Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

Greetings All. Been making progress on my TD. I'm to the point where I can to 'skin' it. I've been looking for 5 foot wide aluminum at 20 foot long for several weeks now but can't find anything near me. And if I find something it costs more for shipping than the material does. Since I bought my wall materail and had it shipped and damaged, I am reluctant to go that route agian.

Does any one know of a vendor / source near northern Delaware? I can travel a day to pick it up as I am now 'retired' with some free time on my hands. NJ, PA, MD or DE? Thanks for looking and any suggestions will be appreciated.

Not sure exactly what you're looking for, but i know that some of the big commercial roofing suppliers around here carry both Mill Finish and Anodized aluminum in 4x8 sheets and varying thicknesses.

Have you tried semi-trailer repair places? Might be useful to look at the yellow pages online.

You might also try suppliers of sign materials. They typically have clear anodized or white painted aluminum in 5' x 10' or 12'.

Do you really need a 20' length? You probably have a break in the roof skin at the hatch, so you might be able to use two shorter pieces.

There was some other thread here, I believe for someone looking for aluminum in Pennsylvania, which I think you said was in your drive area. Someone sent them a supplier for the wider and longer coil sheets.

Hi again All,

I tried the Yellow Pages on the Internet 6 months ago with no luck. The only outfits I found repaired garden trailers, not tractor trailers. But what the heck I tried again this morning. And was I ever surprised. I got over a dozen offerings for Yellow Pages. I scrolled down and tried one. I then typed in Tractor trailer repairs and found 5 pages of listings. I scrolled thru them and found two only 10 or 12 miles from my home. No luck. No material available. One more try 60 miles away. The answer I got was, “Yep I got a 29 foot roll of the stuff sitting right here.”

So here I am home again with 20 feet of 102 inch wide roof material. It’s 0.040 thick and real shiny!!! I can’t wait to get some electric shears and cut it down to my roof size. I can cut one length 13 feet and the second 6 feet to have a seamless roof and galley cover respectively.

Now if only it would get warm enough to work in the driveway. Come on Spring!!!

I'm guessing it's either made by Alumnet or Atas metals right?

If you don't mind saying, how much did that cost you?

Terran, I didn't think to ask but I can if you need to know. I was just so happy to get it.

bbarry, I paid $14.50 a linear foot. 103 inches wide, 0.04 inches thick. I got 20 feet for $290 (no taxes in Delaware).