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Jack's Huge 5x9 Custom TD

Postby Shrug53 » Sat Jul 31, 2004 10:55 pm

Hey where is this located "Jack's Huge 5x9 Custom TD"
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Postby mikeschn » Sun Aug 01, 2004 5:04 am

Jack doesn't have a web page or anything. But I took a few photos when I went to Mystic. Here's the collectionl of photos I took of Jack's trailer. It's 5' high, 5' wide and 9 1/2' long, a monster compared to the average teardrop!

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There are no big cabinets here to knock yourself out on...
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Notice the inclusion of a porta potty...
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And it has a dexter torsion axle
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Even a little 5watt solar panel for keeping the battery charged inbetween trips.
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Long hydraulic jacks make opening this hatch really easy. Notice how the cabinets stop short of the sides so there is room for the jacks!
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Postby mikeschn » Sun Aug 01, 2004 6:13 am

Oh yes, here's a photo of the receiver on the back of the teardrop which carries Jack's 3 wheeled recumbent. Darn, I forgot to take a picture of that. That was an interesting riding experience!!!

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Postby Frank » Sun Aug 01, 2004 9:27 am

Very Nice! Hummmm let's see my frame is 5'X 11'2" Hummmm Mike, when you coming down :twisted:

Jack, noticed a solar cell on the front cover, what size (amp rating) and how good does it work. Very nice tear, lots of good ideas.
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Postby mikeschn » Sun Aug 01, 2004 9:51 am

Frank wrote:Very Nice! Hummmm let's see my frame is 5'X 11'2" Hummmm Mike, when you coming down :twisted:

Jack, noticed a solar cell on the front cover, what size (amp rating) and how good does it work. Very nice tear, lots of good ideas.


It looks like that's a .3amp hour solar charger...
Found on the web...:
Rated power: 5 Watts
Rated current: .30 Amps
Dimensions: 21.8" X 9.71"
Weight: 1.18 lbs. Rated voltage: 16.5 V
Open cicuit V: 23.8 V

Here's how I figure that would work...
I use my lights for 2 hours a night. They draw 2 amps per hour or a
total of 4 amps per night.

Then to refill the battery, the solar panel inputs .3 amps per hour
back into the battery. I need a total of 13.3 hours of good solar
charging time to refill the battery. (4 amps /.3 amps = 13.3 hours)

Mike...

P.S. You definitely want something much larger... I would start looking in the 35 watt to 50 watt range...
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Postby Shrug53 » Sun Aug 01, 2004 10:07 am

Darn nice. That is the size I have been looking at.
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Postby tdthinker » Sun Aug 01, 2004 12:26 pm

I like the one person idea for sleeping. I want to do that but my family is going with me. I want to stay in my tear for a winter in the woods alone but I guess I will have to build another one for that! O well, that tear is very cool. The more I look at the older body style I want to go back to it. I have alot of thinking to do, bye!
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Postby Guest » Sun Aug 01, 2004 5:36 pm

Hey Mike,
That is a nice lookin' trailer.
Thanks for posting the pics.
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