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by **terrybaldridge** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:15 am

Hey All,

I am Terry, I live in Vicksburg, MS and I am new to the td community. I currently have a dutchman pop up that is melting down in my backyard. We bought it new in '95 and I think it has about reached the end of it's useful life. So I am considering taking it down to the frame and rebuilding it as a teardrop.

I helped my brother build his teardrop (you can see an overview of the build here: http://www.fiddlemania.com/teardrop/index.htm ). So I am not a complete babe in the woods about this. But I guess I am at least somewhat clueless just the same.

Look forward to meeting and getting to know others in the group.

terry

by **BillandMarijo** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:46 am

Terry,
Man your way ahead of the game with your TD building experience. So technically this is your 2nd build. Lol. Hey have a great time planning and building. Oh yea and Welcome to the forum.
Enjoy,
Bill and Marijo :applause:

Added note:
I checked out your build photos, was I seeing double or do you have a twin brother?

by **terrybaldridge** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:09 am

Thanks for the welcome. Luckily Jerry (who I think is a member here also) was making notes on what he would and wouldn't do if he built another, so I am at least somewhat ahead of the game. We will all see how that works out for me.

No twin. I am the shorter, heavier, balding, glasses wearing one of the pair, but I do have youth on my side. :} Or were you comparing me to Bonnie (better known as the Inspector)?

terry

BillandMarijo wrote:Terry,
Man your way ahead of the game with your TD building experience. So technically this is your 2nd build. Lol. Hey have a great time planning and building. Oh yea and Welcome to the forum.
Enjoy,
Bill and Marijo
Added note:
I checked out your build photos, was I seeing double or do you have a twin brother?

by **BillandMarijo** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:23 am

Terry,
Not unless Bonnie has a beard. :lol:

Your brother looks just like you. Not sure which ones which. Lol.
Have fun,
Bill and Marijo

by **BillyLandry** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 6:56 pm

Welcome Terry! Well you know what you have to do, go for it. Will your
Tear be 4 feet wide too?

by **terrybaldridge** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:40 pm

BillyLandry wrote:Welcome Terry! Well you know what you have to do, go for it. Will your
Tear be 4 feet wide too?

If I use the old pop up frame I will make it as wide as I can. I have not performed a post mordom on it yet. And I have some things to do around the house before I start on it.

Terry

by **tinksdad** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:54 pm

Welcome to the forum from one Mississippian to another. Glad to see another one from the Magnolia State. I think that makes 6 of us now.

Mark your calendar for June 26,27 & 28th. We are putting together a gathering in Greenville, MS. I'll be posting more details about the weekend soon. Come by and camp with us, or just stop in and check us out for ideas and/or just some good fellowship.

Jerry
Director Magnolia Chapter of Tearjerkers.

by **terrybaldridge** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:57 pm

BillyLandry wrote:Welcome Terry! Well you know what you have to do, go for it. Will your
Tear be 4 feet wide too?

If I use the old pop up frame I will make it as wide as I can. I have not performed a post mordom on it yet. And I have some things to do around the house before I start on it.

Terry

by **terrybaldridge** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:25 am

Thanks for the welcome. Wish I would have looked for forums a little earlier so I could have made it by the Grenada Campout.

I will try to day trip up to Greenville with a camera. I doubt seriously if I have anything going by then and tents are less and less appealing.

terry

tinksdad wrote:Welcome to the forum from one Mississippian to another. Glad to see another one from the Magnolia State. I think that makes 6 of us now.

Mark your calendar for June 26,27 & 28th. We are putting together a gathering in Greenville, MS. I'll be posting more details about the weekend soon. Come by and camp with us, or just stop in and check us out for ideas and/or just some good fellowship.

Jerry
Director Magnolia Chapter of Tearjerkers.

by **Miriam C.** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:35 pm

to the playground Terry! Great build photo's. Since you have practice in building and understand the :pictures:

Well I guess you know we need more......Gotta keep the bubble oil level and the masses happy.

by **terrybaldridge** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 8:25 am

Miriam C. wrote: to the playground Terry! Great build photo's. Since you have practice in building and understand the Well I guess you know we need more......Gotta keep the bubble oil level and the masses happy.

Southwest MO, huh? I probably spent more nights camping in the Ozarks than all other places combined. Out on Tannycomo, on the Buffalo, down in Mountian View. Spent a bunch of night up there. Growning up my grandparents had a cabin on lake norfork, so a lot of time was spent there also. Though with more solid cover over my head.

Read your build log, that is a pretty impressive rig. It appears you have spent a bunch of time in the playground yourself.

terry

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