Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

Auntie M pointed out in another thread a lack of cross members for floor storage attachment, I am thinking of light storage only, clothing, bedding, cords and the like. I had planned to just glue and screw some strips to the underside of the floor and attach the box to that. Is this acceptable?

Thanks Auntie M for pointing that out, I am trying to keep the weight down but also if I need to add crossmembers I want to do it before I paint my frame.

George

Sure, it's acceptable. I know many people have installed under floor storage, but I've also noticed how many people say they installed it and don't use it because it's so inconvenient to pick up the bed and door to access the compartment. You might ask around before you go to the trouble. Personally, the few things I'd put in such an area will easily go in the trunk of my vehicle and would be a whole lot more accessable. Just a thought.

But why does a floor storage compartment need any extra support?

Compared to two people putting the whole of their weight through their backsides as they sit on the floor and swing their legs in, anything you can think of putting in an underfloor storage compartment weighs nothing!

The sides and end of the storage compartment will form perfectly good supports to the floor, providing you make proper joints to the floor.

Andrew

I've only been out once and we don't use ours. i think we are going to use Rubbermaid type containers and store them on the bed during travel and slide them under the trailer when the bed is in uses

What would be acceptable ground clearance for the floor storage?
Wondering what I need between it and the road.

I think a spare tire and seldom used stuff like that might be good to put in the floor storage box.

surveytech wrote:What would be acceptable ground clearance for the floor storage?
Wondering what I need between it and the road.

I think a spare tire and seldom used stuff like that might be good to put in the floor storage box.

Mine is the same clearance as the (leaf spring) axle, albiet in front of it. Water tank is at the same clearance +/-.
I, too, have my spare, lug wrench, tools, as well as two TV tables in mine.(35" side-to-side x 23" front-to-back x 8.5" deep)
The hatch cover is on a piano hinge & my mattress (actually cut into 4 pc., cut cross-wise) is split in the center and hinged (by using a fabric cover) into two seperate mattresses made up of two sections each, so as to make the "basement" easily accessible by "folding back" the two center sections as you would a book.

Not the greatest illustration, but you can see how far it protrudes down in this pic...

@ Doheny's 75th Anniversary, Doheny Beach, Ca.

kurt

Im thinking of adding some lockable boxes to the under side of my TD (other wise metal boxes)

the3beers wrote:I've only been out once and we don't use ours. i think we are going to use Rubbermaid type containers and store them on the bed during travel and slide them under the trailer when the bed is in uses

That's what we do also!

surveytech wrote:What would be acceptable ground clearance for the floor storage?
Wondering what I need between it and the road.

I think a spare tire and seldom used stuff like that might be good to put in the floor storage box.

I don't have storage , but, I do have a recessed floor and a water tank. Both sit at the level of the bottom edge of my tor-flex axle.
I've been in some steep, stoney sites, without bottoming out.

George,
My intent was to applaud the space availability. I would think if you make your floor with sandwhich construction that any extra framing you might need for nailing could be done then.

Just figure out how big you want the box and put in some nailers. What I wouldn't do is make a single layer plywood floor and screw into the ply. JMHO.

If your trying to decide how sturdy to make it. Put some of the things in a bag and weigh it. Remember a dresser drawer holds a lot.

Aunti M

I just screwed my storage boxes to the sandwiched frame members. They were pretty tight and they aren't going anywhere. I have stood in them while building the trailer. They are only as deep as the axel is high off the ground. I don't plan on any real off roading. I have only used one so far, the one closest to the door for storing the leveling jacks I use. I will probably store things I would only need once in a while or extra blankets, etc. They will hold lots of cans of drinks!

I have my floor framed for a "basement" but wasnt sure about the ground clearance. Hence I am hesitant to cut open the floor. I want to store a 12" spare and assorted little junk there. It would leave me with about 9.5" of clearance to the ground.
Pulling with a PT Cruiser I obviously wont be off roading but was more concerned with steep angles of driveways and stuff like that.
Sounds like I might be ok though from the previous comments.
Thanks!

Walter