[razordave]

I've been wanting a small camper for a long time now, tent camping just isn't the blast that it used to be.

There are a few guides, discussions, etc about how to do it cheapest, roomiest, etc but what I don't see is people who want to keep their tow rig optimally efficient.

My idea is somewhat borrowed from an individual on a forum who built a camper/ toy hauler from an old boat trailer and a semi truck's sleeper.

I like the idea and happen to have a boat trailer albeit quite a bit larger than his but I plan to turn the box so that the short (5 foot) side is facing forward instead of the (8 foot) side as is his design.

I was able to find basically exactly the same sleeper locally for $800 which is much more reasonable than an enclosed trailer here.

I have a ridiculously long tongue to deal with, tandem axles and a plasma cutter.

The plan is to pull with my 01 beetle tdi with a class 1 hitch rated at 2,000 lbs so I need to keep it as light weight as possible.

I would like to include a truncated boat tail, probably some skirts and wheel covers.

Open to any and all suggestions. Please open my eyes to whatever I may be missing.

Thanks,
Dave