ticki2 wrote:
Rastaman, the garden hose cap works for grey water but will clog right up with black water . If you bolt down the TC to the trailer you won't be able to move it for and aft to balance the load depending on what else you carry . I would tend to attach the platform to the TC rather than the trailer to give it location flexibility . Lots to think about .
Rastaman, the garden hose cap works for grey water but will clog right up with black water . If you bolt down the TC to the trailer you won't be able to move it for and aft to balance the load depending on what else you carry . I would tend to attach the platform to the TC rather than the trailer to give it location flexibility . Lots to think about .
No black water for me....compost......Good point on bolting to the trailer. I have been giving this a lot of thought...probably too much, but I am now just thinking of attaching 2" angle rails down the sides and across the front, (may be back too) to the trailer. that would prevent the 4' x 8' x 6" platform from moving. Then 'sistering' up a 1"x 6" board around the perimeter of the camper, which will be attached to the camper and the platform. Bare in mind that I presently have 2 layers of 2"x6" beneath screwed into the original frame. So any attaching I do will not tarnish the original box. As for weight distribution? instead of moving camper to compensate, i will move the added weight.
I will also be using 4 tie downs which will be the main source of securing the TC. all this other stuff is just to prevent it from jogging around as I do intend to venture off road. ( the main reason for parting company with my duley).
Just completed the brake installation on the trailer, so it wont be long now before the mating of the TC to the trailer will take place. My front jack mounts were already extended for the truck.
but with the trailer, the back ones had to be also, 4" front and rear....leaving me 3/4" on either side to clear the fenders of the trailer. This should be interesting to accomplish.
67Avion...welcome back...I was concerned about your recent absence , thought it have something to to with the blasphemy I am about to commit...(Avion on trailer). Glad you had a good time, and have joined us again.
I'm thinking of adding some sort of thermal break between the ribs and the inner skin. I've seen 1/8" sill plate insulation mentioned. Has anyone tried something of this nature, or have any other ideas?
As I prepared to put the new inner skin in, I considered using that same tape to attach the panels. To that end, I did a couple of sample sections, one using riveted skin directly onto the frames and another using the VHB tape to attach the skin. I took readings with my laser thermometer over the course of a warm spring day. The difference was not profound, perhaps a couple of degrees. That might be significant over the entire camper. I can’t say. What I can say is don’t use VHB tape to attach anything you think you might wish to remove at some later date. It’s way too sticky and can only be removed with chisel and a real effort. I did not end up using any insulation between the skin and the frames.
Consider that rivets, which are mostly on 3” centers, will transfer a lot of heat or cold regardless of any other insulation. The VHB tape uses an acrylic foam core with proprietary adhesive on both sides. It’s between .44 and .70 thick.
If I wanted to isolate the skin from the frame thermally, I’d use a 3/16” closed cell foam
strip, stuck to each rib with double sided tape applied to the rib to hold the foam strip in place. This would allow you to move the skin panel around before you rivet it.
Again. My personal conclusion was that insulating the ribs wasn’t worth the time. However I did use polyisocyanurate for the new main insulation as it has the highest R value per inch. And I’ve installed a Propex propane heater to deal with chilly days and nights. I happen to like hot weather...
Onward!
Thanks for the info. I keep going back and forth on insulating between the ribs and skins. I made some templates for the inner panels from thermo-ply (water proof cardboard, .070" thick). I attached them temporarily with #6 self tapping screws. In direct sun the screws were almost too hot to touch. I don't know how that will translate with entire rib sections radiating into the interior. The aluminum sheet I'm going to use has a white PVC coating on both sides. The plastic coating may provide a minimal thermal block as well.
I'm leaning toward leaving the insulation out. I could see it being a big hassle keeping the interior slick without ripples. Thanks all.
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Southedistoman wrote:
Does anyone have a source for the shower curtain/ privacy curtain assembly, as in the track and wheels that hold the curtains up? I'm not having much luck finding anything flexible enough to conform to the curve. Thanks
here is hat I used , bends by hand but use a form of some kind to get a smooth curve . I f link doesn't work it is RV Designer A208 . www.rvupgradestore.com
Does anyone have a source for the shower curtain/ privacy curtain assembly, as in the track and wheels that hold the curtains up? I'm not having much luck finding anything flexible enough to conform to the curve. Thanks
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ticki2 wrote:
Southedistoman wrote:
Does anyone have a source for the shower curtain/ privacy curtain assembly, as in the track and wheels that hold the curtains up? I'm not having much luck finding anything flexible enough to conform to the curve. Thanks
here is hat I used , bends by hand but use a form of some kind to get a smooth curve . I f link doesn't work it is RV Designer A208 . www.rvupgradestore.comDoes anyone have a source for the shower curtain/ privacy curtain assembly, as in the track and wheels that hold the curtains up? I'm not having much luck finding anything flexible enough to conform to the curve. Thanks
Thanks tiki, ordered the whole shebang for Ms. Merry's cabover window
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