Micro Teardrop Trailer for a Vintage Vespa! Foamie with Poor Mans Fiberglass! PMF 

That's awesome! Happy travels!

Thank you so much! And thank you for that awesome information!

I got a idea,could it be possible to build a small truck camper out of foam?

@@jackbishop5992 yes it can, one of my friends did something similar using foam sheets , that you get from the hardware store big box .then spray foam in the corner and with a angle grinder and 60 grit paper to quickly form rounded shape than i’ll aluminum tape to get a smooth surface to pull off of using your release agent or you can use believe it or not Pam spray for cooking .woven matt first layer dry and use roller and brushes to get air out . then whin dry sandpaper scuff with 40 or 80 grit sandpaper and apply as many codes after that the inside will be slick you reinforce the outside with two by fours or cardboard or whatever flip it over .after you pull it off put release agent on The mold you just created and spray slick sand polyester primer first apply Thick say 2 to 3 layers or coats ,then win sticky but not sticking to your fingers .apply fiberglass first coat ,is the most important to get the air out of again you can let that dry scuff it apply more possibly 3 to 4 coats this will be strong enough when you pull this out of the mold .you will have an almost finished part you still will have to sand the rough spots fill some body filler in the low and air holes sand this and spray more slick sand. then you can do a regular paint to finish over this sounds like a lot of work but it’s not really that complicated .and you can make several of these parts out of the one mold you can just lay the fiberglass over the foam and finish the outside but this is not going to be nearly as straight and flat where it needs to be . If I did not mention the phone board has aluminum on one side and just Styrofoam on the other Styrofoam if you apply polyester resin directly to it it will melt you have to have the aluminum or painted with latex paint one coat to dry completely then apply a secondLet that dry and you should be able to lay fiberglass on the phone directly.

That is so awesome! And what a deal!!

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Thank you so much!! Enjoy your build! It is such a fun and rewarding process!

Brother, I’ve seen your videos. You have a great channel! Keep up the fantastic work! Thanks for the compliment. It was so much fun working with Lucy on this project!

Thank you! It was fun!

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Thanks Chandra!

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Hi Mike! I am so happy you met Tom! Thanks for watching, he was really fun to build this with!

Thank you! It was a fun project!

Thank you so much! We had so much fun building this! And you are close with a 3 letter name, it's Tom! Thanks for watching!!

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Thanks Graham! It was fun!

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It is really spacious! I had the same concern when we started building this!

Thanks Kimmy 😁. See Lucy, people love the horses. And by “people” I mean my sister 😂

@@thetinysideoftiny7625 🤣🤣🤣🐴🐴 I grew pretty fond of Bella and Duke 😂

Thank you! It was a fun adventure!

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Thank you so much! It is so cool that you recognized it!

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Thank you! That would be awesome! I am certain Tom would love to show it!

🤣🤣 thank you! I definitely felt like a giant the whole time we were build this!!

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Thanks Rob! I really appreciate you laying out the shape and lasering the windows. Looking forward to our camping trip!

Thank you! We had a lot of fun!

Yes... function wins! Lol

Who needs functionality when there’s so much art to enjoy 😜

@@thetinysideoftiny7625 who can enjoy the beauty if you can't use it! 🤣😉

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Thank you! Tom is a good guy to have as a friend!

Thanks Howard! We built it in only 2 months. Mostly weekends and a few weeknights after work!

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I meant motorcycle. I did watch the build video first and plan to watch the one on what glue to use with foam. I'll end up binge watching them all probably. Lol. I'm glad he's short. I'm 5'2" so dimensions will be perfect. Your channel is interesting.

@@MissKim...333 I figured you meant motorcycle :)

That's very interesting! I will have to check it out

@@thelwood check out JupiterHikes, he hiked it a couple of years ago and did a video series on it.

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Thank you! I hope your build goes great!

Thank you! It does draw a lot of attention!

Thank you! And yes... I love my "rock lawn" here in Arizona!

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Thank you! It was a fun process!

Thank you! It has been crazy hot this year!

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Thank you! I hope your build goes smoothly! I would love to see a picture when it is done!

The cynical former motorcycle mechanic in me imagines configuring a trailer as a towable motorcycle workshop...

@@felixcat9318 that would be super cool!

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Hi! Thanks for watching! So historically boats were made with PMF, many of them it is was the boat deck that was made with it. I have thought about trying to make a foam paddleboard and coating it with PMF. I think it would do well for any boat that was pulled out of the water everyday and allowed to dry out. I am not sure if I would trust the seems completely for a boat that soaked a lot. I would opt for marine epoxy probably. Just to make sure the hard work of build is super protected!

Thank you for the information! I will pass it along to Tom 😃

@@thelwood you are welcome 🙂

Thank you! We used "poor man's fiberglass" (glue, canvas, and paint). I have a detailed tutorial on the cargo trailer I made. There is a link on the description. I will do a detailed video on that step for this trailer too :)

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That you so much!! And Mr. Geek is definitely going to be my new name for Tom 😂 I love it!

Thanks! The base of the trailer is 72"x40" but since the sides curve so much from top of the body to the back just under 8'

Thank you! It is fairly strong but I wouldn't stand on the roof of it (or any foamie)

Thanks! And probably!

Great idea!

One of Tom's friends did the welding for the trailer. It is welded aluminum. I have a pacemaker so I am not allowed to participate in any welding..boo 😂

🤣🤣🤣 that would be awesome!

It is pretty ridged but I would go with 1.5 or 2 in foam for a truck bed camper and a few 2x4s would be a good idea too :)

Thank you! Your project sounds very ambitious 😂

Very cool! The foam works really well, if you can find 1.5 or 2 inch foam for the walls that would be even better! But using pmf on the inside and outside of the walls provided a lot of rigidity!

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Oh no! I am sorry you couldn't hear it. It apparently was recorded to only play to one speaker and the speaker on one side your device must not be functioning correctly. I recently figured out how to make both sides work so this will be corrected in all of my future video. Sorry again!

Thank you! Yes, here in Arizona it is actually very easy to license a homemade trailer. You just have to take it to the DVM and pay a fee for an "inspection"... which basically means they measure it and put a VIN on it. It is probably much harder in other states. Our laws are pretty lacks...

@@thelwood My question exactly and your answer couldn't be more useful to me. I just move to Arizona! I stumbled upon your channel a few minutes ago. I will now go on a binge, then draw up some plans. It would be so fun to build something like this!

Thank you! And you are absolutely right, wind is the most challenging issue. I said "I think we are building a sail" several times. Tom is an experienced driver and he is very aware of the weather prior to heading out.

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Thank you so much! If you contact Tom on his page he can give you the details. The trailer frame is the one step I was not involved with. He and his friend welded it out of aluminum. I have pacemaker so welding is the one thing I am not allowed to do. Thanks for watching!

Thank you! It is way sturdier than I expected!

Thanks! About 45mph

It actually stops really well, but the light weight does make wind gust challenging.

Thanks! For the tighter turns I had the blade set at almost 1/2" and for the rest I did 3/8".

We built it in 2 months, mostly weekends (probably 13 full weekend days) and maybe 6 evenings after work. So probably 160 ish

Tom has taken it out on several camping adventures!

Thank you! It is 170lbs. I used foam fusion for any foam to foam or foam to wood parts. I used titebond2 for applying the canvas for the PMF. I am not certain of the total cost. The biggest expense would be the aluminum trailer and Tom had a friend who welded it for him.

72"x40"

The canvas is holding up great! I have made 3 trailers with it. My personal teardrop is 7 yrs old. It has a cover on it and is under a lean to. My cargo trailer is about 4 yrs old and is fully exposed to the elements and is also holding up great. With that being said, sun and heat are our big issues here in Arizona. None of them have ever sat out in snow.

Thank you! Here in Arizona you can register just about anything... it probably wouldn't get approved in a lot of other states

I would go with 1.5" or 2" foam to make is sturdier. That would give you larger surface areas at the joints.

I flexible panel would work