Sleep 4- outdoor kitchen

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Sleep 4- outdoor kitchen

Postby onemanbander » Thu Mar 10, 2011 2:30 pm

I don't know if I am posting this in the correct sub-forum, but I made my best guess.

I have been watching these forums for years off and on, and love the community and amazing abilities you all have in designing and building these awesome trailers.

I would like to design/build a trailer (as small as possible) that sleeps four- I am picturing 2 bunks in the front and a queen(ish) bed in the back. Then also an outdoor galley in the back (to avoid the whole 'don't cook where you sleep' thing).

Now, I have zero design skills, but the little bit of work I've done trying to design this trailer has resulted in something that is surprisingly long and I feel like I am wasting a lot of space in the interior.

Have any of you built or designed anything like this? Can you point me toward a design or build journal that does have these features?

Thanks in advance
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Postby aggie79 » Mon Mar 14, 2011 4:06 pm

You may want to look at this design. There is a front bunk option:

http://www.angib.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/teardrop/tear56.htm
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Postby danlott » Mon Mar 14, 2011 11:25 pm

My build will have front bunks. The rear bed will be 54".

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You can also check out Steve Fredericks "Rondack Lodge" design. His trailer has a front dinette area, but you could easily build in some bunks in the front with a rear dinette area.

http://www.campingclassics.com/lodge1.html
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Postby Miriam C. » Tue Mar 15, 2011 12:29 am

Scott does a great job of boxing things neatly! ;) His other builds lend themselves to 4 or more people too.

http://tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?t=40943

I was talking to hubby about how we could make more room in ours and there are two ways. One would be to do the bunk thing and the other would be to raise the full bed and put cots at a 90* angle. With 6 wide and 10 long you get more options. ;)

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Postby onemanbander » Tue Mar 15, 2011 11:28 am

Thanks for the replies- these will give me some really good places to start from.

I like the teardrop shape, but it seems like there is more usable space if you use a taller canned ham shape. Can I get some pro's and con's of the different shapes?

Maybe consider the usability of the galley and hatch door, interior usable space, general esthetics, cost of build...

Thanks!
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Postby bobhenry » Tue Mar 15, 2011 1:15 pm

A canned ham always kinda reminded me of a Benroy profile....

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