Hi,
I'm Kate; I'm a single mum who likes to take her 3 kids (9, 9 and 4, all girls) camping but as I'm planning to trade my 8 seater Kia van in for a Mitsubishi PHEV, hauling everything I need for tent camping is going to become problematic, especially as we regularly need to stop overnight on the way (melbourne <> gold coast = 16ish hours driving time). I'd started looking into camping trailers, but none of them seemed to suit what I wanted and they're all too expensive anyway. Then I stumbled over the teardrop concept and I knew I'd found
it. It ticks all my boxes - small and light enough to be comfortable behind my car, can build it myself, offers the easily accessible galley and sleeping space without needing to fiddle with tents or play tetris with the gear in the car.
I'm presently planning to use a 5x8 trailer chassis kit (
http://www.carlex.com.au/contents/en-us ... ailer.html) that I can get locally; it'll be the single most expensive item I think. It'll be a foamie build skinned with fabric and paint, and designed to be removable from the chassis. When not in use as a camper, it'll sit in my back yard as a cubbie/playhouse/hideout for the kids. I'm pretty handy with tools and diy stuff (and I have a very helpful dad with a workshop full of all sorts of tools to borrow) so I think I'll be okay. I'm working my way through the giant foamie thread in particular, and many other threads as they catch my interest.
Oh... and according to my girls, I must paint it pink and purple.