SEQUOIA TRAVEL TRAILER

[beverlyt]

Hello everyone,
Our teardrop is nearing completion and I'm sure I'm going to love it.
I truly think though, had I known of the Sequoia trailer, I may have went with it instead.
http://www.glen-l.com/campers/sequoia.html
The main reason being, somewhere to sit inside and a bathroom on the other side of a sliding door.
Our property being in Tennessee, and sharing it with the possible black bear or poison snake, makes me SURE I'm going to be afraid to step out of our teardrop in the middle of the night to use the porta-john.
I wish I knew someone who had actually built one of these trailers, but I haven't been able to find any other sites on the web.
It doesn't have the character of a teardrop shaped trailer....is heavier than my 4x8 tear.... but it still has some pretty nice perks not found in the trailer I just built.
One thing I've learned...before building... make sure you know what you want.
Bev

[BufordT]

I've seen those plans also Beverlyt. That trailer would fit nicely on this board. Learned a few things myself after building my mini grasshopper. Found a design that I like and am going to build another one later this fall.

Welcome aboard. And thanks for the link to your website.

Buford

Hello everyone,
Our teardrop is nearing completion and I'm sure I'm going to love it.
I truly think though, had I known of the Sequoia trailer, I may have went with it instead.
http://www.glen-l.com/campers/sequoia.html
The main reason being, somewhere to sit inside and a bathroom on the other side of a sliding door.
Our property being in Tennessee, and sharing it with the possible black bear or poison snake, makes me SURE I'm going to be afraid to step out of our teardrop in the middle of the night to use the porta-john.
I wish I knew someone who had actually built one of these trailers, but I haven't been able to find any other sites on the web.
It doesn't have the character of a teardrop shaped trailer....is heavier than my 4x8 tear.... but it still has some pretty nice perks not found in the trailer I just built.
One thing I've learned...before building... make sure you know what you want.
Bev

[Guest]

Couldn't one round out the edges to make this trailer look less boxey?

[mikeschn]

Well, sure you could, but any rounding in the front is going to affect the headroom in the bathroom, and any rounding in the back is going to affect the height of the door!

:2gunfire:

Mike...

[Ron Dickey]

"had I known of the Sequoia trailer, I may have went with it instead."
"somewhere to sit inside and a bathroom"
"Our property being in Tennessee, and sharing it with the possible black bear or poison snake, makes me SURE I'm going to be afraid to step out of our teardrop in the middle of the night to use the porta-john.
It doesn't have the character of a teardrop shaped trailer"
Bev

Bev,

How about if you have a pickup you could build the Sequoia or something similar to and when you are camped park the trailer sideways to the back of the truck put in a ramp and then you will have the better of both worlds.
Or you could make one that sits on the ground at the land site and use the tear for up to and back. Look at the tumbleweed subject for more ideas. One guy want to do just that.

I want to do something like that for us, when I finally get to figuring out the frame for the trailer. That way the Bathroom and kitchen is with us when we park the trailer and drive to off to see the sites.

If you can afford to do that.

Ron D.
Los Osos, CA

[beverlyt]

There is actually a homebuilt Glen L Sequoia style trailer on Ebay right now! First one I've ever seen. It has been built with some modifications and looks like they did a good job.
I've included pics in my album here on this forum.
http://tnttt.com/album_ ... user_id=31
Information is as follows:
1988 Glen L Trailer. Built with instuctions and drawings from Glen L. This camper has 2 burner propaine stove, electric/gas fridge, sink/electric pump, room for porta pot, storage cabinet for jackets, drawers, and bench with table. The bed format is a 2 sleeper bunk.
Pretty neat!
Bev

[mikeschn]

That really is a neat trailer Bev,

It's amazing how much they packed into a 5x8 space! So how long do you figure it'll take to talk Bob into building one for you? Or are you just going to WI to buy this one?

Mike...

[beverlyt]

Mike,
Uh, Bob would have my hide if I so much as mentioned the idea of wanting another trailer built! Let alone, we can't afford it.
As for buying it...I would sure think about it if I could drive across the lake to pick it up! Too far away...7 hours.
It is really good at utilizing a small space well and I sure do think it's a nicely planned out trailer. Looks like good storage areas too. I would probably try to change out the height of a window to be able to see out.
Bev

[Joseph]

Hey Bev,

The main reason being, somewhere to sit inside and a bathroom on the other side of a sliding door. <snip> It doesn't have the character of a teardrop shaped trailer....is heavier than my 4x8 tear.... but it still has some pretty nice perks not found in the trailer I just built.

Mike, I hope you don't mind my stealing the image off your page but all I have is Yahoo Photos and they don't work for this sort of thing. Anyway Bev, you could always go with a canned ham and design it how you like:

That's next for me. I'm already working on the floorplan, though it'll be a couple of years down the pike before I start - gotta catch up on the honey-dos... :angel7:

Joseph

[beverlyt]

Hi again Joseph!
Yes, a older canned ham would be good too! We have an older one..but it's a little too big.
There is a really neat small Scotty in town that I like, but it's not for sale. If we could find a real small one though, that would work! I really like the looks of the older ones!
Bev

[Joseph]

Hey again Bev,

If we could find a real small one though, that would work! I really like the looks of the older ones!

Same here, but I've given up any hope of finding an original that suits me that wouldn't be more work to restore than building from the ground up. The thing I don't like about the Sequoia (aside from the fact that it's butt-ugly) is having to make up the bed each night and then having to make up the dinette before breakfast.

Your canned ham is too big - for what? It doesn't look all that much bigger than your teardrop - what, maybe two feet taller and two feet longer? Or are you going to rely on your bug exclusively as a tow vehicle?

I'd say enjoy both for now and think about what you'd like as a compromise between the two. By the time you have worked out exactly what you'd like, maybe Bob will have mellowed on the subject. After all, you don't ask a woman who has just given birth whether she wants a boy or a girl next time... :binky:

Joseph

[mikeschn]

I see you guys are toying with the idea of a canned ham. So what's the most time efficient way to go, build or buy?

I always liked building from scratch, cause I get exactly what I want, and it doesn't look like it's 50 years old. But that may not be the most time efficient way to do it. IF you can live with a canned ham that is, for all practical purposes, "vintage" then buying one and cleaning it up is definitely effective. Gage did that with the Dalton, and he made out really good on that one.

If you don't like breaking down a table and making it into a bed every evening 2 things come to mind.

1) Why are you using an inside table when you are camping? Shouldn't you be sitting at an outside table?

2) The scotty serro or the Shasta 12 or 14' might be just what you are looking for. When you walk into the side door, the table is on the right, the kitchen is straight ahead, and the bed is on the left. It's a small bed, but that's besides the point!

I designed a trailer last year that gave me, what I though was the best of all worlds. Maybe one of these days I'll have to build it!!!

It includes a table, bed, kitchen AND bathroom!!! And it's only 14' long!!!



Mike...

[beverlyt]

That's just about perfect. Our big trailer is 15 foot, too long, too heavy (1500? pounds) and too tall too. It's also VERY old and not in very good shape. I like the idea of something 10 to 12 ft long, keeping the width to no more than 6 ft across and the height down to about 5 to 5'5" tall. Standing up completely wouldn't be a priority... and I suppose putting the bed/table up and down might be a problem if it wasn't real easy. A private space for a port-potti would be a must.
I like the shape of the canned hams or teardrop shape best...I don't mind the shape of the sequoia, but it isn't my favorite.
A table inside is nice when the weather is gloomy/raining...I just like that option I guess.
Bev

[Joseph]

Hey Mike,

1) Why are you using an inside table when you are camping? Shouldn't you be sitting at an outside table?

Normally, yes. But the reason I'm not camping in my teardrop this very moment is that it's raining and looks to continue through most of the night. I can only stay in bed so long. I don't need much space if I'm gonna be cooped up, but I do need some.

2) The scotty serro or the Shasta 12 or 14' might be just what you are looking for. When you walk into the side door, the table is on the right, the kitchen is straight ahead, and the bed is on the left. It's a small bed, but that's besides the point!

A small bed isn't a problem, and that sounds very close to the design I have in mind. I'd like to keep it at ten feet but may have to go with twelve. Like Bev I also want an inside bathroom and I'm thinking of having the dinette table flip up, the porta-potty under one of the seats and a curtain that draws across the dinette space.

Joseph

[galen neibarger]

Mike,

I'm not computer smart but, I do try to figure it or I ask so my question is how do I upload my photo to my posts. I can ask others if need be.

Galen