Are you building a Teardrop trailer because they "Look" Cool, Period like, Retro.
As a way to upgrade from a tent.
Or as a very functional unit.
I would have to answer yes to all three questions!
I consider myself to be a "car guy". Anything with wheels interests me, actually. Building a tear (in the back-arsewards way I seem to be doing it) is a way for me to build a custom
vehicle without having to spend upwards of $40K.
For merely +/- $4K I can have a cool-looking (one that pleases me, anyway) and practical vehicle. One where I am responsible for how it is built and for it's appearance. These types of projects, if they come off well, can be recognized by other teardrop trailer builders and appreciated all the better.
Sleeping up off the ground on a mattress is an added luxury when camping, and the fundamental teardrop trailer floorplan has always been a very functional unit.
A wonderful added function of a teardrop trailer, however, is that it can serve as the family's Emergency Kit, say, when living in regions prone to natural geological or meteorological phenomina... this is yet another reason that I am building mine (I live in earthquake country).
Good questions, Len.
This topic has come up in a scuttle manor many times.
You may wish to clafify what it is exactly that you're trying to say, here.