The Fiber-Stream ( aka The Giant Tylenol )

[whitefishpoint]

For all the ideas this forum has provided me, I think I owe you all some pictures of my contraption, regardless of my shyness.



Plug:









Mold:



Parts and mold:



Easter eggs:



Dropped floor:


Black goo:













FRP, FRP, FRP....













840 lbs empty - no interior.

That's ALL Folks!

[michaelwpayton]

Very cool... but we are going to need more

[S. Heisley]

It's amazing what people do in their garages these days. That is an interesting and innovative way to make a TTT. Thank you for sharing your build with us.

From the pictures, I gather that the dinette makes into a full-sized bed and the kitchen will be in the back?

[whitefishpoint]

From the pictures, I gather that the dinette makes into a full-sized bed and the kitchen will be in the back?

Yes. I have the dinette made but the interior is not done otherwise. Also the entire dropped floor area and surrounding walls are cover with FRP to make a wet area. I wanted to have a place to take a shower besides a shower tent. In the past, with my previous teardrop trailer, the shower tent was the only option, and there were too many times when it was either too cold, too buggy, or too rainy/windy to use it.

I'm not planning on a kitchen. The bed area is 6.5 ft x 6.5 ft which is plenty big for myself, my wife and my 10 year daughter. We camped for the first time in it last week and the bed was fantastic (6" foam). Also the interior is large enough that I can close all the windows at night without suffocating - really! In my teardrop, I woke up one night and I observed that I was breathing really fast - I couldn't figure out why. Then I realized - Oh, I'm actually suffocating!! That was a 4x8 teardrop. Too air tight and not enough volume. Had to sleep with the windows open in
that thing.

The bad thing is that above 60mph, the Vibe just doesn't cut it. Have to drive in 3rd gear which is annoying. The vibe was fine with my 4x8 teardrop. Had to downshift up hills with my 5x8 teardrop. But this one is 6'x10.5' and 5' tall and its definately at its limit airdrag-wise.

[ews2112]

Giant pill or not....I LOVE it. That is one good looking and well laid-out trailer...can't wait to see the interior when you're through.

[Facemeltingly Epic]

I like it! I still haven't built my first, but this gives me some ideas for a third or fourth build (especially if I decide I'd like to try laying fiberglass).

[whitefishpoint]

(especially if I decide I'd like to try laying fiberglass).

The corner caps are hand laid fiberglass. The top and curved panels are Structoglas

http://www.cranecomposites.com/sequentia/sanitarywallpanels.asp

Its the stuff they sell at Lowes, etc for $25/4x8 sheet.

Some others on this forum used it with good results so I decided to risk it. We will see how well it holds up and if the glue holds to it. I just used PL urethane glue to glue the FRP to the wood. Others have said that the glue they used eventually broke loose, but I want to wait and see before I drive screws all over it. Right now there are screws around the front but the top is only glued. So far its only seen temps from 60degF to 99 degF. I'm going to have it outside all winter with just a tarp.

[starleen2]

Lookin' Good

[Gage]

Hate to burst your bubble, but you might reconsider what you call your trailer. There is a manufactured TT out there that is known as a Fiber Stream. It is no longer being manufactured but is considered to be a rear travel trailer. And by the way, nice work so far.

[mezmo]

Hi whitefishpoint,

Great build so far! Especially on a more complicated
design that a lot of us would shy away from due to it's
complexity. Your build shows it is possible and doable
and great looking.

FYI Here's a link RE: the Fiber Stream TTT that Gage mentioned:

http://album.fiberglassrv.com/main.php?g2_itemId=833

BTW, older trailers from 30s-40s-50s that have curved upper sides
into the roof all around or mostly all around are generally called
"bread loafs" by vintage trailer enthusiasts
based on the shape resembling a loaf of bread.
[Likewise flat sided trailers from then with curved fronts and
rears are called "canned hams" due to their resembling a
canned ham.]

If you decide you want to change the name maybe a play on
"bread loaf" would work?

Here are some possibilities to consider or run from:

"Home Baked TD/Loaf" "Just loafin" "Schalf/Sleep/Sleeper Loaf/Loafer"
"Loaf of Life" "Love our Loaf" "Loaf of Our Lives"... [I'll quit now].

Something else you could do along the bread loaf theme is
to take a bread machine with you when you camp and make
home made bread when camping - very doable if you have
electricity where you're camping. Good smelling and tasting too!
[I read some where once, and it hit me as a great idea,
that some campers in Australia that have the super deluxe
off-road caravans (travel trailers) take bread machines with
them and make bread using the 12v electical system in the
outback!]

Here's wishing you continued great success as you finish it out.

[glassice]

looks great
On some mold we do in plaster we spray it on with a cheep HF sheet rock gun and ice watter
If you plan to have your trailer last the panels are not UV protected see if you can find a wax that has some UV block in it and use often

[steve smoot]

That's a nice looking camper you have there. I especially like the way you did the windows. If you had rounded the rear end too, it would look like a Casita.

[whitefishpoint]

Hate to burst your bubble, but you might reconsider what you call your trailer. There is a manufactured TT out there that is known as a Fiber Stream. It is no longer being manufactured but is considered to be a rear travel trailer. And by the way, nice work so far.

I'm not really naming my trailer, I just thought of the first thing off the top of my head and put it as the thread title. A co-worker said it looked like a Tylenol pill.

If I were to actually give my trailer a name it would probably be "The Moneypit" but everyone uses that name!

[doug hodder]

Nice to see someone trying the breadloaf thing. I've been toying around with a breadloaf design and have some rough ideas on paper, not as large on the radaii as you however. How did you seal the area between the glass corners and the frp? Is that a piece of trim that's on it? Looks great! Doug

[whtknight]

Yeah, this is a great build... love it!!