Restoring 1965 Skyline Layton
Hello, I've heard some great things about the community so I thought I would start here and check it out. My name is Ray and I recently purchased a 1965 Skyline Layton 12ft trailer. My first attempt...
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The solar shower is still a winner, IMO. You could also use the "load" terminals off a solar charge controller (mine is 15 amps) and heat water in the daylight hours using a 12v element in the trailer's water heater. That should be able to get 6 gals. of water up close to shower temp. Most folks just fire up the water heater with propane.
I did a little investigating on using aluminum tube for framing. It might be something I'd like to use in the future. A 21' stick of 6063 rectangular 1" x 1 1/2" costs me $46 and weighs a bit over 13 lbs. Out of that stick, I could make three studs ( $15.30 - 4.6 lbs). A 2" x 2" nominal SPF board costs around $1 and weighs about 5 lbs. I couldn't justify the weight savings or durability for the price difference. Not only that but a different fastening schedule would have to be used.
I did a little investigating on using aluminum tube for framing. It might be something I'd like to use in the future. A 21' stick of 6063 rectangular 1" x 1 1/2" costs me $46 and weighs a bit over 13 lbs. Out of that stick, I could make three studs ( $15.30 - 4.6 lbs). A 2" x 2" nominal SPF board costs around $1 and weighs about 5 lbs. I couldn't justify the weight savings or durability for the price difference. Not only that but a different fastening schedule would have to be used.
