Tough Decision Time

I reluctantly decided I needed to sell my caravan. Without the ebike or the trike I couldn't move it easily. It's too heavy for me to move it with pedal power only.

The weight is 71kg with the bed box and mattress. 58kg with them out. The 270w of solar panels on the roof are about 10kg. They are glued on. The electrical box is excessive without the 48v charging system.

External: 2200mm L, 960mm w, 1400mm high.

Internal: Bed is 1820mm long and 630mm wide. Floor to ceiling is 1070mm. Hight over the bed: 900mm. Bed base is removable.

Cabin can be unbolted from the chassis. Chassis is welded aluminium. Cabin is 30mm XPS, with PMF.

Widows can stay open in the rain. They have multiple positions. Fly screens. Right side window has dual fans fitted. Fans are reversible. I leave them running 24x7 to have airflow through the cabin. There is an excess of solar on the roof to charge the battery even without direct sun.

Hitch is a single sided left side arm, connect to the bike axle.

Hydraulic disk brakes. Manually activated by rider.

If someone is inclined and has the ability, they could connect it up to an ebike and tow it, but I think it'll probably suit someone that wants a tiny house.

I want to build another: lighter!

I advertised it. Got a lot of interest. And then it was gone.

The end of an era

After riding the trike for a few weeks, I had to admit to myself that I couldn't see it as my every day bike. Yeah, there are times its heaps of fun, but mostly it wasn't working for me. Carrying it up and down stairs. Lifting it up and down paths without ramps, or the ramp is just too narrow. Lifting it between bollards and other obstructions too narrow to pass. I missed being up higher and seeing further a head on the road. Looking up at truck and lifted 4x4s. I missed being able to walking and pushing my bike. The trike is made for riding, not pushing.  

Lots of angst about if to sell it or not. A coupled problem was how to move the caravan without the trike. Eventually I decided to rip the bandaid off and listed the trike for sale. Decision made. 

Sold it to a lovely couple that only ride trikes. It'll have many happy adventures with them.

The caravan as it is currently is at an end. I've been sleeping in it since December, and love it. I really don't want to part with it, but I can't keep it as it is. It was started when 500 watt ebikes were legal. Build decisions were based on the need to have solar on the roof for charging and a 48V charging system inside. With no ebike and now no trike, the caravan is just too heavy for me to shift with a pedal bike. 

I'm exploring options on what to do with it. 

I'll sell it as is, or just the cabin and keep the trailer to build a new cabin on top of, or worst case it all gets scrapped. I'm hoping to avoid that.