RV Customized as a Traveling Office

Sisters, Oregon

Rig in front of two of the Three Sisters mountains.

Near Sisters, Oregon

We had this fifth-wheel rig custom built for full time RV'ing with computers, Internet, and cats. We fulltimed for three and a half years, but have now moved into a house.

Office Related Features

Sisters, Oregon

Office Area: Rear of Fifth Wheel

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Here are some of the features that make our rig special.

Floorplan:
Large "L" shaped office area with two built-in desk areas. The rear-corner area includes space for a tower computer, monitor(s), and has a pull-out keyboard tray. The second desk area has a pull-out tray for laptop and space for an external monitor and small printer. This photo shows how we had it set up for most of our travels.
LAN:
Prewired for Local Area Network (LAN) with Ethernet/phone/RG-6 drops throughout the trailer. Patch panel in equipment cabinet. Included Wi-Fi router allows either hard-wired or Wi-Fi connection to LAN.
Satellite Internet:
Self-pointing MotoSat F-1 satellite dish and HughesNet satellite internet. Includes D3 controller, DW7000s modem.
Wi-Fi External Antenna:
Motorized external Wi-Fi antenna with Wi-Fi bridge to connect LAN to RV park's wireless Internet.
Equipment Cabinets:
Cabinet with pull-out drawer for an "all-in-one" printer; floor-to-ceiling cabinet for networking, satellite Internet, etc.
Cell Phone Amplifier:
Wilson external cell phone antenna, amplifier, and internal antenna. Improves cell phone operation in the main room (office, dining, kitchen) of the trailer.
Satellite TV capable:
The satellite Internet dish also has one satellite TV LNB. Dual RG-6 coax cables from the dish to the middle of the desk area.
"Whole House" UPS:
Heavy duty inverter, 5KW generator, and solar panels, provide stable power to keep computer and communication systems running even with unreliable shore power.