Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

Hello All,
Glad I found this site!! I live in south texas, have two small boys who love to be outdoors. We camp, canoe, kayak and visit state parks regularly. Our camping has been limited to spring and fall due the heat and the oldest having asthma(sleeping in a clean, conditioned environment helps). We would like to make some summer trips and be in the A/C when we sleep. I have been wanting an rv, but like most of us, it simply is not in the budget. I have been thinking about trying to make something myself for sometime and was very excited to find this forum. My idea is probably kind of crazy, but here goes. I have a 5x10 open cargo trailer with a ramp and 18" high sides. I would like to bulid a camper on skids with rollers that I can move on and off the trailer. I thought about just framing a simple box, but I really like the look of the tiny houses and vardo campers I have seen. Once I built over the trailer walls, I could extend out a foot or so on each side (kind of like a slide in truck bed camper) for more space. I'm thinking a typical (very small) tiny house, with a loft queen or full, a full downstairs across the front, then small kitchenette near the rear. I know the tiny houses are not as aerodynamic, but we would not be going cross country, as we have a bunch of state parks and campgrounds near home. I don't have any sketches yet, just brainstorming. Looking for some help and suggestions from all you pro's out there.

Thanks!!

DON'T SOUND CRAZY TO ME !





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I don't have any pictures but only had it for a season but I took a tear drop design and made a camper out of it. It would slide onto my 5x10 trailer that I still have. The rollers I used on the bottom of the camper were meant for a boat trailer. Once the camper was rolled on to the trailer I would use straps to hold it in place.
This was a basis camper with no electricity. You entered the camper from the rear instead of having side doors.
You shouldn't have any trouble modifying one of the designs to add a/c to yours.

Go for it!! Looking forward to see what you come up with. The only limitations are the ones we apply to ourselves.

Earnest

Tim,

Welcome to the forum! Your dual purpose idea sounds great and look forward to your build. Post lots of pics as you go.

Dual purpose is what a good number of us strive for. In our case we built our cargo trailer to camp in, haul the Harley, and to use as a trailer to haul stuff in, which we did a couple of days ago when we bought a used couch and had to go pick it up. Everything except the forward galley area in our CT is removable so it can still be used for hauling stuff. It takes us about 15 minutes to take out the bunks, table, chairs, a/c unit, etc. to open it up for hauling (no need to remove the port potty or generator in most hauling situations).

Don