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In June 2006 I decided that live or die from the Cancer I was going to act like I was going to live and I went ahead and purchased a new Outback 23KRS Kargaroo camping trailer.  With this model I can take my bike or a wheelchair along, and the front can also double as a kennel room for the dogs or a work area.  Of course I immediately started making mods ...

The layout of the 23 is (imo) MUCH better then the 28' version which wastes much of it's extra space by putting in a 2nd door at the back.  The only advantage the 28' version has is a slideout but this is working out great for me, and is really all my truck should be hauling anyway.  I get 8-11 MPG depending on load and wind conditions, which is down a bit from the 17 my truck can get without a trailer but not TOO bad considering.

As you can see the 'outback' name is derived by the addition of a manual slideout in the back, which still gives me some of that 'transformer' feeling I loved so much in the Trailmanor.  Without having to set up walls etc. though this trailer is much easier and thus I'm able to do it even on chemo.  I've added an electric tongue jack and use an adapter for the leveling jacks with my drill so manual labor consists of plugging in the A/C and pulling out the steps.  Speaking of steps this model came with a 2-step model which was kind of high, so I put in a 3-step model so my pop could get in and out and so I wouldn't strain on my bad days ... I also opened up a few closed off spaces, added some storage and a drawer where a 'pull out' had been put, used liberous amounts of velcro to place items and remote controls, added a clock that tells me the day of the week as well as the date, inside temp and outside etc. and then built a mount on the front for a generator:

Note the Motorcycle chock - it fits UNDER the bed perfectly when it's down so I can leave it all the time, but it's removable just in case.  I also put the mounting holes for the generator bracket in as welded bolts so I can remove that and go back 'to stock' if needed for any reason.  I picked up a used 40G generator that will mount on top of this rubber-insulated frame.

I've also added a remote Propane readout so I can tell what my level in the current tank is from inside the home.  More pictures and details coming soon ...