Our First Tear Build Journal - Updated 4/19/10

[SIXTOTWO]

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Terry fixed the electrical on the van yesterday then the license plate goes on this afternoon and Lil' Bitty is ready to roll!!


Well..... after all this rain stops,......

.......IF this rain ever stops!



It's just so exciting!!

We'll be attending the TearJerker Camp-In next weekend!!

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[goldcoop]

We'll be attending the TearJerker Camp-In next weekend!!

GREAT!

We'll see ya there

Cheers,

Coop

[jackdaw]

Congratulations on your beautiful teardrop... it's a cracker...

Now the real fun begins in using 'Lil bitty'......

As it happens we'll be along to the Tearjerker camp-in too..

[SIXTOTWO]

Thanks everyone for following our journal.

Please go HERE for an update on our first official trip in Lil' Bitty.

[Hitec4you]

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We've done some work on the Tear...

The windows went in soooo easy!
The handles took some tweeking. The inside latch didn't catch so we added a piece of scrap Diamond Plate under the workings, which was the perfect thickness. Also, we didn't want it to only catch on the wood so we fashioned a plate out of some more scrap alluminum we had sitting around to go around the wood . The door closes perfect!!



One thing we didn't notice when we bought them was that the handles don't have locks to lock from the inside. We wanted to feel secure for if mom is camping alone with daughter. We saw this lock on another Teardropper's album and thought it looked nice.






Here is somewhat of a panoramic view of the inside with the doors on.






We've made an assessment of what needs to still be done and there are only about 9 major things on that list. YAYAYAYAY!!

Camping soon!!!
Terry & Sue

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Is that a curtain rod above the door close to the ceiling?

[SIXTOTWO]

Yes it is Hitec.
Instead of attaching rods to the door I decided to just put a rod then I bought pillowcases, slit holes in the end and they are our curtains when they are slid over. It's also useful for a netting we will use for keeping bugs out.

[deceiver]

So, how's that 8" walmart mattress. We're thinking of getting one for our tear.

[parnold]

So, how's that 8" walmart mattress. We're thinking of getting one for our tear.

I put the 8" in my tear, as well as sleeping on one every night. I highly recommend it!

Terry & Sue.. what a great job! I admire the craftsmanship!