Generic foamie plans

[skyl4rk]

[GPW]

Cross braces drawing ... = “pressure treated wood spacer

And you can see the light under the floor and trailer from the cross braces ...

[mikeschn]

So after tweaking angles all day long here's what I came up with...

I like it!!!



Mike...

[mikeschn]

So here's what it looks like in foam...





Mike...

[mikeschn]

okay, covered with canvas and TBII...







That's enough for one day!

Mike...

[pchast]

Nice.

[GPW]

It’s BEAUTIFUL !!! Really !!! My only concern (again) is the rear hatch leaking in our rainy climate ...

[Socal Tom]

I think this is an excellent design for the generic foamy. It should be fairly simple to build, it's stylish and will probably be in expensive.
Tom

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[mikeschn]

Okay, well lets think about this...

What are our options?

Go vertical?

Angle outwards instead of inwards?

Put a rear spoiler on it that diverts the water?

Something else? What are your ideas guys?

Mike...

It’s BEAUTIFUL !!! Really !!! My only concern (again) is the rear hatch leaking in our rainy climate ...

[bonnie]

Okay, well lets think about this...

What are our options?

Go vertical?

Angle outwards instead of inwards?

Put a rear spoiler on it that diverts the water?

Something else? What are your ideas guys?

Mike...

It’s BEAUTIFUL !!! Really !!! My only concern (again) is the rear hatch leaking in our rainy climate ...

As it happens, I'm working through this now. I am thinking an overhang/spoiler with vertical barn doors. The overhang/spoiler could be built with a rain gutter effect to move the water out and away from the doors.

[dogscats]

That look would be great in wood, foam, concrete .I think as long as you have a rain gutter like the back of a minivan it be great . I found from your first design .Going with flat front bottom adding 4'' to the center it fits a 8 foot HF trailer.I believe the front window would be my worry if the foamie shell had much flexed

[Pmullen503]

The details on the rear hatch would be important to keep it dry. Some more kind of gutter and drains for the sides should work. Think of towing at 70 mph in a rain storm. Water can driven at any angle in the turbulent airflow behind the trailer

[GPW]

How about something like this , where the overhang on top and sides would help keep water off the door , and provide a modicum of streamlining ... saving gas... ... You can even adjust the height of the top for those tall folks ...

[GPW]

... and with the promise of a roll out awning from under the roof. Or just a snap on tarp.... you already have the water going down ...

Ya’ know , not to be too off track here Mike , your drawing gave me an idea for building that would (should? ) be pretty easy to do , incredibly Strong and lightweight ... All Along i’ve been chasing the idea of bending Nice big smooth curves in foam , But what about bending sharper curves to take a particular more angled profile shape as you’ve shown above ... Spread a sheet of foam across a table edge let one side hang off the edge, heat along the bending line ONLY and perhaps with a few well placed weights on both sides , it would easily bend to most any angle you want ... Once cooled , it will retain that angle , thus providing more “structure" by it’s new Heat programmed memory , smooth transition , No Glue ... Best thing is you only have to heat a small area , along the line The SECRET all along !!! ... MUCH easier than trying to heat a whole sheet to 190F ... I don’t know how the obvious escaped thought for so long ...

[mikeschn]

Okay, so I took a look at it both ways... one with the rear wall vertical, and one with the rear wall angled outwards...

Which way do you guys like better?





Mike...