The Red Panther - Build photos Bicycle Caravan - Finishing touch and ready to go

Protecting the tent fabric from the tubes a bit, with these foam insulation things.

Also give this crossbar some extra height, might help with the slope of the roof.

Test hanging the tent fabric. Still with all the paperclips attached. The other side I just tightened with some leftover rope, no fasteners yet.

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Fits like a glove. Up until this point I didn't know for sure if it was going to fit. But it did, so that's it.

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Have to fasten the tent fabric at some more points. But that's where all the holes are for, anyway.

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With the roof also on it, to get an idea of the final thing.

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By night. Seems pretty cozy to me, with the lights.

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Last piece of tent fabric that needs holes and eyelets. My neighbors are done with my hammering. Almost finished. ;)

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Done. Pfooh, I'm happy this is over and the bicycle caravan is almost finished. The brown leaves want to make sure I know it's winter time and that I have to hurry.

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I already had some fasteners. Didn't plan to use these, but they work like a charm. The tent fabric is heavy and big enough to be annoying, so these nice fasteners come in very handy.

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Some LED bicycle lights. I use the red ones for the outside, but since they come in pairs, I use the white ones as interior lighting.

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This is how I tighten the tent fabric against the frame. It's bungee cord, so it's elastic.

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A better view of the - almost - end result in daylight.

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Front wall, or door, or canopy.

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And closed.

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I can fold the front canopy over the roof easily. It's not snugly tucked away, but it works.

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Extra smaller fasteners to support the tent fabric all over the frame.

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A new bicycle stand, so my bicycle stands straight and won't fall over when the cart is attached.

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The whole thing weighs 42 kilograms. That's with all the framing of the tiny house part, and with the tent fabric and roof tarp. I have 5 kg of pressure on the ball joint at the back of my bicycle. Seems doable.

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Here you can see the cart configuration, with the back side opened up. This way I might collect stuff and easily dump it.

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The cord on the back side now makes another loop through the side. It becomes even sturdier, and when I park my cart in my shed with the back side on the floor, I don't scratch any cord stoppers (since they are on the inside now).

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The cart with all the pieces for the tiny house part inside. I can play with the weight and my cargo to get the best balance while cycling.