OverTheTopCargoTrailer 7 x 16

[Prem]

Jerry,

You'll make cargo trailer sales explode nationwide if you do THAT! Our forum will be buried with 10,000 newbies asking questions about how to install windows and which generator to buy!

[OverTheTopCargoTrailer]

Prem

Then you will have to show me how to put a link in the video - so they all end up here on the forum


Next year I wanna see more Halloween decorated trailers here on the forum,
i'm gonna add more lights & a fog machine

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Nobody of the 100's of people who walked by were able to guess I had solar panels under cover

Now some were saying that the truck might hit the tool box while turning but I can tell you for a fact that I was able
to easily make 90 deg turns, even extra wide 180 deg U TURNS, turning my steering wheel up to 270 degrees and still had a few inches of clearance left over.
the tool box is full size truck tool box

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Help my Trailer is full of RATS !!!

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[Prem]

Thanksgiving theme time now! Can you make it look like a turkey?

[OverTheTopCargoTrailer]

Prem

Send me some ideas for the turkey design.....
to they have a horn that goes gobble ....gobble....???

not sure this would work....but sounds great

http://www.camoent.com/autogobble/


http://turkeycallcarhorns.com/sounds/turkey.mp3

http://turkeycallcarhorns.com/

http://www.noveltycarhorns.com/sounds/dog_barking.wav


http://www.noveltycarhorns.com/animal-sounds-car-horns-c-8.html

I did go and get blinking X Mas LED lights at Target only $12 for 20 ft

[lrrowe]

Boy could I use the "Bad Dog" barking one to use when all the neighbor's doors annoy us.

[Prem]

Jerry,

For my trailer I only have soft plastic, red and green, saguaro cactus lights.

I guess the message of those is: "Real RVers spend all the holidays in southern Arizona."

[tnriverluver]

Had mine decorated with skulls and ghost

[OverTheTopCargoTrailer]

Right now it's 41 deg F outside, 64 deg F inside - without the 32" door insulation installed,
Also the rear cargo door is cracked open. I'm USING ZERO HEAT !!
Just 1 person inside.

I'm pretty sure when loaded and finished I will be able to get PLUS 30 Deg F with ZERO HEAT !!


Also so far, knock on wood I'm not having a condensation problem

[OverTheTopCargoTrailer]

Thank you Bob For the link.....

My head has swollen to double its size already





CarMate Trailers now named trailer of the year for 2014

[OverTheTopCargoTrailer]

Its finally winter & freezing cold outside - but still 59 inside OTTCT with ZERO Heat
32" door still needs insulation



the red clock is off by 1 hour , its really 7:35 am

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Can you see the frost on the crack house - ?
both have frost inside - no heat source

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[OverTheTopCargoTrailer]

Ok here it is, for those of you who like to do winter camping & not have Niagara falls CONDENSATION drip on your head,
this method works as well as spray foam. It may also work in vans as walls are irregular

This set up works quite well with almost zero condensation.
the top diamond plate is of course the trailer roof.
the left side is a wood stud that runs under the metal stud "not shown"
I'm using R-19 Denim insulation - it really only expands to 3.5"
below i'm using 3/4" blue board mainly to compress the Denim - so there is no air space between metal roof.
the bottom layer is 1/4" paneling


Now most of you will LAUGH, because loosing even a single inch is blasphemy in your build
but since I have expensive solar and other electronic stuff on board...
one little drop is all it takes for a nice fire or a short.

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[lrrowe]

Since I will most likely never camp in the western and southwester regions where the temperature can change so much between day and night, I will probably insulate to what ever the air spaces allowed in the sides and ceilings. I will spend the time and energy to learn more about the condensation issue so as not to allow mold or rot to exist in my CT. My camping when my wife is with me will probably be in the later spring to late summer in the East and South. The other times in cold weather will be me or a fellow fisherman or hunter during the colder weather. So for the cold weather insulation will be very much appreciated. But the maximum amount I "could" get if I accepted lesser interior dimensions is not that important to me. I am almost 70 now and still camp in makeshift camps like this picture shows:

This pic shows the 10 x 20 Carport we set up.

This pic is of an 8 x 8 Canopy setup in the Carpot with plastic sheet and tarp draped over it. So in effect, I had a tent within a tent. It held the heat from a Mr. Buddy and a heater on top of a 20 gal. propane tank pretty well while running. At night there was no heat provided.

I was very cosy in it and quite warm at night in 25 degree temps. Sponge baths were also not that bad (with the heaters on of course).
So you can see my needs will be less then the others.

Now I have until the end of this month to order my trailer before a price increase is in effective. I am down to a Car Mate 6 x12 Advantage and or a Car Mate Custom Cargo, 6 x 14, both Single Axles. I am struggling with the price differences now and the space lost going to the V-Nose Advantage unit.

So as not to take over this tread, in a few days I will post a new thread dedicated to this build and there I will be showing my ideas about condensation and my solutions, looking for comments and ideas.

[wtcreaux]

Now I have until the end of this month to order my trailer before a price increase is in effective. I am down to a Car Mate 6 x12 Advantage and or a Car Mate Custom Cargo, 6 x 14, both Single Axles. I am struggling with the price differences now and the space lost going to the V-Nose Advantage unit.

I'm confused......How do you lose space by using a V-nose??

[piperpilot3tk]

Some manufacturers include the V nose in the advertised length, others do not and only advertise the length from the aft of the V nose where the floor is full width. Also there are different dimensions of V nose areas, most are three feel long, but some are two, others are four plus feet long and go all the way to the coupler.

[wtcreaux]

Thanks piper, that makes sense.....the ones I've looked at are "A x B" + "the V".......highlights the need to make sure comparing apples to apples.......