Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

No aware of one... but it shouldn't be too hard. Just build a wall inset from the ramp and hang the doors. Cool idea in any case.

hankaye wrote:jerry4570, Howdy;

Not to rain on your parade, but have you thought about the negative pressure that will
be pulling on the back of the trailer? Will the glass you use be strong enough to withstand it?
There is a reason for those cam-locks used to secure the regular doors.
I may be wrong, but were I you I'd look into it more before spending the $'s.

hank

If I understand, I think the concept is that the ramp is still there (up when moving, down to access the trailer) and would cover the glass doors. Is that right Jerry? The photo you posted might not be like that though.

If you don't need the opening width for both doors, why not use a single glass door with a side light? Instead of a conventional pre-framed door, how about a storm door instead? The continuous hinge of a storm door may stand up to road vibration better than the three hinges of a conventional door.

jerry4570 wrote:

If you don't need the opening width for both doors, why not use a single glass door with a side light? Instead of a conventional pre-framed door, how about a storm door instead? The continuous hinge of a storm door may stand up to road vibration better than the three hinges of a conventional door.

That is another option, if I can still get a motorcycle through the single door. My main goal is to get a lot of light in when parked, and make the rear an easy exit.

Couple of thoughts.

They make polycarbonate clear doors that roll up for shops and stores.

Then you could also do a closet style folding door and use polycarbonate as the lights/glass. It would be light and tough. You would also only lose a few inches on each side when the doors are open so loading anything would not be an issue. Plus if you don't want them for a trip they can just be taken out of the tracks and put away.
Something like these.

jerry4570 wrote:

Couple of thoughts.

They make polycarbonate clear doors that roll up for shops and stores.

Then you could also do a closet style folding door and use polycarbonate as the lights/glass. It would be light and tough. You would also only lose a few inches on each side when the doors are open so loading anything would not be an issue. Plus if you don't want them for a trip they can just be taken out of the tracks and put away.
Something like these.

I think that I like the poly roll up door idea. I just did a little research and I still need to find out the size of the box that the thing rolls up in, which would be hanging from the ceiling and may be a deal breaker.

jerry4570 wrote:I was hopeful but the poly roll up doors require about 9" overhead for the panel to roll up, and it would interfere with the spring and spindle for the ramp. If they made one like an overhead (garage) door, it could work. I've decided to use a storm door in the middle with lexan panels, like side lites on both sides.

jerry4570 wrote:I thought I found a thread when I was lurking but cannot now. Does anyone know of a thread discussing installing french doors in the back of a cargo trailer?

what about 2 storm doors one right one left. You can also get the poly in sheets instead of lexan. Its still clear but insulates better and doesn't scratch as easily.