needing lots and lots of help

[rayls]

hi guys...l,v been looking into how to build a tear drop camper to travel around Australia,where the hell do i start i have some wonderful designs in my head,but i cant seem to get a clear picture on what timber to use.like what do i use for flooring?? question 2...what timber do i use for the walls.question 3 what do i use for the roof.that has me stumped what could be so flexible and water proof.and l;m still fighting to go 4x6 or 5x8.l;v tried a few hardware stores they see a female coming and want to sell me the dearest thing they have in stock.so if any of u guys can help me out with some hints would be great

[madjack]

first off, WELCOME...you're asking about everything...you use various thicknesses of plywood to build...my best advice to you, is to start with the top of page index, specifically, the Generic Benroy Plans, Rich's list and sdtripper2' index and then go from there to the various stickies at the start of each forum...the more research you do, the more you learn and the better educated your questions will become, allowing us to give you more specific answers...but of course, the main thing is to...HAVE FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!
madjack

[Deryk the Pirate]

For wood choices you have many! After my friend who is a carpenter showed me the playhouse he made for his daughter years back out of unfinished cedar, I went to a store near him that sells cedar I went that route. More expensive initially, but i didnt go the sealing with epoxy route, because cedar is very rot resistant ( and I like when I go in there after its been sealed up for a while and it smells so good lol). We have people building teardrops out of foam and fiberglass, aluminum, composite walls etc. So your only limited by your imagination!

Read through the forum, there is lots of great information. Most of us gladly talk about our mistakes and what worked out well. I surfed the forum for almost a year and a half till I could afford to start my build and because my carpentry experience was very limited. Lots to learn!

Best of luck!
deryk

[Miriam C.]

I started with the build journals because there are so many ways to build a Teardrop. Do check out the Generic Benroy plans. Amazing what you will learn. And what questions you will ask.

Don't forget the Foamy!

And I will have to look for the link for the Aussie TD board!

[rayls]

thank for the advise.it has been a great help.l;v been living in this site absorbing all the info i posable can,the info in here is just fantastic.and yes i do ask about everything at once,sorry about that,took a sledge hammer to the old trail i picked up so i have my axle and wheels,(when else fails use a sledge hammer)the best part about starting something new,its so much fun.i had a guy get in contact from this forum who is in an Aussie tear drop club which i joined thats,so thats good,the wood we have here is pretty much the same as what u have,some of the stuff u call different names.i just google it and find out what it is,building journal great idea Miriam,l;ll defiantly keep one and heaps of pictures.going down the the bluscope steel yard today to start my base ,well get the metal to start welding it all together...thanks a gainjavascript:emoticon(':thumbsup:')

[rayls]

we do have a few timbers here that u might not have like the black &silver wattle and Eucalyptus trees there the ones that the Koalas like so much,thats because there leafs are full of alcohol..yep our cuddly little fur balls are drunks, thats why they fall out of the trees,just looking though a list of aussie tree,we do have alot that u might not have