The teardrop is SOLD. A nice young couple just showed up, fell in love and towed it away. We kept our camping gear and bicycles though. It was really sad watching her roll down the driveway, more emotional than I thought it would be. But we made enough for a new suit of sails for the boat so it's all good.
Can I say "mixed emotions?!?!"
Our Sagwagon Teardrop is for sale. We built her from 2011-2013 and have enjoyed 3 wonderful camping seasons in her with a trip from Maryland to Indiana for the CRA in 2013 and to Florida in 2014, plus a lot of local trips. She is 9'10" long (not including trailer tongue) and 57" wide. The interior holds a standard double size mattress. I believe she weighs somewhere in the area of 1200#. She tows beautifully and has performed wonderful for us. She has always been garage kept so looks the same today as she did the day we finished building her.
She is a very basic build with no plumbing or wiring beyond a 3-prong cord inside for running a fan and heater and charging our cell phones and Kindles. Inside cabin and galley lighting are battery operated LED. They have been more than adequate for us for the past few years as we have found that having a bunch of lights on in the teardrop only serves to attract a million bugs. We use them very little at night and prefer instead to hang a Coleman lantern somewhere a little away from the teardrop to attract the bugs away from it. She also does not have a lot of fancy cabinetry. Inside is just a shelf for storage of our duffel bags plus two small cabinets which house the Super Simple Electrical System, and to store smaller items. We love this system as it is very flexible and does not confine you to what size items you can carry.
But I spared no expense on materials and cut no corners putting her together. Structurally she is extremely sound and strong. I used marine grade Okoume ply for the skins, she is fully insulated and covered with fiberglass with no seams to leak between the roof and walls. The bottom is sheathed in fiberglass also so no road moisture can get to the bottom of the teardrop. She is built on an old pop up frame but we upgraded the axle to a Dexter Torflex with 14” wheels. I used factory doors and there is a Fantastic Vent in the roof.
Visit our build journal at http://www.tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=45917 for full particulars, lots of pictures and full details of the build.
Last year we added a roof rack and rain guards over the doors.
This trailer is titled and registered in the State of Maryland.
Includes:
- 5” foam mattress made in 2 pieces for easy stacking if you want to carry additional gear inside the trailer, covered in Sunbrella Marine canvas.
- Tommy Bahama decor; curtains and throw pillows, matching neutral tone comforter and sheets
- Roof racks
- Tongue box
- Trailer wheel chocks
- Locking hitch pin
- Rubbermaid cooler
- Detachable table that extends galley counter space
$3800 firm
Building the teardrop has been a labor of love, and using it has been a blast. We have made so many wonderful friends, people who we sincerely hope will continue to be a part of our lives. But we are moving into a different phase of life and there is no longer time or space for the teardrop. We are currently involved in the restoration of a 33 year old sailboat that has suffered from years of neglect. When she is finished, hopefully in 2 years, we plan to point her bow south and fulfill our retirement cruising dream.
We have very little time to use the teardrop right now and we really need the space in the garage where the teardrop is currently stored to work on boat projects. Once we start cruising we are cutting ties with shore, at least for a while, so don’t need the bother or expense of storage for things we would rarely get a chance to use. Letting go of the teardrop is a positive thing for us at this point. I hope that buying her will be a positive thing for someone else.
Call Becky at 410-227-8386 or 410-574-4934
Best Wishes!
