Travel trailer, cargo trailer or.....

[FIGJAM]

Well well well, what do we have here?

[ygmir]

looks like another FJBSMRVAPP

[FIGJAM]

Still practicing your czech?

[theCryptofishist]

I think he cashed that in.

[ygmir]

looks like another FJBSMRVAPP

Fig
Jams
Beautiful
Super
Marvelous
Recreation
Vehicle
And
Pleasure
Palace

[ygmir]

I think he cashed that in.

so as not to bounce it.

[FIGJAM]

Thanks Yg, but I think the last 2 P's should be PlayaPod!

[Canoe]

Well well well, what do we have here?

You sure left it out in a strong wind...

[FIGJAM]

New project for a birgin that we're working on together.

He already bought the parts for his cooler, we'll be coating the panels and installing them tomorrow.

[insomnivore]

Thanks Yg, but I think the last 2 P's should be PlayaPod!

...I think I can live with pleasure palace, but that's just me

[FIGJAM]

Busy birgin happily coating the panels for his playapod.

Aaaaawwwww, ain't he cute!

And look, he's waving!!!

[FIGJAM]

Monkey Pod?

Another brain bug from your friends at FIGJAM ent.

[FIGJAM]

Got most of the panels installed!

[Jackass]

Not too far off from a cover wagon look

wagon.jpg

[FIGJAM]

That's the idea, for people with utility trailers to be able to put up a quick sleeping shelter.

A tarp and some bungee cords and you're good to go.

[BirthChazz]

Would love to make one of these. I check this thread every couple of days, just to lurk. Cannot wait to see the finished product.

[insomnivore]

Would love to make one of these. I check this thread every couple of days, just to lurk. Cannot wait to see the finished product.

All it takes is a trailer, some basic building supplies, and sauerkraut...I mean, ingenuity.

[FIGJAM]

Hard to see in the pic, but there are five 3/8" lag bolts through the upper rail and into a 2"x4"x10' that sandwich the top of the plywood.



This gives me a solid hanger for the cross bracing for the roof.





His trailer is 10' long, so we had to splice on an extra 2'.

By putting a 2"x4" over the splice on the inside, it was then easy to run lags with washers from the outside to make it solid.





So far it looks like this.



Next will be the door panel and a place to duct the cooler in.

He will be towing this with a Ford Focus, so the interior is only 4' tall, to keep some of the wind resistance down.

Total interior space will be 4'x5'x10', and it will have a small window at the front to vent the cooler!

[Mojojita]

He is a lucky birgin to have you as mentor, Figgy.

[BirthChazz]

Starting to look for my own trailer. Looking from San Francisco to Sacramento!

[Joshua!]

@Figjam -

Awesome innovative design! It looks like a bomber way to ride out the dust-storms too!

As far a MPG- perhaps a "V" of plywood over the tongue would help out. I'd think splitting the air would be easier than bashing through it...

Thanks for the amazing detail here- on my way outside to look at my 14' utility trailer... or should I say "PlayaPod"!

Joshua!

[FIGJAM]

If it has the short side rails, you might consider the covered wagon or monkeypod aproach.

That way the wind isn't an issue, and it will be easy to set up onsight.

The pods are great when traveling cause when I need a nap, I can just pull over and climb inside to sleep.

If I arrive on playa and the weather is bad, samey same.

[BirthChazz]

I am going into withdrawl; Need more pics!

[FIGJAM]

Stay tuned!!!!!!

[FIGJAM]

Burgins are easy to keep motavated as long as you have the whip.

I believe the little rascal hid it when I was'nt looking!

He got all the holes drilled in the frame to anchor the ply to the pod.

We used 15/32" ply to keep it light cause the frame will help keep things from warping.



This is the panel for the door.



Framed for the panel.



Cut the panel where the door will hinge.



Frame the inside of the door with 2"x4"s.

Install the piano hinge.



Leave enough overlap on the roof to keep rain out.



A big plus was the way the tailgate is mounted to act as a step, bench, and security that is a tribute to Yggies doors.





All it needs now is the lockset and the front window to finish it up.


Next is the nifty shade designed for this, which is already done!

[SquirrelHead]

He may need a secret way out in case someone locks him in there.

[FIGJAM]

Sshhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!

You'll ruin the surprise!

[Canoe]

Sshhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!
You'll ruin the surprise!

This had better not be one of those things like the dancing girl in the cake, only where you pull a pin, the sides fall down and presto!

[FIGJAM]

Here's a rough idea of how the shade for this pod sets up.

Theres a pipe tacked on at each corner.



Slide a 1"x8' stick of EMT through each of those pipes clear to the ground.



A 10' stick of 1" with a stick of 3/4" inside makes the top rail.





The 3/4" slides out an extra 8'.





Now an 18'x30' heavy duty silver tarp will go over this structure from one side to the other.

We don't have the tarp yet, but let me explain.

12 and 1/2' from the side of the trailer, the 18' edge of the tarp will be staked to the ground with 24" rebar.

The tarp then goes across the trailer from one side to the other.

On that side, 14' from the trailer, rebar stakes with ratchet straps to tension the tarp tight.

The rope in these pictures represent where the 30' edge of the tarp will be.







Rope will be streched at the front and back to cabiner that edge of the tarp to.

Now the wind can flow over, or through this shade.

If he parks facing north, the pod will be in shade all day.

You could get as long a tarp as you want for more shade, but this gets you about 18'x25' shade footprint!!!

[Flabio33]

Just getting back to this topic. My trailer looks very similar to Figjam's. However, I had some problems. It was a rather difficult tow from San Diego. My Toyota 4Runner and its 3.5L V6 struggled up every hill.