Hello All... First Timer Here.
I too have just recently divulged myself into the teardrop world and I've started on my first build. After looking at many many many different models, the Raindrop has stolen the show for me. Now with no plans in hand I've been able to draw out using my trusty pencil, BIG eraser, and my graph paper and behold something to work with.
Every project I've built has been out of wood. Never touched a welder and never priced metal for any reason. I've done my research and almost bought the trailer from harbor freight but could not get past how small the tires were. So I took a class on welding, went to a pull-A-part yard and yanked a Dodge Caravan Axle with leafs, bought my trusty Lincoln 135, 175 lbs of 2"x2"x1/4" angle iron and now I have a trailer for my new teardrop design.
I am too trying to figure out how I want to shell this camper (aluminum, wood, fiberglass) but not sure what is right for me. Well... I've made up my mind that I want Aluminum but I need more information on how to seal the seams. I've found 1 website that carries trimming but I am not sure what I am looking at. I can’t get a close up picture of any camper on the seam to see exactly how it is put together.
I've got every detail worked out for this camper except for that. I hope the guys at Camp-Inn aren't too mad at me for copying their teardrop design. But Just MAYBE, I mean MAYBE they might be able to point me in the right direction????
FOX