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Originally Posted by calindor
The reason I previously said that I wouldn't call it a "full" double hull is because when I think double hull, I think of two full shells of fiberglass. Though there is definitely a full double hull, it is not all of the same material.
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Thanks, Clayton, that's nice and clear.
While there is some sort of interior wall or panel everywhere (no outer shell showing anywhere), I don't think this is what "double hull" is intended to mean. In it's marine original, it means a functional second hull, so that if the outer hull layer is breached, the boat still floats. Our trailers don't float, of course, but it would make sense for the inner "hull" be form a self-supporting or integrated structure. The framing and panelling of the inner walls wouldn't qualify by this standard.
In the egg designs generally accepted as "double hull" (U-Haul,
Burro,
Eggcamper...) the inner moulded parts form an entire side of the trailer interior in one piece per side (these are generally vertical-seam designs). By the way, even these do not have complete inner shells - that's too hard to assemble. Their inner shells don't reach the centre line.
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Originally Posted by calindor
The areas in the Biggar that have fiberglass interior walls are all around the door, the front dinette, the kitchen, and the bathroom. The overhead cabinetry around the kitchen and front dinette are fiberglass.
The areas around the back window and side goucho are made up of cabinetry so the interior walls in these sections are wood.
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This sounds like the fiberglass sections are like a
Boler (with 'glass interior - many like mine are wood),
Trillium, or
Scamp (except those with "custom" wood interior). The rest of the areas are framed and panelled, like a typical
Bigfoot.
It looks like
Biggar was trying to blend the best features of various designs, and made a desirable trailer in the process.