Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

by **Nitetimes** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 8:52 am

GPW wrote:

I give up on the pic ... here's the link ????

There ya go. Just needed the img tags. Push the quote button and you'll see what was missing. :thumbsup:

by **GPW** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 10:19 am

Nite ... Thanks!!! ... will try to get it right next time ...

by **madjack** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 10:34 am

bobhenry wrote:Mike

wanta have some fun figure the snow load on this roof with about 2' of heavy wet snow on it !

Did I hear a CRACK !

Bob, iff'n we got enough snow(any) in GPW's area to crack the roof, you "yankees" will have about 20 foot past your eye bones of snow...that should never be a problem...of course if global warming causes a new ice age, all bets are off

madjack

by **bobhenry** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 10:41 am

Not again I had all the fun I could stand in "76" during the blizzard.
There is something very humbling when mother nature has rescue crews using snowshoes and 14' cane poles to probe the snow for trapped semi drivers in their rig's. You just can not imagine till you have lived it.

by **madjack** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 10:46 am

bobhenry wrote:Not again I had all the fun I could stand in "76" during the blizzard.
There is something very humbling when mother nature has rescue crews using snowshoes and 14' cane poles to probe the snow for trapped semi drivers in their rig's. You just can not imagine till you have lived it.

Well, I lived for several years in the Rockies, in an area where 240"s of snow a year was not uncommon...and I might well have been one of the semi-drivers, they were probing for...so...been there...done that...I'll pass...thank you very much :lol:

madjack

by **SaGR** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 10:48 am

Not that I'm a pro by any means, but isn't this a little heavy on one side?

by **GPW** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 11:08 am

Probably so unless we made the kitchen stuff pretty heavy(stuffed cooler+ a water tank)... The lower bunk could be made into an L shaped bunk across the front , or perhaps a wardrobe further distributing the weight.....Ac on the light side would help... although I really like Big Mike's AC on a slide, mounted on the front with a rock guard/shade... perhaps mount that to the light side of the front ...The floor area was to allow some extra seating ... My Lazy Boy would fit , and surely would balance the trailer... hahahaha

snow??? ... we "Cajuns" would never survive ... frozen Cajun on a stick... Cajuncicles... WHEN IT GETS BELOW 75 , I'M LOOKING FOR A SWEATER....hahahahahaah Also PASS !!!!!

You can always cool off by "gettin' naked''.... cold ... never enough clothes ... Brrrr !!!! gotta' burn something ... :roll:

by **bobhenry** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 11:14 am

I thought it looked that way too. Then I stocked the kitchen area.
A 30-35 lb cooler full of ice , cold food and drinks far out weight the plastic port-a-pot and a lightly framed shower wall.
The dutch oven , cast iron skillet , other pots and pans and dishware in the bottom storage and a couple bags of dry food stocks above should come in around 50# +/- should far outway the small vanity and mirror stocked with soap and first aid goodies. The only area that may be a little out of balance is the bunk area and only by the weight of bedding and clothes stored underneth and the weight of the bed unit itsself. Loaded this little trailer should balance out closer than it looks. A frame mounted small water tank under the floor at the entry would help to balance out the bunk area.
The fact that the kitchen weight is nose heavy should help with the handeling as well.

by **SaGR** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 11:18 am

Good points. You might be light coming back from the trip but not too bad overall.

by **GPW** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 7:08 am

Ya' know , we started weighing everything on a bathroom scale ... amazing how quick it adds up , especially my wife's stuff... :lol:

by **bobhenry** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 7:23 am

GPW wrote:Ya' know , we started weighing everything on a bathroom scale ... amazing how quick it adds up , especially my wife's stuff...

"Amazing how quick it adds up , especially my WIFE " ! :lol:

by **SaGR** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 7:27 am

bobhenry wrote:"Amazing how quick it adds up , especially my WIFE " !

DOH!!!

by **GPW** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 6:51 am

Having a "commercial trailer" now , we see that alot of stuff in there is more cosmetic than functional ... heavy propane RVQ , was tossed in favor of my tiny hibachi and solar cooker...Extremely heavy folding table was tossed in favor some nice TV trays (2)...that are easily stowed...
removing heavy objects added another 50+ lbs. to my cargo weight...more room for my stuff...

The wife commented last night about what it must be like to lose everything you owned...alot here did... that's why I told her we have to bring more stuff with us ... just in case... :roll:

and who needs an oven for camping ...???

If I were allowed to build a new one , I'd keep the build simple and functional , always calculating the weight /cargo parameters to allow maximum carrying/functional capability ...

by **GPW** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 6:35 am

You campers (non-evacuees) need to chime in about what makes YOU comfortable on a trip ...I guess short term camping differs from long trips...and depending where you go , different things are needed... :roll:

by **GPW** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 6:55 am

Around here , we're constantly exposed to the new tiny "Katrina houses"...small efficient housing for those who lost everything ... seeing these , one is reminded how Architects seldom design for efficiency, but more for eye appeal ... We've been looking at Tumbleweed homes... Cute , but not all that practical and the plans are ridiculously expensive ($900..+)... Even the wife agrees that a trailer has a better living layout than these ... perhaps Trailer guys should design housing ... we seem to be so much better about using all the space efficiently...allthough the outsides tend to resemble a "canned ham " ...

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