Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

Except for the mattress the Rimple is completed and ready for a road test. Thank you Andrew for the designs. Took a little less the 8 months. Had a ball building it.

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wa1iczek/album?.dir=8c89

I hope this picture attempt works.
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Tom
The rimple looks great. Good job!
Are you going to try to get to Minden? If not' or if so, we have to try to get the MO/KAN tears together some where this summer.
Gary

Thanks Gary for the kind words. Although I have had the Minden notice pinned on the wall since it came out, I had plans to try and go, however, Somethings just do not work out. I will not be going to this years gathering. However, I do like the idea of a local drag somewhere close by, say within a 100 miles or so. I will be alert to anything local that may come up. I do know that In August I will be using the trailer. I built the trailer in the first place to get away from having to sleep in a tent when I go to my yearly archeological (volunteer) dig. I really am too old to sleep and care for a tent. (67)- I plan on calling my trailer the Gypsy, Not very original, I Know, but if you happen to pass a rimple named Gypsy. Honk, It's only me.
Take care,
Tom

Great Job! Lotza work! I just finished mine except for mattresses too and it took 8 months also. Phew! I know it feels great.

Just got my website up featurin' my camper.

http://home.earthlink.net/~g.teague/

I am planning to build the rimple as well. Really like the design features of maximum space in the galley.
did you find that when complete its a bit heavy in the back? not enough tongue weight?
Post more pics when you can.
It looks awesome!

GeorgeT wrote:
Just got my website up featurin' my camper.

http://home.earthlink.net/~g.teague/

George,

The trailer really looks great and congrats on getting your site up. I have one question...how did you construct and seal the angles on the roof and front?

George, Congrats! I wish I could work as fast as you.

I was checking out your site and got to looking at your a/c unit. Is the plug still attached to the back? I took mine out so that the condensation can drain better. The bottom of my unit is designed as a tray to hold the condensation, with the plug removed, it will drain out the back before the tray overflows. Yours may be different but you may want to check into it.

I like the drip-guard over the doors. Can anyone tell me where it is sold?

Tom,
Looks Great! Can't wait to check it out in person sometime.
Anthony

Tom, good work - I've updated my Hall of Fame!

surveytech wrote:did you find that when complete its a bit heavy in the back? not enough tongue weight?

I'd be interested to know the answer to this as well.

Andrew

Waliczek wrote:Except for the mattress the Rimple is completed and ready for a road test. Thank you Andrew for the designs. Took a little less the 8 months. Had a ball building it.

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Tom, Great job...I kept watching the Hall of Fame with no updates and all of the sudden you're done!! Enjoy your new masterpiece...

BobR wrote:

GeorgeT wrote:
Just got my website up featurin' my camper.

http://home.earthlink.net/~g.teague/

George,

The trailer really looks great and congrats on getting your site up. I have one question...how did you construct and seal the angles on the roof and front?

Thanks. The angle is 45 degrees. The framing underneath has pieces running all the way across the width of the trailer that I ripped on the table saw that is 45 degrees to match the angle. The front piece of plywood and the top piece of plywood were cut with a circular saw to match the angle also as they butt together. The narrow piece going all the way across was cut on the table saw to match the angles to match the butt joint. Then glued, stapled and screwed down. I sealed it with some metal I found at Home Depot. It's some really thin stuff that I believe is normally used to fit underneath the edge of the shingles on your roof called drip edge I believe. It comes white and easy to bend. It was originally a 90 degree angle but being so thin it was easy to conform it to the correct angle to get a good professional looking fit using a lot of pan head screws. An ample bead of silicone is underneath these pieces of metal as is all the metal on my camper. The pic shows the metal. Sorry I don't have a closer pic.

asianflava wrote:George, Congrats! I wish I could work as fast as you.

I was checking out your site and got to looking at your a/c unit. Is the plug still attached to the back? I took mine out so that the condensation can drain better. The bottom of my unit is designed as a tray to hold the condensation, with the plug removed, it will drain out the back before the tray overflows. Yours may be different but you may want to check into it.

I moved my cord to around the side to get it out of the way of the slide in and slide out motion. Yes, I removed the plug. Have been running it for a few days and seems to be no problem with drainage. Trailer needs to be level though or it won't all drain out.

arnereil wrote:I like the drip-guard over the doors. Can anyone tell me where it is sold?

I got my drip caps on line at this site. Go to hardware/molding trim/drip caps
http://www.crestviewrv.com/html2/PartsCat.html

Well done. I bet you can't wait to try it out.
Bruce