Rev. 2 of the Mobile Adventurers Club is now complete. We summited the driveway on the initial test run and eventually made it all the way down to the beach...and back, with power to spare.
A little about the Mobile Adventurers Club which has cost about $325 so far. The platform is braced outdoor plywood that was left over from our deck and framed by clear cedar 2x4's that I scavenged from my neighbor when he rebuilt the upper deck on his dock. The chairs are distressed leather Barcaloungers that my wife exiled to the garage after the cat did a number on the fabric backs. The trunks belonged to my parents and were last used when they returned from Europe, where they met and got married. The blue trunk still has a Customs tag dated 24 November 1952. The rugs are Egyptian wool and were also ejected from the house for...some reason. The wheels are pneumatic HF 8" tires on 4x2 steelies...$13 apiece. I parted out my mom's walker for the tiller, foot pegs (not shown), and bumper. The motivator is a motorized 12v trailer jack rated at 350W with a 5000 lb max load...$250. It's not very fast, but the adventure is in the journey, not the destination. With the zip-tie cruise control on, it's a hands free operation. The lamp is from our former tiny cabin on Lake Bosworth and the shark tooth is from our first trip to Maui. The monogramed crystal ashtray was my dad's.
Rev. 3 will include a volt meter, 110 power inverter, re-routed wiring, some lighter outlets for
TBD accessories, the battery moved to the bottom trunk, and some trim around the top trunk so our scotch glasses don't slide off while going up hills.
Can you tell I'm having fun?
A little video...
https://youtu.be/4If7bF_zF9w