New member, new trailer design!
Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2024 1:57 pm
A little about myself.
A few years ago, I decided to build myself an off road trailer (this was in the middle of covid). My family and I are very much into going off grid, and getting far away from the crowds. We got tired of packing my 2003 Xterra with everything we needed for a 5 day camping trip, and after much deliberation, I decided a trailer was the solution to our problem.
Enter Groot 1.0:
But, as my daughter grows, and my wife and I get older (though, we'll be able to set up a tent for at least the next 20 years), I decided it was time to move to a square drop as a main camping trailer.
So, the design process begins. I know it's going to be a 5x8 main box, With an external kitchen box.
The exterior of the trailer will be skinned with 4mm ACM Panels.
This is sort of what I'm thinking for attaching the walls together, and supporting 1in rigid foam insulation:
Assembly:
Exploded View:
The interior cabin will be roughly 6.25 feet long, with the back storage area filling out the remainder of the main box interior space.
I'm also planning on putting a 2 foot x 3foot tall "fridge" box on the front of the trailer, with access doors on both sides. This will house my fridge, batteries, fuse blue, etc.
What I'm mostly wondering though, is whether this is a good way to attach the walls together, or is there another configuration that is better/more secure? All panels and walls will be both glued and screwed.
Thanks!!
A few years ago, I decided to build myself an off road trailer (this was in the middle of covid). My family and I are very much into going off grid, and getting far away from the crowds. We got tired of packing my 2003 Xterra with everything we needed for a 5 day camping trip, and after much deliberation, I decided a trailer was the solution to our problem.
Enter Groot 1.0:
But, as my daughter grows, and my wife and I get older (though, we'll be able to set up a tent for at least the next 20 years), I decided it was time to move to a square drop as a main camping trailer.
So, the design process begins. I know it's going to be a 5x8 main box, With an external kitchen box.
The exterior of the trailer will be skinned with 4mm ACM Panels.
This is sort of what I'm thinking for attaching the walls together, and supporting 1in rigid foam insulation:
Assembly:
Exploded View:
The interior cabin will be roughly 6.25 feet long, with the back storage area filling out the remainder of the main box interior space.
I'm also planning on putting a 2 foot x 3foot tall "fridge" box on the front of the trailer, with access doors on both sides. This will house my fridge, batteries, fuse blue, etc.
What I'm mostly wondering though, is whether this is a good way to attach the walls together, or is there another configuration that is better/more secure? All panels and walls will be both glued and screwed.
Thanks!!