Well, Terra and I have talked it over, and we have vowed to come, Hell or high water. Regrettably, we probably won't make it until Sunday because of my work schedule, so we'll miss out on the group stuff, but hey...paychecks are nice to have. Hard to build teardrops without 'em!
I've painted Terra a little more reluctant than she really is...now. Used to she just didn't know what it was all about. She thought you couldn't really camp unless you had a Winnebago or something big. But I bought a copy of Douglas Heister's
Teardrops and Tiny Trailers book last week, and we sat and browsed it together. She's seen all my designs I've made with Sketchup over the last year, but the book really brought them to life for her. She's as fired up as I am (she's always been my biggest fan!) and she's just as excited about getting "out there" now as I am.
You know, you can look at blueprints and diagrams all day, but until you see a neat little teardrop with whitewall tires and a colorful kitchen, you just can't feel the love.
Our first project isn't a by-the-book tear (it's the little trailer in my album), but it's engineered to get us out and camping a lot faster than we could if I built a true teardrop. We figure it'll make a good first run to occupy us while I work on the "real" camper. Shoot, we've always tent camped, so anything will be a big improvement on a lot of points.
I'll be looking for that schedule and map of the campground you spoke of. Later on!