Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

After what seems like forever, the current round of varnishing is done. Now things are starting to come together. Today, I finally got to put the walls up for good. Finally it is starting to look like a teardrop. I would love to say that everything went together perfectly, but that was not the case. However, there were no major problems, so I am a happy (almost) camper. I am still shooting on having it together for the "Last Gasp" gathering... But I am still not committing to which year. Teardrop time -- Ain't it great.

Hey there Colorado USA.. Youve done real well.. Now that youve got the walls up the excitement starts to grow as you go.. Its a great feeling..

Keep up the great work...

I,ll be watching your progress so post more pics.. since thats the only way I can see it all the way from our lil Country of Finland way far up Nort.

Regards
Classic Finn

Looks good to me. I've often thought about building the sidewalls from the inside out, like you are doing, and doing the poly (varnish) on the bench. I'll bet that made your job easier...

Mike...

ccdell

Lookin' good !!!! Looks like it'a going to be a comfy trailer. What are your doors going to look like, with the rounded top? Going to have round windows?

What about the galley? Leave it simple or are you going to build cabinets?

Keep the pictures coming!!!!

Good Job! Don't forget to keep it square. You might add some 90 degree blocking from floor to side, till you get the spars in and sides on.

Thanks all for the replys and encouragement. I had planned on working on the front cabinet today, but "we" decided to take a drive instead. So, maybe tomorrow.

CF, It is really fun to see the shape coming along, and I will try and keep the pictures coming. The only holdup is the camera is upstairs and the garage is downstairs... and I am lazy!

Mike, I saw the inside out approach mentioned here on the site and I really thought it would make things easier. Of course, with this being my first one, I have no way of knowing if it's easier, but it does seem to give me a chance "reconsider" (i.e. Fix) some of my earlier decisions.

Mike C. The doors will have the windows with the rounded corners and screened sliders. Right now, the plan for the galley is to keep it simple. Stove mounted on a slider and maybe 3 drawers, open shelves, no sink, no cooler, and a couple of removable boxes/baskets. It seems my last two projects didn't give my wife much confidence in my building ability. (picts below).

Miriam. The temp spars were sitting off to the side when the picture was taken and installed shortly there after. But your point is well taken. I plan to ensure everything is squared up again before I put in the front cabinet. (and again before the permanent spars).

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[quote="ccdell"]Thanks all for the replys and encouragement. I had planned on working on the front cabinet today, but "we" decided to take a drive instead. So, maybe tomorrow.[quote]


And I thought I was the only one....