp and relax. Thanks for the feedback.

I use painters masking tape you will either find it in paint stores or in the paint sections of the big box stores. No need to use that blue tape on things like Windows and regular masking

@ thank you good to know! And prob cheaper too lol

Thanks for watching as usual Wendy!

I can do that. Probably next year as that will be my last exterior until next year. Thanks a lot for watching!

True. On this house I put 2 coats on so it wasn't a problem. Thanks for taking a look!

Hey Marc! No I don't think you can make money by watching a paint job... But did you know you can make quite good money watching paint dry? I kid not. They pay really good money for people to study paint drying for manufacturers and a note the effects of a product before they produce it for sale... I've had a drone for about a year now, but I don't use it in all of my videos. I bought a somewhat dated model so I could afford one, it doesn't follow you and several other cool things the newer models do, but it's still fun to use though. Thanks as always for taking a look at my videos.

Hey Steve, thanks for watching it!

Someday I hope to be having that same pleasure.. thanks for taking a look John

Thanks doobie brother!

You're very welcome. Thanks for watching! Bluetti is having some decent sales right now. Since I bought my batteries other brands have come along pretty well matching the quality like ecoflo and oupes. You might find that you will get a little more bang for the buck with those brands and they are getting quite good reviews. Good luck with your build, take care

And thank you for watching!