Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

by **campmaster-k** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 10:53 pm

It real dirty but its not bent and the tank is healthy inside.

Its a cool wild find I have never seen one in person before, $10.

by **Lazybones** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:07 pm

You did good Kirk! :thumbsup:

by **doug hodder** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:10 pm

Very well done Kirk....that is one of the newer stoves that I would really like to have. They only made them for 1 year I believe. Saw one in the campground near me last summer in use. I got a note from Donn and Donna a week or so ago about one that they had seen at Quartzite. I told them to get it...may have been too late though. Doug

by **DragonFire** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:11 pm

WOW!!!

That is amazing!!! Only $10?? That's what I'm talking about :thumbsup:

by **doug hodder** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:13 pm

I'd clean it up carefully with a lot of elbow grease and a nylon or softer brush, don't do a wire one!!!!...go with the grain of the aluminum stamping to get the grooves cleaned out. It's not an easy clean up, but can be an easy screw up. If you decide that you don't want to do the work on it....lemme know....I'd buy that one off you! Doug

by **campmaster-k** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:33 pm

doug hodder wrote:I'd clean it up carefully with a lot of elbow grease and a nylon or softer brush, don't do a wire one!!!!...go with the grain of the aluminum stamping to get the grooves cleaned out. It's not an easy clean up, but can be an easy screw up. If you decide that you don't want to do the work on it....lemme know....I'd buy that one off you! Doug

Doug will be the proud new owner of this relic.

by **doug hodder** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:37 pm

Thanks Kirk....awesome stove. I got lots of elbow grease and will give it a great home! This is the type of thing that makes this forum such a great place to be. Wonderfully generous people willing to share with others. I'm stoked and have a brand new unused latch for it sitting right here on my computer desk for it!!!! Doug

by **Mark72** » Sat Jan 28, 2012 10:18 am

An acid etch cleaner will clean that right op but you may need to shine it back up as it tends to dull the shine on non-anodized aluminum. If there is a anodized finish it will come out looking new! Eagle one makes a acid etch cleaner that works good for small projects. I use semi tanker wash on the teardrop.

Mark

by **DragonFire** » Sat Jan 28, 2012 11:30 am

can't wait to see how this one cleans up...amazing stove!!

by **starleen2** » Sat Jan 28, 2012 6:18 pm

Now you need its big brother:

This is mine on Terry marsh's site. I have both the 442 and 443. They only made them for one year only. There is a 442a version out there that is smooth aluminum.

by **Wolffarmer** » Sat Jan 28, 2012 6:28 pm

Kirk,

to keep that safe from crack heads that want to sell it for scrap aluminum you had better send to me for safe keeping.

Nice wild find there. I did fine a Coleman oven today, but not the deal you got on that stove. I paid $8 for it.

Randy

by **doug hodder** » Sat Jan 28, 2012 7:29 pm

Randy.....8$ on an oven is a deal! Doug

by **Wolffarmer** » Sat Jan 28, 2012 7:39 pm

8 bucks not bad, but not as good as $10 for a 442. The past 2 weeks I have haunted Ebay and am over my buying bing for now. I sold some old VWs that I was never going to be able to fix. Besides colemans are easier to move.

Randy

by **DragonFire** » Sat Jan 28, 2012 9:08 pm

Better than what I just paid on ebay for a brown cooler and a turd!

But it will look really good with the Grasshopper!!! Really good. I'm just not finding the steel belted coolers in any shape for use around here!

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Hey Doug look what I found.

Hey Doug look what I found.

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