Talia62 wrote:More experienced people can chime in, but if the frame is only 4' wide and you're doing 6' wide and 6' tall in a foamy, you may be courting the same fate as the Penguino.
KCStudly wrote:Welcome to the forums.
I was going to say that you might have trouble with a single sheet of canvas covering both roof and sides all in one, what with bunching up along curves, etc., but then your inspiration link shows a relatively boxy profile. Still, you will have to slit the vertical corners and lap those seams anyway. It's not anything to worry about and is easier than it seems (seams?). Still, you got a good price on the canvas.
Falcongirl wrote:Talia62 wrote:More experienced people can chime in, but if the frame is only 4' wide and you're doing 6' wide and 6' tall in a foamy, you may be courting the same fate as the Penguino.
Reading that build was what convinced me to go with a heavy duty frame with regular wheels instead of a lightweight frame. Lower center of gravity, heavier frame, should be harder to blow over. We do get some windy days up here, but nothing like New Mexico gets, which should help. Right now, it's the factor we're using to determine whether or not we rip up the board floor - on one hand, it'd reduce the weight considerably of the base trailer. OTOH.. it'd reduce the weight considerably of the base trailer. The plan is, once we get the sides off, to haul it to a truck stop and get a weight on it. Himself will at that point determine whether or not we strip off the board floor or whether we saturate it with The Mix and build right over it.
Do think it's neat, though, that in 5 years there's only been one foamie blowover That's pretty impressive.
I'll see about getting pictures of the base trailer tonight.
alchemist77 wrote:How tall will the interior and exterior be?
kudzu wrote:My goodness. You've been busy. Gotta beat the heat though.
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