Projects
Briggs and Stratton motorized 6 speed bicycle
This was the Hardley Davidson. Hardley, not Harley, get it? It was one of my favorite Burningman rigs. The engine and transmission design was borrowed from my first Burningman motorized trike which had a 3 hp motor. This has a 2 hp motor with a small pulley driving a BIG 12″ washing machine pulley which…
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Remodeled Nomad bicycle camper
This was the Nomad camper that kinda started a movement? Not sure, but it has received millions of views on YouTube in the last few years. It had a lovely interior with stove, sink and lots of storage. For years I thought of a shorter version, not just to save weight and reduce side winds,…
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Lumber hauling bicycle
Since making a wood rack for my bike that carried 6 totes of belongings I’ve always thought that carrying lumber or long loads wouldn’t be that difficult with the right supports. At first I was going to weld these two brackets to the frame, but after some thinking I realized it wouldn’t be that difficult…
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The Bike Box
The defunct Donkey Boxx company use to make durable fluted plastic bike panniers. Too bad they didn’t make it. I’ve always thought if you don’t have any brake or shifting cables in the way the mid section of a bike frame would make for a convenient and balanced storage space. The 4.5″ width keeps the leg-rub…
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Coro truck canopy
The Coro canopy is a rapid deployment truck bed cover that can be used for keeping hauled items dry or, as seen here, made into a summer camper. When stored the canopy roof folds with the ends stored in between. The four 4×8 foot sheets of 4mm thick fluted plastic, lumber and hardware were purchased…
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Briggs and Stratton powered bicycle
I’ve been wanting to have a powered bicycle (with usable pedals) to tow my bicycle campers with. Electric to me is too much money and a hassle, plus on a long journey when the juice runs out you’re stuck pedaling. I favor the old briggs motors. They’re 4 cycle (no need to add oil to…
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Electric Mini Speed Boat
This was my first ‘V’ hull speed boat. I added a small 1.2 horsepower two cycle loud as hell Game Fisher gas motor for power. It got up to about 4 miles per hour. It was fun to drive. On this second version, which I show all the steps to build it on my youtube…
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Economical Reverse trike
This is the California Commuter built by Dale Malewiki. Back in 1982 it achieved 155 mpg breaking the old high mileage world record for a road use vehicle. He used a Honda 90cc motor bored out to 110cc’s. The wheels were from a moped. This really inspired me. This is Charly Perethian. Back in 1983…
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Bucket toilet stabilizers
My old camper doesn’t have a bathroom, which is fine except when you need to tinkle in the middle of the night. So we ordered a two room shower tent and a snap on bucket toilet seat from Amazon. Right away I discovered a potential problem. Too tippy even for my scrawny butt! Not long…
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Conestoga Bicycle Camper
On this design weight was not a huge issue. I wanted an ecologically friendly, inexpensive camper with design elements similar to the European Gypsy and American Pioneer wagons. The frame is somewhat similar to my Nomad bicycle camper using screwed together 1×2’s. This makes for a light-weight yet fairly sturdy frame. Electrical box covers were again…
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