Road Foamie - done for the year

Canvas covered foamies (Thrifty Alternatives...)

Moderator: eaglesdare

Postby GPW » Wed Sep 28, 2011 7:02 am

Mel , many many times I’m called upon to explain something and have to resort to making a quick sketch ... Sometimes my concepts are a little obtuse for the non-visualizers ... :roll: I still have to make sketches for the wife ... after 37 years :oops:

Funny , when I built my house and studio, I had two years to design it and draw up the plans , so filled two large sketchbooks with drawings of every aspect of the build in great detail ... During the build , if anybody got confused, I just pulled out the books and showed them the sketch of that particular part .. ( I was the contractor)
The build went flawlessly and was finished in 6 months, and I can account for every board in the house ... :thumbsup:
The carpenter used to chide me about the wood ... knowing exactly how much I needed , I ordered just that , and there wasn’t enough scraps left over to build a fire ... All calculated from the sketches ... :thumbsup:

Knowing you’ve planned this out , I think your trailer is going to be Super !!! 8)
There’s no place like Foam !
User avatar
GPW
Gold Donating Member
 
Posts: 14912
Images: 546
Joined: Thu Feb 09, 2006 7:58 pm
Location: New Orleans

Postby atahoekid » Wed Sep 28, 2011 11:42 pm

GPW wrote: Knowing you’ve planned this out , I think your trailer is going to be Super !!! 8)


Thanks GPW, that is high praise coming from you. I hope I can live up to the expectation. I still consider you the guru of foam building and were it not for your thinking "out of the box" we wouldn't be building foamies. So on behalf of all of us foamlings... Thank You!! :bowdown: :bowdown:
Mel

"Believe in your abilities... Remember amateurs built the ark, professionals built the Titanic"

"Indecision may or may not be my problem" Jimmy Buffet

Image

The Road Foamie Build Thread: viewtopic.php?t=45698
User avatar
atahoekid
Platinum Donating Member
 
Posts: 1773
Images: 158
Joined: Sat Jul 24, 2010 2:49 am
Location: Incline Village, NV

Postby pete42 » Thu Sep 29, 2011 7:02 am

atahoekid
I remember someone saying to Mike that it looked like he needed someway to sit the foam on the floor to support his foamie.
he cut slots in the foam added wood that fit through the slots and the sides rested on them.
what I am asking is how is your foam supported or does it hang over the side of the floor?
or did I just miss that part I am old you know.

Pete
User avatar
pete42
Super Lifetime Member
 
Posts: 2203
Images: 13
Joined: Sat Nov 07, 2009 11:52 am
Location: SouthWest Ohio
Top

Postby GPW » Thu Sep 29, 2011 7:44 am

Mel , Thanks , but let’s not get carried away ... :o This was all borne from some TD plywood de-laminating , and the attempt to build an affordable , practical (light) , and Thrifty trailer that would actually be able to live outside without rotting , de-laminating or requiring frequent inspection or maintenance .... The Old Timers solved this problem a long time ago ... pre fiberglass... by using Canvas and paint .... too bad they didn’t have Foam ... they get the credit !!!
Now with several Foamies out there acquiring many travel miles , we know they work ... :thumbsup: Mine got the “outside testâ€
There’s no place like Foam !
User avatar
GPW
Gold Donating Member
 
Posts: 14912
Images: 546
Joined: Thu Feb 09, 2006 7:58 pm
Location: New Orleans
Top

Postby atahoekid » Fri Sep 30, 2011 12:18 am

pete42 wrote:atahoekid
I remember someone saying to Mike that it looked like he needed someway to sit the foam on the floor to support his foamie.
he cut slots in the foam added wood that fit through the slots and the sides rested on them.
what I am asking is how is your foam supported or does it hang over the side of the floor?
or did I just miss that part I am old you know.

Pete


Here's the sketch I drew for the wall/floor joint

Image

The floor is essentially trapped by foam on three sides with the fiberglass reinforcing strip, and the fiberglass/adhesive "sock" adding extra strength. The foam to foam and foam to floor joints will be made with epoxy. The inside walls will also be lined with a thin paneling or ply for additional rigidity but it doesn't necessarily add much to the wall/floor joint. Hope that answers the question...

When it comes to age, I recall what my friend's dad once told me. "Yup, age is relative, unfortunately I feel relatively old" :o :lol: :lol: :o
Mel

"Believe in your abilities... Remember amateurs built the ark, professionals built the Titanic"

"Indecision may or may not be my problem" Jimmy Buffet

Image

The Road Foamie Build Thread: viewtopic.php?t=45698
User avatar
atahoekid
Platinum Donating Member
 
Posts: 1773
Images: 158
Joined: Sat Jul 24, 2010 2:49 am
Location: Incline Village, NV
Top

Postby atahoekid » Fri Sep 30, 2011 12:27 am

GPW wrote:No problems, No Leaks !!! stored in a garage , these should last Forever ... :o

Anxiously awaiting the progress on your trailer .. the rakish futuristic design gives a whole new perspective to Foamie trailer design ... 8)


Yeah, I like that idea... built to last. There's a concept that American industry should revisit.

Unfortunately, there will be no progress for at least the next couple of weeks. I'm headed out for a vacation starting tomorrow morning and when I get back it looks like I'll have to get the house in order for winter. We're forecast to get some snow while I'm gone and the patio furniture needs to be put away, the snowblower needs to be PM'd and all that other winterizing stuff needs to happen pretty quick. At least I'm gonna have a nice winter project to work on. All I could do last winter was wait for the snow to melt so I could start. Now that I'm started and have enough room in the garage to work on it (kinda) I can make steady progress. I'd like to be ready to do a shakedown trip in April or May. I'll probably still have snow on the ground where I live but a trip out to the lower elevations should be OK. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Mel

"Believe in your abilities... Remember amateurs built the ark, professionals built the Titanic"

"Indecision may or may not be my problem" Jimmy Buffet

Image

The Road Foamie Build Thread: viewtopic.php?t=45698
User avatar
atahoekid
Platinum Donating Member
 
Posts: 1773
Images: 158
Joined: Sat Jul 24, 2010 2:49 am
Location: Incline Village, NV
Top

Postby eaglesdare » Fri Sep 30, 2011 6:51 am

enjoy your vacation. where you going?
Louella
May the foam be with you.
User avatar
eaglesdare
Donating Member
 
Posts: 3168
Images: 13
Joined: Tue Aug 26, 2008 7:06 pm
Top

Postby atahoekid » Fri Sep 30, 2011 5:46 pm

Headed for a Caribbean cruise. 8) 8) Looks like Hurricane Ophelia will miss us :o :o

This may be an indication of how addicted I am to this foam trailer thing... I'm currently on my netbook reading this thread while flying across country. I can't think of anything else I'd rather be doing right now except actually building my Road Foamie. :lol: :lol:

I'll probably check in while I'm out at sea too!! If this were illegal, immoral or fattening, I'd have to get an intervention. :D :o
Mel

"Believe in your abilities... Remember amateurs built the ark, professionals built the Titanic"

"Indecision may or may not be my problem" Jimmy Buffet

Image

The Road Foamie Build Thread: viewtopic.php?t=45698
User avatar
atahoekid
Platinum Donating Member
 
Posts: 1773
Images: 158
Joined: Sat Jul 24, 2010 2:49 am
Location: Incline Village, NV
Top

Postby Dusty82 » Fri Sep 30, 2011 6:16 pm

Of course you're assuming that it isn't illegal, immoral, or fattening...

Have fun!
TV: 2004 Jeep Liberty Sport

Currently stuck in a tent.
User avatar
Dusty82
The 300 Club
 
Posts: 313
Joined: Thu Jan 28, 2010 8:15 pm
Location: Southern Oregon
Top

Postby atahoekid » Sat Oct 01, 2011 5:57 am

HMMMM... You make a good point!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
Mel

"Believe in your abilities... Remember amateurs built the ark, professionals built the Titanic"

"Indecision may or may not be my problem" Jimmy Buffet

Image

The Road Foamie Build Thread: viewtopic.php?t=45698
User avatar
atahoekid
Platinum Donating Member
 
Posts: 1773
Images: 158
Joined: Sat Jul 24, 2010 2:49 am
Location: Incline Village, NV
Top

Postby atahoekid » Sat Oct 15, 2011 7:32 pm

Finally back to working on the Road Foamie after a 2 week hiatus. I found the foam I needed and had great expectations for getting some work done but had to stop after about an hour or so. DAMN, new medication is making me dizzy :? :? .

"She who must be obeyed" who is also a RN insists that I should not work with blood pressure that's too low. :( :( :(


I also discovered a potential issue. There is a about a 3/8" height difference between right and left sides. I discovered the issue when I laid the first roof panel on top. I either did not cut the walls identically or the rear bulkhead cabinets are out of square or not the same height on both ends. I have a feeling that it is a bulkhead cabinet issue since I cut the sides from the same pattern and I'm pretty sure I would have noticed the difference when I stacked them on top of each other.

I hate screwing up!!! :x :x I'm hoping that it's the bulkhead cabinets that are out of square and since the uppers and lowers are not yet joined, it is a distinct possibility.

If it's another cabinet issue, I'm looking at some rework. That will be a PITA.

Hopefully I don't feel dizzy tomorrow and can get some work done.
Mel

"Believe in your abilities... Remember amateurs built the ark, professionals built the Titanic"

"Indecision may or may not be my problem" Jimmy Buffet

Image

The Road Foamie Build Thread: viewtopic.php?t=45698
User avatar
atahoekid
Platinum Donating Member
 
Posts: 1773
Images: 158
Joined: Sat Jul 24, 2010 2:49 am
Location: Incline Village, NV
Top

Postby GPW » Sat Oct 15, 2011 10:27 pm

Check your floor for level ...We’ve heard this story before ... :roll:


Psssst , over here .... Nobody will notice 3/8 “ except you , and we won’t tell ;)
There’s no place like Foam !
User avatar
GPW
Gold Donating Member
 
Posts: 14912
Images: 546
Joined: Thu Feb 09, 2006 7:58 pm
Location: New Orleans
Top

Postby pete42 » Sun Oct 16, 2011 11:03 am

I never though about building a slopping roof to make the rain water drain off and not puddle. :thumbsup:

that's a good idea or as my ex boss use to say "good ideal"
User avatar
pete42
Super Lifetime Member
 
Posts: 2203
Images: 13
Joined: Sat Nov 07, 2009 11:52 am
Location: SouthWest Ohio
Top

Postby GPW » Sun Oct 16, 2011 11:18 am

Pete, easy enough to just tilt the trailer huh ??? a Good Eye Deer !!!
There’s no place like Foam !
User avatar
GPW
Gold Donating Member
 
Posts: 14912
Images: 546
Joined: Thu Feb 09, 2006 7:58 pm
Location: New Orleans
Top

Postby tjsabo » Sun Oct 16, 2011 4:50 pm

Mel
That is not good. I know how you feel when i was welding my frame i had it all tact together and it was nice and square when i was done it was off by 3/4 of an inch :x so i cut it apart and had to reweld it now it is all good :thumbsup: so just hang in there and keep up the good work :thumbsup: :applause: ps :worship: :worship: it is an easy fix

Tim
User avatar
tjsabo
Teardrop Builder
 
Posts: 31
Images: 22
Joined: Fri Jul 15, 2011 9:11 pm
Location: michigan
Top

PreviousNext

Return to Foamies

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 13 guests