I have been building trailers for quite awhile, originally owned a ProTrac franchise back in the mid 80's. Did it for about 5 years, sold the business, but still built trailers for friends when needed.
Approximately 4 years ago a friend asked me to build him an expedition trailer, basically steel boxes attached with a roof top tent. Not much of a design challenge or a thing of beauty. I have built a few of them. But it did not fit the wife's tear drop mold of 42 feet, with shower, potty, AC, heat, TV and the assorted other necessities of my lovely wife. Needless to say, camping was less than enjoyable, normally going by myself. And when I was lucky(?) enough for her to go with me, it was a lot of (female dog)ing. '
We have been married for 43 years, and going places with out her, is not normal, nor very seldom enjoyed. She kinda runs the show so to speak, alas, I am well trained
.Last summer I decided to make an off road trailer that she would enjoy, I wanted something that was aggressive, strong, attention grabbing and would go anywhere I could drag it and not come appart. But it had to have the my wife's Tear Drop requirements, well at least most of them, I chucked the 42 foot one right off the bat!!!!
Minimally it had to have a Tempurpedic mattress, AC and heat, water for showers and cooking, stove, fridge, micro wave, hot water heater, awning, LCD TV, stero to fit her Tear Drop requirements. I decided it needed a Torflex axle and brakes and a multi axix coupler.
Unfortunatly my wife does not have the abillity to invision a Tear Drop under her required length. I ended up cutting out a cardboard sillouete of what I planned. Setting it up in the garage, with the window cut out and waving at her when she came in, her first question was that the restroom. Finally she understood, allowing the build.
So now we are owners of a Tear Drop type trailer, nothing like the traditional design, more modern, more aggressive and will anywhere. WE have used it 9 times so far and she has loved it every single time. I think I finally made a winner, or at least she thinks so. Bigger is not always better, there is hope.
We have decided to manufacture the trailer for sales, you can see it in opperation at www.aspenXtrails.com
Also I will put it in the build thread for all to see if interested.
I am looking forward to meeting all of you and seeing your trailer and your ideas behind them.
Bob
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