OK here is my design i call the Caruso.
Here is a link of drawings i did. Its not to scale, but i do have it drawn on paper to scale.
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/kenfyooze ... ?.dir=d3e2
This started as a simple project to house me and my family during hurricane relief work. I am tired of waiting for an hour or more at the community showers, and the camper we stay in is owned by my grandfather, so the ntire family tries to cram in. Last weekend 6 adults and 1 child slept in a popup. And more of the family, exteneded of course ie. aunts, uncles, cousins, were not present but will be soon. So as with any large close knit family, a LOUD "discussion" will soon erupt.
I wanted a tiny trailer to house at least 3 adults and 1 child, ie myself, wife, son, and my mother. i wanted a shower and possible toilet for those cold nights when making it to the bath house is just crazy when its 32 degrees out.
So i designed the Caruso. It started life having a 12' long floor that is 6'6 wide. It has a dinette in the front that converts to a bed. A shower/toilet room where the porta pottis slides from under the rear bunk when needed. Two bunks in the rear. A space for a camping stove, a sink, and a fridge under the sink or stove.
After seeing this site, and the Tab, i too wanted a teardrop shape. i know this isnt considered a teardrop because of many things. Maybe it can start a new catagory, Raindrops. Raindrops are larger that teardrops , right?!
With the tear shape, as it bulgesout in the front and slopes in the rear, the front dinette became a bed of 54" wide. Thats close to a queen right? i May scale down to a full if need be. The rear bottom bunk became 48"wide, while the top is 36"wide. There is 30" between the bottom bunk and the top bunk and between the top bunk and the roof, at the front edge of the bunk. The shower is 30x30. Ill probably have to make my own shower stall, but after building a canoe, jonboat, and restoring a sailboat, fiberglass is starting to be a breeze. The countertop for the stove/sink is 20" deep and 4' long. height will depend on height of fridge.
there will be shelves/drawers under the bar next to the fridge. There are cabinets over the sink/stove as well as over the dinette/bed. The overall height inside is 7'6". This seems to tall to me but i may keep it.The design still needs tweeking,but i like it and my wife likes it.
I know i havent shown areas for freshwater storage, or wastewater, or chassis design, or how the wheels will play a roll in the intereior design. But its all coming together.
One thought i had of the wheels was to keep them on the outside like a real teardrop. That would push the width to just about what a bassboat trailer is.
So what are your thoughts?