Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

Well I finally collected enough volunteers to slip in the headliner for the SlumberMAX. I framed it with a 1/4 slot to float the headliner. I was figuring 1/8 inch ply backer and a 1/8 inch headliner material....



Well...I ended up with a thicker material for the headliner...it was a hull-liner material like you put in boats...sure enough...it was so snug in the slot that the work crew could only get it about 90% done...and we pulled and we pushed...and the chief mate (Marcia) finally gave up!!! We got it to about 10 inches from in place...




On the bright side...the headliner fit so snug that I won't need any trim on the walls to the roof....



I guess I'm a goin to have to use some ingenuity to make this look like I planned it this way!!!!

Looks good! Why not some sort of padded headboard across there??

The headboad idea might be a good one!!! I've got to go on the road tomorrow, and was kinda hoping that fabric would compress enough over the week that a come-along, slick-50, and two 90 lb gorrillas could help me pull it through!!!!

Is all the grease frozen up there in Alaska? If so, just Put some in a microwave for a few min and slop her on. That'll make her move. ... Oh, use the non staining kind.

That headliner is purdy though.

Mk

Mary K wrote:Is all the grease frozen up there in Alaska? If so, just Put some in a microwave for a few min and slop her on. That'll make her move. ... Oh, use the non staining kind.

That headliner is purdy though.

Mk

I gotta hurry now to make IRG2. I"ll do what I need....a padded somethingorother...brute force...WD40........It will get done!!!!

BTW...it's snowing so much in Juneau tonight, I might have to call for the St. Bernard's with the little rescue barrels to get me out tomorrow!!!

How about a window? No one else has put one that low and in the front.

Just kidding.

How about fastening a cleat along that bottom edge and using clamps?

Juneaudave wrote:The headboad idea might be a good one!!!

Everything happens for a reason ! If it were my problem I'd make a shallow bookcase style headboard with a toe kick bottom and sliding doors. The center would house a shallow style radio and a couple 110 and 12 volt plugins. I have a front cabinet near the door and it's a great place to set your shoes when you enter the teardrop. Use the headliner for the back panel of the cabinet and no will ever suspect that the headliner is 2 piece. Maybe the doors can be made with the headliner material and some real pretty contrasting wood to frame the cabinet. The color contrast from your interior would make it pop out at ya. If it encroches on the mattress space let the mattress slide under the cabinet. It really only needs to be 6 to 8 inches deep to be very servicable little area.

Dave
Can you remove the liner and sand the edge a little so that it slides in easier? Maybe add a little candle wax as well?!
How much insulation are you planning for? I know it's cold in Alaska!

prohandyman wrote:Dave
Can you remove the liner and sand the edge a little so that it slides in easier? Maybe add a little candle wax as well?!
How much insulation are you planning for? I know it's cold in Alaska!

That headliner is stuck in there so tight, I don't think I can get it out without doing more harm than good...so, I think I will just end up camoflaging the boo-boo. I'm only putting in 1" of the pink rigid foam and ripping 5/4 stock for spars, should go quickly. Started on the tongue box last night.

Dave, did you try making up a push block for the other end of it and use a couple of bottle jacks to slowly push it into place. Probably need two. one on each side, a pain to set up but it might work. Can you cut off the long end and stuff it in from the front? Doug

Dave, is there a chance those pipe clamps across the roof are too tight, maybe loosen them a bit? How about reversing a pipe clamp to act as a spreader for the area just below the front part of the headliner? It might help, if the headliner is binding in that area.

I think the headliner material it just too thick for he slot...I've got to fly out this afternoon, I'll try some additional brute force next weekend. Maybe in the meantime, that material will compress a bit...regardless, in the worst case, I can make make it work, but I may have to make a seam. It's the hiding of mistakes that makes one a true artist!

Kevin A wrote:Dave, is there a chance those pipe clamps across the roof are too tight, maybe loosen them a bit? How about reversing a pipe clamp to act as a spreader for the area just below the front part of the headliner? It might help, if the headliner is binding in that area.

Ooops...you were right...that front clamp was in about 1/4 inch, which was my "allowance for crappy cutting"!!!



New plan...I glued a spar across the top in perfect "reefing" positions. I'll let that cure this week while I'm out of town and put some muscle into it next weekend!

Be creative, solve the situation! Heck, the liner might never get back in there as tight as it is now. Lookin very very good!

John

That liner sure looks great.I had to cover up a boo boo. It's not so bad. Peg