Thank you for taking the time to make this video and for posting the dimensions of the plywood. I pull my dog in a Burley Nomad and have been looking for a more permanent solution to keep the floor level and to give my dog a firm surface to lay on. I have been using a clunky combination of two yoga blocks, closed cell phone pads and two inverted plastic utility trays. This is a more simple and elegant solution, and the dimensions of the plywood and square cutouts are so helpful. I will try the corrugated plastic, too, as others have mentioned in the comments.
I drilled holes near the frame and secured the board to the frame so it does not move about or rub on the canvas. When empty it is noisy without zip ties as well. Glad you found the video helpful. Yes corrugated plastic is also a good idea.
Many thanks for this video! I used your dimensions and made the same base for it. Only difference, is that I glued rubber bumpers to the frame to keep the rattling down. You definitely saved me some time and love the finish product! Muchas Gracias!
Today being a snowy and cold day in Cheyenne, I brought my new Nomad Trailer inside and got out a big piece of cardboard to make a template for the floor. Now, if you cut to the dimensions that he suggests you will loose some space right at the front of the trailer. So if you want the "new" floor to lay flush on the old cut to 16.5 inches and yes round off or notch the corners. Also, make it in two pieces so you can use the divider. Happy Trails.
@@eleya4054 You would have to ask. Its been so long since I built the floor. Which is still working just fine. I even added a layer of closed cell foam on the floor of the front section. Good luck
@@eleya4054 Sorry it took so long, but if you want to use the divider, cut the plywood to 32x18.25 inches. Then cut the the 32 inch long piece off at 11.5 Inches so now you have two pieces, the big piece for the back and the small piece for the front. Now paint, then add the tape to the edges to protect the fabric of the trailer. Hope that helps.
Nice work. I have the same Burley. I've taken it on the Katy Trail in MO. without a floorboard and am heading out to the KT again end of Oct. and am planning on using your plan for a floor!
Another option is just lay a doubled up/ quadded up blanket in the bottom. the floor fabric abrading and can double as a picnic blanket, which comes in handy on a bike.
I've had my Burley Nomad trailer since 07, with no floor problems. All you have to do is keep the straps tight. Also you should have use cora-plas. very rigid, and much lighter. Update my old 2007 Nomad trailer was totaled when a car hit it. I am fine and so is my bike, but my old friend was gone, except for the wheels, which I've used on another trailer. I have also cut peg board and plywood for the bottom, two pieces so I can still use the divider. Also I now have a hidden compartment up front, under the plywood. Oh and tape the edes so they dont tear up the fabric, which I wish was canvas, its just a cheap nylon.
Yes corrugated plastic is also a very good idea in this application home depot even carries it in a very close size very little trimming and waste for 9 dollars.
honestly, the fabric floor is quite strong and will take forever to wear out or tear. if you throw heavy objects with sharp pointed edges on them in there, that could be a problem though. i have used and abused these for years with no problem. i used one as a sand truck for several years to do winter maintenance rounds on two commercial properties in new england..... it's till going strong. pegboard along one side for a tool rack is a nice customization i have thought of but not executed so far. when the canopies completely go, i have bolted a plywood deck on just like you suggested. i like a canpied trailer for many uses, but accasionally i want an open deck utility trailer....so of course I have more than one trailer including a self-buiilt monster 8' flatbedl that can take itelms up to 16' long because of the length of the traiiler tongue area. i only pull that with an ebilke, its ridiculous but gets some serious work done.
Well, my trusty 11 year old Burley Nomad trailer was totaled in a accident back end of October so I had to get a new one, and I can see just how bad the floor is. The floor on my old one stood up well to every thing I carried in it, including fully loaded for camping during the 2012 RAGBRAI. So I will be going to Home Depot in the next few days and getting a sheet of Coro-plas, and making a floor. Which I will also Zip Tie to the frame. Keep on rolling. And stay safe. Oh, I was not hurt int he accident.
It's 2023- Can you please give an update on how your floor is working out? I need to find someone to build me a floor and looking for the best solution. Thank you.
Excellent video. I am seriously considering the purchase of one trailer, however, I saw a few reviews that left me a bit cold about acquiring one, since you guys have one, I woulk like to know if this is a real issue or not. I exctracted one of the review here: "The problem is that the front of the cargo bed is fabric and it is a point that frequently touches the ground. The result is that the bed tore out in less than two months of use." Much appreciated if you can share some info about this specific issue. By the way, I will be mainly using it in forest roads in the wood in Quebec Provincial parcs. Cheers
Nice work. A couple things I would try differently might be to use a corrugated plastic to save weight and use the rubber/water proof paint you used, but try white so I can see stuff better that gets dropped in there. Thanks for the idea though on this issue with the trailer. With the wood, I suppose you can build some more stout dividers if you wanted to divide up the space more.
This board is very light weight as is being so thin. I suppose a few ounces could be shaved off by using corrugated plastic that material did not occur to me at the time but is a great idea especially if one is watching their weight very carefully. I however do not care about weight I have a lot of power at my disposal with the electric motor and really only use my trailer locally.
Update No. 1. I cut from a piece of pegboard a piece that fits perfect behind the divider. Notched out the corners and it fits perfect. Now to keep the wood from chaffing the fabric, I rounded off the edges then used Gorilla brand duct tame to cover the edges. Oh and I painted it black first. Next because pegboard is a bit flimsy I added some 1x2 under too support heavy weight, like 4 - 12 packs of Pepsi, that I bought and brought home in my Nomad today. The floor worked well. Also I took the wheels from y old 2007 Nomad, removed the quick release mounting system, and installed the push button mounting system from the new wheels. The old wheels I think are better. Okay, next update in a bit. Got more idea's!
@@WASF2024 I will go you one better. I have a RUclips channel, and I will post a video on how to fix the floor of a Burley Nomad Trailer. Give me a day or two.
This trailer is design for one thing, to bring ultralight camping gear on a bicycle, road tour with you...if you use it for any thing else, then you are using the design for something it wasn't intended for...and you void any warranty you might have.
Agree. Burley has trailer models for kids, pets, or cargo like firewood. Nomad is intended for traditional light backpacking gear and supplies. I have a Nomad and Travoy, each for different uses.
Hi, just saw your video and the idea to prepare the bottom of the trailer. I want to do it the same way. Can you share what material you used and the sizes of the board, please?
I had to do the same to a two seat kid trailer since my alleged children kicked a hole in the bottom a la Fred Flintstone & thought they could help by dragging their shoes on the pavement. Yabba Dabba Do.
You could run a cable loop through the tubing on the frame opposite the boom arm. It's an aluminum box tube same size the boom arm goes through. Sorry I do not get notified when I get comments.
I never get notified when someone leaves a comment I just happened to look down here. I don't see why you couldn't add carry straps. I did anchor the board down with a zip strap on each side that worked well. The straps could then be fixed to the board or notch the board and attach the straps to the frame.
Thanks! I did go ahead and get the Flatbed version, and ordered a very big duffle bag from China. Trailer arrived last week, and looks to be very high quality. The canvas in the bottom looks strong.
If you use the trailer for what Burley intended it to be used for you'll have no problems with the design...but if you start using it for other things...you could have problems...the Nomad is not designed to be used as a pet trailer...buy a Burley Tail Wagon if you want to bring a pet with you ....
For a 350 buck trailer. YOU'D THINK they have a solid floor.... Including since they mention how it goes OFF-ROAD with their supposedly upgraded 16x3 fat tires. But how you expecting a trailer to survive on OFF-ROAD trails with a fabric bedding? Not to mention NO CROSSBEAMS what so ever. (I wouldn't count the floating axle bracer.) Even a cheap Schwinn daytripper that's only 140$ has a solid floor AND a crossbeam! Even more it also has screwed down clip strap connectors for ratchet strapping things down. Makes you wonder how they get a 100pounds of weight to hold on that with fabric. Unless you somehow put very wide things down first and then heavy it ontop. But then again this still runs into the risk of off-road travel. Off-roading has all risks and bumps and a fabric only bottom shell. I can just picture a sudden stick bullet right threw it like butter. I'm surprised Burley kept this design since 2014 to current. I think they need a upgrade with a solid floor system now and double walled alloyed wheels. If they can pass beyond the 200pound mark of cargo weight they'd blow any cargo trailer out of the market. (Long as it also has a solid flooring to.) And yeah i mean having beyond 200pounds might sound extreme. But with E-Bikes carrying heavier cargo is easier now then standard bicycles.
Thanks for this video. I just got my trailer and I'll make a similar modification as you have. Brilliant idea thanks for that. On a side note, I'm not sure if it's a local dialect or something else . Anyway reducing the whining style of speaking would make your video much more pleasant. Regardless, the information in the video is magnificent. Thumbs up for that 👍👍👍
I haven't got one of these but I can't help but think that for such an expensive piece of equipment, certainly the newer version seems to require a lot of additional improvements to make it function to it's full potential.
Nice job my friend but that original floor is appalling and i am hoping the Burley tail wagon has a solid bottom in it orelse i won be buying one.,nice video.
Thank you for taking the time to make this video and for posting the dimensions of the plywood. I pull my dog in a Burley Nomad and have been looking for a more permanent solution to keep the floor level and to give my dog a firm surface to lay on. I have been using a clunky combination of two yoga blocks, closed cell phone pads and two inverted plastic utility trays. This is a more simple and elegant solution, and the dimensions of the plywood and square cutouts are so helpful. I will try the corrugated plastic, too, as others have mentioned in the comments.
I drilled holes near the frame and secured the board to the frame so it does not move about or rub on the canvas. When empty it is noisy without zip ties as well. Glad you found the video helpful. Yes corrugated plastic is also a good idea.
Many thanks for this video! I used your dimensions and made the same base for it. Only difference, is that I glued rubber bumpers to the frame to keep the rattling down. You definitely saved me some time and love the finish product! Muchas Gracias!
Today being a snowy and cold day in Cheyenne, I brought my new Nomad Trailer inside and got out a big piece of cardboard to make a template for the floor. Now, if you cut to the dimensions that he suggests you will loose some space right at the front of the trailer. So if you want the "new" floor to lay flush on the old cut to 16.5 inches and yes round off or notch the corners. Also, make it in two pieces so you can use the divider. Happy Trails.
Do you mean 16.5 inches wide and 16 long? Or two pieces 18 inches wide and 16.5 long?
@@eleya4054 You would have to ask. Its been so long since I built the floor. Which is still working just fine. I even added a layer of closed cell foam on the floor of the front section. Good luck
@@eleya4054 Sorry it took so long, but if you want to use the divider, cut the plywood to 32x18.25 inches. Then cut the the 32 inch long piece off at 11.5 Inches so now you have two pieces, the big piece for the back and the small piece for the front. Now paint, then add the tape to the edges to protect the fabric of the trailer. Hope that helps.
Nice work.
I have the same Burley. I've taken it on the Katy Trail in MO. without a floorboard and am heading out to the KT again end of Oct. and am planning on using your plan for a floor!
Another option is just lay a doubled up/ quadded up blanket in the bottom. the floor fabric abrading and can double as a picnic blanket, which comes in handy on a bike.
I've had my Burley Nomad trailer since 07, with no floor problems. All you have to do is keep the straps tight. Also you should have use cora-plas. very rigid, and much lighter.
Update my old 2007 Nomad trailer was totaled when a car hit it. I am fine and so is my bike, but my old friend was gone, except for the wheels, which I've used on another trailer. I have also cut peg board and plywood for the bottom, two pieces so I can still use the divider. Also I now have a hidden compartment up front, under the plywood. Oh and tape the edes so they dont tear up the fabric, which I wish was canvas, its just a cheap nylon.
Yes corrugated plastic is also a very good idea in this application home depot even carries it in a very close size very little trimming and waste for 9 dollars.
Thank you for uploading this. My trailer arrives tomorrow & I'm going to do this first thing!
I have had two of these never had a problem...with my floor...the tired are great also...40,000 miles on 5 different touring bicycles...
honestly, the fabric floor is quite strong and will take forever to wear out or tear. if you throw heavy objects with sharp pointed edges on them in there, that could be a problem though.
i have used and abused these for years with no problem. i used one as a sand truck for several years to do winter maintenance rounds on two commercial properties in new england..... it's till going strong.
pegboard along one side for a tool rack is a nice customization i have thought of but not executed so far.
when the canopies completely go, i have bolted a plywood deck on just like you suggested. i like a canpied trailer for many uses, but accasionally i want an open deck utility trailer....so of course I have more than one trailer including a self-buiilt monster 8' flatbedl that can take itelms up to 16' long because of the length of the traiiler tongue area. i only pull that with an ebilke, its ridiculous but gets some serious work done.
Well, my trusty 11 year old Burley Nomad trailer was totaled in a accident back end of October so I had to get a new one, and I can see just how bad the floor is. The floor on my old one stood up well to every thing I carried in it, including fully loaded for camping during the 2012 RAGBRAI. So I will be going to Home Depot in the next few days and getting a sheet of Coro-plas, and making a floor. Which I will also Zip Tie to the frame. Keep on rolling. And stay safe. Oh, I was not hurt int he accident.
Yup! I have the same problem with mine. Used i only once before the floor ripped
It's 2023- Can you please give an update on how your floor is working out? I need to find someone to build me a floor and looking for the best solution. Thank you.
Excellent video. I am seriously considering the purchase of one trailer, however, I saw a few reviews that left me a bit cold about acquiring one, since you guys have one, I woulk like to know if this is a real issue or not. I exctracted one of the review here: "The problem is that the front of the cargo bed is fabric and it is a point that frequently touches the ground. The result is that the bed tore out in less than two months of use." Much appreciated if you can share some info about this specific issue. By the way, I will be mainly using it in forest roads in the wood in Quebec Provincial parcs. Cheers
Nice work. A couple things I would try differently might be to use a corrugated plastic to save weight and use the rubber/water proof paint you used, but try white so I can see stuff better that gets dropped in there. Thanks for the idea though on this issue with the trailer. With the wood, I suppose you can build some more stout dividers if you wanted to divide up the space more.
This board is very light weight as is being so thin. I suppose a few ounces could be shaved off by using corrugated plastic that material did not occur to me at the time but is a great idea especially if one is watching their weight very carefully. I however do not care about weight I have a lot of power at my disposal with the electric motor and really only use my trailer locally.
Update No. 1. I cut from a piece of pegboard a piece that fits perfect behind the divider. Notched out the corners and it fits perfect. Now to keep the wood from chaffing the fabric, I rounded off the edges then used Gorilla brand duct tame to cover the edges. Oh and I painted it black first. Next because pegboard is a bit flimsy I added some 1x2 under too support heavy weight, like 4 - 12 packs of Pepsi, that I bought and brought home in my Nomad today. The floor worked well. Also I took the wheels from y old 2007 Nomad, removed the quick release mounting system, and installed the push button mounting system from the new wheels. The old wheels I think are better. Okay, next update in a bit. Got more idea's!
hi. maybe can you please post your peg board floor solution photos somewhere and link to photots? thanks.
@@WASF2024 I will go you one better. I have a RUclips channel, and I will post a video on how to fix the floor of a Burley Nomad Trailer. Give me a day or two.
@@WASF2024 Here you go > ruclips.net/video/g7dPt0M-OQY/видео.html
@@WASF2024 Here you go > ruclips.net/video/g7dPt0M-OQY/видео.html
I’ve been thinking of almost the same setup. Nice
thank you for the video and dimensions... will be doing the same to my Nomad
I would not weaken the frame with holes. Great job!
Did the edges of the plywood fray the trailers fabric over time? Did you radius the edges?
I drilled holes in the wood near frame and used zip ties to secure it does not move to rub on the fabric. 1 tie per side is all I used.
Yes, fabric floors in bicycle utility trailers are junk! Why the company just doesn't include a plastic pannel snap in floor I will never know.
When you pack it up and leave the plywood in does it close properly?
Thank you for the dimensions!
This trailer is design for one thing, to bring ultralight camping gear on a bicycle, road tour with you...if you use it for any thing else, then you are using the design for something it wasn't intended for...and you void any warranty you might have.
Agree. Burley has trailer models for kids, pets, or cargo like firewood. Nomad is intended for traditional light backpacking gear and supplies. I have a Nomad and Travoy, each for different uses.
Burley rates it at 100 pounds cargo capacity. Where does Burley mention voiding the warranty if used for groceries instead of camping?
Hi, just saw your video and the idea to prepare the bottom of the trailer. I want to do it the same way. Can you share what material you used and the sizes of the board, please?
Hi, 6mm plywood he used
I had to do the same to a two seat kid trailer since my alleged children kicked a hole in the bottom a la Fred Flintstone & thought they could help by dragging their shoes on the pavement. Yabba Dabba Do.
"alleged children" 😂
Also the only solution is to complain to burley so the Put a better floor.....for the price it cost
Hey there how would you lock this up if you went to the store
You could run a cable loop through the tubing on the frame opposite the boom arm. It's an aluminum box tube same size the boom arm goes through. Sorry I do not get notified when I get comments.
Man thank you so much for this video!
There is "rubber spray" now? I didn't know that.
Great solution! How'd it hold up?
What about putting carry straps on this?
I never get notified when someone leaves a comment I just happened to look down here. I don't see why you couldn't add carry straps. I did anchor the board down with a zip strap on each side that worked well. The straps could then be fixed to the board or notch the board and attach the straps to the frame.
Thanks! I did go ahead and get the Flatbed version, and ordered a very big duffle bag from China. Trailer arrived last week, and looks to be very high quality. The canvas in the bottom looks strong.
What's the length and width of the 1/4 inch plywood ?
Can u sent me the measurements please thank you
Can I have the exact size of your plate?
You can also Put some straps under the wood lilke 5 or 6...from frame to frame...nice job
Nice idea. Thanks for the video. :)
Cool idea
I like the trailer might do the same with my bbshd
If you use the trailer for what Burley intended it to be used for you'll have no problems with the design...but if you start using it for other things...you could have problems...the Nomad is not designed to be used as a pet trailer...buy a Burley Tail Wagon if you want to bring a pet with you ....
Coroplast floor would be good to
Please make a video with groceries and random load drivebys
For a 350 buck trailer. YOU'D THINK they have a solid floor.... Including since they mention how it goes OFF-ROAD with their supposedly upgraded 16x3 fat tires. But how you expecting a trailer to survive on OFF-ROAD trails with a fabric bedding? Not to mention NO CROSSBEAMS what so ever. (I wouldn't count the floating axle bracer.) Even a cheap Schwinn daytripper that's only 140$ has a solid floor AND a crossbeam! Even more it also has screwed down clip strap connectors for ratchet strapping things down.
Makes you wonder how they get a 100pounds of weight to hold on that with fabric. Unless you somehow put very wide things down first and then heavy it ontop. But then again this still runs into the risk of off-road travel. Off-roading has all risks and bumps and a fabric only bottom shell. I can just picture a sudden stick bullet right threw it like butter.
I'm surprised Burley kept this design since 2014 to current. I think they need a upgrade with a solid floor system now and double walled alloyed wheels. If they can pass beyond the 200pound mark of cargo weight they'd blow any cargo trailer out of the market. (Long as it also has a solid flooring to.) And yeah i mean having beyond 200pounds might sound extreme. But with E-Bikes carrying heavier cargo is easier now then standard bicycles.
Hi,you can tell me the dimensions in centimeters if you like
Thanks for this video. I just got my trailer and I'll make a similar modification as you have. Brilliant idea thanks for that.
On a side note, I'm not sure if it's a local dialect or something else . Anyway reducing the whining style of speaking would make your video much more pleasant. Regardless, the information in the video is magnificent. Thumbs up for that 👍👍👍
I used 3mm HDPE sheet for mine.
Another thing, get rid of those cheap tires. They are the cheap of the cheapest pieces of junk.
Put some Marathon tires.
I haven't got one of these but I can't help but think that for such an expensive piece of equipment, certainly the newer version seems to require a lot of additional improvements to make it function to it's full potential.
This is why I didn't buy one.
This is not a good ide
The price you pay for the trailer you think it should come with floor rip off
Nice job my friend but that original floor is appalling and i am hoping the Burley tail wagon has a solid bottom in it orelse i won be buying one.,nice video.