Atomic's 1968 Tradewind Twin Renovation

[docflyboy]

Brian- thanks for posting. If you're up for it, I'm going to take you up on your offer to lend me a hand. I've been inactive on the Caravel, due to two developments. First, we bought a get-away in Florida, then we had to upgrade the wings in the hangar to get there. We went from a high wing to low wing, which doesn't play well with other toys that formerly lived under the wing. I've about worked through that and the juggling of toys in storage spaces. I'm going to have a window of time this fall to have the Caravel in the hangar without the plane there, and if I can get a hand fitting my Street-side bulkhead, I'll be at a point where I can get things to that 95% done state to be able to camp in it. Jerry

[Atomic_13]

@Hollie - the orange wheel lock is made by a Canadian company but the lock appears to not presently be available

Classic Industrial Design Ltd.
7491 Aubrey St., Burnaby, B.C.
Canada V5A 1K6
Phone: 604-291-7655
Web site was: http://brahmalock.com/ but doesn't seem to be active

- I do several other things to deter theft and somewhat ease my mind:

1) Proven industries tongue lock and am considering upgrading this by using a hardened hockey puck lock that is more pick resistant https://www.provenlocks.com

2) I remove my trailer chains (have hooks on both ends)

3) I stow the trailer with the stabilizing jacks down

4) my electrical system disables the tongue jack when I turn off the master kill switch

5) My Victron CCGX has the ability to set a geofence but I need to add one last component (alternatives could include some form of GPS transmitter such as the SPOT or Apple's air tags)

6) It's stowed in a gated facility


@Jerry - happy to help. I'll be teaching this semester on MWF so weekends are probably best.

[farafield]

Originally Posted by Atomic_13

And most recently I took a solo trip fish the Cache la Poudre River (CO) and to boondock in the Medicine Bow wilderness area (WY)

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Fantastic pics and the interior of your AS is beautiful. What kind of dog is yours? She is so cute. Is she good for traveling?

[dbj216]

Great to see the new old Trade Wind on the road and working well. There is a lot of hard work and creativity in your trailer. Fish likely jump up on the river bank just to look at the trailer.

Travel safe...

David

[Atomic_13]

@Kim - that’s a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. They are smaller in stature compared to a Cocker Spaniel. He’s been an outstanding travel and fishing buddy. Fits well in the Tradewind and on a kayak.



@David - it’s been great to use the trailer after its long renovation. Hoping life slows down so I can start working on my ‘68 Overlander that’s on deck. On this past trip I had considered fishing in your neck of the woods (Eleven Mile Reservoir) but opted to head north for cooler weather. My youngest daughter and I plan to climb Medicine Bow peak this September. This solo trip was for reconnaissance so to speak (or at least that’s how I justified it to my wife). Hope life is treating you well since we last chatted over zoom.

[steinVT]

Brian, great to see your trailer in action. After a long restoration, the reward is sweet. Can't wait to see what you do with your next one.

On a side note, I got to meet one of our co-conspirators at the WBCCI international rally. Hollie was in the Safari checking it out when we figured out who we each were. To funny. I still think about our project and still hope to resurrect it when life slows down. - Mark

[dbj216]

Hi Atomic-13: Yep, life has been good this last year. I managed to avoid the Covid infection by laying under my Overlander all winter. We hope to venture out traveling just in Colorado come mid September. As you have found, there are a lot of nice spots to camp in the Rockies.

Looking forward to your future Overlander project. You're puppy will like the extra room.

David

[Atomic_13]

@Mark - great to hear from you. I spoke with Hollie over the phone recently and heard about you two crossing paths. Small world we live in. I’ve been enjoying following your most recent build. Keep up the good work.

@David -very glad to hear you’ve avoided ‘Rona. Must be that magical dust that accumulates above vintage belly pans. [emoji4] I hope you enjoy your fall trips. We are looking forward to using our trailer’s Dickinson heater this September in WY. I do need to find a bit smoother forest service road to boondock. This one put our trailer’s upgraded frame to task.

[Slats]

Two questions, Brian. Is that rear wheel bouncing up off the road? If so, who took the picture? Speaking of pictures, yours are world class. You really have the framing down.

[dbj216]

I bet Atomic-13's dog took the photo. He was likely pulling his trailer at 30 mph down that mountain road to see how high he could get it to bounce, or catch air as they say. Atomic is a "black diamond" skier and is generally fearless. At least that is my impression.

David

[Atomic_13]

Too funny - the photo makes it appear more adventurous than it was. This forest service road was far from flat and the coupler was at such a low point that the rear axle lifted off the road. I got out to check on ground clearance, chuckled and snapped a quick photo, and then carefully and slowly moved onward. Our dog frankly wasn’t sure what the heck was going on with the roller coaster ride. I appreciate the nice comments about the photos.