Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

With the curve of the rear of a teardrop, there has to be a short floor infront of the cabinets. Isn't it uncomfortable having to stand that far away and working in the galley. Don't your shins hit the lip of the floor. Has anyone made it so the floor could drop down so you could stand closer.

Hi Forspar, The design we ended up with has a very sharp sweeping curve to the lower edge ending with about seven inches of exposed deck. With our galley cabinets and counter installed you don't even notice that it's there. With the space under the deck for your feet the counter feels just like home. We will also have a nice soft rubber hatch seal along the entire length to act as a little bumper if it's needed.

If you use a Benroy layout or something like it, the exposed deck is mostly eliminated.

Cheers,

Dave

My '48 tear has that "original" profile that creates that deck lip down there. Mine is about 7" deep.

I worked around it by building my counter board so it extends farther toward me, allowing me to move the stove closer, etc.

You can see it in this photo of my campsite at Bothe-Napa Valley State park in June



<Chas>

No problem here. Under the chop board is a sink.

I was wondering this same question a while ago but did not ask it. In this case form does not follow function. I also wondered it about your leaking hinges. Seems like that is a design element that could be designed right out of being a problem by changing the layout for more function rather than looking cool.

But of course to each his own.

Has anybody here made a teardrop with no galley at all? That would make the construction very easy and one could make a galley unit that you wheel out of the tow vehicle. That would be pretty convienient too and then the inside of the TD is more roomy. Or how about the boxes you all make for the propane tank in front is the wheeled galley unit. Then the propane and the galley are together. Is that not more logical? I know, tear drops are emotional.

Ther are many solutions to any problem. Our lip is also about 8 inches, but it really isn't noticable. We added a counter coming out where we do a lot of the work..



Greg(and Laurie)

Forspar,

There are some teardrop/galley designs that leave you with a sore back, and some that work very well.
The Cabin car design is one of them that uses all the available space, and not leaving a big chunk of floor in the way.


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There is a design here somewhere that has a recessed area in the floor.

Rob

I had the Shin Bumping problem real bad on my SlumberCoach. The Bumper didn't help any either.



I used the " If he won't go to the Mountain, then Bring the Mountain to him" approach.

http://good-times.webshots.com/video/30 ... 9506juNmIV

48Rob wrote:Forspar,

There are some teardrop/galley designs that leave you with a sore back, and some that work very well.
The Cabin car design is one of them that uses all the available space, and not leaving a big chunk of floor in the way.

Rob

Agreed!



Another Option;




Happy Trails

Len

The Grasshopper design is about ideal for lack of shin bumping.

Maybe you could do a sliding counter top.



Jim

I only have 6-8" of floor that sticks out. I've never bumped my shins on it and it's comfortable for me and the wife.

Mine comes to me !

StandUpGuy wrote:Has anybody here made a teardrop with no galley at all? That would make the construction very easy and one could make a galley unit that you wheel out of the tow vehicle. That would be pretty convienient too and then the inside of the TD is more roomy. Or how about the boxes you all make for the propane tank in front is the wheeled galley unit. Then the propane and the galley are together. Is that not more logical? I know, tear drops are emotional.

Here is my latest a 4x7 sleeper only. However, we love
to cook and that had to be addressed so I simply slide
these out of the inside and slip them on.







I took Becca's outboard galley idea and embelished it
somewhat making the dish washing station recessed so
that it could be used as a prep table also. This is how
to get 6 feet of counter space in a 4' wide trailer

This was actually a big concern for me. We have a bit of floor in front of the cabinets, but no shin issues, and it's perfectly comfortable for both of us to stand at the counter. No reaching or leaning.