Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

Does anyone know of a supplier in Canada that would carry that specialty hinge for the galley hatch? I have a somewhat limited budget to work with so I'm going to have to salvage or scrounge parts. But that in itself is fun. Also a source for the door and hatch latches.

WayneD

Wayne
I always use Li'l Bears Hinge.

http://www.teardrops.net/LilBear/parts.html

But another source for obtaining hinge is if you go to a salvage yard and find a junked camper cap. That hinge will work just as well.

Happy Trails

Len

Wayne,
Here's a thought to chew on regarding the galley hinge...
How about hinges from the trunk of a car, with a weather seal on the entire perimeter?
Since my plan is to use copper on my roof, what I see availble in the hurricane style won't match the color of the copper.
I've been studying my design and a concealed hinge will work, but space is limited and I would have to get creative with the exterior vent duct work on the furnace, but it looks doable.
Anyone else out there ever used or considered using a concealed automotive type trunk hinge or built a hinge of this type to fit the available space?
BTW-I'm sure Grant can send you a hurricane hinge.

Dear All,

What about using geared hinges from pemko or roton.? Check them out for your galleys.

Dean in Eureka, CA wrote:Wayne,
Since my plan is to use copper on my roof, what I see availble in the hurricane style won't match the color of the copper.

Maybe you could get them anodized a copper color.

Thank you everyone. This info will help me out a lot. I'm still working on rough designs in my head before I commit to paper. And I like that trunk hinge idea. See what he local jumk yards carry. Thanks again.

Wayne

Wayne,
I spent some time yesterday looking at different types and styles of car trunk hinges.
The style that I liked the best that seemed like they would adapt well to a teardrop application came off of an older Mustang.
The pivot point base would mount to the side wall rather than the roof.
I decided to build my own, but I'm going to design mine from the Mustang style that I looked at.
A concealed hinge like this will still allow for an easy method to seal the hatch.
I'll be doing a double seal with recessed gutter area like you see on most automotive trunk systems.

Here's a crude illustration of the hinge setup that shows where the pivot point is and how the "hoop" and hatch clear the roof line.

asianflava wrote:Maybe you could get them anodized a copper color.

No problem at all. But you might want to check the minimum order quantity - it's 1/4 ton at the anodiser we use......

Andrew

Thank you everyone. These ideas help a lot and those auto hinges might work. Give me a new way to go. But I'm hoping to keep it water tight along that hingre so use it like an awning if I have to. Easier to cook in the rain when your stove isn't drowning.

Wayne