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Lightweight Drop

Postby steve wolverton » Mon Nov 29, 2004 2:22 pm

Hey Guys,

Well, I managed to weigh my teardrop today. I first weighed the trailer, and then the camper. I knew it was gonna be light when I was picking the trailer up to stand it on the bathroom scales. :)

Trailer weighed in at 223 lbs.

Camper (with doors, windows, fenders, everything but fabric interior) weighed in at 215 lbs. My custom fenders only weigh 5.5 pounds each.

That's a total of 438 pounds!

We still have to glass it and paint it, and then add the interior cloth (weighed in a 7 pounds) and the electronics. My original goal of 500 pounds is toast, I'm shooting for 475 lbs. now. WooHoo.

I have a few other items to lighten up (my cupboard doors, cupboard bottom, etc.) by drilling holes & fiberglassing, but I'm very excited about the weight.

My fiberglass came in today, so it started raining of course. I'll glass it this Thursday.

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Postby BrianB » Mon Nov 29, 2004 3:05 pm

Nice work, Steve! 500lbs is mighty impressive. Is that weight with a kitchenette, or is it just a sleeper?
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Postby steve wolverton » Mon Nov 29, 2004 9:19 pm

It's an insulated sleep w/storage, but no hatch.

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Postby RAYVILLIAN » Mon Nov 29, 2004 9:50 pm

:applause:
good Job! I thought that Little Guy was light at 650lb but you blew them out of the water.

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