Lightweight Camping Trailer I designed

Tech-Boy

Tech-Boy

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Hey guys, I've been studying Industrial Design for the last 3 years and figured because my thesis project has wheels I'd show you guys. I started this project almost a year ago when I got the brief in July of 2014 and started researching. Concept development was September to December 2014, and Technical Development and 3D CAD January to May 2015. I've put my heart and soul into this project, about 500 hours as a rough estimate.

The concept is a lightweight camping trailer designed for the urban professional. A couple that live in the city in a condo, doesn't have a big car for towing nor much storage space. I designed it to be as lightweight and compact as possible, while providing all the amenities you'd find on a much larger camper. The trailer was designed with sustainability in mind, using recyclable materials and assembled in a fashion so it can be dis-assembled for recycling at the end of its life cycle.

In terms of aesthetics, I took inspiration from 1930s American streamline design, the Bugatti Type-57SC Atlantic was a big inspiration of mine with the swooping fender lines. Here's my presentation, I'd love criticism / feedback / questions! Thanks for checking it out

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Love it! There is a market for this of course, even more if you can haul it with a cruiser motorcycle like a Goldwing or such.
 
Un problème que je vois c'est que les roues sont en arrière de la remorque ce qui veux dire que le poids et très élevé sur la boule, genre la moitié du poids total donc 350 lbs. D'habitude tu veux entre 10-15% du poids total sur la boule. Tu n'a pas besoin d'appuie stabilisateur car les appuie sont déjà aux extrémités.
 
Ryan_U said:
Un problème que je vois c'est que les roues sont en arrière de la remorque ce qui veux dire que le poids et très élevé sur la boule, genre la moitié du poids total donc 350 lbs. D'habitude tu veux entre 10-15% du poids total sur la boule. Tu n'a pas besoin d'appuie stabilisateur car les appuie sont déjà aux extrémités.
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j'ajouterais un emplacement en arriere pour 2 batteries Deep Cycle et un inverter ca rebalancerait le poid sur la boule, ca ajoute une autonomie electrique si en bonus tu traines un paneau solaire
 
This is genius! I would add an additional storage box that you could lock above the axle on the trailer or make something so that extra luggage can be easily secured. This would be beneficial for the smaller cars & motorcycles.

Make the handle hole something standard that would be use with or without tools in case it gets lost (for raising lowering the roof).
 
Ryan_U said:
Un problème que je vois c'est que les roues sont en arrière de la remorque ce qui veux dire que le poids et très élevé sur la boule, genre la moitié du poids total donc 350 lbs. D'habitude tu veux entre 10-15% du poids total sur la boule. Tu n'a pas besoin d'appuie stabilisateur car les appuie sont déjà aux extrémités.
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I knew I'd get a question on this haha. Early on in the design phase, I knew tongue weight might be an issue. While designing the floating floor, I wanted it to come down within 6-8 inches of the ground so the user could step inside seamlessly. I explored various options, and kind of ran out of time. This project was by far the most complicated in the class, so I had to make decisions. I spoke with trailer manufacturers and they told me this might be an issue if the trailer was 1000+ lbs, but if I were to go into manufacturing I'd definitely need to re-visit the tongue weight problem.

I didn't have enough time to design the trailer SAAQ spec standards, I'm not sure if it would pass our road regulations. My professors knew I had a lot on my plate so I kept going with the design process.. again, designing a trailer like this would take 2 years, with a team of designers, and of course engineers. I'm not an engineer by any stretch lol
 
gabyjay said:
Love it! There is a market for this of course, even more if you can haul it with a cruiser motorcycle like a Goldwing or such.
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My original goal was for this trailer to weigh 500 lbs, unfortunately the deep cycle battery weighs 100 lbs alone.. it would be awesome to pull with a motorcycle, however I feel it'd be just too heavy at ~700 lbs, an estimate I did.
 
WannaBeDrifter said:
very cool!!! How much would this go for you think?

I assume you already checked all the SAAQ laws for trailers?
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Ideally I think if it could retail for $8,000 - 9,000 it would be a great success. It's not overly complicated, a few dies for the extrusions, standard square aluminum tubing, and two molds for the roof and fender. I would have to really break down the costs, but my ballpark is $9000.

I did look at SAAQ regulations but again I didn't dive into it. I had WAY too much work, so again.. I'm not sure it would pass SAAQ regulations. My professors have told me that I should absolutely keep working on this project and build a fully functional prototype, thru kickstarter perhaps. Right now the school owns my design, but if I chose to go into manufacturing I would be given the rights.
 
sérieux ! vraiment cool comme projet, j'espère t'as eu une bonne note pcq c'est presque prêt à être commercialiser !
 
beaucoup de potentiel a mon avis, mais...ca l'air asser complexe a fabriquer. $$$$

si tu trouve un moyen de production a cout acceptable pour etre capable de le vendre a prix profitable.

je vois beaucoup d'effort et de travail de conception. j'admire beaucoup les personnes comme toi.
 
Concept est nice mais y'a déja des produits tres polyvalent a 700-800lbs

Le probleme que je vois est ca implique pas mal de montage/démontage. Pour un produit a vocation tres nomade, ca peut etre une problématique.
 
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