Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

So today I made a mock up of the planned height of my new standie. You can check out my build at Tub Toys gone fishin'

Here's a picture of the mock up:



And here's an explanation of what your looking at; the Tundra is 72" tall off the ground the top of the plywood is 103" off the ground. This gives me a 6' 8" interior height. If you look closely at the plywood you'll see a black arched line on the top right which represents the front arched roof line. The bottom of this arch is at 77". You'll also notice a black line towards the bottom of the sheet which represents the bottom side of the trailer.

So here's the issue, should I lower the height and sacrifice head room, if so how much? Please vote and tell me your thoughts.

I guess it all depends on your height , do you wear a hat if so how tall is it , will there be any sort of ceiling fixtures how low will they hang , boots heals ...... ect ect add them all up and see what you got and see its comfortable for you cause that would be the ideal height IMHO thats my 2¢

Remember that inside height is not the same as outside. Also if you want it to go in the garage! Six and a half feet inside sounds good if you keep fixtures on the wall or recessed for a finished height. Course I am short!

Have you considered a dropped floor. That will allow you to lower the height...

Standie=stand up in. How tall are you? Pretty simple , really.

Cheers
Paul

Generally, garages are 84" at garage door. Measure yours!
If you want to keep in garage, you must have total height less than 84".
You will also need to have a drop floor (unless you are less than 64" in height).
You have to consider the following measurements:
Bottom of drop floor to ground: 8"
Height of drop floor frame + floor thickness: 2 - 1/2"
roof skin thickness + ceiling thickness + roof spar thickness: 2"
clearance: 1/2"
Inside height at drop floor: 71"
Total: 84"
If your planned measurements vary from above, you will have to adjust accordingly. The drop floor height will depend upon the height to frame, suspension height, size of wheel/tire.
If, you will not garage trailer, drop floor is not necessary.
Make the trailer any height that you want.

I can offer a point of reference..

I'm 5'9" and find a 6'4" interior height comfortable in both my commercial trailer and the one we're building. Both of those have "stuff" (a/c interior controls, lights, smoke detector, etc) sticking down from the ceiling in spots as much as 2", making the interior an effective 6'2". I find that clearance to be quite comfortable. I never hit my head, never feel like I'm going to, and dont need to walk around stooped over.

My brother is just a tad taller than me (5'10, 5'11) and he is OK with that height as well... a person any taller would probably be a bit uncomfortable.

- Frank