Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

by **DrCrash** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 4:12 pm

Has any one made an 8 footer based on this profile?

by **grant whipp** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 9:44 pm

You mean like this ...?

Yup!

CHEERS!

Grant

by **subtearanean** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 10:31 pm

Yeah! Me too!

Well, maybe it's not quite finished yet. And maybe it's been a couple of years since I last worked on it. That's not really correct, I recently dismantled it to make this:

Compare the size of the same young lady in the two pics. Yep, it's been a while.

I promise I'll get back on the build. Soon. Really. Really soon.

by **grant whipp** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 4:51 am

Oh, yeah ... forgot to mention ...

... the Modernistic/Cub/Modernaire/Marvel-Dwyer-types are Traditional Teardrops! ... dating back to at least 1945-46 ... :thumbsup:

CHEERS!

Grant

by **DrCrash** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 7:34 pm

Thank you Grant. That is a picture I was looking for.

Let me explain.

My wife and I travel every summer all over this country. Last summer we started in Ohio to Cody then off to Yellowstone, Vegas, and Phoenix and then back home. We stayed in hotels and that can be rough do to price and availability. Any ways last summer we spotted a teardrop on the road and the lights came on. . I have been reading up on them and lurking around here since last summer.

Anyways the financing committee < the wife > has given me the go ahead to build a tiny trailer. The one I like is a cub modern style she likes the Ben Roy. The question is this.

Using a ford edge at the tow vehicle pulling a 5’ wide 8’ trailer, which body style is going to give the best performance in gas milage [ drag ] ?

by **grant whipp** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 4:20 am

DrCrash wrote:Thank you Grant. That is a picture I was looking for.

... The one I like is a cub modern style she likes the Ben Roy. The question is this.

Using a ford edge at the tow vehicle pulling a 5’ wide 8’ trailer, which body style is going to give the best performance in gas milage [ drag ] ?

Well, Doc ...

... there are a lot of people who will tell you that simply because that typical teardrop resides in the slipstream of the tow vehicle while motoring down the highway, that the shape of the front of the teardrop doesn't affect MPG. I, however, respectfully disagree ... backed up by some measure of experience! I've got a slightly customized Saturn SL2 Wagon with an automatic that I use as my usual tow vehicle, and when I towed that little number in the pictures to Dillon Beach in '06, I averaged 26-27 MPG ... my current personal teardrop is a Li'l Bear/KIT-morph that has the typical KIT and Benroy flatter front-lower profile, and I average 25-26 MPG with it. That might not seem like a lot of difference, but we're talking about a car with a four-cylinder engine, and over the long run, it'll mean less stress and wear & tear on the engine when I finally get 'round to building our 4.5x9 version of the above teardrop. I've got plenty of other examples, but this one's good enough to illustrate my point for now ...

Bottom line, though, is that with your Ford Edge and the trailer being 5' wide, you might not notice any difference in MPG. The biggest difference you'll most likely have to deal with is in your relationship with your CFO if she doesn't get her way ... :lol:

...

...! I'm lucky in that my CFO and I both agree that the Modernistic profile is one we both like very much!

Good Luck with you negotiations ...

...! As always, then ...

CHEERS!

Grant

by **repete** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 8:31 am

Where can I find a profile for an 8' Cub?

by **toypusher** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:24 am

repete wrote:Where can I find a profile for an 8' Cub?

try the 'Design Library' at the top of the page!!

by **subtearanean** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:45 am

Or talk real nice to Grant. He may be able to hook you up.

by **repete** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 12:16 pm

toypusher wrote:
repete wrote:Where can I find a profile for an 8' Cub?

try the 'Design Library' at the top of the page!!

Nope, it aint there, already tried that

by **repete** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 12:17 pm

subtearanean wrote:Or talk real nice to Grant. He may be able to hook you up.

Will do

Thanks

by **toypusher** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 1:58 pm

repete wrote:
toypusher wrote:
repete wrote:Where can I find a profile for an 8' Cub?

try the 'Design Library' at the top of the page!!

Nope, it aint there, already tried that

The Lightweight New Cub is an 8' design!!

by **angib** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 2:15 pm

repete wrote:Nope, it aint there, already tried that

'Tis now:

http://www.angib.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/t ... 8ftcub.pdf

That's only the geometry of the profile and you may want my ellipse-drawing guide as well.

Andrew

by **grant whipp** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 2:18 pm

repete wrote:
subtearanean wrote:Or talk real nice to Grant. He may be able to hook you up.

Will do Thanks

Hi, repete!

What I can do for you is trace out a 10' version (original), and then you can shorten it up and smooth out the top curve. I can tell you where to place the door and axle centerline. This I do for $35, S&H inc. If you want me to do the shortening and smoothing and door & axle relocation for you, it's a minimum $35 extra for the "morphing".

Yes, I do have a template for my 8 footer, above, but it includes some proprietary tweaking that I'm not willing sell ... sorry.

Check out Andrew's New Lightweight Cub ... might just be the ticket for you ... :thumbsup:

...

Good Luck, and ...

CHEERS!

Grant

by **repete** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 3:40 pm

toypusher wrote:
The Lightweight New Cub is an 8' design!!

HMMMM... If 120" is 8' I have a bunch of customers that won't be happy with me if they measure the garages I built for them.

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