angib wrote:It's an interesting idea to push the bed right to the back wall and instead put some storage in front of it - has everyone realized that's what you've done? It would seem logical to me to then make the 'overhead' cabinets inside the cabin open backwards into the galley so that at least has some storage - with the inside storage at the front, the overheads shouldn't be needed so much inside the cabin.
I added some openings into the overhead cabinets. Is this what you had in mind? The bed and the floor are both 80" long. There's not much room to push things around!
angib wrote:But I can't help thinking that builders would regret that simple back end - easy to build, but I would have thought the under-galley storage was so valuable that it would be worth having a Plan B (not From Outer Space...) with the bed pushed forwards and either a conventional full-height hatch (maybe in only two planes, not three) or a upper hatch and lower doors (which would provide tail light/license plate mounts).
Storage is in short supply in this design. Maybe a tongue box is needed? Maybe one just needs to camp without so much stuff when using this trailer?
angib wrote:And while it might actually be at least as easy to make a curved hatch and roof, I think the flat panels and sharp corners would provide more people with the encouragement to build a 'teardrop', so it ought to be really popular with first-timers (I won't use the v.... word).
So who is going to be the first to build this?
Mike...
The quality is remembered long after the price is forgotten, so build your teardrop with the best materials...