Designing a Puffie Standie?

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Postby mikeschn » Fri Dec 18, 2009 11:06 pm

Okay, I did a rough draft tonight of a 68" wide Puffin Standie.

Here are the hilights...

It's 11' long.

It has a 60" wide bed.

It has a full galley, AND a porta pottie.

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Postby GPW » Tue Dec 22, 2009 6:48 am

That's VERY NICE , looks Comfy and not a lot of cabinet work !!!! :thumbsup:
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Postby mikeschn » Tue Dec 29, 2009 11:59 am

Not many comments on this design... so what's wrong with it?

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Postby Cliffmeister2000 » Tue Dec 29, 2009 12:22 pm

Nothing wrong with it, it's a dandy! :applause:

I haven't gotten much into standies for a few reasons...

1. I'm 6'4" tall, so most standies are not standies for me. Same problem with sideways mounted beds.

2. Whatever I build has to hide behind my block wall, or the HOA will ding me, and I don't have the cash to store something offsite.

I built my weekender 5' tall inside, and the extra foot makes for great cabinet space, but otherwise is wasted space. If I did it over again, it would be 48" tall, outside. Saves a bunch on material costs.

One thing about this design that my beloved would object to (she's a very visual person) is opening the door and looking at a toilet. She would immediately condem the trailer as an outhouse. Any way to move it to the back?
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Postby mikeschn » Tue Dec 29, 2009 12:31 pm

Good thoughts Cliff... thanks...

Have to give that some thought (moving the portie potty to the back).

I did one design where the portie potty is at the foot of the bed, but the only way to get to it is to climb over the bed...

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Postby Cliffmeister2000 » Tue Dec 29, 2009 12:32 pm

Or put a cover around it...
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Postby Carter » Tue Dec 29, 2009 7:57 pm

Nothing wrong with it Mike. Close to what I would do if I was to do it over again. Simple design with ample storage and large galley

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Postby kirkman » Wed Dec 30, 2009 8:28 am

I like it Mike it is a simple design and I like my tears simple. If I wanted complex. I just suck it up and go buy one! :thumbsup:
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Postby Prem » Thu Jan 14, 2010 6:43 pm

Mike,

Lower right corner of the door doesn't retain much structure where the side wall meets the front. Might need to move the door an inch or so toward the rear. Hinges need some structure to support the door against constant use.

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Postby Cliffmeister2000 » Thu Jan 14, 2010 7:08 pm

Prem wrote:Mike,

Lower right corner of the door doesn't retain much structure where the side wall meets the front. Might need to move the door an inch or so toward the rear. Hinges need some structure to support the door against constant use.

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Postby Prem » Thu Jan 14, 2010 8:41 pm

...or you could just lessen the under curve.

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Postby Miriam C. » Thu Jan 14, 2010 10:12 pm

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I wish I had putt the door in front and the bed in back. The porta potty can be under a nice cabinet with a cushion for putting the shoes on. ;)
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Postby Prem » Thu Jan 14, 2010 10:21 pm

I wish I had putt the door in front and the bed in back.


You can. A nice window goes where the top part of the door was. You do some rebuilding and voila!

If it looks bad on the outside, you paint it or put aluminum sheet over it. Rebuilding is FUN.

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Postby Lou Park » Fri Jan 15, 2010 6:33 am

How heavy would that hatch be?
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Postby SonofT@B » Mon Mar 15, 2010 8:19 pm

That's why I bought my [email protected]'s got all I want in a "standee" and I didn't have to build it. It's still our big tear when we want to go in class. When I just want a "hobbit hole" the myPOD works great.
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