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Old 10-04-2013, 04:41 PM   #12 (permalink)
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I gave some thought to this design with the door moved to a rear truncation. The next step would have been to use lateral hoops instead of that hex layout.

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For this concept of a camper, the canopy would primarily form the cover of a sleeping area, so the curved shape is not an issue, cooking, washing and storage facilities would be pull out drawer sections underneath in the trailer body.
I went with flat-top fenders that flip out into benches or table tops.
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The idea so far is to have a tilt up rear with fold out walls, so when not in transit it is more like a tunnel with uniform roof height, looking a bit like the wagons of the "wild west" you see in old movies with the domed roof.
I'm a big fan of the way the Ford Evo opens up (I'd like to see this applied to the Volkhart-Sagitta):

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euromodder -- This was unattributed but I understand it's Wally Byam's first trailer, so—full circle.
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