Project Choose Your Own Adventure

[ScottyB]

got us a floor, and its even got a window for our butts


look ma, no wheels. these "landing gear" swing-down feet not only help level the trailer but give us a super steady platform for sleeping vs. the wobbly tongue wheel. i also don't like that the tongue wheel is offset to one side of the tongue which torques the chassis torsionally. the feet will help the trailer always remain level at rest and well supported to ensure the structure is never torqued hard for long periods of time (although the wheel will be down just touching in the event the foot slips and collapses). i had to add some 1x3 pine scrap to make a spacer between the gear and frame mounting point to allow the gear to fold all the way up securely. $20 for the pair on amazon, woot


the deck rests flat on the frame despite the crossmember bolts sticking out the top of the frame rails


and here's why: we used a Forstner bit to cut a 3/4" hole to clear the bolt and washer. these are so much better and more precise than paddle bits. the deck is not achored by anything right now, those bolts will be located in a different place to hold the deck to the frame and countersunk as well, from the other side


this hard styrofoam is somewhere around a 3.5-4 R rating and fills the 3/4" gaps in between the deck beams perfectly. cheap stuff from Lowes ftw


next up: finish insulation, building the 8" deep "smuggler's hide" storage box to go in the floor hole and then flipping the deck back over and coating the bottom with "asphalt emulsion" aka roofing tar to permanently weatherproof it and protect from stone impacts. then the oak flooring goes on top and its all bolted down to the frame. can't turn back now!