Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

I sure don't NEED four feet wide for solo use.
40" and I feel I could play basketball inside.
36" wide would be more than enough for me. Even 32" would work for sleeping.
(I have a U.S. Navy shipbuilding background so I'm used to the Navy style "racks")

All I need for headroom is room to sit up without banging my head. I'm short so maybe 36-38".

75" is needed for the length of a bed, so that's a fixed min. value.

Have any Designs been built for solo use?

Is there a cutoff point to where there is little weight difference the smaller you get?

I have a small utility trailer made from the frame of a 1960-70 era popup.
It's bed is 40" wide by 78" long.

I'm thinking of a trailer with outside dim. of 3' 4" wide, 3' 4" tall inside (no taller than my Toyota Corolla), and 8' or less long.
I don't NEED a kitchen so maybe not even a hatch.
One thing I do need is A/C and good vents.

Is this workable?

You should be able to build any size that you want. If you need plans, just get some and change the demensions to suit you.

KevinS wrote:I sure don't NEED four feet wide for solo use.
40" and I feel I could play basketball inside.
36" wide would be more than enough for me. Even 32" would work for sleeping.
(I have a U.S. Navy shipbuilding background so I'm used to the Navy style "racks")

All I need for headroom is room to sit up without banging my head. I'm short so maybe 36-38".

75" is needed for the length of a bed, so that's a fixed min. value.

Have any Designs been built for solo use?

Is there a cutoff point to where there is little weight difference the smaller you get?

I have a small utility trailer made from the frame of a 1960-70 era popup.
It's bed is 40" wide by 78" long.

I'm thinking of a trailer with outside dim. of 3' 4" wide, 3' 4" tall inside (no taller than my Toyota Corolla), and 8' or less long.
I don't NEED a kitchen so maybe not even a hatch.
One thing is do need is A/C and good vents.

Is this workable?

I spent 20 years in the Navy sleeping in those racks. They don't call them coffin lockers for nothing. About the same size. I decided to build a 5x8 and I sure do enjoy the room! You should be able to build yours any size you want. It's easier than ship building!

I don't see any reason it shouldn't be workable...as others have said, just scale dimensions down from whatever profile you like.

I've got a little "two-man" tent that's probably about the size you're proposing...it's definitely a size that can be slept in One issue I run into with the tent, though, is that there's also floorspace required for my clothes, shoes, etc. But as long as you've got a plan for that, it should work out.

Check out the illustration of the model airplane trailer on the vintage plans page: http://www.mikenchell.com/VintagePlans/modelairplane.pdf
No dimensions shown on it, but it might be a shape worth considering.

David

something like this????

maybe this?

SuperTroll wrote:

maybe this?

That's that thing called, ST? Very interesting!

Mauleskinner, you troublemaker, now I have a whole new section of the site to explore!

...or this camper my biznez partner built to tow behind his Harley.........

Take a look in my album. I'm not an expert builder by any means; but mine is being built on a 40" wide chassis... floor length is 75" (because of the curves, top of the mattress length is slightly longer), floor to ceiling is approx 42". It may take some looking; but the possibilities are out there.

Hey MJ ,,,,, just a question. What does your pardner do when it rains after he goes to bed????

Boo, he actually has built some snap in sides and a very nice side tent out of silver tarps, conduit, snaps and zippers...sorry I have no pics of it but he is going to use the "parts" as a pattern and have them made up in real tent type material......
madjack

SuperTroll wrote:

something like this????

Thats built here in Australia by Reiner (on this site), it's a standard 8x4 size body so no different in dimensions to a normal smaller TD.

Cheers
Steve

KevinS wrote:Mauleskinner, you troublemaker, now I have a whole new section of the site to explore!

My Mom always told me, do one thing, do it well. I'm a troublemaker.

KevinS wrote:I sure don't NEED four feet wide for solo use.
40" and I feel I could play basketball inside.
36" wide would be more than enough for me.

Is this workable?

40 X 48 hf FRAME 40" WIDE 5'6" LONG REAR HATCH ONLY





STEP BY STEP BUILD PICTURES IN MY ALBUM ABOUT PAGE 7 - 8

One of my very first posts discussed how to develop the profile and was refined with andrews help !

KevinS wrote:I sure don't NEED four feet wide for solo use.
40" and I feel I could play basketball inside.
36" wide would be more than enough for me. Even 32" would work for sleeping.
(I have a U.S. Navy shipbuilding background so I'm used to the Navy style "racks")

All I need for headroom is room to sit up without banging my head. I'm short so maybe 36-38".

75" is needed for the length of a bed, so that's a fixed min. value.

Have any Designs been built for solo use?

Is there a cutoff point to where there is little weight difference the smaller you get?

I have a small utility trailer made from the frame of a 1960-70 era popup.
It's bed is 40" wide by 78" long.

I'm thinking of a trailer with outside dim. of 3' 4" wide, 3' 4" tall inside (no taller than my Toyota Corolla), and 8' or less long.
I don't NEED a kitchen so maybe not even a hatch.
One thing I do need is A/C and good vents.

Is this workable?

You could have a lot of fun building it to look like a coffin!