VanLifeCrisis said:
I'm real interested in this, do you have more pics/info about your build somewhere? How much did it come out weighing. Id imagine you can pull that with anything short of a bicycle.
Well that was built about 10 yrs ago before the fame and glory of building, posting and objectifying became the norm online with Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. Heck, Bob only had an online blog at that time. Put it together on a deadline and it was rock and roll, go go go to build. Only a few pics, none too great.
Now that I think about it, maybe even used the thinner and cheaper 2*3 overlapped and screwed together making an enclosed stud.
Basic construction, nothing extraordinary but did finish the interior nicely with a blue and silver modern decor throughout to match the exterior. painted the galvanized sheet metal with $1.25 Walmart spray cans which turned out to be surprisingly durable, adhered well and fade resistant even in the Southwest sun after a couple years.
1" ply floor, reinforced ply bracing in all corners, 2*8 cross braced roof, fiberglass insulated walls, poly iso roof insulation on harbor freight heavy duty 1720 lb trailer. All wrapped with standard roof metal sheets. Never weighed as was towing it with my v6 GM minivan and made as light as possible. Could probably calculate and be around 1000 lbs guesstimate. Before loading the interior of course. Lol. Even had a small 30 watt solar panel that I played around with. Useless and got a small generator later.
Took it cross country at hwy speeds, twice, no problems. Towed easily but did hit the fuel economy by a few mpg, more than I expected. 4-5 mpg less.
Can remember coasting into a gas station at 1am on a dark, cold, wet stormy night outside Buffalo. Had run out of gas and was on the side of the highway. Waited a couple minutes, pondering my options on how to stay warm and dry. Allowed the inline fuel to drain back into the tank. Started back up and crawled to the next exit. Luckily, it had an open gas station. Didn't have to walk the couple miles in the rain with a gas can. Phew, was a close one. Life's adventures gambling with lady luck. Won that one.