Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

I know this has been asked alot, but alot of the links posted are deleted or the sites are gone.

The difference between offset and flat hurricane hinges. Which is more work? do either look better or worse?
My wood working skills are basic but im learning. Is one alot more difficult to install then the other? does one seal better?

Any pics showing each?

Twalt87 wrote:I know this has been asked alot, but alot of the links posted are deleted or the sites are gone.

The difference between offset and flat hurricane hinges. Which is more work? do either look better or worse?
My wood working skills are basic but im learning. Is one alot more difficult to install then the other? does one seal better?

Any pics showing each?

Here are several sources to buy a hurricane hinge:
1) https://www.teardroptrailerparts.com/hi ... -trim.html
2) https://www.tcteardrops.com/ sells hurricane hinges with a built-in rain gutter. You may need to call them to order one.

http://tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?t=64447

Why ?

Under this is two plain jane butt hinges. No worry about fatigue failures in my life time ! Never a leak and never a problem.

bobhenry wrote:Under this is two plain jane butt hinges. No worry about fatigue failures in my life time ! Never a leak and never a problem.

What type of material is that? Is it plain rubber? EPDM? Vinyl?

Where did you get it?

Did you use a sealant under it? Or does it seal itself, like a gasket, under that strip of aluminum?

I used plastic hinge. https://www.teardroptrailerparts.com/hi ... -trim.html
You need to use aluminum bar stock to attach the hinge. I drilled holes every 4 inches.




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I put a plastic hinge on my tongue box and replaced it after three (or four ?) years with a skinny hurricane hinge. I bought the plastic one from McMaster-Carr so it might be different than the one that "Frank Bear" is selling. It was supposedly UV resistant.



Hopefully, RKANZ's install with the aluminum bars prevents failure. It sure looks clean.

Tony

Going to revive my old post as I feel it wasn't answered fully and I have more questions anyways.

https://m.imgur.com/a/Kd4kcDX
I am using the guide above. His build cuts out a 2 inch notch from the wall and attaches it to the hatch door. Does that mean he's using a normal hurricane hinge and not the offset one?

If I was to get the offset hinge, what would I do different then his guide shows?

I'm with Bob above. I used heavy duty EPDM roofing I got off Ebay. You buy it by the foot and it is 10 foot long. I think it was around $12.00 And a 3" aluminum piano hinge.

Todd

I appreciate the reply but again this isn't related to what I asked. I asked about the aluminum hurricane hinges, not what an alternative is.

I know there is most likely nothing functionally wrong with that hinge above. No offense here but I don't like the look of it.

Danny, I realize this is a very old post but do you remember where you picked up that d-shaped gasket and how you were able to get it to hold itself into place? I'm just no researching how to get my hurricane hinge not to leak with the hatch is up in the rain.

Thanks!

RootsandShoots wrote:Danny, I realize this is a very old post but do you remember where you picked up that d-shaped gasket and how you were able to get it to hold itself into place? I'm just no researching how to get my hurricane hinge not to leak with the hatch is up in the rain.

Thanks!

I get it on Amazon. Rubber D seal. It has adhesive on it.

T


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