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One of the difficulties of renting, or even sharing a workshop with someone else, is where to set up for a major project - Especially during winter.
My solution was to build a workshop on a car trailer.
Final cost was approximately $500 plus trailer.
My project? The (almost completed) micro caravan.
What fascinating projects @JudithW!
I'm keen to hear more about the decision to build a mobile workshop. Was this purely because you rent and wanted to take it when you leave that property? I can't say I have ever really seen someone construct a mobile workshop before, and the possibilities appear endless. Although it was likely due to the restrictions of renting and being able to take it with you, I can't help but envisage you travelling around the country as a mobile D.I.Y. superhero stopping where you see fit and coming to the rescue of people stuck on a project.
Does the mobile workshop tie in with the micro caravan? Are you planning on becoming completely mobile so you can perhaps purchase land somewhere and move onto it? So many questions.
As someone that dreams of building a micro caravan, I love your work and ingenuity.
Many thanks for sharing.
Mitchell
Sorry, I misinterpreted your renting comment @JudithW. So, will the workshop eventually be turned into a tiny home?
I've been keenly looking out for a smallish box trailer that I can use the frame off to build a micro caravan. I've even considered a horse float. Oddly enough, I spoke with my mother about my idea to build the compact caravan, and she told me that my grandfather had done just that.
Do you have any more photos of the caravan's interior that you could share? I'm always interested to see people's layouts in limited spaces.
Mitchell
Hi Mitchell.
My caravan is 1.85x2.7m. It has a single bed/dinette.
I up cycled old kitchen dressers for the interior cupboards and put in a good size sink and 85L fridge.
It has a 45Ah lithium battery with solar, DC and vehicle connections for charging.
I have a camp stove which I will use for cooking.
I’m hoping to have it registered in a couple of weeks.
Today I succeeded in installing a flat window into a curved wall 
Here are interior photos…
Sketchup has been great for designing.
Judith
PS Yes I intend to turn the workshop into a tiny house. It will be easier than the caravan, partly because it will be built from outside in, not inside out like the caravan was.
I already have a collection of cedar doors and windows, and the basic shell is drawn on sketchup.
I like the creative process.
Judith
Love it @JudithW!
What sort of registration process will you need to go through? Will it be registered as a caravan or perhaps a modified trailer?
Mitchell
