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Build an Equipment and Kitchen Trailer for Campers
Carry All Trailer Plans for Car Camping
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Build an Equipment and Kitchen Trailer for Campers
Carry All Trailer Plans for Car Camping
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Get a restored copy of these vintage Carry All Trailer
Plans for Car Camping with 5 Pages of Enhanced and Enlarged Figures
and Illustrations and Searchable Text.
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We will email these plans, to the address provided
with your payment, within 48 hours following receipt of your order.
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Car Camping vacations are fun
when you can carry all your equipmentand food in a
compartmented trailer.
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| THIS TWO-WHEELED TRAILER with removable "kitchen" unit
and clothing and equipment lockers is used by one family of outdoor enthusiasts
for carrying all the items needed for car camping on weekend trips, or
when vacationing in the country.
When not in use for camping, the kitchen and locker units
can be removed in a few minutes to permit using the trailer for other purposes.
The self-contained units can be stacked in the garage
in winter with all the camping gear conveniently stored in the compartments
ready for the next camping trip. The dimensions and arrangement of shelves,
cabinets and drawers as given in the drawings, may be changed so that the
units can be accommodated in a trailer you now have, build or acquire locally.
The hinged sideboard affords handy work and serving tables
when opened and supported by two wooden braces attached to each, as shown
in the illustration and Fig. 1. The braces pivot on hinges that are screwed
to one end of the braces and to the sideboards near the top. |
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Figure 1. Car Camping Trailer Details with Dimensions
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| Kitchen Unit
Made of 1-in. pine lumber, 1/4-in. exterior-grade plywood
and 1/8-in. tempered hardboard, the kitchen unit, Fig. 5, detail A (blue
area), has shelves and drawers for waist-high storage of canned and boxed
foods, a platform with adequate space for a two or three-burner kerosene
or gasoline, and a pot-and-pan compartment as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. Also,
there is a covered bin for such staples as flour and sugar.
Plywood is used for the bottoms of the drawers and shelves
and the bottoms of all units to reduce their net weight. If you prefer,
1/4-in. hardboard can be used instead of plywood. |
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Figure 2. Gasoline lantern is carried in plywood
box and has a plywood cutout fitted over the top of the lantern to protect
from damage during travel.
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| Clothing and Equipment Lockers
Two large lockers that fit in the forward part of the
trailer provide convenient storage for camping apparel and miscellaneous
equipment. The non-compartmented space in the trailer, Fig. 5B., is ideal
for bulky objects such as tent, sleeping bags, luggage and other large
pieces of equipment. The only camping equipment that need be carried in
the car is the box containing the gasoline lantern, Fig. 2, which is carried
in the trunk. |
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Figure 3. Hinged sideboards are handy work and
serving tables.
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| This leaves the interior of the car uncluttered for the
exclusive use of the passengers. When enroute, the sideboards and two-piece
end gates are closed and secured at the corners with fasteners of the type
shown. These are simply standard end gate fasteners, complete with tail
nuts, which make it easy to tighten and release both end gates and sideboards
quickly. |
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Figure 4. Hinged Lantern Pole
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| Chain links attached to the eyes of the fasteners are
designed to slip over hooks located at the sides of the upper tailgate.
The fastener for the lower end gate, or tailgate, fastens to a hook bolted
to the side of the trailer.
A custom-fitted tarpaulin with heavy-duty rubber bands
cut from an inner tube used as tie-downs (not shown), permits quick removal
and replacing of the tarpaulin to assure complete dust and rain protection. |
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