Lady Tear Droppers, drop in and say "Hello"!

[Eunice]

Welcome Lisa. We bought our homebuilt from someone else. I did the body and fender work on it and painted it. I am very impressed with the ladies here who have built from the ground up. We are all friends in the end...doesnt matter how you got your teardrop. We love camping and you will see there are other activites as well. You dont need to wait to post again. Keep in touch

[Miriam C.]

Welcome Lisa. We bought our homebuilt from someone else. I did the body and fender work on it and painted it. I am very impressed with the ladies here who have built from the ground up. We are all friends in the end...doesnt matter how you got your teardrop. We love camping and you will see there are other activites as well. You dont need to wait to post again. Keep in touch

Double ditto! I wish I had bought one fast and had some camping fun. Even if building was fun.

[CAJUN LADY]

Becca,

Can I ask where you found a 14 x 14 canopy? We have a 12 x 12 with sides, but a 14 would be awesome

We like to set ours up over the hatch so if it rains one can still leave the fan on top open and running. We carry a little table that will sit 4 for a meal and folds up nicely and fit under the canopy also.

tina

Tina, I got it at Home Depot. It was some ridiculously low price that I couldn't pass up. I am going to put it up for the first time Saturday to make sure it works. I'll take some pictures and post them. I don't even know what color it is. Now there is a 10x10 at Wal-Mart for $58 that my son and daughter-n-law bought and they love it. It's got a dark green canopy...Alpine something or another is the name (common name brand Wal-Mart carries). The canopy rounds off at the top instead of being pointed like normal. I think my other one is a 12x12 but not sure.

I always cover my galley too. My galley used to leak so I don't take any chances. I had a terrible experience on my maiden voyage to Ft. Clinch with the rain. I'm not fond of camping in the rain since that time.

CORRECTION: Just found the paperwork and I bought it at K-Mart, on sale for $75 and I had a $10.00 coupon so I got it for $65. Not bad for a 14'x14'.

[lisasweetie]

Hi Lisa, Sounds like you have jumped in the teardrop pool with both feet! Isn't it fun to daydream about all the "stuff"? How did you get interested in Teardrops? Do you do much camping and where are you planning to go?

I bought mine too, but it is a piece of folk art - built by a man in east TX and no plan, just his imagination.

Welcome!

Marilyn

I've been tent camping since the 70's, and it's gotten to the point that I only do one big campout a year cause it's a pain to do everything by myself. I was at my brother's place at Lake Tillery and saw the teardrop show on cable. I was hooked. That was Oct 08 and I'm sitting here looking at a collection of stuff I've already bought (in my living room) and I haven't even gone to get her yet. I'm soooo excited I've already made plans for two events by memorial day. My mom keeps telling me I need a hobby.......

[CAJUN LADY]

Hi Lisa, Sounds like you have jumped in the teardrop pool with both feet! Isn't it fun to daydream about all the "stuff"? How did you get interested in Teardrops? Do you do much camping and where are you planning to go?

I bought mine too, but it is a piece of folk art - built by a man in east TX and no plan, just his imagination.

Welcome!

Marilyn

I've been tent camping since the 70's, and it's gotten to the point that I only do one big campout a year cause it's a pain to do everything by myself. I was at my brother's place at Lake Tillery and saw the teardrop show on cable. I was hooked. That was Oct 08 and I'm sitting here looking at a collection of stuff I've already bought (in my living room) and I haven't even gone to get her yet. I'm soooo excited I've already made plans for two events by memorial day. My mom keeps telling me I need a hobby.......

Tell your mom that is your hobby.

[iplay10us2]

Lisa:

I feel your pain..as my boy, Bill, would say.

I do have my Silver Shadow sitting in the carport, but the weather has been too cold for my liking lately. And now, that the weather is nice this weekend, I have team tennis tomorrow, a birthday party for a friend tomorrow evening, tennis on Monday morning, work on Tuesday morning, and the list goes on. I am actually trying to wrap up several different work projects ( I have 4 part-time jobs) so that I can get away soon and not feel guilty.

I have been buying stuff for my future travels and today I was out playing with everything and finding a place for it. I added a tongue box to the TD and now I am deciding what I want to put in there. I ordered a petcool the other day and that should be delivered soon. I played with my First Up canopy today by spraying waterproofing stuff on it. Tomorrow between tennis and the party, I hope to use the seam sealer on it.

THEN, I will really be ready to roll out of here.

[lisasweetie]

Becca, I plan to, but I haven't told her about the trailer yet. She has never understood my need to camp. Not her thing. Back in the mid 80's we went tent camping in Feb (it was snowing) and she has thought I'm crazy since then.

I just wanted to let you guys know I am up to page 50 of this thread, and dang it I will get caught up before this weekend is over.

My prayers are going out to everyone who has shared their challenges, (health, job, family and friends).

Let me get back to reading.....

[CAJUN LADY]

My husband used to camp when the kids were younger and he camped about 5 years ago when we still owned our hard-side popup. But he hasn't since and that's ok with me. He doesn't have patience and would get bored so our marriage works better this way.

[Eunice]

Kenny goes to MOST of the gatherings with me. He really enjoys it but he complains that I take too much stuff. He is probably right but Lisa wait and see if you get into the dutch oven cooking that happens at a lot of the gatherings! I pack a lot of cast iron with us most of the time. After all it is my hobby!

[lisasweetie]

I did it!
I finished all 100 pages of this post. I really feel like I have made so many new friends.
My oldest son has been sharing my apartment for the past year, and he moved out (mostly) yesterday..... Yea! I love him, but he's 26 and this is a two bedroom.
So, my ex came over to help him move his big stuff and I was showing him the pictures of my new baby. I told him about the site and everyone building their own. He is a master cabinet builder and does beautiful wood work. He asked me to send him the link to the form so he could check it out. I expect him to chime in soon. I also sent him the link to Amy's pics of her gorgeous TD. That was the part of the post I was up to when he was here....
We still see each other pretty often and get along great. We also both go to the "one big camping trip" I still go to with my tent with lots of friends that refused to take sides when we separated in 1996. I was hoping to go get my teardrop before the 21st, since that is my baby's 21st birthday. He is having a big party at his dad's and it is quite a drive from here. Problem is that the folks who are taking me to get my TD are a wonderful married couple and next weekend is Valentines Day. I'm sure they want to spend 20 hours in a car with me.....
I am just very happy to be caught up on this post most of all.
Thanks for the warm welcome.
PS It's going to be 68 to 70 today in Durham, NC and I wish I had camper.

[Joanne]

Hi all,

I was looking at the thread today and noticed that it has reached 100 pages. Wow! I'm sorry I'm not over here as often as I should be but the camp-cook.com website keeps me pretty busy (In addition to the two other sites I maintain in my "spare" time.)

I'm heading down towards Laughlin next weekend for our local Dutch oven club campout. It the weather is good it will be a great trip.

Catch 'ya later!

Joanne

[mandy]

:thumbsup: Thanks Becca! I will try to remember to remind. I forget stuff. It is about 30* here so not so bad. Supposed to get in the sixties tomorrow. Play time. Really the garage needs some work.

Patience ladies---Spring will be here soon

Yup it better be here soon cause I'm getting cabin fever bad.

[mandy]

I plan on mixing up the homemade waterproofing solution and applying it to my canopy in the next day or so since it will be warm.

I have been working way too much for someone who is supposed to be retired. Tennis keeps me busy, too.

What do you use? I have to buy the spray in a can every year for my tents and it's expensive.

[mandy]

:) I have decided to save my birthday for summer. That is unless it is warm on my birthday, then I am heading for the strip pits to fish.

Happy Birthday Aunti M.

[mandy]

Hello to all
I do more zipping in and out than posting as I have plenty to do around here. My daughter and her finance are coming down for the weekend so they can do some cake tastings as they need to figure out what they are doing for their wedding cake. For those who aren't aware the wedding is this coming July and I'm making her wedding dress.
For picture in my album http://www.tnttt.com/gallery/image.php?image_id=41453
I started the muslin late last spring/summer as my daughter moved up to Sacramento in Aug. and I tried it on her during Christmas break and it still fits just the same. Thank goodness! We figured out the buttons on that trip, but there were a few other details that I hadn't figured out then. Now I have (I think) and I'm going to do one last fitting on the muslin as I thought it would be wiser to figure out a few last things on the muslin like how I am going to do the hem as it needed some stiffening but not too much, the couple of pleated bust darts and some adjustments on the petticoat before I start on the real deal. Now I just need for my daughter to try it on and see what she thinks.
Then it will be time to take the muslin apart, make sure everything is properly marked on the muslin (as that becomes the pattern) and then I will be ready to start cutting the silk fabric. Though I'm going to start with an inner layer where the boning and petticoat are. But I'm not looking forward to cutting all the fabric out even working at a 4'x8' work table, between all the skirt patterns being big especially the back ones with the train and most especially working with white fabric that I have to keep CLEAN at all costs.

I've also been hand quilting my teardrop quilt, doing the easiest parts first. Now I need to figure out what designs I want in my borders and mark those as I go.
Of course I have my everyday on going to do list that seems to grow faster than I can mark things off.

Wow Martha you are one busy Woman. That dress will be absolutly beautiful.