Hi rkolibar,
Welcome to the forum. Why not do a fast post in the 'Newbies...'
section too, to introduce yourself some. You can refer back to this
thread with a link in that. If you are serious about building this, you
could also post a link to this thread in the 'Members Design' thread,
and once you start the build, start a 'Build Journal' thread. I only
suggest this so that you can keep all your posts/inquiries/progress-reports
and such about your design idea/build corralled in more easily referred
to areas - it's much easier to keep track of it all for yourself and others
that way.
Since you asked for comments...
Without too many other details given - other than the nice illustration -
it appears that you want the tip out to be solid. If that is the case, then,
as drawn, the tip-out is too big to fit inside the base unit - assuming the
'apparent scale' is correct. One solution for that, is to have the moving
section be on the outside of the base unit. Either way, that style of tipout
will preclude you any access to the interior of the base unit while in transit
or not set up. Also, the exterior moving tip-over would need to be larger
than the base, as drawn, requiring a longer trailer. I'm assuming you
flattened the front of the lower base unit to have the overall trailer shorter.
I've seen pics of some units similar to what you want to do, that used what
looked like a pick-up camper type body with the cab-over area facing the
rear, but that may be too large of a base unit for your needs/wants.
Check out the Build Journals section for a couple builds that are similar
to your idea. One is in-progress now, that has an ATV area on the front
of the trailer with a smaller base unit at the rear and a roof tent set up.
The other, an older build, also has a front ATV area and a rear base unit,
but with a solid, bed sized, expando room on the front that goes out over
the ATV area when set up in camp. Good to look at both for ideas, but
the base units, while smaller, may still be larger than what you are envisioning.
Here are some links to posts I made in the Cargo Trailer Conversion section
that may have some info that you might find usefull or interesting:
The Thread: "Converting a snowmobile trailer to an LQ/Toyhauler"
http://tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=54167 My posts:
Background on the concept in general:
http://tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?p=986482#p986482 More specific to your needs probably:
http://tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?p=986716#p986716 Using the Expandavan type expansion - think, the rear dinette
type and the bed area type combined into one - you could still keep
the profile you've drawn and have an even larger [more headroom]
expanded living area with the expando-room. This style expando could
probably be contained in a travel/folded up thickness of 10-12inches
at the rear of the base unit [including mattress], added to the base unit
or put within the base unit as you have drawn it. Its opened size would
just depend on the rear wall area of the base unit, as that would determine
the max size of the lift-up roof, and the pull-out and bifold walls under
that, and the fold-down floor/bed unit [however you design that] within that.
You could even put an access door to the trailer-floor-turned-deck on the
end pullout wall of the Expandavan type expando room.
This type design would allow access to the interior of the base unit
while in transit, since there would be no tip-out wall blocking the door. Plus,
you could put a porta-potty in the base unit and that'd also be accessable
when in transit, likewise.
Just suggestions for a solution to your needs...
Cheers,
Norm/mezmo
If you have a house - you have a hobby.
by rkolibar » Thu Apr 11, 2013 4:47 pm 
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