Hello from the Okanagan

[Koko65]

Jello all and thank you for building such a great community and building such great campers. I was having a hard time finding a small trailer that I could pull behind my little Toyota and not spend over $10,000. Then I stumbled upon teardrop trailers and the tears of joy began to flow. Here was something that would upgrade our tent camping, have all the basics that we need, and I could build it myself without breaking the bank. Ahhhh.... Nirvana.

Now a bit about myself. I am a baker by trade and have been at it since the early 80's. I had very little woodworking skill other than shop class in junior high school until we bought our first home. It was brand new and we needed a fence, then came the garage and to develop the basement. Over the next few years I would gain basic skills enough that in our new home I have built the entertainment centre, coffee table, telephone wall stand, lamps, window shoji screens, and am presently in the middle of a built in bookcase project (the second one).

If all goes well I hope to make a teardrop a winter project for 2011-2012. I have not picked a final design but have been reading and downloading everything I can, including the GenBen plans. I am considering Steve's shop manual as well. I like the idea of the fiberglassed wood walls.

Thanks again and I hope you can all bear with the avalanche of inevitable questions.

Onno

[john curtis]

Welcome to the forum.No better way to own a TD than to build your own.Good luck on your build and everyone will want to see pics.
John

[Big Dan]

Welcome KoKo you have come to the right place. I'm just two hours south of you. I have done alot of work up in your area.Lots of good camping up there. Good luck with your build.

[Koko65]

Thanks for the welcome, and from two locals, too!

I used to live in Peace River, Ponoka, Red Deer, and Calgary. As for Washignton we have traveled through there several times and will again. Sometimes we go just to Oroville just across the border to pick up some Internet shopping shipments.

Thanks again.

Onno

[dreadcptflint]

Hello from South of the Border. Questions are always great and I might be asking you when we decide to head North.


Matt

[droid_ca]

welcome it's good to see more BCers on here

[Koko65]

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