Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

by **Sparksalot** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:28 pm

laursand wrote:

P.S. Have I gone too far when my 7 year old is doodling this?(':lol:')

Certainly not! Nor will you have gone too far when it becomes a playhouse for the kids.

by **teardrop_focus** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:34 pm

planovet

I see you have been drinking the Kool-Aid, there is no cure.

jdarkoregon

...there is no cure, just fun when you are done.

Dan & Julie CO

I don't think there is a 12 step program for teardrop builders

Aye! I've got it bad meself!

Welcome to a new gal from a new guy. I can't start my build yet. I'm certainly looking forward to seeing pics of yours!

Love the drawing by your child! Haha... that's great. :-)~

:thumbsup:

by **laursand** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:39 pm

You guys are right, I've got everything I need! LOL!

The helper in the photo, Steve, is my dad. We've been helping each other on projects since I could hand the right wrench to him under the car. He has generously agreed to come to Texas from California and help me get started. We can't wait!!

Okay, we have to wait until the end of May ':thumbdown:' , but I'm getting everything ready so we can hit the ground running!

I may have to modify my daughter's plans a little, Dave, but the crayon-cad is good to have!

Sparksalot, I can only hope that my kids will be as involved as yours were (and looks like the Princess Helper still is)! My daughter does want the foam mock-up as a playhouse!

Thanks guys,
Laurie

by **Miriam C.** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:48 pm

to the playground Laurie and family. Love it when Lurkers come out. Don't have to explain the :pictures:

Or keeping the bubble oil level.

Love the BAD (blue aided design).

Btw the hardest part is planing and you are there. Now just make some sawdust and some of the symptoms will be helped. Well sorta.

by **Sparksalot** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 10:42 pm

laursand wrote:The helper in the photo, Steve, is my dad. We've been helping each other on projects since I could hand the right wrench to him under the car. He has generously agreed to come to Texas from California and help me get started. We can't wait!

Eight? Wow, you got a late start, LOL The Princess was 18 months when she helped fix the heater fan.

Sparksalot, I can only hope that my kids will be as involved as yours were (and looks like the Princess Helper still is)! My daughter does want the foam mock-up as a playhouse!

Thanks guys,
Laurie

Get to it! Remeber, we need pictures.

by **John T. Hodgen** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 6:47 am

Welcome Laurie,
You have a great start, and I like your profile, :thumbsup:

its almost the same as mine with the exception that my galley area is more square towards the bottom---I didn't think that I could make a hatch, so I made a modified version. :thinking:

For my build pics go to http://s215.photobucket.com/albums/cc145/panheadjohn60/ and for pixs on Gearz Tv site go to http://www.gearztv.com/index.php?conten ... c=12_14178 Good luck on your build and hope my pixs will give Inspiration to you. :thumbsup:

The "Costa Lotta" only cost $1600.00 to build and 23 trips to Lowes!!!! :cry:

Til later by the fire--John T.

by **b.bodemer** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 11:40 am

Welcome and have lots of fun with your teardrop build.

Barb

by **tonyj** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 12:32 pm

Try to make one of the Texas gatherings and you will come away with lots of ideas to steal, uh, incorporate into your build.

by **lisasweetie** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 12:57 pm

Hey, You have a great start. I just wanted to point out that Mother's Day is just around the corner and if you got foam for your B-day this could be a "paydirt" holiday if you play it right. :twisted:

Keep up the good work and maybe we will cross paths one day.

by **Barry and Darby H.** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 5:41 pm

Hey Laurie,

Go get em'. Good luck with your build and make sure to keep us updated with pics throughout the process. I'm about 3/4 of the way through my first build and am hoping to be camping in it in July. Building it has been a learning experience, I can hardly wait to start another one next winter.

Barry

by **Juneaudave** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 5:46 pm

lisasweetie wrote:Hey, You have a great start. I just wanted to point out that Mother's Day is just around the corner and if you got foam for your B-day this could be a "paydirt" holiday if you play it right.

Keep up the good work and maybe we will cross paths one day.

Oh yeah...Mother's Day!!!! Go for the 5x5 sheets of birch ply!!!! :twisted:

by **laursand** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 9:11 pm

Juneaudave wrote:
lisasweetie wrote:Hey, You have a great start. I just wanted to point out that Mother's Day is just around the corner and if you got foam for your B-day this could be a "paydirt" holiday if you play it right.

Keep up the good work and maybe we will cross paths one day.

Oh yeah...Mother's Day!!!! Go for the 5x5 sheets of birch ply!!!!

Great idea, guys!! I'm going to milk Mother's Day for all it's worth!!':lol:'

Birch ply and lots of clamps!!

Laurie

by **jmtk** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 10:33 pm

laursand wrote:
Juneaudave wrote:
lisasweetie wrote:Hey, You have a great start. I just wanted to point out that Mother's Day is just around the corner and if you got foam for your B-day this could be a "paydirt" holiday if you play it right.

Keep up the good work and maybe we will cross paths one day.

Oh yeah...Mother's Day!!!! Go for the 5x5 sheets of birch ply!!!!

Great idea, guys!! I'm going to milk Mother's Day for all it's worth!!':lol:'

Birch ply and lots of clamps!!

Laurie

Welcome, Laurie!

A couple years ago when I was working on my trailer, I got an axle for Mother's Day! By all means, milk it for all it's worth! Make sure your husband puts a nice bow on the Baltic birch, heck, maybe he can use some of the clamps to hold one on :lol:

Have fun with your build!

Jeanette

by **Alfred** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 10:39 pm

Dan & Julie CO wrote:Ps I don't think there is a 12 step program for teardrop builders
so moderation is key

12 Steps of Teardroppers Anonymous

1) Admitted I was powerless over my teardrop build and my life was unmanageable.

2) Came to believe a power greater than myself (the teardrop and tiny trailer website) could return me to sanity.

3) Turned my will and my life over to building my teardrop, as I understood it.

4) Took a fearless and moral inventory of all my mistakes, mis-cut wood, un-squared corners, while building my teardrop.

5) Confided to at least one other teardrop builder the nature of these wrongs.

6) Became entirely ready to let the teardrop group members help me correct these mistakes on my teardrop build.

7) Humbly posted request for step-by-step instructions, with pictures, to the group.

8.) Made a list of all the RV building materials I still needed to buy (More wood, miter saw, power converter, fantastic vent fan, harbor freight trailer…)

9) Made a sincere effort to order all these parts, except when to do so overdrew my bank account.

10) Continued to take personal inventory of my teardrop build, and when I made a simple carpentry error, promptly admitted it.

11) Sought through prayer and meditation to keep my cool, when I had to redo my floor frame for the third time, because I still did not have it right.

12) Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of my teardrop build, sought to help other poor teardrop addicts like myself.

Submitted, with all due respect, to all of my fellow friends of Bill W. out there in teardrop land.

AL in Asheville :thumbsup: