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Old Dec 8, 2001 | 05:09 PM
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I'll have the pics up for late tomorrow or the next day. Finally figured the camera worked!
 
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Old Dec 9, 2001 | 11:05 AM
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cole you might consider finding or buying a program called paintshop pro. it is a great editing program and will rezize your pictures easly . If you need it I can get it for free for you off the net. (:>þ
 
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Old Dec 9, 2001 | 01:45 PM
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Thanks Biggy but I have it figured out now. Was going to pull the trailer out this morning but they where calling for 4 to 6" of snow so I left it in the garage. It's snowing alittle now but they say it's only going to be a couple of inches now.. Dam I wanted to play in the snow!

I have camping pics but you can hardly see the trailer sitting in the trees. I think I'll post them anyways, you guys will just have to look close to see the trailer. Now the next thing will be learning how to post a link!
 
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Old Dec 9, 2001 | 02:23 PM
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Just trying this out. Click on the link below to see a few pics of the camper. I'm going to take it outside in the sun and get a few good ones when it clears up outside.

check the links in one of my other post below, they work.
 
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Old Dec 9, 2001 | 03:37 PM
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Nice job looks pretty good and the picture looks good too. You even have a door on it excellent, what does the roof consist of. Good project, I do some running back into the bush and have always taken a tent with me and your unit would work very well. When you are travelling to your camp do you put any fuel in your trailer or on the bike. I ask this because the gas smell can fill the camper and is hard to get rid of. Either way you have a good set up and it didn't cost you an arm and leg. Congradulations on posting your picture for a first time may there be many more. When I get my track system up and working hopefully this January I will send you some pics send me your E-mail privately and I will save it to forward you later.
 
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Old Dec 9, 2001 | 04:33 PM
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Hey Alltoys thanks, The camper works out quite well it's kind of like taking the 28 travel trailer with you instead of a tent! Another note this trailer rides on a bogie wheel axle, thats a four tire setup that pivots in the middle between the tires, each tire only carrying 25 percent of the wieght. The tires are the same ones as on my snowmobile trailer, 18.5x850x8 I think. this makes for a stable trailer when the going gets rough. This setup tows much easier than a single axle. You'll see when I take more pics. The roof is made of 5/16" plywood, everthing on the camper is either 5/16" plywood or 2x2s. The trailer is made of 2x2 thinwall tubing. The axle is made from 2 Volkswagen Rabbit rear axles that were narrowed and shortened to make 1 pivoting bogie wheel axle. The bolt pattern on the fatboy wheels and Volkswagen are the same.
We don't usually take gas as the farthest that we have gone is 10 miles from home, but I would put it on the front rack to put wieght on the front end to help steer. I put my water jugs up there now.

 
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Old Dec 13, 2001 | 12:37 AM
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Guy's I've added a few more pics of the camper folded up. Had to take it out to the shop and get it ready for the weekend. camper pics
 
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Old Dec 14, 2001 | 02:32 PM
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Cole-x : Thanks for all the photos and the information, your camper sure looks great! I have put all your photos in a file for future reference, I hope you don't have anything patented since I plan to use most of your ideas for my camper. Congratulations on a job well done.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year ......... MJSTX
 
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Old Dec 14, 2001 | 05:42 PM
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MJSTX Don't worry about the patent pending, I've don't think I,ll go through the rest of the process. It would run into the thousands of dollars, 20,000 dollars to be exact. It would take alot of campers to make any profit! There is still some more pics to come, The trailer is hooked to the bike right now, just waiting for my buddy to decide. It's going to snow tonight so we are just waiting for the updated forcast to come out. If we go I'll have some pics of the camper folded out from different angles.

I'm going to draw something up with measurements to help you guys out. It might take awhile but I'll finish sometime. You guys Email me so I can have your address in my address book and I'll send out the sketches when Im done. Here is a link to a site with a trailer that almost matches mine to a T, Trailer

HO HO HO and a Merry Christmas...Vaughan

PS never mind New Years I'm still hung over from last year! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

Camper pics
 
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Old Dec 17, 2001 | 10:34 AM
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Might be able to help you on weight problem!!!!
 
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