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I picked up one today, gonna screw around with it this weekend and see what it can do.

 

Yeah, they might not be as fun as the RC trucks but definitely has more utility depending on how creative you can get with their capabilities. I have been waiting a while for the drones to get to the point of some usefulness, everyone seems to have a hard on for the Mavic and they finally have stock in most stores, so I said screw it and picked one up.

 

High-density polyethylene is an option
http://www.eplastics.com/HDPE-sheet

 

with proper engineering you could make them out of 1/8" HDPE, and never have to worry about corrosion or water damage or strength, and still be fairly economical, especially if everything was cut on a CNC router table

 

Looks like you hit up Five Fingers for a short bit?

 

35°41'12.76"N 117°54'6.59"W

The rocky crags you can see when going north on the 395 where the 14 and 395 converge.

It looks like there's a lot of good hiking and back country camping back there for early spring and late fall, but I've never got out there, always on the way to or from Owen's valley, or the sierra, or where ever else more north.

 

Picked this up a few weeks ago. Great little compressor. And fairly quiet as compressors go.

 

I sent that to my friend who just got a drone and he was stoked!

 

Expo trailer guys:

Going to get a trailer going pretty soon. Buying one that is 95% ready to roll (needs lights and a plate). Wanting to add a lid to it, then a RTT platform that raises on struts. Trailer size is 4x6.

What are some things that you did you your trailer that you love?

What are some things that you did to your trailer that you wouldn't do again / would do differently?

Trailer will not have a power supply. How hard is it to add one later? Thinking just led lights, a few small USB outlets, etc. Will prob grab a jumper pack and use that for now. Haven't bit the fridge bug yet, so the power supply isnt a huge deal to me right now.

 

Proper hitch. I use max coupler and am very happy with it.

 

Set it up now for whatever you may want to do later. If you are going to even start on an electrical system just set it up to handle couple of deep cycle batteries, fridge, solar charger, inverter etc now.

 

Good advice.

 

Just give it to me so you don't have any problems

 

Cool deal. Here is a video I done of our last meet with a few drone shots in as well

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TCugGUh6lg

 

Only sure way to avoid the inevitable heartbreak.

 

I'm assuming you've been over to the Expedition Portal in their Trailer Sub-Forum but just in case, here's the link. Tons of money to burn ideas in there!

http://forum.expeditionportal.com/forums/42-Expedition-Trailers

 

For the cover on my trailer I bought a fiberglass bed cover off of Craigslist for $40 and cut it too fit

 

Anyone seen the New shittybilt trailer? Hard to justify 6k but it has everything built into it.
Cover, drawers, tent rack, awning mount, parking brake, stands, and more.

Not to mention independent suspension.

http://www.smittybilt.com/product/index/276.htm

 

OneUp!

 

Would rather go for CVT trailer at the same price