With the approaching holiday period, many tourists (especially family) start to think about how and where they will Park and ride to live at the camp or on wheels, equipped with machine devices to sleep, or just in the tent. There are other, so to speak related, problems. For example, drinking water supplies in transit and at rest, the sanitary arrangements, lighting system, device, nutrition, etc. the Best solution is to build individual camper with a universal hitch that allows you to tow it as a private car and associated transport.
Our magazine has repeatedly published descriptions of such structures: “the mansion” (by R. monk, Elektrostal), “Alyonushka” (V. Gribovsky, Moscow), “House on wheels” (P. Zak, and G. Stepanov, Moscow).
The editorial staff receives many drawings as-built caravans, as well as different projects and proposals. Today the word is still a young designer, Yury Galkin, student of 10th class of school № 28 of Kirov.
For several years now I am a subscriber and regular reader of your magazine. I was particularly interested in the articles about vehicles.
Now created a lot of trailers and homemade, and factory. They are especially popular abroad. And our fans have repeatedly made in the journal with descriptions of their trailers. But, in my opinion, the optimal design that is the tourist of the caravan not yet been established. In the article by P. Zack and Stepanova (“M-K”, 1977, № 7) were analyzed possible variants of the device and the layout of the caravans. The path proposed by them, opens great opportunities for enthusiastic builders. However, these proposals are not all going well. Here, comfort and capacity are proportional to the nominal dimensions of the trailer. Thus, the length of the trailer for 4-6 people to the car “the Zhiguli” exceeds 6 m. does Not require review relates to the difficulty of towing such a “home.” A decrease in the length of the sight with the same layout principle will cause decrease of the capacity and level of comfort afforded to its inhabitants. So need another way, but what?
MAXIMUM COMFORT IN THE PARKING LOT — THE MINIMUM SIZE ON THE GO.
1 — beds, 2 — sofas, 3 — kitchen, 4 shower room, 5 — table, 6 — folding steak-ground, 7 — roof Windows, 8 — folding table.
Has to offer the industry! Folding trailer “SKIF”. Small size, easy to store. Put in the garage “upright” — and no worries. But not always, maximum compactness, simplicity and originality of design can meet people. Especially now, when everyone wants to relax in the lap of nature will certainly in comfort!
My proposed option represents a compromise between rigid, non-collapsible and folding trailer Autodata. That’s why I called it “Compromise.” The dignity of the trailer, in my opinion, in a relatively small size in transport position. At the same time maximum comfort for our guests: kitchen with gas, shower, saloon with dining table, comfortable sofas and beds. The number of beds can be changed from 2 to 6 with the aid of folding walls, which is very convenient and does not take much time. It is possible to envisage the design of folding dining table: it will serve as a seventh bed. When using screens creating three separate isolated double cabins.
Since such trailers are usually used only in the summer time, canvas awnings folding walls are quite reliable protection from the cold and bad weather. B an extreme case they can be insulated from the inside. The high location of the trailer floor from the ground facilitates protection from crawling insects. Other details of the device of “Compromise” is visible on the drawings.
Description trailer hitch and suspension I do not quote: this has already been mentioned more than once. In addition, the coupling is currently the industry standard and come up with something here to himself is not necessary.
The frame must be very rigid. To reduce the thickness of the folding of the walls of the mattresses should be performed removable and store under the seats of the sofas in the cabin. There remains ample room for storing camping gear, tools, etc. Arc awning need to make collapsible or foldable. You can finally make the tent walls flap will open when folding walls, like the buggies, but the depth of the recess for folding wall will have to increase.
I think that anyone who is interested in my offer, easily he will finalize the details.
The disadvantage of a trailer is that to bring in a stationary position requires relatively rozna area (otherwise there will be distortions of the folding walls). But this disadvantage is eliminated by the installation of telescopic or threaded supports under these walls or the use of poles of different lengths, manufactured locally from scrap materials.
Y. GALKIN
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