Backwards weekender

[rbourne3]

I would like to camp in my tear this season. Looking at a conservative estimate of 200 hrs to build, at 10 hrs/week it will take a minimum of 20 weeks to construct. Not good for riding my trike or camping.

So, a 4x8 weekender is looking good. My trike is square tubing and angles, so the angles of the weekender will be symmetrical.

Now, I do not have the bulk of a tow vehicle to block the wind off the tear. Would turning it around backwards make sense for reducing drag? It would allow a larger galley in the former front and a steeper angle to the former rear.

[parnold]

You will likely get plenty of replies to this, but from all the reading that I have done here, due to the light weight of these tears, aerodynamics is not much of a factor.

Bottom line is, if it is what you want to do, then why the heck not, it's yours to build the way you want to enjoy it after all!

[rbourne3]

I flipped the plan and didn't like the look. By the time I got it where I half liked it, I didn't have room to sit up

[S. Heisley]

You might be able to get some ideas by looking through the albums of some of our members. Here are a couple albums of members who pull with motor bikes or trikes:

http://tnttt.com/album_ ... c_id=14591

http://tnttt.com/album_ ... er_id=3412

[rbourne3]

Thank you. It appears that the profile and/or drag is not a problem. I'll be able to concentrate on weight.