bonnie wrote:Very inventive. Well done.
aggie79 wrote:
I agree. Tell us a little more about the wall and roof construction, please.
WizardOfOdds wrote:
In your design, I suppose the roof post near the door helps keep the end wall vertical during the erection process (in some other designs there is no roof post at that location).
WizardOfOdds wrote:On a side note, I tried to find one-eighth inch (2.7 mm) ply as I understand you used, but it can not even be ordered at either HD or Lowes here. Bummer!
Sorry to hear about the trouble with the slides, wish I had some first hand advice for you. It sounds like the slides failed and I can imagine when that happens it is much worse than having no guides at all. Is the problem just weight, or is binding due to uneven lift the bigger problem? I always feared that uneven lift would cause binding problems.
Maybe you have had better luck, but although there is lots of good advise on this site about frames, finishes, and basic construction, I have found very little useful advise regarding pop top designs. However, I did notice that Jim.M’s Take-Apart trailer used top supports that look rather sturdy and useful. If you look at his pictures (using the link on his thread viewtopic.php?f=5&t=56075 ) you will see he used what looks like three section square telescoping stock with pop-out button stops about 6 inches apart. I wonder where he got those?? Of course, he has no binding problems because the walls are not part of the top, but if your top has enough "play" in it, maybe you could elevate one side at a time in small increments using the bubble stops. Just a thought.
WizardOfOdds wrote:Where did you get the telescoping supports you used on your trailer? They look to be real gems.
Has there been any new developments with your trailer. Hope all is well and would be very interested in any advice you care to offer.
I've moved on and have built a 6 1/2'x11' beast with accordian side walls and hinged front/rear panels. a bit too heavy to lift by hand, so I built some lifting struts powered by an ATV winch. The new one sets up in about 10 minutes (including rearranging the inside stuff from travel mode to camp mode).
WizardOfOdds wrote:Very interesting, sounds like you built bi-folding sides with flip-up ends. I know there are lots of trades, but just out of curiosity, did you put the door in the flip-up end or bi-fold side (or ???) and why? Any plans to post any pictures? You have a lot of us interested!!
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