Update: Craigslist/Asheville home-made camper

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Update: Craigslist/Asheville home-made camper

Postby Alfred » Thu May 06, 2010 7:59 pm

Addendum: Its been relisted on Craigslist for $500/best offer. So its still available, apparently.
http://asheville.craigslist.org/rvs/1753669273.html

Hey Gang,
Standard disclaimer, not mine, etc. Home-built camper cabin for $500/best offer...AL.

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MICRO CAMPER...HAND CRAFTED TEARDROP STYLE

PICS HERE

http://picasaweb.google.com/pdougherty8/TEARDROP#

FOOTPRINT IS 4X8 FEET SO IT WILL FIT IN BETWEEN THE WHEELWELLS OF A FULL SIZE PICK UP

CONSTRUCTED FROM ALL WOOD,

PINE,OAK AND ORIENTAL HARDWOOD VENEER

OUTSIDE HAS 3 COATS OF WATERPROOF MARINE GRADE

UV RESISTANT SPAR VARNISH


LOOKS LIKE BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF FURNITURE

INSIDE, SLEEPING FOR 1 OR TWO IF YOU ARENT TOO WIDE

AND DONT MIND TOUCHING

IN THE BACK (HATCH HAS PLACES TO SET A COLEMAN OR OTER TYPE CAMPING STOVE)

ITS ROUGH WIRED FOR 110 VOLTS AND 12 VOLTS

FOAM AND ALUMINUM INSULATION THROUGHOUT

TWO OVER HEAD PLACES TO STASH STUFF

ITS BEEN ON A TRAILER I BOUGHT FROM HARBOR FREIGHT FOR 200 BUCKS (ALSO AT NORTHERN TOOL)

HERES WHAT YOU DO WITH THIS BEAUTY,

TAKE IT TO YOUR CAMP /FISHING SPOT AND PUT IT ON BLOCKS OR THE GROUND

OR GET A TRAILER AND KEEP IT OFF THE GROUND


THEN, IF THE WEATHER GETS WET OR THE BUGS GET ON YOUR NERVES.

OR, YOU JUST WANT TO BE IN A CLEAN, SECURE, WARM, DRY, PLACE TO SLEEP OR READ OR WHATEVER...

CLIMB IN AND SHUT THE DOOR

IT WEIGHS ABOUT 150 OR 175 LBS

I CAN LOAD IT INTO MY TRUCK OR TRAILER BY MYSELF BUT IM BUFF ;TWO STRONG PEOPLE WOULD BE BETTER

ITS ROUGH BUT READY TO CAMP IN AS IS

BU...T IF YOU ARE A HANDYMAN/HANDYWOMAN YOU COULD DO WHAT I HAVENT HAD TIME TO DO AND MAKE IT A WORK OF TEARDROP ART

IVE PUT AT LEAST 200 HOURS INTO MY MICRO- MINI -BEGO

I BUILT MOST OF IT IN 100+ DEGREE TEMPERATURES (REDDING CA)

IF IT DOEST SELL I WILL TAKE IT BACK TO THE WEST WITH ME
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ASKING PRICE $500

OFFERS CONSIDERED

EMAIL

OR CALL AND LEAVE A MESSAGE FOR A LOOK

252-933-5882

SEE LINKS FOR TEARDROP POTENTIALS

http://www.mikenchell.com/

http://www.samstoybox.com/teardrop/
Last edited by Alfred on Sat May 22, 2010 3:04 pm, edited 6 times in total.
4 minute video of our build - A 5x8 Camper for a family of 5 - http://youtu.be/CYGTlkfpIhY
How we built a 5x8 camper for a family of 5, using a utility trailer with an incorporated bunk bed for the kids.
From plain trailer to campground!

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Also - More pictures here: http://flic.kr/ps/225piC
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Postby rxc463 » Fri May 07, 2010 5:54 am

:lol:
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Postby Lou Park » Fri May 07, 2010 6:19 am

Kinda big for a coffin.
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Postby Endo » Fri May 07, 2010 7:00 am

Interesting "dutch door".

Is that a radius corner window placed in a square hole??
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Postby rainjer » Fri May 07, 2010 7:51 am

My question is, how do you open the side door if it is in the back of a pickup truck????

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Postby Alfred » Fri May 07, 2010 8:33 am

Endo wrote:Interesting "dutch door".

Is that a radius corner window placed in a square hole??


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I was thinking it looked like a radius corner window in a square hole, too.

AL.
Last edited by Alfred on Sat May 22, 2010 3:02 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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How we built a 5x8 camper for a family of 5, using a utility trailer with an incorporated bunk bed for the kids.
From plain trailer to campground!

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Also - More pictures here: http://flic.kr/ps/225piC
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Postby Laredo » Fri May 07, 2010 5:08 pm

weirdness ..........
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Its been relisted on Craigslist

Postby Alfred » Sat May 22, 2010 2:58 pm

Its been relisted on Craigslist for $500/best offer. So its still available, apparently.

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4 minute video of our build - A 5x8 Camper for a family of 5 - http://youtu.be/CYGTlkfpIhY
How we built a 5x8 camper for a family of 5, using a utility trailer with an incorporated bunk bed for the kids.
From plain trailer to campground!

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Also - More pictures here: http://flic.kr/ps/225piC
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