jwh92020 wrote:How much difference is there in the feel of towing a 6'6" trailer vs a 7'? Not to open a can of worms, but at 7', how much difference between a v nose and a flat front? After seeing my last 3 builds (7 x 14, 6 x 12 & 7 x12 - all 6'6" v nose) and finding out that the buyers are all living in them, the dealer I buy my trailers from wants to put together an inexpensive "tiny house" package for people that are being priced out of the real estate market. While I'm short enough (5'7") that I can live in a 6' ht trailer, 7' gives me a whole different design option.
hankaye wrote:jwh92020, Howdy;jwh92020 wrote:How much difference is there in the feel of towing a 6'6" trailer vs a 7'? Not to open a can of worms, but at 7', how much difference between a v nose and a flat front? After seeing my last 3 builds (7 x 14, 6 x 12 & 7 x12 - all 6'6" v nose) and finding out that the buyers are all living in them, the dealer I buy my trailers from wants to put together an inexpensive "tiny house" package for people that are being priced out of the real estate market. While I'm short enough (5'7") that I can live in a 6' ht trailer, 7' gives me a whole different design option.
What I have is a single axle 7' X 14' X 6'6". Bought it in Salt lake city, Ut. Towed it up to West Yellowstone, Mt.
Then Back home to Southern N.M. Most of those miles were on Interstate the rest on State and County roads.
Never knew it was back there. But ... it was, except for essentials, empty. From what a generous cross-section
of folks on here and quite a bit of research they've linked to shows that there is only the slightest amount of
difference between a V-nose and a flat nosed trailer, mostly in the arena of fuel mileage, handling are about equal.
So, basically, a 6'6" covers most of the bases for height, re. 90% of the population while a few may wish for taller
for 'other added comforts' like what Flboy did with his raised bed.
hank
jwh92020 wrote:hankaye wrote:jwh92020, Howdy;jwh92020 wrote:How much difference is there in the feel of towing a 6'6" trailer vs a 7'? Not to open a can of worms, but at 7', how much difference between a v nose and a flat front? After seeing my last 3 builds (7 x 14, 6 x 12 & 7 x12 - all 6'6" v nose) and finding out that the buyers are all living in them, the dealer I buy my trailers from wants to put together an inexpensive "tiny house" package for people that are being priced out of the real estate market. While I'm short enough (5'7") that I can live in a 6' ht trailer, 7' gives me a whole different design option.
What I have is a single axle 7' X 14' X 6'6". Bought it in Salt lake city, Ut. Towed it up to West Yellowstone, Mt.
Then Back home to Southern N.M. Most of those miles were on Interstate the rest on State and County roads.
Never knew it was back there. But ... it was, except for essentials, empty. From what a generous cross-section
of folks on here and quite a bit of research they've linked to shows that there is only the slightest amount of
difference between a V-nose and a flat nosed trailer, mostly in the arena of fuel mileage, handling are about equal.
So, basically, a 6'6" covers most of the bases for height, re. 90% of the population while a few may wish for taller
for 'other added comforts' like what Flboy did with his raised bed.
hank
Hankeye - The 7 ft height will give me more room for a "loft bed" like flboy's. The 7 x 16 x 7 ft flat front trailer has a very cool look to it and the flat front will offer a more practical platform to design from. (I think)
How much difference is there in the feel of towing a 6'6" trailer vs a 7'? ...the dealer I buy my trailers from wants to put together an inexpensive...
John61CT wrote:My comments were for a unit to travel frequently.
Feel free to go big as you like if the relocation is rare, they just need to go slow or even pull over in bad conditions, earlier than would be necessary for a smaller unit.
There may not be conversion standards, but there certainly are local land use codes, often specifically designed to keep people from living like this staying in one place.
Most notably water and a septic install. But yes a side issue, code-ready electrics is a good step.
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