My second wife of 8 years and I have always admired tear drop trailers, back when we first started to see T@Bs around. Then we started noticing smaller, more vintage types and loved them even more for their simplicity. We like occasional camping but don't want the headaches and hassles that go with larger travel trailers. I've been there and done that, many times over, when the kids were younger and still have a few of the T-shirts!
Over the past few years I thought about building one myself as I could not afford to buy a new one. Well, a friend told me about an old one setting in a friends yard and it went from there. I now have A PROJECT. It's a kit built CUB MODERNAIRE of about 1947 vintage. Bare bones with no interior skin and everything that is not aluminum is (understandably) rotted. I got it for nearly a song that I sang myself (cheap). Why buy such a project? Because it has an all aluminum skin and a great deal of aluminum stringers as well. All reusable!
My goal is to restore it but also modify it. It has a Dexter type swing axle that I plan on extending by a foot or so, making it 5' wide inside instead of 4'. A 4 foot sleeping cabin is just TOO SMALL, especially at our age!
In the few months that I have been perusing this board I have already learned a great deal and have convinced myself that I really do know what I'm doing and getting into. I thank all the folks that contribute here and can only hope that I am able to help and payback in some small way.
If you find yourself in my area....... give me a shout!
Keep the rubber side down!
Robert
