Designing and Building Your Own Travel Trailer

You're probably right. Some of the design techniques described here is no longer in the realm of hobbyist but probably to be produced by a commercial partner rather than myself. I've struggled with the post itself as it most likely to be the last post since it has strayed so far from the original intent. I was going to do an interior post then end the series but perhaps it could end here.

Maybe OP could remove the "Building" from the thread title. Then folks could appreciate the thread for what it is, rather than be disappointed that no trailer is actually built. Just a suggestion....

Well the proof is in the end product. It all looks good on paper but it is a long long road.

Good luck

All,

New update. I hope you will enjoy reading it:

The Soloist II

Bill,

Thanks for the kind words. It does seem like I'd never finished any project. Actually, there's a method to the madness. I am in the airplane industry...so any project seems to take forever. Consider the fact that I've spent the last 25 years of my life working on one single airplane design so what's a couple years? What I am not doing is just designing another RV. I wanted to design a line of RVs that is so transformative. The Sonoran design was one of the many steps leading to the final designs. The Sonoran design solved some of the toughest problems in putting a fullwall slideout into a very small RV body. The USPTO actually granted me a patent for it and there are several patents pending with the USPTO (If you want to see the video of the Sonoran design in action goto InstantHomeRV.com). What the Sonoran design did not have was the decorative moldings which you can see with the Grand Canyon project. I purposely did not focus on the outside of the Sonoran design becuase I wanted all my designs to have the same unique signature looks. The Sonoran design in the final form will have the similar looks of the Grand Canyon design. Unfortunately, all these things take time... a lot of times.

So not to be a downer, but are you finishing any of these projects? Love your work! And would like to see the finished product and hear how it performed i.e. Towing,handling and how the layout worked for you. Keep us posted! Good luck. Bill :@

Fascinating to watch your projects. Thanks for posting.

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GrandpaKip,

I am glad you've enjoyed it. Thank you for the kind words. I've got to remember to post updates from time to time. I had a hard time remembering this thread. My bookmarks get cleaned out often and I thought I've lost it.

Very interesting. I have enjoyed reading about these projects. Thanks for sharing.

Hi,

It's been a while. I have a new design update. I hope you will enjoy reading about it:

The Grand Canyon Project