Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

I not sure if this has been asked before.

How long did it take you to build your teardrop?

Looking at what is required, if you have the trailer & if the money to purchase everyting at once. could you build one in 90 days or less just working weekends & evenings?

My first tear took 6 months few hours after work a couple days a week, my secound tear took about 3 months and my third tear took about two years.

I think you could build one based on your work schedule in 90 days...but it all depends on just how you want to load it up with details and how smart you are about going about it...just a thought, I would not go out and buy up everything you are going to need for the tear from the get go...things will change and you may find that you have bought some materials that you no longer want to use...and it sounds like you already have a frame, but there are lots of variables...Ask Rich "Nitetimes" I know he did a quick track on his and it came out great...and he scratch built the frame...I was like nearly 5 months on my first one, evenings and weekends, but I also did some things that took extra time, that some builders might not want to do...and good luck with your build Doug

I started mine in the middle of Sept. '05 and was basically done by the middle of Jan '06. Just needed a little touch up here and there on the paint. So now it is all complete!!

Four months, but I'm retired and was able to work on it all I wanted. The real problem wasn't build time, but material procurement time.

Approx 8 weeks. That's averaging 3 - 4 hours a day during the week and did not work on it on weekends. There was alot of wasted time in there that will not be wasted on the next one. Next one may take as long, but I want the next one to be a woody and the finish will take a bit longer than the aluminum did on the first one!

It took me six months working on my day off and even on vacation days. I took a lot of time to think it through, too. If you came to the shed, you would often find me staring at the TD in a daze. I would be thinking "Now how in the world wil I do the next cut?" Figuring out each step was the fun and the challenge for me.

See the finished TD and how I built it on my web site.
http://www.nfdc.net/home/cbdb/Teardrop.htm


Dee Bee

I haven't really started yet, but it looks as if I'll be able to gather the funds and get started by the first of May. I've promised my girlfriend we'll take it to the Albuquerque Baloon Fiesta this fall, so I'd better really get crankin'!!!!!

Rainjer,, a simple first build (4x4x8) can take between 3 and 6 months,,, make it larger and complicated and it stretches out to 6 mos to a year,,
the current one has taken 5 months and it is not real complicated, but I have had a few weeks down time and a boo boo to fix,

chipper

hey ranjer,
im in my 3rd month, but im retired and on td time,sometimes i work on it 2 or 3 hrs a day or not at all,just depends on the mood and how i feel.id say im probbaly 75% done with #1of at least 3

Chris C wrote:I haven't really started yet, but it looks as if I'll be able to gather the funds and get started by the first of May. I've promised my girlfriend we'll take it to the Albuquerque Baloon Fiesta this fall, so I'd better really get crankin'!!!!!

Hey Chris, You're not really setting dates, are you? WOW man, this'll be interesting
Cheers
Paul
PS Gage has'nt said anything, so I thought I had better

Yup, Paul. I'll be under the gun, for sure, won't I? I don't think it'll be that much of a problem. I've already got the frame built..........as Gage so often shows people.........so that part is out of the way. And woodworking is what I do for a living and I don't think it should be all that hard for me to put together. Don't have to run out and purchase any tools, clamps, glue, etc., etc., etc. like a lot of people. A stack of plywood and some time is all I'm talking about. 5 months should be okay.....I hope.

I don't want to discuss this at all.

Phase one took about 5 weeks. Phase one was to get it road ready, weather tight and usable. I haven't worked on it for the last 3 months. This spring will be phase two, cabinets and finish work.

And, I might add, I've several gallons of Titebond III. Gooooood stuff!!