A Northwest Standy?

[TheDuke]

I thought I'd better jump over here from the Newby section. I've been searching for the "Holy Grail" with full bed, standup, kitchen, loo you can change pants in, and no dropped floor. You can do all that, but it gets REALLY BIG. So I'm feeling frustrated right now. Gotta find ways to lose the size but not all the nice things. My recent attempts are in the Album. But ignore the names. Had to call them something. CAD pics for now, but build pics will start when I find the right combination. Stay tuned.

GregB, SteveH and NightCap, Steve Wolverton. I borrowed things from all you guys. Thanks.

TheDuke

[SaGR]

Fit the Skeetr floor plans into the Big Ben and I think you've got a winner!

[TheDuke]

Hmmm! Not a bad idea. I'll try it. Thanks a lot.

Cheers

TheDuke

[SaGR]

You're more than welcome. I liked the Big BenRoy idea and liked the other floor plan so it was kind of a no-brainer

[TheDuke]

I followed your suggestion and combined the Benroy profile and the interior features of my original Skeet'r. Made some minor adjustments to get the features to fit into the profile.

Basically, I lowered the floor of the trailer with a flexride axle, but left the ceiling where it was, getting more interior height. I used the same bump out at the front that was on the Big Ben, so the loo has lots of room, width and height. Since there were already floor to ceiling shelves in there, storage really benefited, too.

That cramped feeling (in the bed area and the loo) was what originally drove me away from the Skeet'r, 'cause I knew my wife would really object, once she realized the true size. But the Mallard and the Big Ben were just too big, and they looked too big, as well. I'm glad you made this suggestion, because I like this combo layout

Most of it is already in the Album. The floor plan will follow, but it only has minor variations from the Skeet'r.

You're working on a BenRoy, right? How is that coming?

TheDuke

[SaGR]

Pics of our build are in the WWW link below.

We're on hold till Saturday or Sunday due to work and some friends coming in town. If we can start on Saturday again we'll have the walls framed and ready to be mounted by Tuesday evening.

I don't know what it was about the plans you put out but combining the two just seemed right.

Obviously I'll be partial to the Benroy since we're building one but that larger/taller combination looks great to me! Who knows, that might be build #2 sometime down the road!.

I'll watch this build with interest for sure!

[TheDuke]

Was your trailer frame an existing one? I noticed the expanded metal in the bottom and wondered if it was something else in a previous life.

I sized mine so I can do it with a standard 5x10 Red Trailer kit and just modify one cross piece. Hope that works.

It looks like you have a single bay space to work in, and you seem to be moving right along. That's encouraging, because I have the same situation. I'll look for pics. Keep me motivated.

It's funny, but I started with the Skeet'r (hafta retire that name, now) and then jumped up to something way too big, and now I'm back to one that's just a little expansion. Long trek, but I learned things. I think the size is about right. Feels right. Thanks for the comments.

Hope you get yours closed in before the snow flies.

TheDuke

[SaGR]

Was your trailer frame an existing one? I noticed the expanded metal in the bottom and wondered if it was something else in a previous life.

It was a landscape trailer which we bought new specifically for this build. Honestly we wanted something a bit more robust that the RT/HF trailer. But I wouldn't recommend going the route of the landscape trailer since removing the expanded metal decking is a *huge* hassle.

It looks like you have a single bay space to work in, and you seem to be moving right along. That's encouraging, because I have the same situation. I'll look for pics. Keep me motivated.

Yep, working in a single car garage which can be a pain but we kept the trailer on it's wheels so we can roll it out as needed. I'd much rather have it on stands and leveled 100% during the construction phase but it's just not realistic in our case.

It's funny, but I started with the Skeet'r (hafta retire that name, now) and then jumped up to something way too big, and now I'm back to one that's just a little expansion. Long trek, but I learned things. I think the size is about right. Feels right. Thanks for the comments.

That's kind of what we did during the thought process of deciding what we wanted. We thought about a pop up, T@B and looked at a couple other designs. Each had their advantages but no matter what we looked at nothing made more sense than to build our own and the Benroy fit the bill. Relatively simple to build. Would come out about the same price but be fully custom to what we want.

Hope you get yours closed in before the snow flies.

We have to, it's our escape pod for the wedding in Sept. So we have to get it dried in by then!

[TheDuke]

After starting with the Skeet'r, and the larger than necessary Big Ben, and the Mallard (which was a lame duck) I think I've picked up enough knocks and comments to end up with something that comes as close as I think I'm going to come, at the moment. I've done some changing in the Album, and it now includes the beginnings of what I'm calling Habitat I. No more animal, clock or insect names. I've gone back and reviewed Andrews advice on wheel placement (for tongue weight), and I'm getting quotes from Dexter and a local welder. Hopefully I can post some pics besides just CAD shots.

TheDuke

[SaGR]

Duke,

I love it!

I could see making your removable table so it mounts where it's illustrated, on the door when you're watching TV or reading while laying down and mountable outside next to the galley.

Maybe fit a smaller window next to the seating area?

[TheDuke]

Yeah, I had that same idea. I already planned on an outside clip-on, just doesn't show on the drawings, yet. As far as clipping it to the door, that's a wife decision, since it would probably block light. But it's got to go SOMEwhere.

I know, I'll make it out of 1/2" lexan, and clip it to the door. Everybody's happy, except my wallet.

What did you think of the new name - -HABITAT I (one) ?

Do you have any new pics?


TheDuke

[SaGR]

I was thinking if it's clipped to the door while laying down or sitting up it's probably later anyway so you'd be using the internal lighting.

I've seen a couple lexan/plexiglass shelves here. One was a small shelf above their head so they could see where things were while laying down.

I actually like the name! For some reason I look at your design and "Home on the Roam" comes to mind too, weird one but... I'm weird so it fits.

No updated pics. Will do some tomorrow or Thursday. All we've done is frame and insulate the walls. We'll get them upright this week if the temps go down. It's been around 90w/100% humidity. Not conducive to quality work in a garage.