Whats the size and weight of your TearDrop

[ctstaas]

My 4'x 4'x 8' tips the scales at 1050# ready to camp. My frame is the heaviest part. I could have gone lighter but my TV is a GMC PU, so bullet proof trumped light weight. The build I am planning now is going to be a 5'x 5'x 10' with a drop floor so it will be much heavier and I'll go with trailer brakes. Enjoy, Chris.

[canned o minimum]

The Shrunk Bunk has been put in "Mothballs" as I have recently purchased a 1946 aluminum, home built teardrop. Made from surplus aircraft aluminum with the cabin built with an aluminum angle frame. The undercarriage frame is pretty heavy duty metal with 17 inch wheels. It weighs in at 780 lbs, camp ready.

[Epbowen]

Canned, got any photos of the 46? I have a 48, and would like to see what was around.

[Redneck Teepee]

The "Redneck Teepee" weighs in at 1420 lbs with a 220 lb tongue weight. It's dimensions are roughly------- 4' high X 4' wide X 9'-6" long--- built on a 2" X 2" X .125" wall sq. tube custom frame (tongue is .250" wall) Dexter 2500 lb.. 4" drop..
axle w/leafs and 17" wheels. Pulls like a dream!

[S. Heisley]

The "Redneck Teepee" weighs in at 1420 lbs with a 220 lb tongue weight. It's dimensions are roughly------- 4' high X 4' wide X 9'-6" long--- built on a 2" X 2" X .125" wall sq. tube custom frame (tongue is .250" wall) Dexter 2500 lb.. 4" drop..
axle w/leafs and 17" wheels. Pulls like a dream!

I was logging on one more time before uploading the new spreadsheet when I saw yours! You caught me just in time! Thanks.

I added ctstaas's to the spreadsheet too. Give me a little more time and you'll see the new one with 4 new adds, including your two.

[canned o minimum]

Sorry but I'm not computer savy and can't post pics. I'll have it next March fer the Teardrops ONLY campout at Lake Perris,Ca. I tow it with my 1965 VW Beetle... ya can't miss it !

[coyote]

. Basic Harbor Freight 4x8 weighs 680 pounds with a.c., 2 weeks food, ice chest, spare tire/hub, battery, ready to hit the road. Coyote

[S. Heisley]

Coyote, I've added your trailer's weight and size to my spreadsheet and you'll see your trailer's particulars the next time I publish it. I will wait for a few more entries, first. Thanks for your input.

[kayakdlk]

Sharon,

My teardrop trailer is 5' wide x 11' long with a large 2' tongue box. Its empty weight (includes battery and mattress) is 1480 lbs and the Tongue weight = 180 lbs

Dan

[S. Heisley]

Sharon,

My teardrop trailer is 5' wide x 11' long with a large 2' tongue box. Its empty weight (includes battery and mattress) is 1480 lbs and the Tongue weight = 180 lbs

Dan

Thanks, Dan. Yours has been added as well. When I get a couple more adds, I will publish the revised spreadsheet.

[nhstt]

I recently purchased a "one off" designed and built by Roly Nelson. He called it the "Shrunk Bunk", but since "I" now own it, I call it thje "Squeeze Box". It measures 40 inches wide by 4 ft long and near 24 inches tall. We figure it weighs in round 200-250 lbs. Yes, it IS a Teardrop and once "deployed" it measures 40 inches wide by 7 ft long and 4 ft tall WITH a full galley !

Does anyone have any pictures of Roly's Shrunk Bunk? Curious

Also how do you weigh these things I haven't a clue. I've got 3 storage boxes which will add up but no Cabinets in the galley and only 1/2" walls at 4 by 8 overall. also Tongue weight? How do I figure that out?


Karen at the Ladybug-out build journal viewtopic.php?f=50&t=55602

[PSBreen]

Bed Bug is a 5 x 8 "Benroy" style teardrop. The bare empty weight (no battery, etc) is 750 (ish) lbs. Loaded and ready to camp she's a little over 1200 lbs. If we ever build another one I'm sure it'll be lighter as the frame alone on this one is 350 lbs.

[canned o minimum]

I always take my trailers to the local dump/transfer station and put it on the scale. Takes about 2 minutes and they usually don't charge me anythin.

[Nobody]

For years after I built my TD in 2006 I estimated weight @ 1150# give or take a few. Last year in October I finally took it to the local Pilot truck stop & put it on the certified CAT scale. Weight on wheels (with battery, propane oven, misc utensils, staples, etc. in galley, & mattress & a couple of folding chairs in cabin) was 980#. Tongue weight on a bathroom scale was just under 200#, so my guess wasn't too far off. My TD dimensions are 114" long (box), 60" wide, & 53" high (box), built on an HF 1800# (now rated 1720#) trailer to which I modified the tongue with a center piece of 2x2x1/8" steel tubing from 2nd cross member forward, adding approx 18" to tongue length.

[dguff]

slows rig is 4 wide and 3 and a half feet tall inside and 9 feet long. harbor freight frame heavly modified. and 15 inch lt mud and snow tires.

kinda heavy compared to size.

she is i am guessing closer to 1700. never been weighed tongue weight of 250 to 300 easley you cant lift the tongue hardly at all takes a good stought man to lift the tongue.

slowcowboy

Looks like a Henway to me and I would bet it doesn't weigh more than 1000 pounds.