Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

Posted: **Sun Mar 15, 2009 8:45 pm**

Hey All,

12v lighting and outlet circuts 6 total installed!

Picked up new battery and charger.

Also modified 120v track light to run on 12v. "Reading Light"

Tony G

Posted: **Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:22 pm**

Hey All,

A little more progress for the "oil bubble"

The reading lights are in and wired.

Puck lights are in and wired, going to push them home after the wood is stained and lacquered

All "interior" high and low voltage has been pulled through the frame work

Need to build a vented box for the battery.

Interior skin on the nose is installed and I'm starting to put in the bracing.

Interior roof skin and truses next. :hammer:

Tony G

Posted: **Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:05 pm**

Your trailer continues to be a work of art! :thumbsup:

Are you going to be able to reach those reading lights while lying down?

Posted: **Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:45 pm**

Cliff,

Yes, the bed will be up off the floor, about a foot "floor to the top of the mattres". The bed will be a transformer, the back 1/3 will be fixed "storage" the next two pieces will convert into a couch and slde back giving a little more daytime floor space if needed.

What say you? :thumbdown:

Tony G

Posted: **Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:55 pm**

I say it's awesome! :thumbsup:

I can barely reach my reading light, my Beloved can't reach it at all. 6 inches lower would have made a good bit of difference.

One more question, if you don't mind (and you've probably said so already). What is the interior height of your trailer? Mine is 56" (before I put the mattress in) and yours looks taller.

Posted: **Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:12 pm**

Cliff,

Floor to ceiling 57" You've got some "Eye" to pick op on 1 extra inch. :lol:

Tony G

Posted: **Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:28 pm**

It's probably the vertical stripes of the wainscoting. They have a "thinning" effect. Just ask my wife! She's trying to get me to wear vertical stripes all the time. :lol:

Posted: **Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:42 pm**

Posted: **Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:41 am**

Hey All,

Between all the family drama lately

I've managed to make some progress.

I have been drooling over these for a wile now and the wife said do it if it will shut me up........I love her!

Also put on the roof "interior skin"
[img]http://www.tnttt.com/gallery/image.php?image_id=48406][/img]
[img]http://www.tnttt.com/gallery/image.php?image_id=48405][/img]
I think I'm going with a head liner on the roof, I didnt realise the last sheet of birch had a ugly scar on the finnish side. :thinking:

[img]http://www.tnttt.com/gallery/image.php?image_id=48407][/img]
I dont know if you can see it but I have 3/4 of an inch. rise on center of the truss, I hope it is enough?
I'm no Steve W. but I'm moving along. :lol:

Posted: **Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:03 am**

Another note:
I've named the trailer,
:twisted:

Drum roll please!
:roll:

the HOBO HILTON
:applause:

Posted: **Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:01 am**

Fantastic teardrop and great name!

Posted: **Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:36 am**

Anthony J Grant wrote:[img]http://www.tnttt.com/gallery/image.php?image_id=48407][/img]
I dont know if you can see it but I have 3/4 of an inch. rise on center of the truss, I hope it is enough?

Looks good so far :thumbsup:

I noticed that the peak of your roof is right where the fan will sit. That will make it difficult for the fan to sit flat. Are you going to make a flange for the fan to sit on? :thinking:

Posted: **Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:46 am**

Posted: **Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:57 am**

Posted: **Sun Apr 05, 2009 12:02 pm**

You are making super progress! I like your method of getting all the interior stuff done first, it allows you easy access to do your wiring and test everything.

I made my frame out of the same stuff 2x2 1/8" thick, I believe my frame (without the axle) was 110lbs. :thumbsup: