Back in Business
Iāve really struggled with continuing the trailer build over the past couple of months. We dabbled with biscuit jointing the base floor together and lining the underside with undertile felt (itās more of an experiment than a known method of road spray protection).
The actual biscuit jointing went well, but I didnāt think about the extra width and length the felt would add to the already tight fit. So I got annoyed with it and put my foot through the joint. We also learnt that bitumen adhesive is sticky stuff. Word from the wise, donāt apply it at 10pm in a pitch dark car park unless you really know your plan and you arenāt so tired that you lose your temper!
Now summer is ending, I have more free time to work on the trailer, although the new season brings wet weather and less daylight in the evenings. This wouldnāt be a issue if I had a garage; but I donāt. The space doesnāt have enough room to get the trailer in or store large components for longer than a few days. I was left with two options: rent or buy. I couldnāt afford to rent a commercial/industrial unit - itās just not feasible. I had offers of garages from friends, but again the renting cost would just eat an unnecessary hole into my budget. So after a lot of thought, the only real option was to buy a tent garage, or big gazebo, or a marquee. So I did!
(Instructions said āNeeds 3 peopleā. For what? I was home alone all weekend)
Itās big and I had a mild panic about the neighbours kicking off. But to their credit they all seem OK with it. For now at least.
Lastly, I had to beef up the guylines. The pitiful string that was supplied wasnāt up to much, so paracord and some sort of tensioner were needed. I scrounged around the junk shelf at the space (have I linked it enough yet? - if youāre in Southampton check it out) and found some copper pipe. A bit of sawing, filing, drilling and neon orange(?!) spray paint produced just what was needed.
(Sorry DB. I have more barrels now, so you can have this one back)










