It feels great to finally introduce myself and show you guys some pics of our first build. My name is Michael Crump and I am from the Pacific Northwest (Seattle to be more specific). I have been following teardrop builds now for 5 years and have finally started to build my own! My girlfriend Janae and I have been building our first tear for the last 2-3 months and we are approaching the final stages. I wish I would have joined this forum earlier into the build (things would have gone a lot smoother). Anyways we bought instructions from theteardroppers.com and have been building it from scratch using my dads tools. We are excited to take it on the road this summer and we would love to get some recommendations for trips, campsites, get-togethers, conventions, meet-ups, etc. We are taking it to eastern Washington this weekend and can't wait to try it out!
Thanks for taking time to read my story and I cant wait to post more about what Iv'e learned from this build!
Below are a few pictures of the build (not too detailed but enough to get the picture). I plan on including some more of the galley, kitchen, cabinets, shelving, etc. when we are 100% finished. let me know what you think, Enjoy!
We used a Northern Tool Frame
3/4" Plywood for the walls
Here's Janae cutting out some Insulation
Shelves going up
hatch all assembled (for the most part)
here's Janae again sanding the outside!
Some reclaimed tongue and groove cedar panels going in
Some wall paper we plan on using for the kitchen walls
Me cutting out aluminum skin
Wiring for 12V lights, switch and cigarette lighter going in
