Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

by **hiker chick** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 8:55 am

You have done a magnificent job with your teardrop! Love the matched wood grain. Really, really nice.

Thanks for all the pics -- am looking forward to you camp trip report and pics, too.

Enjoy!

:thumbsup:

by **FireLion** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 8:56 am

Great job! That's one B-U-tiffle trailer! :thumbsup:

by **GregB** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 10:59 pm

Great job and great choice for the maiden voyage. Markleeville was often the spot of choice for the Placer Panners camping group that my grandparents belonged to. I camped there before I could walk.

Greg

by **nevadatear** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 2:48 pm

So we have been on several trips now, and have added a few details.

Extra hooks for jacket and sweats for the middle of the night trek to the potty

Doors for the bottom cabinets in the galley

scrap of oak ply to cover the foil insulation seen in the above pic for the stove storage nook.

slide out water drawer hidden by cabinet door

hatch accessory hooks

hinged paper towel keeper (with scrap of oak on top)

basket for toothbrushes supported by 3M command hooks

spare tire holder

KISS version of sliding cabinet door secure. scrap wood with whale cut out sits in slider channel to keep door shut during travel.

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Apron/skirts to keep quilt nice

TV/DVD player mounted on flat screen swivel to access the dvd player.

by **S. Heisley** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 3:31 pm

Awesome!

We don't always get to see the little details that are added after a teardrop has had its maiden voyage and sometimes those are the most fun to see! Love the 'Whale Stop'! Thanks for sharing! :thumbsup:

by **tearhead** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:51 pm

Really cool to see the little hooks and such. Two questions: What's the function of the piece of oak on the paper towel holder, and what type of hooks did you use for your mugs?

by **BillandMarijo** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 9:41 am

Very nice.
Marijo and Bill :ok:

by **alffink** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 10:10 am

Pat

The piece of oak keeps the paper towels from unrolling in the breeze

you can also use a length bead chain and a fob of some sort similar to the chain hanging from a cieling fan, anything to put a bit of wieght across the roll of paper

by **nevadatear** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 7:01 pm

yup, al is right, that is the function of the piece of oak. It is on a strap hinge so it moves up and own with the paper towels as they are used up. I started out just using the hinge, but it wasn't quite heavy enough or pretty enough, and I already had the scrap so....The hooks are cup hooks you can usually find at any hardware store. I got mine at the local Ace on the hooks aisle. They have a little spring loaded latch on the top of the hook that keeps the hook "closed" and the cup handle on the hook, but you can easily slide it open to remove the cup.

by **nevadatear** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:28 pm

We generally finished the tear last fall, but knew we would add side tables and tongue box. We are planning a trip to Utah in two weeks, so the pressure is on to finish. We decided to paint the tongue box, rather than keep it all wood like the trailer 1) to simplify the construction 2) speed up production 3) we liked the touch of color as a contrast to the wood. Tried to emulate the curves of the front and top on the box. Have got the box epoxied and painted, and put the last coat of epoxy on the lid tonight. Hopefully can sand and paint and install by the end of the weekend.

The side tables are a variation on the hitch/receiver, just made of smaller material Randy had laying around the shop. Owning a machine shop means your side tables are made totally of scrap. Even the stainless top to the stove table! There will also be a (not pictured) shorter table on the other side to hold an ice chest while in camp. I'll show how the table comes apart in the next post, after everything is painted and looking pretty.

Ignore the grey-headed old woman in epoxy covered clothes, someone's got to do the sticky work!

tongue needed to be extended and then beefed up.

by **High Desert** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:40 pm

Nice additions! Thats a proper tongue box, and I really like the stove table design. First class all the way :applause:

by **BillandMarijo** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 5:52 am

Debby and Randy,
Its beautiful! :applause:

Enjoy,
Marijo and Bill

by **DMcCam** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 10:50 am

Hi Guys, Your new additions are just great! Your tongue box is just about the size we are planning for our build. I know your battery is up front, what else are you going to stow in there? Just wondering what additional tongue weight you're expecting.

Warmest Wishes, Dave

by **ERV** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 5:13 pm

I want your shop!!! :lol:

by **Cliffmeister2000** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 5:33 pm

Very nice! :applause:

Where do you store the table assembly when rolling?

Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

Monstero-new tables and tongue box in the wild

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I agree with Sharon!

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