You'll see my posts as webigrator (name/handle story for another time and place and not relevant here), but the name is Burk. I'll be a resident lurker on the forum for awhile as I plan and scheme to.... take over the world... errrm.... ummm... build a tear drop.
Just looking through some of the Hall of Fame posts has been very enlightening. First, there might be 10 or 20 different ways (maybe more) to build a good teardrop as long as you pay attention to certain details. I'm looking forward to my own experience with more confidence. This is great as there don't seem to be many TD aficionados out this direction. I could be wrong, but if not then I know I'm not alone in this effort.As indicated in the title of the post I'm out in Utah. Camp trailers out here are like weeds in your flower beds... they're everywhere. Big outdoor community. Just hardly any tear drops as they also like their campers big.
Big guys and families, doing big camping, hunting, or fishing trips with some/all of the rest of the family... oft times with extended family too. Makes for good family bonding time. Did I mention that they're big? Anyway, not all families are of such temperaments, and mine certainly is not. My wife's idea of camping is the Homewood Suites or other similar establishment and my daughters take after their mother. That leaves me, and I really am wanting something more than a tent and certainly not something I could get lost in. Having the local boy scout troop green with envy as they get to sleep in tents on the ground would be a singular satisfactory experience. 
Besides, I don't want an extra truck payment just to pull a mobile house around as many are want to do.After seeing some of the Hall of Fame builds, I have great hope about having some nice creature comforts AND enjoying getting to some nice fishing holes without undue muss or fuss. I'm especially interested in insulated options.
A saying out here is, "If you don't like the weather, wait 5 minutes." It's so true, and while the Salt Lake City area is fairly moderate most of the time, sub-zero temperatures, even in early summer and fall are not uncommon, especially in the mountain ranges.Anyway, enough about me for now. Thanks for the welcome. I look forward to getting to know more of you and being able to rely on such a passionate community of smart, intelligent, and experienced teardroppers on my path towards world dom.... ummm... my own teardrop journey.
