Hurricane Hinge

[oldcarharry]

Hi Every one.....Wondering if any one knows of a supplier of "hurrican hinge" These are used alot on teardrop hatch lids and I have also seen it used on front boots on modern vans. Its a continuous weather proof hinge....made of alluminium. I got my last one from Aussie Teardrops here in Brissy, but the man who runs it hasnt answered the phone for over a year. Any clues?

[Franklin1]

I know nothing about teardrop building, so I can't directly answer your question.

If you Google hurricane hinge images ( click here ), you'll see heaps of images of the hinge, and each image can be traced back to the website it belongs to, by clicking on that image. You never know, you might find some info about where they got the hinge from.

Somebody responded to a teardrop trailer blog a couple of years ago, and talked about a "live plastic" hinge (which Google seems to think is called a "living hinge") as a cheaper alternative to the hurricane hinge. See the reply post at the bottom of this blog page: Teardrop Travel Trailer

cheers,
Al.

[King Woody]

It's called a Grant Whip Hinge from the states. And as far as I know Riener Gudd from Aussie Teardrop Campers phone [phone] has still got them

[Koala]

I hold a stock of the hinges in Canberra in either natural aluminum of black.
Ken

[oldcarharry]

Thanks for your help every one....armed with the above info...Im sure I will locate some. I strongly suspect that Reiner from Aussie Teardrops is back on the scene as there seems to be some alterations to his web site. I will ring in the new year. Thanks again !!!!!!!!