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    Texman Build Begins

    ¼" hdpe is heavy have you seen jess video we are doing are own skins with poly resin 1'' foam .if anyone tells you polyester resin eats cheap Home Depot right foam it just a damn liar right foam. you don't need a vacuum table. the one we done is under a $100 for a 4 by 8
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    Frame design for squaredrop overland trailer, light to medium offroading.

    .as we are lifetime friends he never has to worry about me suing him. Doing designs for someone else's has a lot liability. the best is to look at some of the m416 military Trailers m1101 real ones. look at your tow vehicle it has a motor rear ends all sorts of torque and look what a...
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    Frame design for squaredrop overland trailer, light to medium offroading.

    overbuilt frame will cost you when you build it when you drag it around and wear and tear on your tow vehicle I suggest you go look underneath a tent trailer they've been around forever very little support from the box that is bolted on. Go look at some of the military Trailers you know the...
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    Tradgrans..trailer build. Its now is a pop top, We have a tent and AC

    You and Jess are the men. It's great that you're willing to share your build and answer questions .I've been playing around with trying to make this extremely affordable way to build. Help get rid of these under $5,000 rot boxes. I believe the way that you did the top seam is quite the Cash...
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    Sawtooth Unlimited - Off Road Pop Top Camper Trailer

    been working on low presser panels .How you glued your floor top skin. Trying to find that three-quarter inch plastic tubing for your wire run. The cheapest I can find is $8.05 a running foot .If you have a bit of time where did you get it from?
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    Texman Build Begins

    wow frame more than my whole trailer loaded. Really like the looks of the out Outriggers
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    Sawtooth Unlimited - Off Road Pop Top Camper Trailer

    you have weight on top of your vacuum bag why is that. a pre load?
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    Questions about design for ultralight bed-on-wheels (codename: Siesta)

    we do the floor with the foam has seam to work out great
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    Questions about design for ultralight bed-on-wheels (codename: Siesta)

    as this past 1950 fiberglass/foam will make the lightest pod. Plywood high cost can rot and heavy . we use this frame for trailers under 1200 . The lightest window is a willy window. Don't buy the lie that poly resin will eat foam. Just need the right home depot foam this trailer is 4.5 wide...
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    Tradgrans..trailer build. Its now is a pop top, We have a tent and AC

    How are the edges holding up .I have Tony trailer design from his book cut and copy of a kit trailer cut out used 1.5 foam . Just hard to go from a skeleton frame .Thank you for taking the time to post. THE way you do it is a hell of lot faster after making panels less than a hour had Tonys...
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    Tip for building compartment doors?

    the most uncoordinated person can make glass/ foam doors .3 steps no BS t are j molding buy and fight .We do blanks about $30.00 US #1 Use the right foam!!!!!! We make a outside skin. Just by wax anything that flat. 1.5oz mat 7 oz woven 1.5 mat . Then take 1'' rmax foam making holes in the foam...
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    Aluminium or Fibre Reinforced Plastic (FRP) as outer skin in a composite panel?

    No joke the glass foam panels are called Puf panels .Never did I know as we back are trailers with foam There puf trailers . maybe we should paint them pink
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    Sawtooth Unlimited - Off Road Pop Top Camper Trailer

    Thank you I knew you be the best to ask
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    Sawtooth Unlimited - Off Road Pop Top Camper Trailer

    a bit late when you planned your walls . Why did you not use liquid nails fiberglass adhesive over epoxy ?
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    Aluminium or Fibre Reinforced Plastic (FRP) as outer skin in a composite panel?

    we use frp to make are fiberglass skins it flat so it makes great tooling . poly resin and gel wont stick
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    Aluminium or Fibre Reinforced Plastic (FRP) as outer skin in a composite panel?

    A bit on foam hold down .From what we have done. We make are own skins want the woven glass. Most glass skins here in the states is gel-coat and mat very weak .That why it can be rolled up and heavy .Back to the foam we add holes on a angle . That helps locks up and down and side ways movement
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    Harbor Freight (type) Trailer Suspensions

    Not you rnArmy You have been supper helpful to everyone. A bit about the Trailer manufacture license trailer 17# vin numbers For US builders that build under 99 trailers a year the cost about $ 300 IN FEES $5.00 in paper work and cost of $10,000 bond under $100 a year in Calif. It seams easy...
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    Harbor Freight (type) Trailer Suspensions

    Something I don't get . these trailers are great when use as intended. Why buy then discard most of it . I know a group was posting over 50,000 post running a bait and click con so they could get sponsored add money and sell your information . Having you buy one then up grade buying parts...
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    Anyone have experience with Fiberglass Reinforced Panel?

    cheaper to make your own real fiberglass with wovening
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    Here we go again...

    By the pic would not call that off road :) All my in laws work in RV repair. seem some water problems start with a screws "head" poping off. then a little water wood get soft and start a chain reaction. Are that scratch you miss. wood has a R 1 of insulation. maybe. Hell condensation from...
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