mournlight wrote:Hey, Felix-
The first one I had was a small GoLittleGuy trailer similiar to what you are rebuilding. The thing I learned was that the flooring was not well secured to the sidewalls. On mine, the sidewalls actually extended below the floor, and one mis-placed floor jack where I had tires replaced separated the floor from the frame. I didn't know it until I got all the way to Washington state.
So, based on my experience, I'd urge you to reinforce that junction. I also learned the hard way that not much waterproofing had been done to the lower edge of the wall.
I loved that tiny trailer. Worst case scenario, if I got stuck, I could pick it up and swing it around. It was great to have a dry place to sleep but not be carrying much weight.
If I built one that small again, I'd put some solar on it. Those new flexible panels are nice. I love the solar I use now.
It looks like you are moving fast on your rebuild. Isn't it fun?
Good luck!
I would really like to put solar on the trailer, but that is much later on in the build. When I ripped out the floor to replace the water tank support straps, I noticed that the original builder had a bunch of carriage bolts holding everything together with heavy large washers. I think that will be sufficient.
So far as jacks are concerned, I plan to have jacks like these welded onto each corner:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07V25XP8B/?c ... _lig_dp_itAgain, that would be an add-on sometime later in the game.
The whole point of the trailer is exactly what you point out: dry and warm; light and small. I don't want something big. I don't want something heavy. I don't want something that has huge maintenance requirements, or that needs to be stored in a large side yard. I want something that fits in my garage, sleeps exactly two, and allows me to get away from "the things of man" from time to time.
-Felix
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