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Old 06-15-2024, 06:31 PM   #12 (permalink)
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The article suggests pop-up campers can be further improved for aerodynamics, and mentions consulting Ecomodder for DIY modifications if you're handy with tools.


This design was released under a Creative Commons copyleft. Tandem small wheels to reduce frontal area. and provide redundancy. It ticks all these boxes.
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Balance size and shape:
Kammback design for trailers:
Minimizing frontal area:
One might add this to the rear:



A door in the Kammback and a fold-down step that doubles as a leveling jack. Like this but faster backwards (and fewer seams and rivets):



Here's the chassis, same as my 1952 Silver Streak. There's a carriage bolt through the decking at each C-channel end:


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Converting a car to a trailer maybe no bueno.



The axle winds up in the wrong place. The trailer can be a specific design, as this case of a pop-up:


The ultimate pop-out doubles the space, with a sliding three walls and roof, and a fold-down floor:



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IIRC that was Tan Son Nhut Air Base. The French used wrought iron utility poles. The USofA used wooden poles with a service life of five years in that climate.

Instead of sliding, the pop-out could be on two four-bar linkages. Completely inaccessible when folded up.
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