for awhile now, I have been reading posts and getting educated on building my own teardrop. my introduction post showed my story and the trailer that i will use. It was originally a farm trailer that was used to haul cabbage. It was built in the early 60's. I saved it from being turned to scrap, cut off the tractor tires and axles and installed a 3500# drop axle under it. This was done in 2013. It was used as a golf cart hauler when i had my 30ft. gulfstream. After selling the gulfstream, I used it as a motorcycle hauler. Sold the bike in 2015, and it's been sitting in the back yard since. Well.......I exterminated the wasps, aired up the tires and pulled it out of the weeds. here is my future teardrop.
I have my materials list for plywood, rigid insulation, luan, polyurethane, spar urethane, etc.
I made a purchase of some used rv skylights, windows and hatches that will be used in the teardropper. as stated in my introduction, I am going for what I believe is called the "standee" variation. The front and back will be flat angles.
I have a few unique ideas thats in my head and i hope to implement them into the design
It's going to have a mini-slideout, a stargazer moon roof, and a rotating lcd screen for indoor or outdoor viewing.
I didnt realize how wide it was till i measured it. I actually have 6' 8" between the wheel wells (8' total width)....so i guess it's gonna be a fatbody.
It looks like im gonna have to run the plywood floor across rather than the length of the trailer. Not gonna have to worry about weight saving since the super heavy duty frame alone is probably 1500lbs alone. It's very heavy C channel. (they built them to last back in the 60's)
So now that i have it up on the concrete, ill need to get all the rotten wood blocks & decking off and take everything down to the frame.
Any tips and hints yall may have for me as i travel through this undiscovered territory is welcomed.
I dont really have anything sketched up on paper or computer.....it's all in my head
UPDATE: As of 10/27/17, I remain under my budget of $1,000 (even with the recent generator purchase)..