Debut of the micro-teardrop camping trailer pulled by my 1962 Vespa + 1st adventure report

[myfootstepsfirm]

Thought you guys might find this interesting. I just completed the build and went on my first adventure over Thanksgiving. Enjoy.

 

[halseyt]

Great work.. is there another video of the build?

Thanks for posting this.

 

[billiebob]

WOW !!! this is the tread I wish I had the balls to do. You ROCK sir.
Talk about being GVWR challenged.

I especially like the very light safety chain hooks.... like if the hitch breaks loose do you really want it to stay connected?

soo how many ccs?

fabulous sound track
love the simple pleasures of making dinner
my sons a chef... definitely sharing this with him.

 

[Ace Brown]

Obviously you can pull it ok. But I’d worry about stopping. How’s that work?


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[billiebob]

Obviously you can pull it ok. But I’d worry about stopping. How’s that work?


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look ahead, predict the obvious, drive/ride defensively..... leave the cell phone alone
so simple

 

[myfootstepsfirm]

Great work.. is there another video of the build?

Thanks for posting this.

I just added a link in the description box to my friend Lucy's channel. She's got a tour of the new trailer posted but will have MANY specific videos of our full build process in the coming weeks.

 

[myfootstepsfirm]

WOW !!! this is the tread I wish I had the balls to do. You ROCK sir.
Talk about being GVWR challenged.

I especially like the very light safety chain hooks.... like if the hitch breaks loose do you really want it to stay connected?

soo how many ccs?

fabulous sound track
love the simple pleasures of making dinner
my sons a chef... definitely sharing this with him.

Thanks for all the positive feedback billiebob. Balls or loose screws? ********...

So if I'm being honest, the thin and utterly useless tin chain is there for aesthetics lol...

The bike is 150cc but is only 4.5hp! A modern 150cc is double that @ 9hp. It does have a manual 4 speed transmission so that helps with towing. My buddy who was following me out to the campground said I was hitting 40mph on the straight smooth stretches.

Thanks for noticing the soundtrack. I put a lot of effort into it. I hate great videos ruined by terrible music. I previewed many dozens of songs to arrive at those choices.

Homemade food will be a cornerstone of the channel. I'll be featuring more wonky cooking methods as well as some vintage stoves.

Thanks again Sir!

Tom

 

[myfootstepsfirm]

Obviously you can pull it ok. But I’d worry about stopping. How’s that work?


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I was worried about that too. The bike has dual-drum brakes but it stopped the trailer just fine.

 

[myfootstepsfirm]

A few more pics. Click on thumbnail for larger image.

 

[Etoimos]

That's insane, in a fun way! Any idea how much the trailer weighs (can't access YT here at work)?

 

[myfootstepsfirm]

That's insane, in a fun way! Any idea how much the trailer weighs (can't access YT here at work)?

Etoimos, the trailer weighs approximately 170 pounds. I agree that it's insane. There's no logical reason for this absurd little trailer to exist lol...

 

[myfootstepsfirm]

The latest installment of my adventure