Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

by **jdarkoregon** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 3:19 am

By now you all were taking odds that I would never get back to the LongHaul. Well, I finally was able to plug in the drill and jig saw, and poof it happen, I HAVE SAWDUST! Hard to believe I know! I will say that a major burden has been lifted off my shoulders. The hardest part is always starting a project. I now have a shape for the LongHaul. I’m amazed that working with 16 feet of plywood is soooooo different from working on a single piece of paper. But, without the sketches to scale, I never could have made this template. Everything should fall right into place from here on out! Yeah, I’m a dreamin kinda guy!

Sawdust sure smells good!

John

by **madjack** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 3:29 am

...gonna be a helluva tear JD...glad to see it get started....ahhhhh tain't nuttin' like the smell of fresh sawdust

madjack

by **mikeschn** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 3:53 am

MJ has it right... that's going to be a helluva tear!!! :shocked:

I like how you are below the slip stream of many vehicles though. And that's only 4' longer than the Lil Diner!

Now that you've started, don't stop!

Mike...

by **Sonetpro** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 3:56 am

John
Glad to see you get a start. Yep that is the hardest part. How long and wide? I'm looking forward to watching your build.

by **jdarkoregon** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 8:13 pm

MJ, Mike & SteveT, thanks for showing some interest in this giant. and thanks for the "helluva tear!!!" comment, but I really like the “gonna be” comment, Yeah!!!!! Its Gonna Be! Someday!

Although it will be oversized, I did want to stay with the traditional look and feel of a teardrop. I just couldn’t see putting in all the work to be cramped for space. Most of the winter I should be using the tear to spend nights at the local ski resort, thus the full time cushion bench in the front of the tear.

SteveT, as far as the dimensions go I’ll list some, please note, these are INSIDE dimensions, not outside.

Galley: 32’ deep by 5’2” wide
Sleeping/couch area Floor 4’8” by 9’2” (height is about 46")
Nose will add about 1’ foot of additional storage or reclining space to the front
The Galley extends past the end of the frame about 8”
Storage under the floor: 6’ by 4’ by 1’ (Three compartments, which is approximately 24 cubic feet)
Total width of the trailer matches that of the tow rig. (I wanted to be able to use standard side mirrors to see what was behind me)

John

by **madjack** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 8:35 pm

If your gonna be hangin' at the ski area, I say the heck with the front couch, putta hot tub in...think ski bunnies

madjack

by **Gaston** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 8:42 pm

Hey John glad to see your to the making sawdust stage. its all uphill from here! :thumbsup:

by **jdarkoregon** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 8:44 pm

LOL there Jacque! I new it wouldn't be long till somebody came in with the Hot tub. I'm with Mike about the Hot tub, the heck with the ski bunnies, My Bones will be needing the tub! :BE

Thanks for the laugh, Maybe I'll think about that blow-up tub and a slide out
:lol:

John

by **jdarkoregon** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 8:54 pm

Gaston, hey man, where ya been? You got your tear totally done yet? UPHILL ? come on, I'm crawling as it is and now you tell me its UPHILL toooooooo, - Please?

Hey, I'll meet you at a Linfield football game, What do you say?

John

by **bledsoe3** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 12:17 am

JD, Good job on makin' sawdust. I like the profile, especially considering its size. :thumbsup:

Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

Sawdust produces a Shape!

Sawdust produces a Shape!

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