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Old 07-28-2005 | 07:36 PM
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khodges
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Default RE: Step by Step Trailer Build

One of our club membersmade his hauler from a pop-up camper that the canvas had rotted in. He gutted it, made tie-downs for everything. It had a crank-up fiberglass top, and was about 8 x 12 and about 3 feet deep. He could get three 1/4 scale biplanes and all his flight gear in it. Gave about $250 for the camper, even had a spare. With the low profile, he said you hardly knew it was behind you, no wind resistance.

I'm gonna try to find something like that, with diesel going past $2.45/gal and me getting about 13-14 mpg. The only thing covered I have to haul planes in is sort of a multipurpose affair. We camp in it, haul horses in it, haul airplanes in it, you name it.Here it is:
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