Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

GPW wrote: FS is pretty light so I don’t think the 12” tires are a problem , at reasonable speeds … I dunno !!!

If you ever do have to use the FoamStream for its intended purpose, you will probably be going below a reasonable speed. Evacuations and high speed don't seem to go together.

me&z wrote:

GPW wrote: FS is pretty light so I don’t think the 12” tires are a problem , at reasonable speeds … I dunno !!!

If you ever do have to use the FoamStream for its intended purpose, you will probably be going below a reasonable speed. Evacuations and high speed don't seem to go together.

I agree.
One thing, make sure you have a spare.
Chances are you would have a hard time finding one during an evac.

On one EVAC we calculated our average speed at a most conservative 3.75 mph … Horrible traffic … Extremely slow moving …after we got past the traffic we never got past 55mph for the next 100 miles .
And you know , at 70 years old now , I don’t rush around anymore and prefer to just “cruise’” and enjoy the passing landscape ( @ 3.75 mph ) So Speed is Not a concern , other than having to get an orange triangle for the back of the trailer …
That and the FS is really Light … Foam eh !!!
After all the reading here , I just try to keep up with maintenance, or in this case replacements .

Ps. I plan to use the old FS tires to put on a boat trailer I’m restoring , which were doing just to get it out of the yard and make the Wife Happy ( for a short time ) ... Somebody is going to get a super deal on a trailer ( it even has titles)

It’s no secret we’ve all had a good deal of rain … My yard is like a swamp ( no politicians thankfully) so we checked on the FS out in the yard and it’s still nice and dry inside , and no Ants … The Drip edges and ant bait are working perfectly …
Happy New Year everybody !!!

OK, folks … we pushed the button on a pair of Walmart mail order tires ( with rims) …. the two were right under a hundred dollars, with free shipping … Should be here tomorrow …

We do have plans for the old ones , they look perfect , but at 5 years old I’m not quite sure I can trust them on a long (slow) trip…
They will work just fine though on the old boat trailer I restored ( to get it out of the yard for the wife ) .. We dug it out of the weeds , pressure washed and wire brushed it all down and gave it a generous coating of Rustoleum … Had to replace the hub on one side , and rebuilt the other … It still needs a couple areas that need minor attention , and the boat parts ( rollers) need replacing , but my helper tells me every boat is different and the new owner will rig it for their own needs anyway . If I had my way I’d rip all that boat stuff off and build another Foamie ... But we already have another trailer for that ...

So I’m going to put it on Craig’s list , see If i can find a home for it …. But before I do that , I’m offering it to anybody here that needs a trailer for a small “3T" build … It’ll fit a 16’ boat , so it’s not that small … here’s some pics … I’m asking for what I have in it …( $45.00 ) but only from tnttt family …

Ps. we have titles …

if it's in The South's Most Interesting City, too far for me

Yes , that’s always a problem … I was hoping somebody local needed a good trailer cheap …

might just visit, need to take the kids out of school

weather nice?

My tires came in …

And , my helper couldn’t come over till late last night ( work ) so we changed the tires off the Foamstream in the dark … And it looks good ( under flashlight ) , nice new tires on the camper ( the other ones had 50 miles on them ) , and Bigger tires on the little trailer ( it doesn’t look like a little trailer anymore … ) Pics when it gets light …

Ps. The 12 X 5.30 tire pair with rims from Walmart were less than $100.000 delivered …. I checked the date codes to see if they sold me some old donuts , but the code indicated less than a year old … (0418)
Taking care of all this BEFORE the season starts… No more hurried last minute renovations … Although it’s brutally COLD here ( 50’s ) we’re managing to get things done …

The wheels make a big difference in the appearance…

OK, here’s the deal … The First tnttt.com member to get here takes it away for FREE … That’s Right !!! No Clams … That is unless I sell it first … So If you need a trailer to make a Foamie camper on a budget , this one would be Easy to adapt … !!!


Starting … Now !!! 

And now , the more we look at the trailer … if we removed all that boat support stuff, we “could" put a nice “board floor" down and build a nice simple Foamie cabin over it … Maybe a pretty classic Teardrop shape , four feet wide ( inside ) , and a chance to heat bend the whole roof/front/back to shape , making the construction really strong and LIGHT ( Unibody ) …

Home maintenance jobs finished for this year ( and a good many to come) , FS is Ready ! we have basically a whole Spring time to build … Got most of the materials already … Hmmmm ???

Probably get a lot more for a nice little Foamie camper , especially if it had a Cool paint job on it … ( my specialty )

But then we have “that other trailer “ for that … It’s a Dilly !!!

Too many trailers ??? Never eh !!! 

Still no takers on the FREE Trailer … We haven’t advertised it yet either ... Just sayin' …

Boss lady says it MUST go ….