New New Englander

[kfh227]

Thanks for letting me join!

I'm a 44 year old guy that gets the itch to build something every few years. Then somehow learned about teardrop trailers and now I want to kinda learn how to make them and do a build. I guess if the cost is to high to build my own I will just buy a pre built.

I like the idea of building my own because I can go ... well I want a queen sized mattress (coincidentally I really need a new one in my master so I kinda have one that is ready for a trailer ;-)

Mostly, I'm concerned with how to finish the exterior and how to make it waterproof.

I know I want electric baseboard heating and an AC unit integrated. I want to take this thing to Vermont when it's 0 degrees outside. I might be able to forgoe the AC unit.

Anyways, I'm looking forward to reading and learning.

My only real question is, is there some sort of newbie guide? Or a build thread that is highly detailed somewhere?

[tony.latham]

Helloooooo!

Or a build thread that is highly detailed somewhere?

There are lots of unique photo-rich build posts here. Take a look under the heading of Build Journals --assuming you are using a browser and not Tapatalk on your phone.



Tony

[rjgimp]

Welcome aboard!

Mr Latham here is being incredibly humble. He happens to be the author of that book that appears in his profile image. It is a great instruction manual for building a teardrop camper from scratch. It is widely available online and I presume in your local bookstore.

[kfh227]

Welcome aboard!

Mr Latham here is being incredibly humble. He happens to be the author of that book that appears in his profile image. It is a great instruction manual for building a teardrop camper from scratch. It is widely available online and I presume in your local bookstore.

Book is a fair price especially for 200 pages so I ordered it. Can't hurt given the total cost of building one.

Oh, anyone do moon roofs in a teardrop? I realized that would be a killer feature!

OK, how do you get a queen sized bed into one of these? It looks like it is geometrically impossible.