How to Build a Solar Electric Assist Bike Trailer with Pop-up Sleeping Tent

See Plans Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zTLXoOgsik Within Reach Movie http://www.withinreachmovie.com spent 6 months prior to their 6500 bicycle journey around the USA, building a solar powered electric assist bike trailer (hub motors) with a pop-up and fold out tent to sleep two in. See some of the challenges faced as well as the successes of this project, and some of the amazing people who helped out along the way.

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Education

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• electric bike trailer
• solar powered bike trailer
• sleeping bicycle trailer
• tent bicycle trailer
• Within Reach Movie
• bike tour
• sustainable living
• sustainable technology

[1k9q7g]

Interesting, innovative, environmentally resourceful, captivating ingenuity, ingeniusly creative,

good quality video except for muffeled voice recordings. I rate this video presentation a "10" because it's so nifty!

[simplerlife]

@1k9q7g thank you! :) (muffeled voice recordings? there isn't much talking in this video)

[DanielJPowell1]

So cool! I remember this trailer at Maker Faire 2008. I stayed until the event closed and was walking to the exit while the place was deserted. I saw you two sleeping in it, I figure it was you two, and thought it was really cool! I'm looking to build something similar to tow behind me at Burning Man this year for my gf and I. Thank you for the inspiration. :-)

[simplerlife]

@DanielJPowell1 that's amazing you saw us sleeping in it. we enjoyed that night...the only night we actually slept in it

[xxwesdogxx]

terrible choice in music but great video lol

[simplerlife]

@xxwesdogxx what music do you like?

[notionofvight]

Good idea and nice video, but the music...

Problem Nr.1: For my own taste, the music is o.k. but the problem is, that whater music you use, there will be always people that dislike exactly this kind of music, because music is a matter of personal taste...

Problem Nr. 2: If you would have done a voiceover and explained what is currently happening in the different parts of the video, people could have really learned how to do that by themselves - instead of just make us watch what you did!

[CuriousKimification]

Beautiful!!

[xxwesdogxx]

@simplerlife well i mean its an ok song just doesnt match the mood at all lol ide recommend something uplifting along the lines of hey ya by outkast

[brodie1709]

slap some trailer wheeles on that with a ball hitch and get it safited for road use then use it for a vehicle. build another one out of aluminum and everything and use that for bike.