Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

HI all, Here is a tear I drew up for a friend of mine, It will sleep 4 and its rough dimensions are 14' long, 5'6" tall and 7' wide..







let me know what you think...
Greg

I think I smell a trend arising...

How about leaving the seat bases fixed and hinging up a section of the bed base to become a backrest?

Benefits:
- Don't lose any storage, though access under the lift-up bits is tricky.
- Don't have to build sliding seats.
- Can do it to both beds to make a dinette or sociable seating.
- Don't run out of headroom at the front wall radius.

Disadvantages:
- Loses 'ballroom' feel is seating position.
- Need to recess folded lift-up bits into bed base so base remains flat.

Diagram needed?

Andrew

angib wrote:Diagram needed?

Andrew

Of course

Here you are.

Viewed from behind the backrest with transparent cushions.



Clear as mud?

Andrew

Sweet Andrew,

I like it...

Mike...

Andrew

A nice idea which I will immediately steal as we are about to start on our interior layout.

Thank you!

IanJ

There are a few practical problems:
- it would be nice to use more than two supports behind the backrest, but I only have two hands, so I can't fold away more than two brackets at a time;
- getting the balance right between reasonably light construction and reasonably strong is tricky without making the backrest thicker;
- each end of the backrest could have a bolt that goes into the wall, which would make it stronger, though then the recess needs to be deep enough for the bolt to fit into it;
- some finger holes around the edge of the backrest would be good, as otherwise there's going to be some bruised fingers!

Andrew

sweet illustrations - gives some ideas for hsoe who are looking for a four sleeper