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Ok I’m here Nissan xterra Sent from my iPhone using OB Talk

I'm up for a meet up as well

Lol, i can believe it.

It was the first "big" thing they built I loved watching them step back and look at what they built, it's big it's real and I did that Nothing like that feeling. I loved giving them that opportunity Sent from my iPhone using OB Talk

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I googled this and some tests had the paint not adhere to the wood as well and a glue base. Yes, luan/foam/luan. used foam/paneling adhesive to laminate the layers. Construction adhesive on the framing members. Air nailed everything together so it'd cure flat.

Ok, funny story. On our shakedown cruise. the kids learned something about torquing the wheel lug nuts properly. I learned something about checking their work. Anyway, on our way up north, the drivers side wheel on the trailer decided to race ahead of us to Sudbury. Well, needless to say we bent...

Roof is covered with "poor man's fibreglass" Its a canvas painter's drop cloth, saturated with TightBond II glue, mixed 50/50 with water. stretched tight and stapled. Coated with glue again to soak the cotton cloth's fibres completely. Once dried and trimmed, primed and painted with Tremclad...

Rigid foam lamented to Luan plywood inside and out. Nice and light but very strong. cedar framing to keep weight down as well (and because i had a bunch of cedar in the wood pile) primed and sealed anywhere water could get in and accumulate. Hurricane straps bind camper frame to trailer frame -...

we started with a "handy man's" special, flatbed. Added new springs, new draw bar, camper stabbers, new wiring etc.

The kids and I decided to build some sort of adventure trailer as a summer project. Many designs and budgetary design revisions later we came up with a teardrop concept on a 4x8 frame. Its actually the box other trailers come in lol. So specs. around 1600#. 2000# axle, new everything from the...

OK, challenge accepted. I'll see if i can put something together and post in trailers i suppose.

the kids and I built it this summer, its on a 4x8 frame. 2000 lb suspension but weighs around 1600 loaded. tows like theres nothing there.

pic from our northern ontario adventure

Hey fellow Canadian! We just participated in the scouts jamboree in Nova Scotia last week, beautiful province. Sent from my iPad using OB Talk

Hello, been training and using first aid since i was a kid in scout on canoe trips. Now that Im a leader, I've been certified in wilderness first aid. we made up our kits after taking the classes based on what we were comfortable using and our experience in the past. Much cheaper than commercial...

Hmm, started with a Subaru 4WD wagon, moved to 1990 Isuzu Trooper - that thing was a mountain goat, i could drive on stuff that was dangerous to walk on. 2000 GMC Safari - tons of family travel all over Canada, 2004 Jeep Liberty - cutest truck i ever had. Latest i just got a 2008 Nissan Xterra...

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