My Bicycle Touring Teardrop Camper Trailer(weight&features)-Ep02 

The camper is great ! But... Why didn't you show us the bed space and the kitchen ? That's what I was waiting on

I am impressed with all the gear you can get inside and all the compartments!

My first trailer was up at ~45kg. My second was around 40. At that point I decided that I'd better find out how light I could build a bike camper, so I went all out, using the technologies that I knew how to build with. Sakari Hohlma had built one that was 20kg. I knew I couldn't match that. With an aluminum tube frame and structure, steel hitch, 20 inch wheels, smaller size, and as light as I could build, the third trailer came in at 34kg. Still too heavy. Got rid of many features, went to corrugated pvc floor from wood, went to polycarbonate windows, no suspension, no structure on certain parts, no kitchen, no closet or cabinets (just a shelf), got down to 28kg. Removing weight is the hardest part of building a bicycle camper. You did well. Now rebuild lighter. Look for every place you can cut weight. Keep going.

Nice build. I’m following all bike camper builds. So I seen all of these that are posted on RU-vid. Great job completing a great project. Lots of camping ahead for you. However it is just way too heavy to pull around using a peddle bike. Perhaps an electric motor kit on front hub as well as a gas powered engine to utilize both power applications. You can even carry extra batteries. You will need both gas and electric motors to pull anything using a bike over 300lbs. Many camper trailers for bikes are around 50 to 100 lbs max weight. They are made very light for a reason. In my opinion this needs a motorcycle to hook up to it. Lots of great stuff with plenty of conveniences. Great job. And congrats! Keep em coming!

I assume that you knew Matilda would be heavy, but you wanted to make her tough, reliable, well outfitted and built to a high standard, so it was a case of, she'll weigh what she weighs! I especially liked your full suspension, which ensures that Matilda is less stressed on her travels and your companion has a pleasant ride. The 32mm closed cell foam insulation is simply outstanding, and in conjunction with the 10mm twin wall polycarbonate sheets, provides phenomenal levels of insulation. The vented locker is a very clever idea, in fact the entirety of Matilda is very cleverly thought out! Polycarbonate is respected for its strength, which is why jet fighters use it for their canopies, suffice to say that Matilda is one tiugh cookie! Superbly over engineered to give her Crew safety and security with reliability, you've engineered out potential areas of weakness from the beginning. I couldn't quite make out the name of your insulation, could you please confirm it? I know of no other bicycle camper built so strongly, Matilda certainly is a unique compact travel cabin. If you're ever in. London, I'll happily buy you both a meal.

Busking and touring !!!! was not expecting that its what im loking for

I'm going to steal your idea haha

Cool!!!

You need to purchase one of those motorized bicycle kits. I recommend the 80cc. That would make your camping experience a joy and you could really travel.

Wow really amazing, congrats!

this the best bui,lt out there..well done Alex!!! Bigups from another Alex and his dog Hawaii...

192 kilograms = 423 lbs = crazy heavy. Maybe make is electric powered assist so the trailer can actually help push itself.

Very cool video! Gives me some inspiring ideas! Love your humor!

OMG...I hope your using an assist motor...Can I pull it? (I'm laughing and gasping) OMG, you must have tree trunks for legs....Keep On ,keeping on

Great job!!! Love your video and your Matilda!!!

This is world class engineering buddy! great job

I'm at 9:09 and got to say you seem like a really kool guy. Hope you have long happy life!!!!!! OK at 9:49 now. Pow Hahah ya YOU CAN DO IT!!!! Uphill, travel is the fun so time is irrelevant right. Love the reason for the name Hahahaha. 11:46 Patr-trr-trr Psss

Good job..

I love your project and humor. "Got to change Joe for Chihuahua."

Awesome! Where do you busk? I play too. Can I listen to you somewhere online? Best wishes man!

I’m following many guys travelling by bicycle, you will climb the top shortly !

What is the frame made of? Not steel?

Very nice very good

I believe that the corrugated plastic material you are using is made of polypropylene not polycarbonate.

Dude! This is amazing!

If you can't pull it then get a horse instead of the bike. 😆 You're living my dream btw.

It will be quite an effort to pull Matilda around, but it looks so nice and cozy inside! I would be for sure envying you during rainy night in a bike trip! I'm curious about cycling in strong winds with it! And what about Joe? Where is his seat for long or speed runs? You should present him!

Es genial una idea así de tener donde acampar y vivir si fuese necesario. ..Me gustaría una así para vivir junto a mi esposa. ..algún día será. .

I am looking forward to more videos...I hope you have been able to put more of them on here.

Wow how didn't I see this video.... I made one last year.... this year I'm working on another it's going to be more set for off-grid like yours

Hola des de Barcelona! It's great what you built! What are the dimensions? I'm comparing to other's to take notes. Keep it up! Cheers!

Great camper! But 403lbs 183Kilo, looks fun! Good luck

I just tow a trailer with the tent and stuff in. I did think of one of those campers and even got the designs, but working out the weight, put me off. My bike 20kg, the trailer and stuff in it 40kg, me 95 kg, = 155 kg. I could lose weight of course. Maybe more cycling when the weather isn't so hot. I live in northern England, have Scottish blood, we don't do well in the heat. Right now it's 20c - about 8c over what I'm used to in most summers.

Do you actually pedal with that kind of weight? How far can you go in a day?

Nice work Borat

When raining it's suported?

Truly inspirational in helping me on practical engineering for my build

Great video Man! Where you from ?

Fabulosa

Super cool... 😎 subbed!

O projecto esta porreiro, mas com muito peso, tenho algumas duvidas para fazer uma viagem de vários dias/semanas, já pensaste fazer um trailer tipo auto tenda?

Nice design!

What wattage is your Solar Panel .?

400 Lbs!!? JEEZ DUDE! My W.I.P one weighs less than half!

Hello quelle est la dimension et aurais-tu des plans de ta caravane

Construcion?

This guy seriously deserves more then 234 thumbs up.7714 viewers could not lift a finger for Alexx who is lugging around all this weight. To those people I ask, why? Alexx, you rock buddy. Hope your doing well. Cheers from Mario in Australia.

were can i buy one pleaz

Over 400lbs of haulage ?....

I need more videos! In the travel! XD

When he first said the kl I thought I stumbled upon a vid that showed a vehicle-pulling one 😳

i want one

The height of the connection is needlessly High, and would be easier to control at rear axle level. This is true of many such trailers, and there is no reason to do so. Monumental weight !

Pergunta off você por um acaso , seria BR?

hallo..tak berat ke 183 kilo...aduh macam mana nak tarik itu kan berat....campernya besar itu yang aku suka...itu kalau kat negara kau boleh la..tapi kat malaysia ni camper macam kau buat tu boleh atau tidak pakai ...aku x tahu..

Well, it's still good for trolling for YT hits... but not much else.

Crap! That's heavy!

How could you have made it a lot lighter?

nice

200kg !!! 😀

400 lbs!! Jesus dude

For me,bicycle teardrop weight,should not be more than 20 kg. I think you can't climb hill,towing 192kg.Or you need an ebike with 10.000Watt of power.

420 lbs ....ouch

Good video, Activate the translator for Spanish

Your setup is way too heavy, even for an ebike. Good luck going uphill

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