Hi,
My name's Spiro and I'm in Montreal which just had its first snow (less than an inch); it will all melt by the weekend as its warming up again.
I saw my first teardrop about 4 years ago at a campground and fell in love. Been thinking of building one ever since. Last year my wife and I rented a camper van out of LV and did a 10 tour. Wow, sleeping on a real mattress and not in a tent made a huge difference; I actually slept. We liked having a sink and a refrigerator (no more draining water and adding ice). A van isn't for us, but a teardrop is. So with COVID, I work from home and have more time. I've decided to do it; build a teardrop. I've decided on a 5x9 Wyoming style teardrop.
One of the things I'm struggling with the galley. I do want a small sink and have decided on some sort of 5-7 gallon container for fresh water (with 12V pump) with a similar container for grey water. I'm thinking of a slide out cabinet with a 2 burner propane stove. What I'm struggling with is the cooler. I've been using a Coleman 45L cooler for years in which ice last a couple of days but I'm always fishing thing out that are wet and was thinking of a 12V cooler with compressor; $$$ and the capacity is smaller than my Coleman. I've been searching tnttt and see that a lot of folks use the Yeti type coolers that do a better job than my old Coleman. Most of these coolers, are 16-18" in height. I dont want to make the counter, where the sink will be and where we will prepare food, too high (my wife's not tall). I'm trying to keep it at 36" from the ground which is standard in a home kitchen. I dont have the trailer yet so I'm don't know the height of the trailer but I'm estimating about 20-21". That leaves me about 16" to play with which isn't enough for most coolers.
How high are your counters and your trailers from the ground? How much space do you have for your coolers and how did you solve this issue. I've seen pictures of some that have a split counter (one section higher for the cooler?)
Thanks,
Spiro