Having experienced living in a fifth wheel trailer for almost a year now, unfortunately I'm finding the 42' length to not be long enough.
The hubs has found another solution -- 57' semi trailers! 😅
Bigger office, bathroom, and kitchen space:
Inspired by SpaceCraft MFG
Length comparison to our current 42' fifth wheel
We can probably make it shorter if we can remove the wardrobe at the end of the master bedroom and the dining/bar area can be a foot or 2 shorter too, hopefully it doesn't compromise with structural strength of the trailer. So we can probably get it down to 54'.
Check out this beautiful modern build from SpaceCraft
The semi trailer have also appealed to us as a possibility since the semi truck / sleeper semi can be a roomier mini rv with toilet, sink, and bed to use when exploring a city; roomier than a converted regular truck.
Layout inspired by Powerhouse Coach, Inc
Initially I considered to increase storage instead of a shower.
But alas, their wisdom is true. A shower would make the sleeper trailer more versatile. A pole can always be added to the shower booth to hang / store more clothes.
Slight alteration, change the back of the sleeper into a wet bath to enable easier clean of the back. (I think we'd prefer a compost toilet over an incinerating toilet.)
Could we get 2 seat belts in the dinette and another 2 in the bed above :D !
And pictures from Powerhouse Coach, Inc
Looks like the back seat cushion can be used to extend the bench to better seat 2 at the dinette. Brilliant.
Ultimately, this exercise may be more of an iteration of what is the minimum livable size for our/my lifestyle. This is close, though in a non mobile situation, another half bath may be most ideal, which in the trailer situation, the trailer has the extra back up bath.
