Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

Not affiliated, just saw it on my searches (and want it... but it's too expensive for me).

http://denver.craigslist.org/rvs/1265534650.html

There's one on eBay as well $3900 (open to offers); it's been on there a while...with the price reduced
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Looks like it could be a nice one. I think the price is on the high end of what they can fetch but from what I can tell from the pictures it may be worth it.

As a minor FYI they are low on the weight. 660 pounds is for the very early 60's model. The mid 60's to at least my 71 they were up to 770 pounds. Add a microwave, refrigerator (was an ice box), stereo system, CD radio lots of lights, two cooling fans and a cooler and it's not getting any lighter. It still is a light rig but not that light.

Jerry

So what would be a more realistic price?

sheila wrote:So what would be a more realistic price?

As rare as they are here in the U.S. a realistic price is whatever someone wants to give for one. It is a bunch cheaper then a new T@B. I have seen some listed for a higher price. For something in that price range it better be clean including no rust or corrosion issues that are hard to see anyway.

I gave $950 for mine but had to be torn down to nothing. $5500 wouldn't be bad if very clean and ready to go. If it ended up having issues it could have to come as far apart as my $950 version.

If anyone ends up looking at something like this I have some ideas how you might be able to find corrosion but there would still be plenty of places for it to hide.

Jerry

I saw the one on Ebay, too... looks like the floor/underside might be in rough shape on that one. I'm not an expert, though. I figure $5500 is a collector's price; without interior pictures, it's hard to tell if it's worth it! I sure wouldn't ever pay that for it... I'd rather get a cheap rebuild from the bottom up. I thought 660 sounded light... I couldn't imagine how it could weight that little with all the amneties!

Anyway, they sure haven't gotten any bites in the last two weeks.

I'm going to keep an eye on it. I fell in love with the Pucks when I discovered them a few months ago, and seeing one for sale here in CO made my heart race! That price seemed out of line to me, though. What I really need is one that has a nice top and outer skin and a trashed interior, because I really want to gut something and customize it.

I wonder how difficult it would be to build a frame like that?

Sheila
I don't know if you have seen the thread on my rebuild.
http://www.tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?t=28881&highlight=

The frame is very light on the Puck but I think a challenge to built from scratch, at least to have it come out as light and strong as the Puck. If I was building one it would be way heavier and maybe as strong. It is built of many different sizes of round, square and rectangular tubing, all of it thin wall. The thing was designed by a couple of aircraft designers. I have been amazed on how every part right down to the screws are no more then they need to be.

If you found one that needed to be torn down to a shell for a rebuild may need a bit more then that. There are rubber seals under the screw strips that could need changing to seal the skin seams. If they are leaking before you know it you could end up down to the frame like mine. A combination of steel, aluminum and water is not good.

Jerry