I see there are a few more people on here from New Zealand, which is cool! I'll likely pester you all for information on where you got all your supplies from, and to see if i can come prod and poke your teardrops so i can learn from your mistakes rather than make my own haha.
I have been wanting to build a teardrop for a while now. I have a trailer already that i want to use (one i built last year) but i want to build a removable teardrop so i can still use the trailer for normal trailer duties.
I saw another Auckland member here, Bantam, who had a similar idea and we're actually in the same car club as well but didnt realise he was building one. There is actually another few people from the same car club interested as well, sowill make for awesome car events to see a few teardrops together! I will be using my early 80's Toyota Starlet as the tow vehicle of choice, so the camper has to be quite small, which is a problem because i'm 6'5" so want 7' of sleeping room somehow
Some pictures of the car and the trailer
No suspension, and it's just a little bit low to the ground. Not expecting a huge success, but only time will tell!
Quite keen to use a steel frame to keep it light weight and small as well, and hame minimal wall thicknesses. I will only use it when the weather is nice so not too worried about building one with thick walls in plenty of insulation. As long as i dont need to setup a tent, and i'm dry, i'm happy!
Lets just hope i actually start this project and dont just dream of building one for the next few years.
Regards,
Ned
, but you could have a cooler in the car and not have to move it. 