HOW THE KENWORTH BECAME A MOTORHOME

We started out with a W900 tractor and a 45' stainless refer box. We took the sleeper off the tractor and beefed up the frame. Then we cut 15 ft. off the trailer and married them together leaving the opening for the sleeper for entry into the box. We then went to work on the box. We put a sliding glass door on the end of the trailer that we use for our main entry. Wade made a 8 ft. steel deck off the back that serves as outdoor living space.

The box is so insulated that it cools and heats with minimal energy. We have a 12,500 btu house type air conditioner that works great even for the HOT Arizona summers and we have a small non vented propane heater that we rarely use, even in SLC where we spent our first winter. We usually use a small ceramic heater that keeps us toasty from floor to ceiling.

The interior customization was a design that Wade come up with that gives us much comfort and great use of the space. All the kitchen space is my favorite. I have much more counter space than most, so cooking anything is possible. We have all the kitchen appliances to make full-timing it nice. We use an apartment size refrigerator that has more space than the usual RV fridge. I even have a counter top blender, nice for margaritas! The inside is so tall that you don't get that closed in feeling. No rounded ceilings that we had in the buses we converted before!

Wade also wired it so we use a inverter that runs off golf cart batteries so when we are on the road, we don't have to use the generator for short stays. It is self-contained so we can dry dock if we want.