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[Tombstonebilly]

Hello not long here but love to build cheap things, there seems to be a lot of old boat trailers around here, would one of these make a good trailer for a TD ? Also I was thinking of making it out of PVC pipe with auto headliner material soaked with epoxy. Has anyone tried this ?

[mikeschn]

Welcome to the forum.

A pipe trailer? Nah, I wouldn't do it...



Mike...

[asianflava]

That's the typical construction method for door panels, kick panels, and various other speaker mounts. The reason why it is used for door panels is because they have compound curves. Building a flat sided trailer is easier done with flat panels.

I suppose it could be done using the method you described but you will be buying a lot of epoxy.

[toypusher]

It could make for some interesting design ideas!

[Tear Dreamer]

Check out this thread.....it might be up your alley....

http://www.tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?t=19227

[Tombstonebilly]

Ok so that wont work How a bout a fabric roof and hatch coated with dri loc oh yes

[GPW]

Every time we see Mike's picture of the pipe trailer , we think of all the old horse trailers , done in that style , sitting up and down our rural street , many rotting away from lack of use.... Always had an idea that a converted (and Sterilized) horse trailer would make a great camper...Pretty streamline too , most completely rounded in the front...Plenty of room in those double wides...standy' too !!! Sometimes for various reasons (sold the horse, the horse died, ate the horse, etc. ) the trailers become available or abandoned...I'll just have to offer to haul some away ... just for experimentation ...