Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

by **peggyearlchris** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:30 pm

I'm speechless. Wow .You did an awesome job .You should be proud. :applause:

Peg

by **Mary K** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:39 pm

bobhenry wrote:P.S. Somebody take the crayons away from Mary she's drawing on the walls again !

Hey!

dploch wrote:I like the striping MaryK

HAHA!! Naner Naner Naaaner!! :CC

Mk

by **bdosborn** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 10:43 pm

Wow you're done! And boy its a cool trailer. Well done.

Bruce

by **Juneaudave** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 12:25 am

Sweet...can't buy that from Joe's RV and Hotdog Stand!!!! Very, very nice and well thought out!!!
:thumbsup:

by **doug hodder** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 12:36 am

Hey Guy....you really went outside the box on this one...what a novel approach to getting everything you wanted into one well thought out unit!!! My thumbs go solidly up for you!!! Congrats on a fantastic well thought out build. :thumbsup:

Don't "Cast it away" that one is a keeper!!! Doug

by **mikeschn** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 3:50 am

Very impressive... and the slide out is well thought out! Good job there!

Mike...

by **dploch** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 7:22 am

Thanks everyone......Many of you may wonder where the name comes from.....well here it is. One of my favorite things to do is to drive down Padre Island National seashore, set up a tarp and stay from dusk til dawn. After awhile of doing this my wife coined this activity as doing a "Castaway" Well from now on I can do it and then crawl into my "Casataway" instead of my tentcot.

Thanks again!

by **SilverFox** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 11:31 am

That is an excellent build

by **Micro469** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 1:31 pm

How did you seal the bottom of the pullout at the rails? Won't water and muck come in as your driving?

Great build, by the way... I love it. :thumbsup:

by **dploch** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 1:55 pm

The channels are recessed in the floor and extend into the cabin about one foot. We drilled holes every so often for drainage and cut two boards that we insert during travel. It rained very hard on my trip last week and it seemed to work.

by **Miriam C.** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 7:59 pm

Ok I gotta ask, and if I already asked please excuse the CRS. Can you get in the TTT with the slider inside?

by **dploch** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:33 am

Yes....but only to store some stuff away....... there is about 18 inches of clearance between the slide-out and the cabinets. And you can access it from the door or the cargo hatch on the other side.

by **Miriam C.** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 8:06 am

dploch wrote:Yes....but only to store some stuff away....... there is about 18 inches of clearance between the slide-out and the cabinets. And you can access it from the door or the cargo hatch on the other side.

I guess that makes it the perfect toy hauler. :thumbsup:

by **tj0llll0** » Sun Jun 08, 2008 9:27 am

I really like your idea and it looks terrific. Have you scaled it to find out the weights? I was wondering about the weight, specifically the tongue weight when loaded. You addressed that issue with towing with a big truck, but my truck isnt too big.

Anyway, nice project.

John in Vegas

by **cowboy63645** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 7:20 am

This is the EXACT same idea I was having while drawing up my build!! Great work and I hope it works out well for you and the wife!! :thumbsup:

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