I Sold My Baby Bicycle Camper - and What a Negotiation!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2024
- In this video I tell the story of the events and reasons that led me to sell the bicycle camper I had built in 2018, how I found my buyer and the unusual way we came to our agreement.
I am planning on building something similar to your baby next summer. You seem to be the only TH-camr that has built such a collapsible camper. I look forward to seeing your new build come together. All the best!
When you finish your camper next summer, Id' really like to see pictures. robertebikes@yahoo.com
Cher Robert, ta persévérance et ton inventivité m’ont toujours épaté. Ton prochain projet est super et j’ai bien hâte de voir ça. Mais parlant de VR, puisque j’en ai un, quelle serait la destination de ton choix pour que l’on parte ensemble? On peux évidemment se rendre plus loin qu’en vélo. Si ça t’intéresse, on parlera du moment pour faire ça…😊
Oui bien sûr, ça m'intéresse. Je t'appellerai.
6:53 I've long thought about this, Robert, and when I was a child, we lived in China for some time. at that time (the late 1980s) everyone in the country rode bicycles. Most notable was the three wheel bicycle with a sort of truck bed on the back. If you started out with something like that, you could add a wagon style round top to it, and even include pullouts using upscaled drawer slides. And since the top would be waterproofed canvas, you could easily tie it down flat for travel if you needed to, and also extend it to cover more area while camping. But the main metal box would be big enough to fit all your things with very minimal adjustments, and then only if you wanted to. You could also add features like leaf springs, and other creature comforts. I continue to pray for your continued health, as I too am also struggling with my own health. May God keep you in His grip!
Thank you for those ideas, Matt. And a bigger thank you for your good thoughts.
Robert please immediately look at a trailer called Carla cargo it's the three-wheel one with a runaway break it stops on a dime looks phenomenal...... if I was going to start over that would be the way to go if you're not going to do four wheels... I would base it on that design but make the bed at a comfortable sitting level, so it's easy on your back entering exiting... and just use chloroplast the deck? You could use a rather large wheel... which would give you Optimum roll over and roll through... or just have the axles lower and the deck higher... since the little wheels are more rugged about taking lateral Force... have the axles down low and maybe some storage space between the axle height and the deck of your bed... the three-wheel design may be a little more prone to tipping laterally? You could have some drop downs for when you're camped..... and maybe some casters in case there's tipping on the road. Otherwise the three-wheel design is genius it eliminates the steering arms and all that of a four-wheel arrangement... eliminate the alignment issue... if you were to snag a front wheel out on the road and bend your steering arm you're going to be kind of bumming without a vise to straighten it
Robert, the 2nd version of your bike camper has me excited! I've seen some cool bike campers, and the best method for making them seems to be a foamboard + thin wood framing, and then coated in diy fiberglass. You get the strength and light weight, and a bit of insulation for those slightly cooler spring/fall days!
I think the top part will be foam board. We'll see...
Sorry for the book of bar napkin comments........... go with a wagon not a trailer
No problem.
IMO you made a brilliant design. I would like to share my design with you.
The Carla cargo tricycle trailer is meant for carrying heavy loads. My entire camper will weigh less than the empty Carla. It's interesting to know that such a trailer exists. Thanks.
❤Good idea to plan new adventures Robert! I am 75 now and suffered a heart attack with following by-pass surgery a so called CABG ❤! This was in May -24 now 4 1/2 months later I am back pedaling daily again ! Never quit cycling as Beriaults motto 😊Thanks Robert!
Thanks for your input. Nice to know that you've got a new lease on life.
Always a pleasure to hear your stories, thoughts and voice. I’m glad you’ve come up with a new project and will keep cycling. I know how medical issues can make riding difficult. I wish you the best and look forward to following your progress on your next project.
Thank you for your good wishes.
I greatly look forward to developments - that's kinda exactly what I was hoping to modify your original design to (but could never get a design that wasn't too much of a sail in cross winds).
I hope the yet-to-be-built one will handle well in windy conditions.
Hello from a 29 year old outdoorsman, I am excited for your upcoming project and seeing how you expand from tiny to small.
Tiny to Small. I like that.
Hello from a 71 year old bicyclist! Your Baby is beautiful and it's one piece of excellence.
Thank you so much.
Hi Robert. An interesting sale indeed. Looking forward to the development of your Mark II camper. I hope to get my Mark 1 out and about in a couple of months time. Currently I am getting over some medical issues and I will certainly wait until the Spring Roaring Forties die down a bit - they are going crazy at the moment. Take care.
I've always thought of the roaring forties as a pelagic phenomenon. It never dawned on me that the winds would affect those on land as well. Of course, it makes sense, especially if you live near the west coast. But you're 200 km from there. But then, I'm thinking that in the northern hemisphere we have a watered down version of the roaring forties. I'm at latitude 45 degrees N, and the prevailing winds are from the West. Hope your health issues aren't too serious.
Have you started construction already I would really encourage you to go with a four-wheel wagon frame... use the Dome construction Force Luke
Now's the time do decide.
Thank you for taking care of yourself, looking forward to seeing your creativity!
Thank you, I will
I think a four-wheel wagon frame with actual steering and you'll find your happier camper with negligent tongue weight... a pair of old sneakers folded over upon themselves and held with zip ties makes good wheel chocks
Ideas to ponder. Thanks.
The other consideration of pulling around a non-convertible camper is you command presence on the road which is a huge bonus these days...... was kind of a bold maneuver in Suburbia but it worked out well with the local authorities and people in general... instead of people getting angry generally they look more tickled
That's reassuring. I was worried that the extra size might make drivers mad.
Robert when I constructed my camper I was thinking more about my back then wind resistance when considering the height of the deck should be at the height of your most comfortable chair, is what I figured
True. When you're riding 20 - 25 kph, wind resistance isn't a big factor.
I decided not to go with a design that you couldn't stand up in or even sit up in other than just floor sitting I just wanted something to dive into...... saves a ton of weight on the deck cuz you can just screw down two pieces of chloroplast...... and add a little lightweight foam
There's a lot to be said about lightness.
It's nice to have something that's ready to just dive into and get horizontal if the urge strikes or if you need to escape elements or pestilence
So true.
What a nice buyer how heartwarming
I couldn't be any luckier.
Hehehe someone that one of the local venues conjectured over his drink that my camper was worth thousands..... SMH thousands..... total cost was less than $800... it was stupid simple though to put together... mostly because I compromised on the pre-made frame..... the bulk of the cost and the way but a little bottom weight is good for center of gravity after all
Yea. I kinda worry about the fact that Bériault II will not have as low a centre of gravity than the original Bériault camper.
@@RobertBeriault753 the square configuration is not going to give you that much space inside it's also not going to be as good for shedding the elements...... the way the chloroplast forms a resilient dome is one of its great structural advantages... I didn't bother with teardrop the front...... and I left a little overhang in the rear so you can sit in your hatch at a comfortable chair height out of the elements
Another thought.... aluminum foil siding works better than you might think good UV protection... although the thing will be an FM antenna I suppose at that point I've taken the chance
And I'd get good TV reception!
@@RobertBeriault753 I've done TH-cam inside the thing with my tablet it doesn't seem to impede reception whatsoever.... I left the front and rear walls uncovered so that some natural light comes through... I'll post another more recent walk around
Cool design challenge!
Thank you 🤗 I like challenges.
Hold everything boss? I just saw a video that blew my mind and you need to look at... keywords are safe secure bicycle trailer with overrun brake.... will make a brilliant Foundation for your new camper with zero tongue weight..... three wheels designed with steering... I would do a knock off on that design... four-wheel lightweight farm wagon frame is pretty easy though
I think you're fond of the four-wheel option😉.
@@RobertBeriault753 you inspired me and in the process I stumbled on that three-wheeled design which looks like the stuff
Robert I'm rolling solid wheelbarrow wheels and tires on 1 in axles that you grease with a grease fitting lol but it works.... and it works... would have been good to build in suspension but then again the chloroplast deck does that. And I just take it easy
I'm very concerned about keeping the weight down. I have to be ready for the occasional very steep hill.
@@RobertBeriault753 how much did the arrangement weigh that you just sold? The weight issue is the reason why more than two wheels on the trailer makes sense to eliminate that tongue weight
I encourage you to take another walk around my new Niche utility e-bicycle drawn four-wheel farm wagon hard tent..... video that should be enough keywords... seems like you could switch out the heavy tow bar on the farm wagon frame and get something friendlier for your e-bicycle that's not actually a cargo bike that you're not going to be able to put a class one hitch on
I haven't seen your Niche utility farm wagon.
@@RobertBeriault753 have a look and leave me a comment? Don't let my rants against censorship lately put you off
Good Robert maybe it's time to start over with a simpler design and scrap the yellow did you notice that the yellow attracted bees ever? You clearly survived..... is it safe color Always a pleasure to hear from you and see your post
I was just thinking that next time I should go for another color, and maybe some kind of fancy design. Thanks for your comment.
@@RobertBeriault753 just standard white is good.... and blue will attract horse flies in deer flies so a good color to avoid
This is what locked down in the memory of Love American Style will make you do... it's a wonder everybody hasn't invented a rolling box spring dang it
That's what I might end up with.
That's what I might end up with.
@@RobertBeriault753 if you're like me you sit around fantasizing all kinds of wacky design ideas
OH NO!
Have you ever gone ahead and built a camper since I sent you the plans?