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[QUOTE=Happy;938505]Heres where we re at today. All externally finished just some interior stuff to complete.

Did not quite make xmas finish as added twin battery and all the associated bits for solar charging

Has clever electrics with left and right totally separate. Flatten 1 still got one. Can run on both or left battery or right.

1500 Watt invertor for fast charge on devices.

LEDS all individually switched to service which side you re using.

Pull out side with 3 meter canopy and built in LEDs. . Storage boxes plus floor on roof so can sit ,shoot or what ever off the roof.

Front box we cut and re welded to follow tow bar shape. Heaps of storage space within cabinets each side.

70 Liter water tank fitted but not plumbed in as yet




I can hear Aqualung already

Has anybody here ever used those large plastic honeycomb panels like the Europeans use for making caravans? Structural so the chassis doesn't need to be so strong.

I'd like to build a lightweight caravan and those types of panels would save a hell of a lot of mucking around with standard type walls etc and weigh a lot less.

Finally got mine underway, very much a make it up as I go along build, I know bugger all about caravans apart from watching 'Snatch'.

Jayco Chassis which I've raised a bit to make it a bit better off road.

Making it out of Monopan/Pantech panels, 4.8kg/m2 and seriously strong, I've never worked with anything like it so I'm learning as I go, there doesn't seem to much info on it out there either.

I've got the floor cut out and test fitted, ready for glue and rivets.

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if you take mower deck off the tow vehicle you will get a bit more ground clearance. :thumbsup:

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Haha I just use it for manoeuvring the trailer around. Moved it around no problems even with the 400kg of panels on it.

Still making it up as I go along.

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Following with interest. Gotta do similar to a truck chassis for a slightly large house truck setup.

@Happy, me and the wife really want to see some photos of the inside please, that trailer looks farkin perfect for a two person bunk.

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Still working away at it, just put on 480w of solar and some Lithium batteries in it to run the fridge that my wife demanded.

Still a lot left to do but will be able to sleep in it for some xmas camping.

It's been quite a learning curve.

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Still working away at it, just put on 480w of solar and some Lithium batteries in it to run the fridge that my wife demanded.

Still a lot left to do but will be able to sleep in it for some xmas camping.

It's been quite a learning curve.

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I can see my old house from there!


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I can see my old house from there!


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Trees have almost blocked it out, another year or two.

Looks good but why no windows?

Gee its flash Savage1, much bigger than I thought from the earlier photos of the chassis. Is the edge trim a freezer panel extrusion or is it a heavier gauge Ali angle iron rolled to fit ? great protection either way

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Originally Posted by Mauser308

Very bloody professional looking, need to do a bit more of a photo essay of the build there. Did ya get those batteries connected up? Saw a setup of AGM 12v at supercheap which is designed to lock together and comes with a charge controller and BMS...

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I ended up drilling into the terminals and tapping them and putting in a 8mm grub screw, just waiting on a BMS for it now, $250 for a 100a/h LiPO4 battery is a bargin. they're far lighter and have a lot better performance than the gel batteries.

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Originally Posted by Steve123

Looks good but why no windows?

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They will be one of the last things I put in, as I'm making it up as I go along I'm not 100% on what size and placement I want. That's the beauty of these panels, just cut a hole out anywhere.

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Gee its flash Savage1, much bigger than I thought from the earlier photos of the chassis. Is the edge trim a freezer panel extrusion or is it a heavier gauge Ali angle iron rolled to fit ? great protection either way

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It has a 6.8m body, panels only came 6.5m long hence the join near the front.

It's a 75mm Ali angle extrusion, 50mm on the interior joins too, all glued and riveted. Couldn't get anywhere to roll the curves so I fabricated them, it was a right PITA.

Bostick IMR glue is pretty much all that is holding it together, I think it's the same stuff that holds windscreens in cars.

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Not bad for its size and fully laden apart from empty water tanks. Kitchen, beds, solar, batteries, fridge, cabinetry/cupboards all installed, just needs windows, toilet and shower installing now

Gives it 1800kg to play with before it's over loaded.

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I ended up drilling into the terminals and tapping them and putting in a 8mm grub screw, just waiting on a BMS for it now, $250 for a 100a/h LiPO4 battery is a bargin. they're far lighter and have a lot better performance than the gel batteries.

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Thats a steal!
Where abouts did you find them may I ask?

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For the sake of the knowledge, how deep did you drill into the terminals? No issues with breaking through to anywhere you shouldn't have?

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I think it was about 10mm, not far. About how far the blocks sat above the main casing.

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Thats a steal!
Where abouts did you find them may I ask?

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They were on TM, the guy had them listed for 200 each then relisted them at $50, he had 20 but I only managed to get 4. He was a commercial guy in Hawkes bay.

I can find his email if you like.

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How do you go for balance towing, visually it looks like the axle set is quite far forwards? Might cause a hang up issue if you have to tow down or up a little rise that crests then drops again?

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Yeah it doesn’t look as bad in person, it’s a Jayco chassis.

The ball weight is only about 80kg so I will load all our stuff at the front of it.

It tows really nice as is though, no sway at all but might be because of the drawbar angle.

Finally made a start on my offroad trailer, going to be a tear drop style.

Main thing I'm debating is the cladding, I'm thinking ply internal walls as easier for me to work.

I was also thinking ply external but am now wondering about Alloy sheet so welcome any advice on the pros and cons

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The metal shell on mines causes a lot of condensation leading to moisture problems if I don't keep drying it out

What about the combination of exterior ply for strength, then overlaid with aluminium composite panel. A bit of insulation effect that may prevent condensation on the interior??

Built this a few of years ago for two day vintage enduro racing....Oztent, SS fold out kitchen, carries two bikes across the front, alloy box on front for battery/compressor/gear, pull out seat/box for food and cooking gear, caravan water tank underneath, 30" muds to match my one tonner. Lived in it for 3 months when I first moved to Tassie.

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What about the combination of exterior ply for strength, then overlaid with aluminium composite panel. A bit of insulation effect that may prevent condensation on the interior??

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I'm currently thinking 25mm steel frame with polystyrene insulation, 3mm caravan ply interior and either Aluminium or ply exterior

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A few pics of my Off road also has a 2.5 x 2.5M awning off the side kitchen in the back, 12V lighting, blue tooth CD player, I have a portable wood fire for heating & cooking a great set up tow"s like a dream :-)

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A few pics of my Off road also has a 2.5 x 2.5M awning off the side kitchen in the back, 12V lighting, blue tooth CD player, I have a portable wood fire for heating & cooking a great set up tow"s like a dream :-)

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Awesome, very similar to what I want to build, what are the dimensions? What material is outside?

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Slowly making progress, just put in the diesel powered heater, water heater, shower and new toilet. Couple of Maxxair fans and just working on the gas bottle box on the drawbar so I can get the hot water and external gas points hooked up by a Gasfitter. Any Gasfitter’s on here between Whangārei and Hamilton/Napier?

580w of solar and 200a/h of lithium batteries, will probably add on to that eventually.

Lots of finishing left to do, need to mount an awning and hopefully put some new wheels on it.

As the body is slightly translucent we haven’t felt the need for windows yet.

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Very nice @Savage1, have you homebuilt all of this?

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Very nice @Savage1, have you homebuilt all of this?

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Everything except for the chassis, which is a Jayco chassis, been making it up as I go along.

I wish I did build the chassis, I could’ve saved a bit of weight and changed the style up a bit.