miketomcat Posted October 22, 2023 Author Share Posted October 22, 2023 I've got to make a front/doors for the wardrobe and doors for the overhead lockers. Plus a load of oak trims for all the apertures, oh and at least two more coats of varnish. Then it's back to fibreglass work for the shower cubicle. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post miketomcat Posted October 26, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 26, 2023 First coat of varnish on. Mike 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbekko Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 How are the aerodynamics now that you modified the front? Noticeably better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted October 26, 2023 Author Share Posted October 26, 2023 1 hour ago, elbekko said: How are the aerodynamics now that you modified the front? Noticeably better? It definitely felt better. Though we've only towed it at unto 40ish and for under 10 miles. Mike 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted October 28, 2023 Author Share Posted October 28, 2023 The only other interesting vehicle at the campsite. Only two wheel drive and 6.5tons, the box wasn't much bigger than ours but it was just a guy and his dog. I suspect he's a van lifer as his pitch was a seasonal but didn't ask. Our trailer worked very well obviously cooking was all in the back of the ibex and toilet was a porta loo (the site has no facilities). The awning was just a basher tied to the roof and held up on fibreglass poles. Again it worked well but was very temporary, it did however allow us to work out how we want the awning to work. There are a few off the shelf awnings that might work but most seem to be airbeam (I'm not a fan) and polyester rather than canvas (we want canvas due to using the wood burner). Quick view of the aero mods. Mike 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurbie Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 if you want canvas , have a look at the Howling Moon brand , very heavy canvas and wel made . also 1 of the more afordable awnings on the market. i think that flatdog sells these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaklander Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 9 minutes ago, hurbie said: if you want canvas , have a look at the Howling Moon brand , very heavy canvas and wel made . also 1 of the more afordable awnings on the market. i think that flatdog sells these. That's what we have and it can be mounted in a sleek oblong box with hinged front face rather than a zip bag. The canvas stops a lot of heat coming through, as well as being waterproof - often more useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted October 28, 2023 Author Share Posted October 28, 2023 None of the land rover style awnings are tall enough our mounting rail is 2.5m off the ground. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurbie Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 55 minutes ago, miketomcat said: None of the land rover style awnings are tall enough our mounting rail is 2.5m off the ground. Mike you could mount the pole's to the side off the caravan , that way there long enough , something like this : https://www.reimo.com/nl/kampeerartikelen/luifels-onderdelen/dakluifel-bestelbus-luifel-bestelbus/1577/fiamma-f80s-dakluifel-2-9m-voor-bestelwagens-en-campers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 Yup, very common, and easy, they manufacturer can supply suitable brackets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted October 28, 2023 Author Share Posted October 28, 2023 We've ruled out all of the land rover style awnings as they simply won't work with what we have or want. It needs to be 4m long 2.5-3m wide and mount at 2.5-2.6m high and still clear the door around 2-2.1m at 5he top. It needs to be fully enclosable and canvas because we plan to use the wood burning stove in there. We've seen some caravan/motorhome awnings that might work. Mike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve b Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 Have a look at mobile market stall awnings, sounds more like the size you want Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted October 28, 2023 Author Share Posted October 28, 2023 This is along the lines of what we want but in canvas and a little bigger. We are quite happy to make our own as we have poles that will create the shape and had a play with various pole positions whilst we had the basher up. Mike 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted October 28, 2023 Author Share Posted October 28, 2023 Some pics. Mike 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wytze Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 1 hour ago, miketomcat said: Some pics. Mike The first picture show's how big the trailer is. If it work's as it looks, it's a great build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted October 28, 2023 Author Share Posted October 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Wytze said: The first picture show's how big the trailer is. If it work's as it looks, it's a great build Ironically it's not until you take it to a proper campsite that you realise actually how small it is. There was about 6 other caravans of similar size the other 40 odd were either bigger or absolutely massive. It also proved our point of how antisocial normal caravans are we were the only nutters sat outside. Mike 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wytze Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 7 hours ago, miketomcat said: Ironically it's not until you take it to a proper campsite that you realise actually how small it is. There was about 6 other caravans of similar size the other 40 odd were either bigger or absolutely massive. It also proved our point of how antisocial normal caravans are we were the only nutters sat outside. Mike I know what you mean. Bigger unit's with less people😁😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaklander Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 I found I got annoyed on our recent trip. Huge motorhomes with two people sometimes towing a box trailer. Inside the trailer … an ATV so that the people can drive around locally. It wasn’t once or twice. The level of consumption of ‘stuff’ is staggering. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escape Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 Even that temporary awning looks very well executed, better than a lot of off-the-shelf stuff. I'm sure whatever you come up with, will be in the same league as the rest of the trailer. 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurbie Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 13 hours ago, miketomcat said: we were the only nutters sat outside. when we were camping with the 110 and the Oryx trailer , we had people stop buy and ask if we could not sit inside , because we were outside all the time 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 Looks very well executed, Mike. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 On 10/29/2023 at 7:39 AM, Peaklander said: I found I got annoyed on our recent trip. Huge motorhomes with two people sometimes towing a box trailer. Inside the trailer … an ATV so that the people can drive around locally. It wasn’t once or twice. The level of consumption of ‘stuff’ is staggering. We found that in Alaska, our rented F350 camper was usually the smallest thing on site. One site we camped behind a Canadian chap with a Volvo estate and a small Eriba bathtub caravan, we were having a very similar conversation and he said "talk about conspicuous consumption, eh?" - there were motorhomes there that brought along their own patch of artificial grass & plastic picket fence to define their own (not so) little fake garden in front of their behemoth. Usually just a retired couple in the thing. This sort of nonsense was far too common: They usually have ridiculous features like granite worktops and of course at least one absolutely huge TV and of course a built-in generator to annoy everyone else with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaklander Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 I won't derail anymore but at one site I thought I would Google a model there which was a Flair by Niesmann-Bischoff. Unbelievable pricing, depending on options, of £250-300K. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 3 hours ago, Peaklander said: I won't derail anymore but at one site I thought I would Google a model there which was a Flair by Niesmann-Bischoff. Unbelievable pricing, depending on options, of £250-300K. No where near that much, but my parents are swapping to a sensible sized motorhome (4 berth, 6m long I think) and its crazy how expensive they get, and very quickly at that!! I can see how a couple would end up with some kind of monster motorhome with a trailer/car in tow. I got chatting to a guy a few years back at a caravan club site with a monster US RV and it's their home. They live full time after downsizing their house and renting it out (so a future safety net in case of il-health). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted November 7, 2023 Author Share Posted November 7, 2023 Last night's project. Yes it was dark and wet. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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