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Dob Caddie

Started by ASAT, 06/29/2004 11:35PM
Posted 06/29/2004 11:35PM Opening Post
does anyone have any ideas for making a 20" Truss dob carrier that I can plug into the reciever hitch of my motor home? I'm thinking of a water/weather proof box, with a steel frame, a front door that serves as a ramp for rolling the rockerbox, mirror box and secondary (collapsed) into. I need help with the design in the weatherproofing and able to withstand the 70 mph ride in the motor home areas. A plywood box? Fiberglass? Anybody been down this path before?
Posted 06/30/2004 12:32AM #1
It would be far cheaper and easier to just buy one.

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Posted 06/30/2004 12:54AM #2
If you are talking about a carrier without wheels that plugs into you receiver, forget it. Those things bonce around like a trampoline. I would think it would make a mess of a DOB in no time. Get a trailer with suspension or else it will bite you.
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