It's done - or at least somewhat usable... It's been almost exactly one year since my wife and I first talked about the idea of a teardrop (since the motorhome was a non-starter). I spent a month or so researching, watching youtube videos of manufactured trailers, people's video blogs, youtube channels, personal blogs, and Tony's book, ¨Building a Teardrop Trailer¨. And by October, I'd decided that I could build what I wanted, instead of buying it. There are a lot of cool trailers out there on the market, and I didn't build because they weren't available, but rather because they didn't tick all the boxes - or mostly, ticked too many!
When it was all said and done, I wanted:
- A queen sized bed
- Simple storage
- Heat
- AC
- Fan
- Stove
- Fridge
- No plumbing
What you see here is the 'soft launch' - mostly done, but still a lot of cosmetic touches to finish up, a lot of seam sealing, and a few things left like hooking up the AC, hooking up the propane system for heat and stove, and some more cosmetic touches.
The really important stuff - it tows well, the mattress is comfortable, it breathes, and I think it shined up pretty well. I have to admit I took a step back when I pulled off all the blue and really got to look at it.
I'll do a couple of additional posts over the next few weeks, including the always questionable 'cost sheet'.
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