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Postby pahrumpcaveman » Sat Mar 17, 2012 10:58 pm

Where are all the off road teardrops ?? I'm looking to build one for some 4x4 trips and the ones i'm seeing wouldn't fair to well lol. I mean the street ones look real nice and all but I want off road pic's and tips ..... :D
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Re: Off road teardrops ?

Postby Sonoma ZR2 » Sat Mar 17, 2012 11:21 pm

viewforum.php?f=39 Here is the section for Off-Road Teardrops on the forum.
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Re: Off road teardrops ?

Postby Gage » Sun Mar 18, 2012 1:35 am

You mean something like this? ;)

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Re: Off road teardrops ?

Postby Captain Monkeyshines » Sun Mar 18, 2012 4:24 am

ROAM
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jamscal's build
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Re: Off road teardrops ?

Postby Forrest747 » Sun Mar 18, 2012 11:31 am

We all build to our needs. I built mine to be towed behind my jeep. 55569
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Re: Off road teardrops ?

Postby pahrumpcaveman » Sun Mar 18, 2012 1:01 pm

YES Gage ! YES YES !!! Forest that is what I want to build !!! Im not looking at bombing across the desert ,just tooling . As of right now im thinking of 4.5 'W X 9'L X 4.5'H. Will the wood frame ones hold up ??? Was thinking of going with a torsion axel just to give more ground clearance . Will they hold up or should I go with a conventional axel ? Then I was reading about the plywood delaminating . It get's pretty hot here in southern Nevada . Any thoughts ?? Sorry sooo many Q's ...
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Re: Off road teardrops ?

Postby Forrest747 » Sun Mar 18, 2012 5:17 pm

http://www.asolidfoundation.com

Joanne lives in Nevada if i recall so she may have a few more ideas. I went with 2 inch square tubing and 3/4 baltic birch plywood. my dimensions are 5 feet wide 100 feet long 3 foot tongue and 4 feet tall. went with a conventional 3500lb axle with 2000lb leaf springs. questions are good for sure.
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Re: Off road teardrops ?

Postby terryjones1 » Sun Mar 18, 2012 6:42 pm

Forrest747 wrote:http://www.asolidfoundation.com

Joanne lives in Nevada if i recall so she may have a few more ideas. I went with 2 inch square tubing and 3/4 baltic birch plywood. my dimensions are 5 feet wide 100 feet long 3 foot tongue and 4 feet tall. went with a conventional 3500lb axle with 2000lb leaf springs. questions are good for sure.


Wow! How do you drive towing a 100 foot long trailer?
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Re: Off road teardrops ?

Postby Forrest747 » Sun Mar 18, 2012 6:50 pm

We use 3 jeeps to pull it and 2 to push.

Sorry for the mistake. Its 10 feet long
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Re: Off road teardrops ?

Postby Dale M. » Sun Mar 18, 2012 9:12 pm

Here is one that I'm sort of modeling mine after....

http://www.outbackteardrop.com/

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Re: Off road teardrops ?

Postby jss06 » Mon Mar 19, 2012 8:19 am

My "Dog House" build is linked in my Signature.

The Sawtooth XL is another good one. http://www.tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?t=24959&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
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Re: Off road teardrops ?

Postby magilla » Mon Mar 19, 2012 8:34 pm

viewtopic.php?f=39&t=27086&hilit=magilla
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Re: Off road teardrops ?

Postby tamnalan » Mon Mar 19, 2012 9:34 pm

How about this one? Maybe not the type jeep you had in mind. It's tiny: 3' x 7' inside. I started with a Korean War-vintage M100 1/4 ton trailer -borrowed the tongue, axle, and fenders off it. 2" square tube steel frame. I would take it anywhere the jeep can go.

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Re: Off road teardrops ?

Postby Captain Monkeyshines » Mon Mar 19, 2012 9:53 pm

Oh! You got it painted! It looks sweet! I'm diggin' the stylings! :applause:
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Re: Off road teardrops ?

Postby tamnalan » Mon Mar 19, 2012 10:02 pm

Thanks, I did! Took advantage of this warm midwest weather we're getting.
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