My name is Deborah and I'm a brand new member to your forum...I'm a little bit obsessed with teardrops and I didn't even know this forum existed. So I'm quite excited to find it, and to spend some time reading up about all your Teardrops and tiny trailers.
I am in Western Australia. Teardrops are really rare here...in fact I've only ever seen one, and that was outside a house with a For Sale sign on it.
Last year my husband and I were going for a drive through a little country town, turned the corner and there it was! We both immediately gasped, and of course had to pull over to have a closer look.
The elderly lady owner came out to show it to us, and it turned out to be someone I had actually met before which was a nice surprise. We spent a lot of time looking at the Teardrop, and then went on our way, and carried on with our Sunday drive.
But I couldn't get it out of my mind... At that stage I didn't even know that they were called 'teardrops'. The owner had it advertised online, and I kept looking at it and dreaming and talking to my husband about it... he wasn't too interested in it, but I couldn't stop thinking about it.
Long story short... a few weeks later I bought it. The long story is filled with too many co-incidences and signs that that teardrop was supposed to be mine, and I bought it without telling my husband. But he was fine with that...eventually. (LOL, no actually he loves it too now )
We renamed her Tiedre...just like Diedre and pronounced like Tear-dre, because well, she's a Teardrop
She was only 3 years old but she was in pretty rough shape... the previous owner has slapped a coat of paint all over it by hand with what looks like a roller and paintbrush, and there is paint everywhere...all over the seals and trims etc. The inside is fine...it's actually pretty nice. But the external parts and kitchen were not too good.
Luckily my husband is extremely clever lol. It took us a little while to figure out exactly what we wanted to do to it, and then my husband spent two weeks of his holidays working non-stop renovating the kitchen for me. I love it!
The next job is going to be getting the exterior renovated and painted. I have an orange car and so I'm going to have it painted the same colour...plus it shall have a little interesting twist that I hope will give it the 'wow factor'.
Anyway, I haven't quite figured out how to post pics here yet. But I do have a flipboard magazine all about my favourite subject...Teardrop Camper Trailers.
The first few pics are of Tiedre, and there are hundred of other pics of really interesting Teardrops.
Am I allowed to put the link to it here?? If not, let me know and I shall remove it...
http://flip.it/txfJ5
I can't tell you how much I LOVE Tiedre the Teardrop!
She is so comfy to sleep in, and she tows so easily. We love getting away for quick overnight breaks to lovely private remote areas.
So happy I bought it
Deborah
