Hi all. We're in Spokane to be exact.
The first time we saw a teardrop camper I was smitten, but my wife not so much. She immediately dismissed it as 'claustrophobic'. Fast forward many years, and many tent camping trips later, we are talking about alternatives and I suggest going to try a TD on for size. We crawled in one and she says "oh yeah, I could totally do this"! So now I have the green light to build one and I can't wait to get started. I'm currently narrowing down my choices/designs and mentally getting ready to start. I'm pretty confident that this is within my skill-set since I have built three seaworthy wood kayaks but I expect to learn lot's along the way.
Since this seems to be the place to come for answers to questions I will throw this one out for your consideration. As I said I am anxious to get started but we live in a pretty cool climate so building in the garage is a no go. The last two kayaks I built I made in the basement where I could control the temps a bit. What I am imagining is 'mocking up' a teardrop without using any permanent adhesives (except for maybe some hot glue) and then dis-assembling it in the Spring and re-assembling and finishing it in the garage when the temperatures moderate. I'm planning on building on a 5x8 trailer and am confident that I can get that out of the basement without the tongue or wheels attached (I did get a seventeen foot kayak out...). My question is am I dreaming? Has anyone on the forum done this before? Am I setting myself up for an unpleasant surprise? How much of the build can I reasonably expect to get done in the basement without permanent attachments?
Thanks for your help and I suspect there will be many more questions to follow.
Mark