Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

I want a real skylight one the wife can see the stars thru.Most of what I see is roof vents, ventilators.Anyone have any good ideas and how to install it into a rolled aluminum roof

How about a moon/sun roof. Gives you a vent and also a great view of the stars at night.

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Why install it "IN" the roof..... Just make it THE roof.

Or you could go with a convertible top... fully screened with a marine vinyl top that snaps on.

If you are using canvas and paint, glass weave composite, or maybe even aluminum on a gentle arch, you can build up a flat flange area on both sides for the window to seat on. I am doing something similar for my vent fan. The difference from the tangent point to the raised area is only about 1/16 inch on my vent (14-1/2 inch run on a 520 inch radius).

Wow I like the sky roof I'll keep looking and plotting and let ya know how it goes.

Gage
Where did you get the window? Is it difficult to instal?
Thanks
Russ

You might be able to get one from a car wreckers.

I bought a sunroof off of eBay. It may actually have been just a regular window from a camper. I can't remember.

But, anyway, the sunroof has a "rim" around the outside of it. So I built up an area between two of the roof spars to accept the sunroof.
When I built the roof, I placed two of the spars just the right distance apart to accept the window. Then I placed two braces between those spars where the ends of the sunroof would be.

After I got the sheathing on the roof, I cut out the opening for the sunroof and "dropped it in". I then drilled holes through the rim of the sunroof and used stainless steel screws to screw it into place. I also used a polyurethan sealer under the rim of the window to make sure it was going to be waterproof.

Now there was more to it than that, naturally. You can see pics from this in my build log here: http://webpages.charter.net/outtahand/littletow/build18.htm

It really adds a lot to be able to look out at night. Makes it a lot less claustrophobic inside. But you will want some kind of curtain for it. Sun coming through can really heat up the interior!

Gage wrote:How about a moon/sun roof. Gives you a vent and also a great view of the stars at night.

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Wow that moon roof looks exactly like what we were planning. was there any problems fitting it as a teardrop is thicker than a car roof

My finished roof thickness is only 1” and there was no problem fitting the sun roof in. Just take your time, don’t get in a hurry.

Another option might be to add a trolley top with windows in the side. that way you have vertical windows that are much less likely to leak, yet are still easy to look out through lying down.