Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

by **Wright** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 7:06 pm

Looking real good there Steve, I'm very impatient, As you are I'm sure, to see your finished Trailer... it's like the start of summer there right?? keep up the good work and I'll keep watching with interest... Enjoy... :applause:

by **bve** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 1:14 am

Looking great, I too can't wait to see it completed.

I'm seriously thinking I want to 'steal' your excellent design for my build.

Burke

by **Steve F** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 1:51 am

I really don't like making doors, the shape to match the trailer was a nice idea but it's taken a lot longer to make a door than a rectangular one would.

Anyway, almost finished door number one, just need to put the insulation in and glue on that outer skin and then trim around the inner cutout. I couldn't be bothered moving the ply for the pics so a little imagination may be needed

And I just like this pic.

I was also going to do some of the galley but only got as far as the two upper cupboards front frame and then called it quits for the day

You can see the framing for the bench and how short the lower cupbards will be, this is due to the height of the chassis etc, any taller and the bench would be too high.

Also ordered some LED lights for the interior, just two for now as for some reason 2 orders of 2 is cheaper to ship than 1 order of 4 so thought I may as well go for just the 2 and make sure they'll do the job.

Cheers
Steve

by **Miriam C.** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 6:27 am

I think the door is gonna work. I see you have some extra plywood for the next td too.

Have fun with the cabinets. I found mine are a bit high but since I will not be cooking on them it is OK.

Doing great :thumbsup:

by **Steve F** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 1:26 am

I like skinning it, looks like there has been a lot of progress as the skin goes on

Framed the front and put the outer skin on, need to trim it with the router but it's close. I had to use a lot of screws though as the bottom goes over the floor etc to help keep it water proof and it's quite a tight bend. The ply was cracking as I screwed it down but I'll epoxy it on the inside where it joins the floor etc so it'll be fine.

I guess I should clean out the inside now and get rid of the coke cans and beer bottles

As an aside it's very roomy in there, I was quite surprised. I think I can get a nice thick mattress in there

And to get an idea of the height, I'm 182cm, no idea what that is in feet and inches. Also it's very hot and humid here at the moment hence the shirt that is wet to the waist

Cheers
Steve

by **Wolffarmer** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 9:05 am

Thanks for the pictures. That is a nice looking trailer you got going there.
:thumbsup:

by **bobhenry** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 10:04 am

It's humid here in Indiana too. With 8-10 inches of wet sloppy snow and 38 degrees. Supposed to be 56 tomorrow we may drowned.

by **schaney** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 11:20 am

Steve, very nice trailer and great build write up. When I finally build one that isn't tent topped, it will be some form of a Grasshopper maybe with a popup roof.

Can't wait to see it finished.

by **Steve F** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 4:26 am

Another hour or two and some more to show for it, trimmed the front panel I fitted yesterday and added the panel for the window section. I wont be attaching it until after the interior paneling is done as I'll be sliding the ceiling section in through here as it wont fit through the door

Cheers
Steve

by **mikeschn** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 4:57 am

Steve,

That's really nice! I like it. Now you need a paint job like this...

Mike...

by **bve** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 2:41 pm

Great progress I sure do like the design. That big opening window is going to provide some serious ventilation.

by **Steve F** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 8:16 pm

bve wrote:Great progress I sure do like the design. That big opening window is going to provide some serious ventilation.

I'm also thinking of making some roll down flyscreens that velcro to the door frame as well or possibly an internal zipped screen door like a tent that can be rolled to the sides most of the time or zipped at night and leave the doors open. Time to talk to my Mum as she's the one handy with the needle and thread

Cheers
Steve

by **Jeeper92** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 5:40 am

by **ARKPAT** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 5:57 am

Good Job!

Pat

by **Steve F** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 3:27 am

The ceiling is now skinned and insulated, I just need to cut the hole for the roof vent in the inner skin. I decided not to glue it but rather use small brads, the trim around the vent and trim along the edges will also help hold it nice and firm but right now it all seems good anyway

The section hanging down here is a larger roof spare and is also the upper part for the rear cabinets, this really helped tie the roof and cabinets together. The vent is right between the two lights.

Had an old battery which would only hold 10v when I retired it, this was 4 years ago, hooked it up and the LED's lit up, not much but enough to check the wiring

And the front section, you can see I had to use two pieces, I decided it was easier to have the join run across the interior and will use some highlight wood trim and run a few strips across to help hide it. The wire hanging down is the switch wire for the lights and will mount next to the window. It's 10AMP wire the lights draw 0.2AMPS each so I may also run the power from this same wire to some reading lights.

I also permanently installed the outer skin around the window, it's not a perfect fit so some epoxy filler will fix it up, all edges will be taped anyway with fiberglass and epoxy so I'm not too worried

Cheers
Steve

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