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Free custom 3x3 tear drop. come and get it!

Postby Roly Nelson » Mon Oct 22, 2012 12:08 am

If anyone out there has the same warped sense of humor as I do, you are welcome to my one-off, 3ft wide and 3 ft long, levitating creation. This one man TD has a 7 ft 6 in bed, a rear hatchlid with galley area, a tip-out side that also has a slide out enclosed drawer that extends for the feet. The front wall pops out for added shoulder room and it even comes equipped with a roof hatch. This little rig weighs less than 100 pounds and is suspended in the air, when connected to the hitch reciever. It has the same DMV regulations as a luggage carrier, since it doesn't extend more than 4 ft from the hauler. Just think, no license, no turn, break or tail lights, no insurance to buy, no bearings to repack or tires to wear out, no back-up problems, since it becomes an extension of the vehicle and is very stable while clipping along down the interstate at 70 mph, in any lane you choose. I know, because it floated along over 2000 miles behind my 4 banger Chevy Cruze, when I attended the last Dam Gathering. Actually you almost forget that it's back there.

I need more room in my woodworking shop, and just don't have room for the 3 teardrops I now have. So, if anyone is interested, just answer in this post, or send me a PM and we can work it out.....remember, no cost! I don't want to cut it up and throw it in the trash bin, someone surely might like to have it. I am but a few miles from the intersetion of the I-15 and the I-215, north of Temecula, CA. All interested folks, please contact me.
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Re: Free custom 3x3 tear drop. come and get it!

Postby grant whipp » Mon Oct 22, 2012 1:32 am

Roly!

Just sent you a PM!

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Re: Free custom 3x3 tear drop. come and get it!

Postby pete42 » Mon Oct 22, 2012 6:39 am

do you deliver?
california to is only Ohio about 2500 miles...........

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Re: Free custom 3x3 tear drop. come and get it!

Postby Wolfgang92025 » Mon Oct 22, 2012 7:52 pm

Here a a few :pictures: of Roly's creation

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Re: Free custom 3x3 tear drop. come and get it!

Postby bc toys » Tue Oct 23, 2012 10:20 am

Roly if you still have it when i get back to vegas in Feb I would love to have it I know and seen much of your craftsmanship well i'll keep my fingers crossed it don't go anywhere before Feb.
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Re: Free custom 3x3 tear drop. come and get it!

Postby grant whipp » Tue Oct 23, 2012 11:41 am

It's been claimed, Y'all ... :D ... (Thanks! Roly!) ...!

We'll be telling you the Where, Why, & When soon ... :thinking: ...!

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Re: Free custom 3x3 tear drop. come and get it!

Postby Roly Nelson » Tue Oct 23, 2012 8:30 pm

Thanks for the pics, Wolfgang, I can add them to my poster wall after Grant takes it out of here. As for you, bc toys, thanks for the interest, and I would build another one, just for you, but then Grant wouldn't have a one-of-a-kind. At any rate, I am sure glad I didn't have to cut it up and toss it in the trash bin. It was fun to use, but definately not ideal for an octogenarian like me. A good conversation piece, and cozy, to say the least.
8) :R :thumbsup: Roly
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Re: Free custom 3x3 tear drop. come and get it!

Postby oregonguy » Tue Oct 23, 2012 11:15 pm

Wow! Roly, you are super generous. :thumbsup: I'm glad it's going to Grant though, so I can see it from time to time at gatherings! That is pretty awesome design!
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Re: Free custom 3x3 tear drop. come and get it!

Postby GPW » Wed Oct 24, 2012 7:30 am

Just an idea .... next time anybody wants to get rid of a TD , why not donate it to the Forum , then have a simple raffle to help support the forum .... :thinking: This site doesn’t run for Free... :o
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Re: Free custom 3x3 tear drop. come and get it!

Postby Roly Nelson » Fri Oct 26, 2012 6:36 pm

I thought about the donation, but this little rig is a one-off, that has to be hauled home in a pickup truck. Then anti-side-tip supports have to be custom designed and built to suit the future hauler's hitch condition. I'm sure Grant won't have a problem with that. I'm just glad that someone will find some use for it and enjoy the laughter that it creates.
8) :? Roly, trying to live like someone left the gate open.........
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Re: Free custom 3x3 tear drop. come and get it!

Postby RC » Fri Nov 02, 2012 4:45 pm

Wolfgang92025 wrote:Here a a few :pictures: of Roly's creation

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Sweet looking camper. Wish I would have seen it before. I live next door in Elsinore.
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Re: Free custom 3x3 tear drop. come and get it!

Postby S. Heisley » Fri Nov 02, 2012 5:57 pm

RC wrote:
Sweet looking camper. Wish I would have seen it before. I live next door in Elsinore.


If you're coming to the 20th Dam Gathering, you could win it!

The 20th Dam Gathering of the tears, May 1-5, 2013 ...!
by grant whipp » Fri Oct 26, 2012 12:33 am

O.K., Folks! We know a lot of you have been eagerly awaiting the announcement that Registration is open for the 20th Dam Gathering of the Tears, and here it is! I could take up a lot of space, here, telling you about all the things that will be happening during this special event, but it'd be easier if you just went to the websites and checked it all out, there! Suffice it to say, this will be a once-in-a-lifetime event with l-o-t-s going on over the 5-day span (yes, FIVE days!).

Please head on over to http://www.teardrops.net/damgathering.html and our new "total deal" website at http://damgatheringofthetears.weebly.com/ . Both sites have links to the Registration Page, and both are still being worked on, so please be patient ... the Weebly site will be in almost constant flux as we nail down and finalize all the things we're working on along with anything new that comes up, so check back there often!

Right out of the gate, though, we're having a coloring contest to see who can come up with the best/most-interesting/most-eye-appealing color rendition of ONE of this year's artwork! The "rules" are on the website. And, yes, you read it right ... this year's T-shirts will have full-color artwork on both the front and back!

A real special bit of "action" this year will be the Five Wide Club's build of a teardrop, from start to finish, right there in the campground next to their campsite! Don't think it can be done? A of of us know these guys well, and when they set their minds & hands to do something, little-if-anything can stand in their way, so believe me when I tell you it's going to happen ... and come see for yourselves!

You might also take note of the fact that there will be TWO Grand Prizes during the Dutch Raffle on Saturday night: a partial kit of a Benroy-style teardrop from Li'll Bear Tag-Alongs, and Roly Nelson's famous 3X3 fold-out/expando/levitating teardrop!

So, come on over, sign up & get registered, then head on out to Lakehead, CA, May 1-5, 2013, for an especially Dam Good Time with especially Dam Good People who are especially enthusiastic about Dam Fine Teardrops!

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Re: Free custom 3x3 tear drop. come and get it!

Postby logman7777 » Fri Nov 02, 2012 9:28 pm

5200 mile roadtrip? Sounds interesting.. Especially after Sandy tossed us around..
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Re: Free custom 3x3 tear drop. come and get it!

Postby grant whipp » Sat Nov 03, 2012 11:15 am

RC wrote:... Sweet looking camper. Wish I would have seen it before. I live next door in Elsinore.


You can still go by & see it ... if you PM Roly ... I won't be picking it up until Nov. 28 ... I wouldn't want you to miss seeing it (if you aren't going to make it up to the Dam Gathering, that is).

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Re: Free custom 3x3 tear drop. come and get it!

Postby jeff0520 » Sat Nov 03, 2012 9:32 pm

I love the bucket..."teardrop anti-tip device" :lol:
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