Trailer stripped
March 12, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 0 °C
Here is the trailer stripped down in order to check its condition. Its fantastic to have a heated garage to work in.
Trailer reconditioning
March 12, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Uh oh. The trailer is +20 yrs old and the frame is no longer straight. Its back end is sagging. Well, I know how it feels. To fix this I will build the wooden camper frame on the (flat and level)Read more
Trailer grinding
March 12, 2016 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
Here is how one sands the rust off a small trailer. When your trailer is light enough to throw around life is much easier! The sanding made so much dust that the floor around it was fully coated. TheRead more
Trailer repair
March 13, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
This used to be a folding trailer. There is a large hand knob at the front which does two things: keeps the trailer from folding, which is nice when you're towing, and distributes some of the towingRead more
Camper floor
March 17, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
This will be the foundation and floor of the camper. Does it look like I know what I'm doing? Ha. I'm faking it while making it. Right, Sarah?
The black stuff is roofing tar. Interesting stuff, that.Read more
Go with the flo(or)
March 19, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 4 °C
What I was SUPPOSED to do with the floor was glue the insulation to the plywood, then glue a thin plywood over it all, and put the tar on that. This is the less involved method: stick the insulationRead more
DIY spray booth
March 19, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 5 °C
Today was too cold outside to finish spray painting the trailer so I had to make a gas chamber / redneck spray booth. By the time I finished my respirator filters were bright red and my clothes wereRead more
First mistake
March 19, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 4 °C
Yesterday it dawned on me I had done the floor wrong. Damnit! Well, too late now - the floor is now following a different build method.
The stripped trailer weighs roughly 165 lbs and 15 is on theRead more
Marriage
March 19, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 4 °C
The parts were married today. Much hilarity ensued. The carriage bolts weren't long enough (not anticipated) and when tightening its locknut the bolt just spun on the plywood (anticipated, but no oneRead more
Learning the hard way
March 20, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 2 °C
I learned that some jobs simply cannot be done without special tools and experience. Well, got one less rim to worry about now.
Hows the marriage going
March 20, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 0 °C
For better or for worse this is how I shimmed the bed.
Coincident Measurement
March 23, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
My camper has rounded corners. The radius of the corner is 2 feet. How long a piece of rubber do I need to go around the corner? 3.14159 feet. Science!
campare släpvagn, miniatyr
March 25, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C
Pieces for the walls and roof all cut. Som assemblie rekvired.
Framing
March 30, 2016 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 9 °C
Framing has begun. Mistakes are ongoing.
2nd picture: when your construction adhesive is so thick that your caulking gun folds, do you give up, throw away a full tube, and not finish the day's work?Read more
Quick insulation
April 1, 2016 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
Real quick couple of insulation panels done
Second milestone reached
April 2, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
The walls went up today. The trailer is now too big to get a clear picture of it indoors. It's nice to be making visible progress.
Radiii cut
April 5, 2016 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 0 °C
When you need to cut some curves you get creative. In the first picture there is a coathanger with tape marking off the different lengths I need to cut. In the second picture you can see I am stayingRead more
Roofing the easy way
April 5, 2016 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 0 °C
Putting the roof on a (curved) trailer is an unusual challenge. You have to use wood thin enough to bend but still thick enough to have some strength. People use a plywood that is 1/8" thick commonlyRead more
Starting the rear hatch
April 10, 2016 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 3 °C
Making the rear hatch is also an unusual process - you don't really do anything like this on a house, for example. It has to be curved, movable, waterproof, and must seal against the trailer on allRead more
End of project
April 14, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
My employer has changed policies on vacations. I am not going cross-country. There doesn't seem to be any reason to finish the trailer when it is mostly a learning process that won't stand up to theRead more































