atahoekid: You are right about the crappy weather. I wish spring would take hold and then I can finish this thing up. I try to work on it a little each nice day if I have the time to spend on it. I can't wait until you start your build so I can follow along on your TD build.
Cliff: Terry does help me at times when I need an extra hand. She has already made up the curtains and the pillow cases as well as the bed spread. She is just as impatient as I am to get it out for the first time. While I was working on it the other day, she brought out the foam mattress and we place it inside the TD and we laid on it for a while. It was nice to do that. It really made me want to push harder to get it camp-able.
LDK: Thanks for you nice comments about my TD. I am using the Kuffel Creek plans I bought on line. It said to flip the axle. I also did that because I am running 14 inch wheels on it now. This will keep it lower and closer to the ground for less drag. I bought a three inch wider Dexter axle with the bigger USA bearings. With this combination, I have 1/2 inch more clearance between the new tires and the frame on each side of the trailer. You can flip your axle later but don't install your fenders until you do that if you do flip it. I strengthened the tongue and I added a receiver on the rear of the trailer too.
Dave: It fells good to be putting in the roof insulation. That way I have one less thing to do before I get it done. The reason I only have one wire in the top is because I pre-wired the inside overhead lights and to the switches in the wall. I just have to run the ground wires to these lights and I have not done that yet. There will be two wires run to each light, one power and one ground. I will do that next before I put the rest of the insulation in. I am using 14 gauge wire from the fuse box to the different lights and I will use 8 gauge for my main power and grounds to the tongue mounted battery. I plan on using LED bulbs for the light fixtures and 14 gauge wires will be more that enough to powers the lights even if they are the regular incandescent type. 10 gauge is overkill in my opinion and it is expensive to buy that much wire. Most of you car's wiring is 14 gauge as well. Trust me, I am chomping at the bit just to be able to sleep in it soon.
See you guys later...