Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

How about a weekender built on a custom 6x8 trailer??????
Was thinking making it 6x10 1 foot over hang on each side, I also liek the agressive lines of the weekender and it would look awesome behind my jeep on out trail runs. Should I go 6 feet tall with it at its highest point? I want to keep the same lines, what do you think mike????

Jeeper,

Are you towing with a jeep?

A 6x10 Weekender would be nice, but you'll definitely want to tuck the wheels underneath. Once you do that, you'll have to make your sidewalls 5' high if you want to have a table inside.

And you'll still be wider than your jeep.

What's the reason for being 6' wide?

Look at this again and make it just a little wider and a little higher...



Mike...

cuase im 6'5 6'6ish 240 lb s and its a tight fit hahahah
so you are saying a 6x10 weekender would be ok? not to 6 feet high?

It sounds like you want a standy that looks like a Weekender. Sure you can do that. It would end up being a tall version of the T@B, but with sharp weekender lines...

Lets see a drawing of that.

Mike...

I was gonna ask you the same thing mike!!!!!!!

Jeeper92 wrote:I was gonna ask you the same thing mike!!!!!!!

Company is coming in today. Won't have time until Sunday...

Mike...

Okay, I had a couple seconds this morning. I took the weekender and stretched it to your dimensions.

Then I dropped it on a custom welded frame with 15" wheels and a torsion axle.

Mike...

P.S. I also lifted the bed up, and rotated it 90 degrees...

ok mike let me stretch you a little here

Has to fit in a 81 inch garage, sleep two adults and two kids (bunk beds)
No galley, bathroom and still ahev a weekender feel.It can be 6 feet wide and be built on a hf 4x8 trailer. Light weight is very importatn and under a grand. Can ya draw something up like that ???????? Im pickign my trialer up this week, ill be making saw dust next weekend

ah, you're thinking something more like this then...



Mike...

I have just joined this site because Iam in the process of building a tiny trailer and that is the plan for me.

Ultimately I would like a teardrop but as long as I have kids I need sleeping for 4. This last version of the weekender is exactly what I've been thinking of. I've been trying to visualize the size and voila there it is.

I'm working on selling my old 18ft, 8ft wide, heavy travel trailer. As soon as its done. I will begin my build.

Will butt jointed 4 X 8 sheets of 1/2 inch ply be strong enough? I may insulate in the future but for now, unisulated. Weight isn't to much of an issue because I will be pulling with a 4.3litre jimmy.. Size is my biggest concern (don't want to pull a parachute down the highway anymore).

Thanks everyone all your ideas rock.

Once i start i will post a build log.

Beevel,

Welcome to the forum.

How much of a concern is weight?

I would probably take a page out of the Puffin book, and build this large weekender with 1/4" luan, butt jointed, and backed up with a 3/4" thick stud.

So you're talking about 3 sheets per side, but luan is cheap. $9.95 or so... at any big box store.

Leave the studs exposed on the inside, and when you're ready for insulation, just add it inbetween the studs.

Mike...

I had thought about the 1/4 inch with the internal framing, in which case I would just insulate at the same time, but I figured it would be quicker (easier) to build with the 1/2 inch ply.

Weight isn't really to much of a concern, If i can keep the trailer weight at about 1000 lbs, I'm happy.

At a little over 5 feet of cabin height plus axle height etc, the trailer will be about 6 to 8 inches taller than the roof of my Jimmy. At 6 feet wide it will be about 4 inches wider than the body of the jimmy on either side. i can live with those numbers. My current trailer is about a foot and a half taller than the jimmy and sticks out about 10 inches on either side. I can really feel the wind when pulling with the truck.

Again thanks for the suggestions.

Bob.

I've not done a weight analysis on this design. But based on past experience, if I were building this it would probably weigh about 1200 pounds using 1/2" plywood.

Mike...

I don't see how it would be any easier to build with 1/2" ply over 1/4". In order to get cleats to support your bunks and bead you will need some blocking, so these may as well do double duty and be part of the framing.

1/2" sheets will be more to muscle around. Saves some money too.

Mark

6 sheets of 1/4" luan is about 150 pounds.

6 sheet of 1/2" luan is about 300 pounds.

Add 3 sheets of 1/2" luan for the floor... approx 150 pounds.

Add 300 pounds for the chassis and the 12" tires.

It starts adding up quickly... I would definitely consider 1/4" where ever possible.

Mike...