A couple tips from this weekend

[fornesto]

I finally got fed up with the little water pump from JC whitney. The next step up was $60 or so. A while back, I bought a 12V outdoor shower on e-bay for $20. It has a submergible pump, power pack (batteries or 12V), and a shower head. I snipped the shower head off, snipped the cig lighter head off, hard-wired it to my jc whitney faucet switch and we are in business. Next is to plumb the shower head and 6' hose back into the pump so it can be a shower as well. That pump is a great deal for $20 and is actually designed to be dropped in a bucket of water...Great for you collapsible water bucket folks!

Second, I built a 30-cent gas strut lock. You can see it in my photo album. It is a 12" piece of 1/2" elec. conduit (scrap) with a 1/4" section removed from it along its entire length. When the gas strut is open, it snaps on to the exposed rod, keeping the cylinder from closing. My fear was the gust of wind creating the Elvis-kung-fu chop effect on the unsuspecting chef.

[bledsoe3]

Nice Pic's. Is that built on the snow bear trailer?

[fornesto]

Yup, that's the snowbear trailer.

[toypusher]

fornesto,

Nice tear, and I really love the tongue box, where did you get it?

Kerry

[fornesto]

That tongue box is a "trunk" (literally) from a Ford Model A. A neighbor had it on their front lawn with a sign for $15. They make new reproductions for about $400. I did order a good vinyl cover for it to keep the bugs out, as well as a new lock and straps. It is 13" wide, 30" long and about 24" deep. I put a 1/2" plywood floor in the trunk, U-bolted it to my straight tongue and drilled two guide holes through the body of the trailer to stabilize it left and right. I used lots of rubber grommets to act as shock absorbers.