Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

Three days after we completed our TD, we hooked up and hit the road. 30 days and 6733 miles, we completed our trip without a single problem with the TD.

Ah ya know some is going to ask for pictures and details!

OK. Well if you look in my album there are a few pics for the build and of the TD hitched to our ride. That's a 97 VW Passat TDI diesel. We averaged 30 mpg for the trip. Loaded the TD was about 2000 lbs., so I was pleased with milage.
As for the route, we left Kalispell, MT and headed east. We traveled for a week through MT, ND MN, IA, IL IN, OH, WV & Virginia on our way to the DC area. We did a lot of tourist things in DC and area for a 1 1/2 weeks then went to Willamsburg, VA area for a few days. Then to the coast and up to Annapolis by way of the east shore passing throuogh the southwest corner of Delaware just so we could add 1 more state to the list. We skirted around Baltimore, as we running short of time on our way to Gettysburg. After a few days at Gettysburg we hightailed it home in 4 days time.
I'll post a few pics of the trip shortly.

Here we are driving on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

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This is shot of our campsight in Travel Trailer Village south of DC.

Here we are on the mall on one the few days of rain we had.

Here we area setting up camp in the Anvil CG in Williamsburg,VA

So close, yet so far. Glad you enjoyed the trip.

Bob

Hey Bob,
You know how it is. We could have been in Virginia for 3 months and not have seen every thing we wanted too. Ihave buddy I was in the service with is from Virginia Beach. I was going to look him up. Maybe next time.

Beautiful pictures! Virginia is a lovely area. That attractive picture of the two of you in front of the White House would make a perfect avatar!

Glad you had a good time.

I love that tent/awning - whatever it is. I am so curious about the rigging. It looks like a canopy, but it seems to have a door. Can you tell me what it is?

I live in western Washington, and as everyone knows, we get a lot of rain. I have to have something that give me some protection.

Thanks,
Jerry

wingnut wrote:OK. Well if you look in my album there are a few pics for the build and of the TD hitched to our ride. That's a 97 VW Passat TDI diesel. We averaged 30 mpg for the trip. Loaded the TD was about 2000 lbs., so I was pleased with milage.
As for the route, we left Kalispell, MT and headed east. We traveled for a week through MT, ND MN, IA, IL IN, OH, WV & Virginia on our way to the DC area. We did a lot of tourist things in DC and area for a 1 1/2 weeks then went to Willamsburg, VA area for a few days. Then to the coast and up to Annapolis by way of the east shore passing throuogh the southwest corner of Delaware just so we could add 1 more state to the list. We skirted around Baltimore, as we running short of time on our way to Gettysburg. After a few days at Gettysburg we hightailed it home in 4 days time.
I'll post a few pics of the trip shortly.

2000# ??? where's all the weight?

Larry C

Jerry,
That tent is a Cabela's deluxe truck tent. We ordered it from there web site. It works great. It makes for a great changing area, as we're old and trying to changes clothes in the TD is a real pain. We also have a porta pottie in there for night time use.

Sharon,
Good idea about the avitar. Now all I have to do is figure out how to post one.

Larry,
It's in there. For one the frame is made from 1 1/2X4X1/4 inch channel iron & a heavey duty axel unit from an old boat trailer I had. So it's way heavier than it should be, but I was into using what I had on hand. The 2000 lbs. I was referring to was total loaded weight, so that includes about 550 lbs. of stuff.