Re: Thrifty Alternatives ..Building Foam Campers
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 6:42 amGot any good pics of those old vents on the walls? I know the midget uses that, but I don't have any good pics...
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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 6:42 amRe: Thrifty Alternatives ..Building Foam Campers
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 7:52 amFrom a familiar place ... http://tnttt.com/VintagePlans/pln_1947teardrop.pdf Look above each door ...
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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 9:36 amI guess that and the Midget is all we have then...
http://tnttt.com/VintagePlans/pln_midgettrailer.pdf
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http://tnttt.com/VintagePlans/pln_midgettrailer.pdf
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Re: Thrifty Alternatives ..Building Foam Campers
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 6:04 pmSo if those two were published . imagine how many used it ... 
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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 6:46 pmGPW wrote:So if those two were published . imagine how many used it ...
Recently, probably not many...
Roof vents for all!!!
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Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2016 5:25 amhttps://www.bing.com/images/search?q=tr ... &FORM=IGRE
A lot of pictures of wall vents ^^. I am going to take a closer look at these, thanks for the idea, I hate leaks in the roof of my campers.
A lot of pictures of wall vents ^^. I am going to take a closer look at these, thanks for the idea, I hate leaks in the roof of my campers.
Re: Thrifty Alternatives ..Building Foam Campers
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2016 5:54 amMike , I think lately everybody does it just because everybody else does ... 
"If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.” - George S. Patton
CS, Thanks for all those contemporary side vent pics ... Nice to find so many good looking choices ...
Bottom line , just sayin’... if you live in a swamp that rains all the time (like me) , then cutting a hole in the roof is maybe not such a good idea ...
"If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.” - George S. Patton
CS, Thanks for all those contemporary side vent pics ... Nice to find so many good looking choices ...
Bottom line , just sayin’... if you live in a swamp that rains all the time (like me) , then cutting a hole in the roof is maybe not such a good idea ...
Re: Thrifty Alternatives ..Building Foam Campers
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2016 2:44 pmJust saw this and figured I'd throw in my .02...
I put a skylight and roof hatch in and, in my experience with every RV I've ever owned having roof leaks, I built mine up on a curb. If you get that seam between the roof and the hatch up out of the water, it can't leak. all the seal has to do is fend off falling rain and wind-driven rain while on the road...which is easy enough to build for. We get only slightly less rain here on the west coast and that's how it's done on boats that are out in the weather all the time so I'm not worried about its success on my little trailer.
I put a skylight and roof hatch in and, in my experience with every RV I've ever owned having roof leaks, I built mine up on a curb. If you get that seam between the roof and the hatch up out of the water, it can't leak. all the seal has to do is fend off falling rain and wind-driven rain while on the road...which is easy enough to build for. We get only slightly less rain here on the west coast and that's how it's done on boats that are out in the weather all the time so I'm not worried about its success on my little trailer.
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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 6:53 amDue to cable problems , we’ve been offline for a while ... We’re still alive !!!
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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2016 4:52 pmIn keeping with the Thrifty Alternative thread, I came across this lumber today at Habitat's Restore.
I think the fellow at the store said they are 1x3 and 1x4. I think he got the sizing wrong. Either way, I took a closer look at them and they seem perfect for cutting down to size on a table saw. They are a buck a piece.
Didn't have the truck so another trip is in order
Slowly gathering my materials for my build.
I think the fellow at the store said they are 1x3 and 1x4. I think he got the sizing wrong. Either way, I took a closer look at them and they seem perfect for cutting down to size on a table saw. They are a buck a piece.
Didn't have the truck so another trip is in order
Slowly gathering my materials for my build.
Re: Thrifty Alternatives ..Building Foam Campers
Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2016 6:22 amThrifty is GOOD !!! Just carefully pick your wood to get the straight stuff ...
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Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2016 10:07 amA video about weight distribution ... https://www.facebook.com/dunlaoghairema ... 689527395/ Hope everyone can see it ...
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Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2016 8:25 pminteresting. Would hate to see/feel that kind of action going down the highway. 
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2016 5:01 amWe’ve actually had this happen ,not extreme but very noticable ... Most of our towing experience is towing boats , and in those days , we’d just stop and move weight ( Ice chests, tackle boxes and gas cans ) forward in the boat which took care of the wiggles...