Two years later, I started looking into teardrops. I can't tell you when I saw my first one, or what caught my attention so much, but I do know that this has been a year and a half long obsession that hasn't lessened at all.
My fiance and I love to fish, hike, and camp. Tents are fun once in a while, but they're inconvenient and not wind-proof. We weren't looking to oversimplify camping to the point where we were just parking a 30 foot camper in the woods and living just like home for a weekend either. We wanted something that was light, small, and could hold all our essentials...plus provide a weatherproof COMFORTABLE bed (not just an air bed that has reached half mast by morning). I took at least 6 months to think on it, and last year, I finally plucked up the courage to buy a $250 4x8 trailer. It sat in my garage all winter, untouched.
I soon learned that it was a Harbor Freight 1750lb bolt together. It has posed some concerns, but I think I've gotten past that seeing how common they are on these builds. We painted it with Krylon Rust Protector satin black and earlier this year, I bought some lumber for the floor.
Now I've heard it a million times, "Why don't you buy all your lumber at once?" and "I think you're gonna need a few more logs, there." Yeah, I know. I'm not naive to the fact that things are going to change along the way and I don't want to get ahead of myself. Multiple ideas and plans have already changed since I started building, and they'll keep changing. Its a build as I go project.
My dad and his girlfriend helped me glue (TBIII) and screw (galvanized exterior 1.5in screws) my floor together. Because I live in Missouri where it gets blazingly hot in the summer and blisteringly cold in the winter, I opted for a heavy duty floor. Not a common option, but it was a good idea to me. 1/2in ply on bottom, painted with tar underneath, glue/screwed to 2x2s matching my trailer frame, an undercarriage storage box planned in there, 1in pink insulation in between, and a 1/2 in ply on top.
Here is my fiance helping with the tar. I was more than happy to give him the task.
Currently, I'm moving my operation to my dad's shop (MUCH bigger). I've purchased some beautiful 1/4in mahogany ply for the exterior panels, and a couple 3/4in ply panels for the skeleton. I also pre-purchased 26"x36" foam core doors from Vintage Technologies that are sitting in my spare bedroom.
Will get back to you soon!
