hallalujah imabum
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Hello!
I have been fortunate to have lived most of my adult life in the Eastern Sierra of CA, and chose not to rent, but enjoy the outdoors courtesy of Smoky Bear
(I've had reasonably good relationships with USFS LEOs.) I made the mistake of going back to graduate school in middle age, and now nomadic life is mandatory, with the student debt I've taken on.
So, my micro home Hyndai Accent is now terminally parked, and I can't find anything reasonably affordable that I can smog in Cali. I had a tense encounter with a campus LEO (who wasn't supposed to tell me that I couldn't sleep in my car, but I don't argue with LEOs) so I bought an electric cargo trike. I can sleep in it because I have bad acid reflux and need to keep my head elevated, but this is def. not a vehicle that is safe on most streets because of its 45" width. It would be fine back in the Eastern Sierra, though.
So, I'm not ready to get rid of the trike yet, but I want to go super light, yet remain safe (enclosed.) That's a difficult trick. I ruled out a motorcycle like a TW 200 for that reason, although I'd love to have one. I can store more stuff in the cargo box of my e-trike than on two wheels w/o a trailer, but the trike can't handle hills w/o the motor getting too hot. So, I'm thinking of designing a 30' wide trailer that can be pulled by a powerful e-mt. bike (my trike can't be charged by solar panels because the charging system requires at least 1500 W. I want my next setup to be solar-charged, even if it takes a couple of days to do it.)
Has anyone gone super micro? Or should I say, nano rv? I'm thinking of using folding panels of lexan and coroplast for my trailer structure. I know that I'm going at this super-low income, but I'm tired of fixing used cars and spending a good chunk of my money on gas (Mono Co, CA has some of the highest prices for gas in the nation, sometimes rivaling HI.)
I have been fortunate to have lived most of my adult life in the Eastern Sierra of CA, and chose not to rent, but enjoy the outdoors courtesy of Smoky Bear
So, my micro home Hyndai Accent is now terminally parked, and I can't find anything reasonably affordable that I can smog in Cali. I had a tense encounter with a campus LEO (who wasn't supposed to tell me that I couldn't sleep in my car, but I don't argue with LEOs) so I bought an electric cargo trike. I can sleep in it because I have bad acid reflux and need to keep my head elevated, but this is def. not a vehicle that is safe on most streets because of its 45" width. It would be fine back in the Eastern Sierra, though.
So, I'm not ready to get rid of the trike yet, but I want to go super light, yet remain safe (enclosed.) That's a difficult trick. I ruled out a motorcycle like a TW 200 for that reason, although I'd love to have one. I can store more stuff in the cargo box of my e-trike than on two wheels w/o a trailer, but the trike can't handle hills w/o the motor getting too hot. So, I'm thinking of designing a 30' wide trailer that can be pulled by a powerful e-mt. bike (my trike can't be charged by solar panels because the charging system requires at least 1500 W. I want my next setup to be solar-charged, even if it takes a couple of days to do it.)
Has anyone gone super micro? Or should I say, nano rv? I'm thinking of using folding panels of lexan and coroplast for my trailer structure. I know that I'm going at this super-low income, but I'm tired of fixing used cars and spending a good chunk of my money on gas (Mono Co, CA has some of the highest prices for gas in the nation, sometimes rivaling HI.)