Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 10:23 pm
Hey Ash - Welcome - I started with an old pop up tent trailer and went from there. Just keep checking around the neighbourhood - you can usually get them free.
or t n ttt for short (tnttt.com)
https://www.tnttt.com/
jawbone wrote:Hey Ash - Welcome - I started with an old pop up tent trailer and went from there. Just keep checking around the neighbourhood - you can usually get them free.
jawbone wrote:I'm not sure what the weight is. I know when I stripped it down to just the frame I could lift up one side and flip it over. I have estimated my finished Tear (4 x at about 800 lbs with a tongue weight of about 115.
jawbone wrote:That was supposed to read (4 x Those emoticons must have a mind of their own!!
The biggest problem with an old pop up is tearing it apart and getting rid of the waste stuff - but I found a lot of hardware etc. that I could reuse - so that was a bonus.
geez - it did it again - I guess an eight and a bracket adds up to a cool emoticon - who knew!!!
jawbone wrote:Hey ash - good score - that looks close to what I started with (well, plus the complete trailer pop up, tent etc.) I stripped mine down to the bare frame and then cut more of the metal off of that. I went 4 x 8 so everything is inside the wheels. Just keep checking in the contruction section of the forum - lots of smart guys and gals will talk you thru it. Start with your plans and do lots of thinkin' - that's what hurt me the most!!! All that thinkin'