| Project by Bricofleur | posted 10-05-2010 04:44 PM | 15564 views | 2 times favorited | 19 comments |  |
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Here I want to share with you a project I built several years ago. Recently, when I saw these pictures, I spontaniously said that I should share them with my LJ’s friends.
I made it from scratch, meaning that I started by purchasing 20’ long 1-1/2’’ X 1-1/2’’ angle irons and 2’’ square tubings, as well as a used axel and two wheel hubs and a brand new spring kit. Since I had a welding machine (not being a welder though) I thought it would be fun and much more economical to build one myself. The walls and the roof are is made out 3/4’’ X 1-1/2’’ strips of plywood, filled and stiffened with 1-1/2’’ rigid foam. The inside walls are covered with 1/8’’-thick wall paneling sheets as well as the ceiling.
The floor is 6-1/2’ X 8’ while the steel frame is 11’ long (from coupler to bumper). The door, the windows and the aluminum siding were purchased from a RV dealer, as well as several small parts. While I built the trailer, my wife made all curtains and upholstery. The table, lowered to the bench height, became a 48’’ bed and above you can see a roll-out fabric bed for our two daughters.
Finally, the weight was close to 1000 lbs and it was hauled by my 4 cylinders Mercury Lynx (manual).
It took about a year of my spare time to build but it was well worth it.
I hope you will enjoy seeing it and be inspired by the fact that almost anything can be home made.
Best,
Serge
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-- Learn from yesterday, work today and enjoy success tomorrow. -- http://atelierdubricoleur.wordpress.com
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RexMcKinnon
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#1 posted 10-05-2010 04:50 PM
Cool project Serge, but I have a couple questions.
How old is it now, do you still have it, and if so how is it standing the test of time?
-- If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail!
jackass
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#2 posted 10-05-2010 04:55 PM
Hi Serge,
You never cease to amaze me. Great project, thanks for posting.
Jack
-- Jack Keefe Shediac NB Canada
SawdustJunky
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#3 posted 10-05-2010 04:58 PM
Definitely not a weekend project. I can imagine the frustration with working in such a small area added to the time it took to build. Great job…...but do you use it?
-- In the end it is more about the memories we make than the pieces we build.
rivergirl
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#4 posted 10-05-2010 05:40 PM
Very cool- It is always nice to be able to say “I made that.” :)
-- Homer : "Oh, and how is education supposed to make me feel smarter? Besides, every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain."
a1Jim
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#5 posted 10-05-2010 05:48 PM
Fantastic job,amazing work.
Time2beupinAZ
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#6 posted 10-05-2010 07:54 PM
Very nice, and very cool.
-- Tim - I usally measure twice after I cut......then I know for sure that I cut it short.....
Bricofleur
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#7 posted 10-05-2010 09:32 PM
Thanks you guys for the comments.
RexMcKinnon – It is 23 years old. When I divorced I left it to my wife and my daughters (as everything else!! – LOL).
SawdustJunley – We used it intensively for five years and we really liked it. She sold it few years later after the divorce. If I had known I would have put an option on it.
Best,
Serge
http://atelierdubricoleur.spaces.live.com
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BillyJ
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#8 posted 10-05-2010 10:57 PM
Very cool.
-- I've never seen a tree that I wouldn't like to repurpose into a project. I love the smell of wood in the morning - it smells like victory.
jim1953
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#9 posted 10-06-2010 02:06 AM
Great Lookin RV
-- Jim, Kentucky
NBeener
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#10 posted 10-06-2010 03:02 AM
What a COOL, FUN project, and—of course—what a fantastic job you did with it !
When I had my Airstream motorhome, I hadn’t yet figured out what woodworking was, BUT … I wanted to gut it and remodel the interior.
My brother tried to explain to me HOW you had to approach a project like that—one where there WERE NOT right angles—that trademark Airstream rounded look.
BLECCH ! Couldn’t do it. Never did do it.
But I’m really glad to see when others have.
Nicely done :-)
-- -- Neil
SawDustnSplinters
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#11 posted 10-06-2010 04:05 AM
That is an awesome job my friend, it just goes to show you that you can do anything you put your mind to.
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NormG
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#12 posted 10-06-2010 04:47 AM
Great job and I bet it is very useful
-- Norman - I never never make a mistake, I just change the design.
mafe
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#13 posted 10-06-2010 01:13 PM
Serge, you are amazing no doubt.
That’s fantstic, what a challange.
I dream of building a teardrop trailer one day, but I have no place to put it while and once build…
Best thoughts,
Mads
-- MAD F, the fanatical rhykenologist and vintage architect. Democraticwoodworking.
rivergirl
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#14 posted 10-06-2010 02:42 PM
Go ahead and build it Mads- you can store it at my place on the river. :)
-- Homer : "Oh, and how is education supposed to make me feel smarter? Besides, every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain."
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#15 posted 10-06-2010 09:05 PM
great little camper well done
yaaah :-) I like it
Dennis
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