Greetings. I've recently been given a teardrop trailer than was in complete disrepair. The last owner died (no, not in it) and his wife, being very old herself, who was tired of looking at it in the backyard for eons, wanted it removed as soon as possible.
It is made of some sort of plywood (which was badly rotted in many areas) and skinned in aluminum. There is a hinge on the roof that allows the rear section to rotate up enough to stand in it, kind of like the Kampmaster. The sides were stained canvas that smelled bad. A small stove and sink, with a few cupboards, and a diner type table that converted to a bed made up the interior. The unit is 6' wide and you slept sideways in it as opposed to the usual end to end style.
After peeling some of the aluminum, replacing rotted wood, and adding some aluminum inner structural reinforcements, the skin was sealed and painted. I added some old trailer lighting that I had, a few old hubcaps, wheels and bearings, weather stripping etc....and cut up an old tent to replace the sides.
Now it sits in MY backyard and is under two feet of snow. Hopefully I can finish up with interior lighting and some new cabinetry come May camping opener.
Can anyone please help me determine the age and manufacturer? I looked everywhere and not even a number!
Anyway, this site looks like it has all the information for me to trick out the inside of the unknown teardrop.
Hello from Winnipeg
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Hello from Winnipeg
by BIGb » Fri Jan 05, 2007 3:16 am
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by madjack » Fri Jan 05, 2007 3:25 am
BIGb...welcome to out little board of insain...errrr...of builders and dreamers...your camper looks like one that was found and discussed some time back...I don't remember the details due to advanced CRS(Can't Remember Stuff) but hopefully someone else will...hope ya have fun with it...when ya find it again 
madjack
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