AstroEng

Hello!

I have an old Trek trailer that I bought 2 years ago used to haul the kids. We've gotten a lot of use out of it, but the New Mexico sun has taken its toll. The fabric floor is nearly see-thru, the seatbelts have all gotten sun-rot and finally snapped, and I bought it without the rain cover (don't have much need for that, but it'd be nice to use on cold days).

Anyway, the frame and wheels are still great so my wife and I would hate to just toss it. My wife thinks she could remove the fabric and just make a new set for the old frame while adding the rain cover.

Does anyone have experience doing this? Any lessons learned/hints? Suggestions for fabric? Or is this a pretty ridiculous waste of money and time? No, we aren't interested in converting it to a cargo trailer yet. The youngest one is still to small for a trail-a-bike and the oldest isn't old enough to ride on her own yet.

Thanks in advance for your responses.

loky1179

I sewed a new screen cover for a burley trailer I picked up at the thrift store. I used heavy duty "dog proof" screen material I picked up at the hardware store, and that worked great. I just picked up some coated nylon at the fabric store for the rest of it.

Your project sounds like it requires more advanced sewing skills than I possess. If you can get the old fabric apart to use as a template, I'd think it would be fairly straightforward to sew up a new one - IF you have some sewing skills. The fabric cost would be minor; how much of your time it takes is dependent upon your skill level.

Could you possibly get a new screen cover for it from trek, then just fix the spots that need it? Hard to know which would be smarter in the long run.

Or, last option, sell it as is, for a cargo trailer, and pick up one in better condition off CL.

ocsawdust

I removed all the fabric from my first trailer and put down a plywood deck and sides. Worked real well, it was for my dog. You have options outside of fabric.