All,
Well, I SHOULD be getting an old Coleman popup from my brother this weekend, and I'll be using it as a basis for my trailer. I'm not sure of the dimensions of the frame offhand, but think it's 96x60, although it may be larger. I DO remember that it was my parents' trailer, and they had a pretty large one. It has two queens, or possibly a queen and a king, for the slide outs.
In any case, I want to build one that will sleep four, be a standy, have a toilet in it (but not necessarily a shower: open to that, but the toilet is pretty much a must-have if I build a standy), and (here's the kicker!) be around 1000-1200 pounds! My CR-V has a 1500 pound tow limit, and I want to be under that dry weight, if possible.
I've seen a number of designs on here, and some list weight that is where I want to be, while many others either don't list the weight or or too heavy for me. I'm wondering about having either a fold-out or a slide-out to help give sleeping space, but there's the weight issue again, as well as I'm not sure of how to do that just yet.
I'm thinking of having basically a bunk-bed situation, at the moment. This will allow for sleeping four, make it easy enough to make the beds, and not require a storage area for mattresses and the like. An outside galley is fine, at this point, I think, but am not averse to an inside galley, either. I'm thinking of having the toilet at the front of the trailer, along with a bit of cabinetry that includes a desk area. I'm a photographer, and I shoot a lot at off road triathlons and mountain bike races, so I want to have a space to work on images after a race. That's about as far as I've gotten in my "design" at this point. I've been waiting for details until I actually get the trailer here.
Any helpful ideas would be GREATLY appreciated it! This will be my first attempt at anything like this! I first saw a Lil Guy trailer at a dealer near one of the mountain bike race venues in Burnet, TX, a couple of years ago, liked what I saw, but wasn't really thinking I could afford one. Then, my wife suggested building one, so that's why I'm here!
Sam