A couple days ago I posted a YouTube photo video from Chad Nicholls, who built his own 5th wheel from scratch. Today let’s watch a photo video from Bruce Osborn, who built a treardrop trailer from the ground up.

I am so jealous. I wish I was handy but it is a challenge for me to pound a nail in straight so I don’t think I should EVER try to tackle anything as complicated as a 5th wheel or teardrop trailer.

I guess I’ll just sit back and admire other people’s handiwork.

Lots of people are handy with tools and with building things at home. Just taking a look at the number of do it yourself books available on the market shows there are lots of people who like to make things themselves.

Chad Nicholls of Toledo, Ohio is handier than most people. He built a 5th wheel trailer from scratch at his house and it looks great! It took him 7 months and cost him $9,300 which proves that being handy really saves money.

To see the transformation from a pile of “stuff” to an awesome looking 5th wheel watch the photo video below. For more information on the project including Chad’s cost spreadsheet, info on how to build a slide-out, and the RV specs, go to Chad’s website, chadsprojects.com.

The Toronto Fall RV Show and Sale is being held October 17 through October 19, 2008 at the Toronto Congress Centre.

There will be travel trailers, fifth wheels, expandable hybrids, hybrid lite weights, folding campers, truck campers, class a motorhomes, class b motorhomes, class c motorhomes, park models and toy haulers on display.

Some of the manufacturer brands that will be on display include Forest River, Heartland, Cruiser RV, Monaco Coach, McKenzie, Coachmen, Cikira RV, Dutchmen, Sunvalley, Keystone, Carriage, Fleetwood, Crossroads, Airstream, Hitch Hiker, Open Range, Doubletree, Adventure Manufacturing, Thor, Starcraft, Winnebago, Discover Canada, Damon, Tiffin, Great West Van and KZ-RV.

Expert Garth Cane will be at the show with seminars on how to Winterize Your RV.

Plus anyone purchasing an RV at the show will have a chance to win up to $25,000.00 cash back.

Show Hours:
Friday October 17 - 10 am to 9 pm
Saturday October 18 - 9 am to 7 pm
Sunday October 19 - 10 am to 5 pm

Admission:
$10 - individual
$18 - couple
$23 - family
Seniors get reduced admission on Friday only with a single costing $6 or $10 for a couple.
There is also reduced admission on Friday evening from 5 pm to 9 pm with individual admission costing $7, $12 for a couple, or $18 for the entire family.

Official Show Website:
TorontoFallRvShow.com (there’s a handy exchange rate calculator, loan calculator and a metric conversion calculator on the home page of the website in the left hand side menu).