so...here's my second stab at it - 6x10 standy

[charlescranfill]

OK, so I've been playing around in sketchup. Got a design that I really like, just want to make sure I'm not screwing the pooch. This isn't a teardrop so much as it's just a small travel trailer, I guess..our requirements are to sleep 4, have a stove and a fridge, have a couple of seats.

I plan to stretch the plywood to get to 6' height using the router/biscuit joining method I found on here. Am I better off stretching it vertically, horizontally, or does it matter? Do I need to reinforce the joints with framing? I'm hoping to do 3/4"floor, 3/4" single walls, and double skinned roof.

Love to hear your thoughts..comments, criticisms, ridicule, whatever. I'm thinking the bench seats will have storage underneath, not shown in the drawing. If anybody wants to see the actual sketchup file, let me know. Thanks!

[mezmo]

Your plan is interesting. If you include some dimensions
you'll probably get better constructive cricitisms - as you
want.

Also, figure some 'lifespan' into it too. Small kids get
bigger fast and you'll need to factor in the additional space they
may need later on. And, if you curve/angle out the front and rear
wall bottoms a bit you can thus cantilever in some additional interior space,
while still using the 10ft frame length as the base. A 3ft wide bunk is more
inviting than a 2ft wide bunk, just in general. And if you need to go out
a bit wider than the 6ft width of the old popup frame, say 6ft6ins
wide OA, or such [to accomodate a comfortable crosswise bed length
[~75in long is a single or double mattress standard length], plus wall
thicknesses], that is no problem to cantilever out each side 3ins or such.

Inches and fractions of inches count here in "TD/TTT Land" and can affect
the usability/function you want, so now is the time to tweak - much easier to
do while it is still on paper, as I'm sure you know.

Cheers,
Norm/mezmo

[charlescranfill]

thanks Norm! I was wondering if I was stinking the place up or something. LOL I'll include dimensions and redo it.

My bunks are planned at 30"x75ish - I'm still waffling between solid 3/4" walls or the 1x3 sandwich construction I've seen on here. Right now I'm leaning toward the sandwich as I understand it saves on weight AND gives me the capability of hiding wires. I guess I'm a bit scared of the radiused construction, as I'm not a carpenter and kind of intimidated by the whole thing already. LOL

Anyways, thanks for the feedback. I'll repost it today or tomorrow.

[Junkboy999]

If you got a space to do a quick mock up of the inside you should try it. Include the roof as well. Once you step in to it for the first time you get a better feeling if it will work or not.

Cardboard, tape and a few 1x2 from the hardware store for the mock-up is cheaper them building a trailer and making another one a year later.

Most people don’t spent the day in there TD but if it rains your design might be a bit small for you and your son along with a friend even to set and tell stories or play cards.

[mezmo]

Fast Comment ...

If you want a radius bottom, determine how much - say
6in to 1ft and find a can, pot, pot top etc. - anything round -
that would give you the size radius curve needed, and then trace
1/4 of the circle it makes for 'radiusing' a 90 degree join. If you decide
on an angle join, say 45 degrees e.g.,and don't want a sharp join,
just find a can from the pantry whose outside curve will give you
the smooth outside join radius needed for that...