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[lfhoward]

Wow, such gorgeous country!! Thanks for sharing, Tony.

[tony.latham]

Wow, such gorgeous country!! Thanks for sharing, Tony.

:thumbs-up:

Tony

[Bretster]

Hi Tony,
I am almost finished building a TD based on your book. Quite a few changes but liked the profile so roughly matched it. I did some things that will add weight, and some things that will reduce weight, compared to your build. Just wondering if you ever weighed yours?

Your guide has been very useful and definitely saved me time, so thanks for doing the work to get it published!

Bret

[Hubert]

Hi Tony,
I am almost finished building a TD based on your book. Quite a few changes but liked the profile so roughly matched it. I did some things that will add weight, and some things that will reduce weight, compared to your build. Just wondering if you ever weighed yours?

Your guide has been very useful and definitely saved me time, so thanks for doing the work to get it published!

Bret

On page 25, the weight is listed as 1,325 lb. Have you weighed yours yet? I am planning to start a similar build at the end of the year and am a bit nervous about the weight.

[Bretster]

No, I haven’t weighed mine yet. I hope to do so within a couple of weeks though, when I get it all together. I am thinking it won’t be 1325 pounds, at least not dry weight. I am hoping for something around 1100 pounds, but I don’t really have a basis for that figure. I have really tried to keep it light. If I remember this string I’ll post the weight when I figure it out.

Bret


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[tony.latham]

Your guide has been very useful and definitely saved me time, so thanks for doing the work to get it published!

Thanks for saying that. I found it a beast of a project and feedback like that is what makes it worthwhile. I'm just back from a 16 day DIY Alaska float/fishing trip and thus the late reply.

Tony

[cdnred]

Tony,

Love your TD..!! I saw in another post that you showed a galley tent off the rear. I didn't see any mention of it on what was used. Can you tell me how it was constructed, was it bought ready made or..? It appears to be a ready made sun shelter, if so can you provide a link to where it can be purchased.. Is there an access panel for entering it when setup or do you just enter along the side that fits against the TD wall..? I love the simplicity of it and would love to find something similar to use for those rainy mornings at meal time..

Thanks
Helmuth

[tony.latham]

I saw in another post that you showed a galley tent off the rear.

Kelty called it the Tailgater. Unfortunately, they don't make it anymore. I've tried reaching out to them because they are missing a market. A purpose-built galley tent would be a big hit in the teardrop world.

Tony

[Tom&Shelly]

Tony,

Love your TD..!! I saw in another post that you showed a galley tent off the rear. I didn't see any mention of it on what was used. Can you tell me how it was constructed, was it bought ready made or..? It appears to be a ready made sun shelter, if so can you provide a link to where it can be purchased.. Is there an access panel for entering it when setup or do you just enter along the side that fits against the TD wall..? I love the simplicity of it and would love to find something similar to use for those rainy mornings at meal time..

Thanks
Helmuth

Shelly and I like it too. When we first saw Tony's pictures I thought the pole arrangement looks essentially identical to our Kelty 4 man tent. Just needs a slight rearrangement of the fabric. We even talked about buying some tent fabric and Shelly trying to make one. But since it hasn't happened (yet) I can't comment further, but just throw the idea out there in case anyone want to pursue it.

Tom

[cdnred]

Too bad it's no longer made, ideal for a nice protective rear awning for the hatch area. I did a search and found that there were lots of similar designs sold in England and Europe but shipping and currency conversion would be the killer. I did find a nice awning on Amazon that could be the answer. Converts from a bug shield to a rain fly to keep the rain off while in use. Price is very reasonable also with free shipping included..

https://www.amazon.com/Camp-Toad-compat ... ve&sr=1-14

[tony.latham]

I did find a nice awning...

There's a Youtube video or two on that awning. It may work.

Tony

[Bretster]

This is an update to a previous post where I inquired as to the weight of Tony’s TD. I finally finished my teardrop which used his book as a guideline but with a fair number of modifications to keep the weight down. For example I used an aluminum frame & a very basic galley. I just weighed it using the bathroom scale and lever method. The weight includes a stove and battery but little else.

To my surprise it came out as 930 pounds. I guessed at 1100. Does anyone know how accurate the method is? I very carefully measured distances and did the calculations so if the method is inherently accurate so should be my results. I’ll try to post some pics one of these days.

Bret


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[Hubert]

This is an update to a previous post where I inquired as to the weight of Tony’s TD. I finally finished my teardrop which used his book as a guideline but with a fair number of modifications to keep the weight down. For example I used an aluminum frame & a very basic galley. I just weighed it using the bathroom scale and lever method. The weight includes a stove and battery but little else.

To my surprise it came out as 930 pounds. I guessed at 1100. Does anyone know how accurate the method is? I very carefully measured distances and did the calculations so if the method is inherently accurate so should be my results. I’ll try to post some pics one of these days.

Bret


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Thank you for posting your results. That is really light. I would like to see some pictures.

[KCStudly]

I think the bathroom scale method can be reasonably accurate. I reckon, in magnitudinal order, the biggest things that could throw things off are:
1) The accuracy of the scale itself (which will typically be best at mid range).
2) How well the pivot points, or fulcrum, were configured (e.g. a point or line of contact would be better than teetering an the flat end of a block or board).
3) How well the reference points and lever arms were kept level and/or parallel to the ground (although given the typical distances and relatively flat nature if this construct, I wouldn't expect much error here.)

[Tyler Walters]

Tony:

I purchased your book a while ago but life has got in the way of starting on the project. As suggested in your book, I've been trying to compile a comprehensive materials list. With as many people who have gone through the same process, I wonder if you know of one out there that already exists.

Thanks in advance! I'm so excited to get rolling on it!