I have been researching and studying the design of tear drops on and off for the past year. I am finishing up my AAS in Welding and Metal Fabrication this spring and figured one of my projects could be a tear drop build. I started drawing the trailer up in CAD yesterday and as of today I am at a point in cad where I have a basic shell or frame made of the trailer, the walls, ceiling and galley hatch.
larger image can be seen here http://www.flickr.com/photos/moomoocow/4008599949/
When designing this I decided on a couple of things:
Simple - This is my first build and first project of this size. I can save the fancy stuff for my next build. I am a firm believer in the kiss method for everything.
The cabin needs to be big enough for me, my fiance and our two med/large dogs.
All we know is tent camping, we are not looking for a lot of luxuries other than making camping easier and slightly more comfortable than where we are now.
With these things in mind we decided need a king size sleeping area to accommodate us and the dogs. I am planning on getting two twin mattresses and turning them 90 degrees to give us nearly a king bed. We will put a foam topper on top of the mattresses.
We are not looking for a water tank, being able to power a microwave, mini fridge, kegerator or anything outside of the tent camping spectrum. We take coolers, our dutch oven and our grill when we camp.
With my current design the outside width is 82" and the length of the camper is 104" plus the tongue being just under 40". I will have a storage box on the tongue as well as a propane tank. The sleeping area will be 80" long. I will also need to alter my current design and remove some of the extra horizontal supports that are currently there.
WHEW looks like more work in Autocad today.