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Converting Cargo Trailers into TTTs

Postby crazylarry » Mon Apr 19, 2010 4:03 pm

I own two, one big one and one smaller one. Best thing since popcorn! :D
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Postby SirJoey » Mon Apr 19, 2010 4:42 pm

crazylarry wrote:OH! Noooooo!....You robbed the" SirJoey Bicycle Trailer"! :(

Admittedly though, the thought DID cross my mind... :thinking:

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...but, I just couldn't do it. :Oh Brother:
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Postby Prem » Tue Apr 20, 2010 11:30 am

SirJoey wrote:

Everything's covered in yellow, radioactive dust, AKA POLLEN!


Or primer overspray around the tongue area? :(

(Put Goop hand cleaner on a toothbrush and scrub the overspray lightly. It will come off if the sun hasn't baked it on yet. Rinse with warm water.)

P.S. Nice bike trailer / cooler hauler. :thumbsup:
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Postby SirJoey » Tue Apr 20, 2010 1:17 pm

Prem wrote:SirJoey wrote:

Everything's covered in yellow, radioactive dust, AKA POLLEN!
Or primer overspray around the tongue area? :(

Well, there was a touch of that as well, but the Magic Eraser took care that.
All the stuff you see on the tongue itself, & the tub however, is pollen.
Glad I'm not allergic to it, cuz we're covered with the stuff! :(
I live in a rural area, surrounded by trees & various other plant life.
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Postby SirJoey » Fri Apr 23, 2010 5:04 pm


Update on the ThermaRest maattress situation...

Purchased the $101, 4" thick, memory foam mattress topper, & tried it out by itself.
Another failure. Not surprisingly, like the ThermaRest mattress, it doesn't cut it alone,
so my final solution ended up being exactly what I figured, put the two of them together.

After cutting the memory foam topper down to the width of the ThermaRest mattress,
& stacking it on top of the ThermaRest, I finally came up with a workable solution.

...barely!
:roll:

It's comin' down to details, odd & ends! Won't be long now! :)
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Postby Prem » Fri Apr 23, 2010 7:24 pm

TIP: Get a king size memory foam topper. Fold it in half and it fits a twin size bed with twice the comfort! :D
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Postby SirJoey » Mon Apr 26, 2010 12:47 pm


Peephole here, peephole there,
peephole peephole everywhere...

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Four wide-angle viewers, total. One front, one rear, & one in each side, giving
me a complete 360 degree view around the trailer, not counting the windows.
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Postby Prem » Mon Apr 26, 2010 1:29 pm

You're missing the gun ports below the peep holes.

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...and a bunch of Kevlar in the walls???

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Postby SirJoey » Mon Apr 26, 2010 2:21 pm

Prem wrote:You're missing the gun ports below the peep holes.

Holding off on those till I can afford the guns! :twisted:





Prem wrote:...and a bunch of Kevlar in the walls???

Awaiting government funding.... :rofl2:
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Postby Prem » Mon Apr 26, 2010 5:13 pm

:R Homeland Security grants for armored private trailers were only available under the last administration. :o Is it a faith-based trailer? That avenue may still be available. I don't know. :roll: ;)
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Postby Curtis in Texas » Mon Apr 26, 2010 5:15 pm

What, no manhole escape hatch in the floor?????? :lol:
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Postby 8ball_99 » Mon Apr 26, 2010 8:03 pm

Hey cut him so slack, maybe he camps in the bronx
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Postby SirJoey » Tue Apr 27, 2010 11:32 am

Curtis in Texas wrote:What, no manhole escape hatch in the floor?????? :lol:

Oh no? Shhhhhh.... that's classified! :MLAS





8ball_99 wrote:Hey cut him so slack, maybe he camps in the bronx

I hear it's nice this time of year! :crazy:
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Postby SirJoey » Wed Apr 28, 2010 6:55 pm


Some more goodies... 5 commercial-grade locks, with slightly beefier shackles,
drill guards, & all keyed alike! That's one for the coupler, one for each door,
& two for the tongue box.

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Also picked up a nifty little back-lit voltage meter for monitoring my battery, ensuring
I won't accidentally let it drop below 10 volts when shore power isn't available.

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Postby SirJoey » Fri Apr 30, 2010 3:46 pm


Added 4 tiny little baskets for my remotes & other small odds & ends:

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Also put up a touch light, for another soft-light option, as all the other lights are
pretty bright & harsh, except for the indirect, purplish neon in the top of the closet.

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Yeah, I know, crappy lookin', humongous gaps you guys can all laugh at, :rofl2:
but this WAS, after all, my first attempt at buiding something like this.
Anyway, just kinda takin' my time now, chippin' away at the details, odds & ends. :sneakers:
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