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Dave Druck [KI6LBB]
As all of you guys know, we've owned a Sportsmobile, AT Horizon and now are tooling around in a cool Expedition Sprinter built by Mike Hiscox on this board. But we always come back to our Teardrop and it never fails us for it's simplicity, it's capability and its somewhat sophisticated amenities for an off road trailer. It's like the best of both worlds.
Well, our SoCal Teardrop Krawler 459 just got even better. So i figured i'd start a thread on it covering what we have added, what's newly available to all you guys and what we're going to be working on in the future with it.
UNDER FLOOR STORAGE
For a while now we've oogled the options that SCT has to offer. Being that we snatched up the test unit shortly after falling in love with it, ours did not have this option. After the dust settled and we made some arrangements with the guys over at SCT it was rolled in and accomplished. Now this is the first of their trailers to ever get a Retrofit floor storage option. All the trailers before were built to order with it or without it. So, i have great news, if you have an existing trailer, you now can take your trailer back and order this option.
The install a new split mattress.
It folds up and out of the way so that you can gain access to the floor storage area.
The storage bays are made from crafted birch with tig welded aluminum boxes. They're truly a work of art as with the rest of the trailer. Not just some off the shelf items they welded into the underside.
The under floor storage area makes for a great place to keep blankets, cold weather gear, emergency gear you may not always need or even a place to stow away valuables.
People have asked and i certainly can understand. "But how far do they hang down"
The answer is easy. About the size of your pinky finger.
So if you were to ********** them on a rock or a boulder someway or somehow, it wouldn't be much of a problem as the frame is right there. Secondly, you could replace them fairly easily by unscrewing them and ordering a new "tin". If you weren't really picky, you could grab a large rubber mallet and beat it back into shape.
Here's a small animated gif that shows just how simple it is to access the Under Floor Storage.
While SCT was in the area, we had them put in this great tie down lock track. It works great for securing bulky items on top of the mattress in transit like camp chairs or rolled up tables. This way, when the rough gets going you don't knock out a window or worse, damage the beautiful birch wood interior. This is also an option for their trailers and can also be retrofitted at any point after you take delivery.
Well, our SoCal Teardrop Krawler 459 just got even better. So i figured i'd start a thread on it covering what we have added, what's newly available to all you guys and what we're going to be working on in the future with it.
UNDER FLOOR STORAGE
For a while now we've oogled the options that SCT has to offer. Being that we snatched up the test unit shortly after falling in love with it, ours did not have this option. After the dust settled and we made some arrangements with the guys over at SCT it was rolled in and accomplished. Now this is the first of their trailers to ever get a Retrofit floor storage option. All the trailers before were built to order with it or without it. So, i have great news, if you have an existing trailer, you now can take your trailer back and order this option.
The install a new split mattress.
It folds up and out of the way so that you can gain access to the floor storage area.
The storage bays are made from crafted birch with tig welded aluminum boxes. They're truly a work of art as with the rest of the trailer. Not just some off the shelf items they welded into the underside.
The under floor storage area makes for a great place to keep blankets, cold weather gear, emergency gear you may not always need or even a place to stow away valuables.
People have asked and i certainly can understand. "But how far do they hang down"
The answer is easy. About the size of your pinky finger.
So if you were to ********** them on a rock or a boulder someway or somehow, it wouldn't be much of a problem as the frame is right there. Secondly, you could replace them fairly easily by unscrewing them and ordering a new "tin". If you weren't really picky, you could grab a large rubber mallet and beat it back into shape.
Here's a small animated gif that shows just how simple it is to access the Under Floor Storage.
While SCT was in the area, we had them put in this great tie down lock track. It works great for securing bulky items on top of the mattress in transit like camp chairs or rolled up tables. This way, when the rough gets going you don't knock out a window or worse, damage the beautiful birch wood interior. This is also an option for their trailers and can also be retrofitted at any point after you take delivery.
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