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[raprap]

I'm in the process of hauling my first build tear (Dogtown) to Colorado to plant on the "boy" and haul my second tear (Constipator) back from Colorado to where ever the wheels stop rolling.

I was in Minden (Nebraska) for June and met some teardroppers there. This was my second teardrop gathering as I was in Spring Mill (Indiana) last year where I met a few and was guided to this website. So's a few of U'ns out there I have met tetatet and the ones in Minden tol' me that I should register on this site.

A little about me--I say U'ns (pronounced EWE-uns) as that's northern for Y'all and I have to say it northern since Kentucky is maybe seven miles south of where I'm at right now, and that's where the Guvment delivers the mail. I'm a woodbutcher by nature, so's building trailers is a modification of woodbutchery with wheels. My biggest complaint about tears is that they tend to drag better with cages and if it is just me--I prefer two wheels, and my experience dragging large objects with motorcycles isn't good.

Nevertheless teardrops hold an attraction, mostly because they provide the economy and portability of a tent without having to sleep on the cold hard ground. An RV that gives me the pleasures of camping without the creating creaks in my aging spine. At the gatherings I've attended I picked up several ideas for the next build, and several ideas for the next galley on build #2 (I picked up one of them Mexican stoves that has a oven for making tortillas)--thinking about making a removable patrol box galley.

Well’s I better get rolling--summers burning. I see's there's a Midwest gathering in Hocking Hills in August--I'm gonna see's iff'n I can make it.

Rap

[Roly Nelson]

Raprap, if'n u'ns have a hankerin to hook up with us'ns, well just hop right in and cut you off a piece. Build that tear, and take pics and postem.

Roly

[raprap]

Roly, I didn’t take any build pictures (I'm not a picture taking guy), but perusing the teardrop website I found these pics of both Dogtown and the Constipator.



Dogtown—my first teardrop camper build, is going to be attached to the back of the Dakota (this Friday) for a drag to Colorado and the boy—Where he’ll attach it to the back of his Tacoma to use it well to sleep in when he’s ice climbing in Ouray this winter.



The Constipator—my newest camper build. It's a 5 by 9 with standing room only. It’s a modified teardrop with a 10 gallon water tank, air conditioning, 45 watt solar collector, a sink, refrigerator, built in gas stove, and a flat screen entertainment center. I’ve used it well so far this summer dragging it across the midsection of ‘Merica that includes both the mountain states (Colorado and West-by gawd- Virginia). Right now it and Big Bird (in the foreground) is in Evergreen, Colorado awaiting my return. Of the two things I left in Evergreen though I really miss Big Bird the most as it is my favorite and much faster mode of adreneline.

Rap

[bgordon]

Hi!

Welcome to the forum. Hope you enjoy it. Remember though, that pictures are the 'currency' for this forum. You need to give'em, and people will bug you until you do!

You might as well go out and buy the digital camera right now. There's no escape...

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[Miriam C.]

Hi!

Welcome to the forum. Hope you enjoy it. Remember though, that pictures are the 'currency' for this forum. You need to give'em, and people will bug you until you do!

You might as well go out and buy the digital camera right now. There's no escape...

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Nag Nag Nag. We do love the pictures Rap, they keep the bubble oil level sooooooooooooo



Enjoy

[pauld3]

Welcome
My grandfather is from Columbus Ohio originally. Still have family from there. You know any body with the last name "Conant?" They are probably my kin-folk

Any way...welcome. We may be a bunch of cracked eggs but we sure make good salads!
Lynn

[Mike C.]

raprap,

Welcome to the forum.