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So, just go get your load out vest, and instead of loading it with 30 round mags, you could load it with batteries. Problem solved!

I agree with that. I have a vinyl fence, and I have to be real careful when I get in tight, it can get hacked up really easy.

Those are two items I thought of too. Taking apart the pallets is a pain. Many boards get split in the process. Plus, you have no idea what the wood has been exposed to (dirt, chemicals, oils, etc.). Not a great idea to use on the inside of a small, confined living environment.

Yeah, but I have the cleanest AR on the street.

Actually I've seen a bunch where used pallet planks have been used for exterior siding and interior wall coverings.

Nope. That's one of the attractions to them. Since it's on wheels, and not on a foundation, the towns have no say. That's how some kids get away with building them so shoddy. They're treated like a travel trailer, although some towns take issues with allowing someone to live in one full time.

Ha, that was kinda the situation with the last one. I wrestled with building a basic house or a nice house for the first one, and opted for nice. So I put in a lot of upgraded materials, fixtures, mechanical system, some high tech and really over built it. Many considered it to be a luxury tiny house. Problem was, I built a Lexus, when the marketplace could only afford a used Toyota Corolla, and at that price range, still couldn't get approved for financing. I ended up almost giving the house away, just to get it out of here. In the end, I think I made like $8/ hour. It's a good thing I'm retired and not depending on that money to live. So, this go around, I simplified the design to go with more basic materials that won't be as labor intensive to build. I learned with the previous tiny house the important point was : Price first, followed by "looks nice" second. That's it. These kids couldn't care less about mechanical systems, functionality or features. Hopefully this time, I can get a raise to Murphy's $15/hour wage, at least.

I follow the tiny house trend and forums and there were many kids, due to limited budgets, spent like 6 months scouring construction sites or Craigslist looking for free or excess materials to build their houses. Unfortunately, they ended up with a hodge podge built house made with all different materials, windows, doors, etc.

In the Mueller report, there were listings that 12 redacted criminal referrals were in progress. If they were connected to Trump (other associates or his kids), I think Mueller would have already indicted them. So, my guess, in those 12, there should be some FBI or Clinton or DNC criminal activity that was found during the Russian investigation. If the DOJ punts on what we already know, then there are really bigger issues to tend to in the country.

Hoppy Easter everyone! (yes, I meant to spell it that way )

For those of you that don't know, AMAC is the Conservative version of the AARP. The AARP has always leaned Liberal, so this organization was formed to give Conservative retirees equal coverage. They asked what the DOJ should do now, the results are pretty unanimous. https://amac.us/poll/now-that-the-mueller-report-has-exonerated-president-trump-what-should-the-doj-focus-its-investigations-on-in-the-future

It's both, many think they can just buy the trailer, and in a weekend or two, build themselves a house out of scrap lumber found in a dumpster, and save a lot of money. There are tons of partially completed houses on the market that many started, only to find out how time consuming and expensive it was. Others want to buy a completed tiny house, as they don't have the funds or credit to buy a regular house. I've done tons of different types of construction, and even for me, none of it was difficult, but many parts took longer than anticipated due to working in a small space. Also, price and costs wasn't an issue with all the materials, so I wasn't scrounging around for materials. I'm actually going with a completely different design and engineering plan to see if I can actually make some money on THIS one.

That's true, a specific tiny house trailer is easily another $1K or more over a standard equipment trailer. There is definitely a market, but what I found out with the previous I built, the target market (mostly Millennials) are broke, and have no money. Lots of interest but no money.

A few rare situations... has the town done any hydrant flushing recently in the neighborhood? That churns up all types of crap in the water lines. Or, have you checked your water heater, possibly sediment/dirt laying in the bottom that gets churned up by the opening/closing of the solenoids in the washer? Try draining it.

I didn't have any issues with the Appalachian, but I wasn't using it for it's typical purpose. They seemed to be a decent equipment trailer, 4 wheel brakes, decent welds, radial tires, decent axles. After all, it's a trailer, not a sports car. The dude at Hecht's was trying to give me the sales pitch on how good the fold down ramps were, and when I said I could care less and didn't even want them, he got all confused. Then he was going on and on that my truck couldn't handle a 10K load... Until I told him what I was going to do with it..... Then, the light bulb went off and he said he's received a bunch of calls from people looking for a tiny house trailer.

In this case, it's because the governor of N.M. is a Democrat, and everyone knows, if you support upholding the constitution, you're "Right Wing". Actually, this militia is made up of veterans and ex-Leo's, so it's a slap in the face to them by the governor. They are upholding the oath they swore to, it's the governor that's not. United Constitutional Patriots: Border patrol vigilantes For two months, an armed group of ex servicemen and police officers have been patrolling the New Mexico-Chihuahua border for asylum seekers from central America. The group describe themselves on Facebook as: 'Americans that believe in the constitution and the rights of every American that will stand up for there rights in unity and help keep America safe.' https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6932583/More-300-asylum-seekers-surrender-armed-militia-New-Mexico-citizens.html

It's nice to see a patriotic group of Americans stepping up to protect their country, and do the job the politicians and local LEO's AREN'T doing. Too bad we don't have more of these groups in the country, willing to do what's right. ....."An armed right-wing militia group operating along the U.S.-Mexico border posted several videos to social media this week, including one in which they held about 200 asylum-seeking migrants at gunpoint near Sunland Park, N.M., until U.S. Border Patrol agents arrived, according to a report. The militia group, which calls itself the United Constitutional Patriots, said it is determined to monitor the border until President Trump fulfills his campaign promise of a border wall or until Congress enacts stronger legislation to make it more difficult for migrants to request asylum, Jim Benvie, a spokesman, told The New York Times in a phone interview. " And, of course, you have the current governor of New Mexico opening up her pie hole (want to guess which political party she belongs to?) .....“It should go without saying that regular citizens have no authority to arrest or detain anyone,” the governor of New Mexico, Michelle Lujan Grisham, said in a statement to The New York Times, adding that it is “completely unacceptable” that migrants be “menaced or threatened” upon entering the U.S. (hey lady, they're illegal FELONS, not migrants) The American Civil Liberties Union said in a statement that “the Trump administration’s vile racism” emboldened these groups. https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-mexico-right-wing-militia-detains-migrants-at-gunpoint-until-border-patrol-arrives

I actually just got back a little while ago from there and picked one up. I found a trailer, although not exactly what I wanted, that will work. Cost me a few bucks more than the guy out in Harrisburg, but I have it and can start the project, and not wait multiple weeks.

Thanks, I checked his website to see what he had. There was one that had potential, but it was a brand I never heard of. The other thing, he's a good 3-1/2 to 4 hour haul from here one way, so that's kinda out of the question, but thanks for the tip.

Exactly, who knows... What if you purchased a year ago (when it was at $8,274) and sold today? When there are no controls, it's worse than going to Atlantic City. What if you started accumulating when the mania hit a year and a half ago, and it was at $16K, where are you now? How would you be feeling?

I got the trailer new from the manufacturer, Applalachian Trailers, out near Harrisburg. I would have had no concerns towing it that far, based on how I built it. It would definitely hold up for that trip. I had some people from around the country interested in buying it, but they couldn't find the financing they needed. But, like I said before, this wasn't built to be a lightweight, aerodynamic travel trailer, that you would tour all 48 states. I used all the same materials found in your house, it was a true house, just built on a trailer, instead of a foundation. So, it was heavier than the lightweight plastic and thin insulation used in traditional travel trailers.

I ran into something similar. It was three weeks to get to the typing stage, and I was the first one to go through the online system in my town, so they told me I was the test case so they could learn. My permits sat on the Chief's desk for another week, waiting for him to sign them.

It was around 8K when completed. I didn't weight it but based on others who build similar ones, they weighed theirs. I pulled it at 50+ to see how it traveled, the guy who purchased it from me ran it up the parkway at 65 and didn't have any issues. Obviously, it wasn't built to be pulled all over the country like a travel trailer. From what I've read, these tiny houses only get moved a few times during their lives, so setting a land speed record isn't usually a goal. Thanks for the link to the trailers, I'll check them out. I actually bought this trailer out by Harrisburg, but that place won't have more built for at least a month, and I want to get started building sooner.

It could have just been a mistake by a worker. I wonder if one of them was using a torch to remove old paint or something. Or welding.. Remember when the mansion at Thompson Park burned down in 2006 when a worker was removing old paint with a torch?

Or, if someone is a Liberal/Democrat or the MSM, this chart fits that description: