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RE: [VAL] Re: VAL Digest V3 #438



Eddie, are their pictures of those anywhere?

Martin & Rachel Hughey 
1969 Overlander 27'
1961 Bambi 16'


> Steve,
> 
> I have a 31' Streamline Imperial Count with all windows having an aluminum 
> storm/damage cover over each that latches and locks. The slick smooth 
> aluminum is sort of like a large pan, having about a two inch lip on all 
> sides with no seams or visible corner welds. They each have a very slight 
> almost unnoticeable compound curve to the center which seems to make them 
> very rigid. Looks like a factory stamp from a one piece sheet. They use a 
> concealed full length ss hinge on the top, slide-click polished aluminum 
> bars on each side that prop up lift at various levels like an awning. They 
> shade each window, total rain protection, totally block all sun 
> deterioration, and completely secure and cover all windows during towing. 
> They appear to have been high polished at one time. The thickness is about 
> that of the trailer skin. They use two locking hasps per window at the 
> bottom. The hasps are unusually light weight, small, look stainless, and are
> very strong. I have never seen another like this. Tom Patterson has seen the
> trailer at my house. The trailer spent it's life in Florida Keys.
> 
> Maybe you could have similar custom made fit for your trailer too. No rock 
> or vandalisim would pierce without serious deliberate actions such as a gun 
> shot or pry-damage. The aluminum would dent, but maybe the vandals fun of 
> not being able to watch his damage would be a deterent. They would provide 
> the ultimate in camping security at night. They are very light. They could 
> be polished to a brilliant shine if desired. They could be slight center 
> stressed with a large or small scripted A S for strength, uniqueness, and 
> style instead of the compound to center curve. You would need to find 
> someone who does pressings, would use an adjustable pressing mold/jig, and 
> fabricate a thin A S scripting veryt thin letters sheet. These could also be
> very less-expensive run thru a simple metal brake, and the folded corners 
> short-arc welded for a practically seamless corner. The rigidity could be 
> accomplished by X slight breaking the entire sheet, before brake-folding the
> corners.
>