I've been a tent camper all my life. I've never been all that big on campers of any kind, but of course now that I'm in my forties, sleeping on the ground is getting to be a bit less fun all the time. My dad bought an old, 1939 Comet teardrop a few years ago and did a really great job remodeling it, and that got my wife and I interested in teardrops. We both like the faster, easier set up than having to unpack all of our camping gear and then set everything up. We also like the look of them and there seems to be a really great community built around them. Of course, we also like the idea of having insulation, heat and air conditioning.
We briefly considered buying a teardrop, but after some research I decided to build one instead. We decided on a 6x10 Benroy. I've spent the last year or so planning it, and talking to other people that have built their own, and finally got started building ours a few weeks ago. I only have time to work on it on the weekends so it's pretty slow going. I bought a trailer, made a few modifications to that, and I just about have the floor insulated and ready to go. I'm hoping to get started on the side walls this weekend.
I'm already enjoying the building process, and we're both looking forward to getting it out on the road this summer (hopefully).
Wish us luck!
