Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

Greetings,

I am new to the forum. I am searching for techniques regarding building from the inside out. I haven't had much luck with the search function so thought someone could point me in the right direction.

Thanks,

Jim

Here is a link to Doug Hodder's Nomad build. He built it inside out. Should give your some ideas.

http://www.tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=32236

Dan

Hi Jim,

Welcome to the fun! Here's a link to Steve Frederick's shop manual: http://www.campingclassics.com/shopman05.html He builds his trailers from the inside out and I cannot stress how awesome a resource it was for my build. I don't think my trailer would have turned out half as well without it.

All the Best,

Dave

I built mine inside out too:

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=21234

Bruce

TPCE is being built with as much as possible being done on the bench before assembling and closing the cabin in. It is a hybrid foamie, but the interior is much like a traditional. The inside-out and prefinishing techniques I am using can be applied to most any build.

My build link is in my signature, but be warned; it is a pretty big thread, and I'm not done yet.

Planovet's Little Swiss is another good example and was an inspiration for me to build this way.

KCStudly, not quite sure what or how to find your build link. What is your signature? How does one find it? Sorry for my confusion. Some of the features and navigation on the forum are new and I don't quite get it. Yet. Thanks. Cheers.


Jim

Hi Jim, You'll find that anything that's highlighted in blue and or underlined is a clickable link whether it's in a signature or not. My trailer was built inside out too. I feel it's the best way to build.

All the Best,

Dave

I too built the walls and roof "inside out". I wish I had also built the interior and galley cabinets prior to assembling the teardrop shell. Here's a link to my build:

http://www.tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=26988

DMcCam wrote:Hi Jim,

Welcome to the fun! Here's a link to Steve Frederick's shop manual: http://www.campingclassics.com/shopman05.html He builds his trailers from the inside out and I cannot stress how awesome a resource it was for my build. I don't think my trailer would have turned out half as well without it.

All the Best,

Dave

I'm just finishing my second build and I'm with Dave on Fredrick's Build Manual and his inside out process. I think it's about 260 pages with lots of photos. Although his hatch building process doesn't fall into the inside-out methodology, it sure makes for a weatherproof, dustproof hatch that is easy to build without any springback issues.

Tony

Right. What Dave said.

My signature is the part at the bottom of each of my posts that gets added automatically. (You can set up a signature for yourself by clicking on your "User Control Panel" button, above left next to "New Messages"; select "User Profile" tab, select "Edit Signature".)

At the bottom of this post, under my initials "KC", is My Build: The Poet Creek Express

aggie79 wrote:I too built the walls and roof "inside out". I wish I had also built the interior and galley cabinets prior to assembling the teardrop shell. Here's a link to my build:

http://www.tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=26988

Tom,

I have been meaning to ask you, because I am to that point one, but I just happened to see this post, so now is the time.

Having built your roof the way you did, vs purely the Frederick way, what was the reason for attaching your outer frame 1xs to the roof panel ? Vs, doing the side cut outs at the top, laying on the finished inner roof, and then piecing in the pieces you cutout?

I'm trying to figure out if the flooring on the walls (at the top) might factor in here, and which might be the best way for my roof ( which should come together the same as yours considering the flooring on the walls).


And to the OP, YES, as others have said, the Frederick manual is a great staring point to figure out your build! I wish I had bought mine sooner than I did, it would have saved me a lot of planning time,

Thanks to everyone that responded. Part of my challenges in viewing the forum was my using the Tapatalk app on an iPhone. When I use my Mac and a web browser a lot is revealed.

This is a very interesting forum. As an Architect on the verge of retiring (meaning doing something different) this forum sure resonants with me. I'm a detail guy and am really enjoying dissecting how there critters are constructed.

Cheers one and all. And thanks again.

Jim

I've done it too.











Happy Trails

Len

[quote="Gunguy05"Tom,

I have been meaning to ask you, because I am to that point one, but I just happened to see this post, so now is the time.

Having built your roof the way you did, vs purely the Frederick way, what was the reason for attaching your outer frame 1xs to the roof panel ? Vs, doing the side cut outs at the top, laying on the finished inner roof, and then piecing in the pieces you cutout?

I'm trying to figure out if the flooring on the walls (at the top) might factor in here, and which might be the best way for my roof ( which should come together the same as yours considering the flooring on the walls).


And to the OP, YES, as others have said, the Frederick manual is a great staring point to figure out your build! I wish I had bought mine sooner than I did, it would have saved me a lot of planning time,[/quote]

Brian,

I bought the Steve Frederick manual and think it is a good reference. The reasons I did not do my roof in the manner that he did are:

1. For the finish wall and ceiling materials I used, I think the way I did it overall was less complicated.
2. I think the way I did my roof/ceiling may be stronger structurally although in hindsight either way has far more structural integrity than required or necessary.

Take care,
Tom

aggie79 wrote:Brian,

I bought the Steve Frederick manual and think it is a good reference. The reasons I did not do my roof in the manner that he did are:

1. For the finish wall and ceiling materials I used, I think the way I did it overall was less complicated.

Take care,
Tom

^------ THIS.

This is what sort of had me leaning toward your method. I'm still not crazy about the top cutouts on the sides, although not too complicated, I do think that just building a frame as you did and setting it in place might be easier in our situation.

Thanks for the input (again),
Brian