Charles,
Welcome to the forum. You have taken the first step to being a teardropaholic! I mean that in a good way. As you gather ideas, you might want to visit one of the local rallys held in So. Cal to see trailers up close. The next upcoming rally will be in September, Spamboree in September. Visit on a Saturday when everyone opens their trailers for open house. Heck, why not participate by going camping at the event.
http://www.theshortshorttrailer.com
Ladies and Gentleman, TearDroppers and Campers of all ages, The Short, Short Trailer proudly presents, The ninth Teardrop Spamboree!! Will be held at Woods Valley Kampground in Valley Center, CA. September 26-28, 2008.
There is another good one held in March by the Southern California Touring Tears. There are over 130 teardrops there.
http://www.teardroptours.com/
There are a number of websites with calendar of events, and here is one that I check regularly for California events:
http://www.vintagetrailercamp.com/
You can also tour my photo album with a few events that I have been to. If you do go to one of the local rallys, and see me, say hi.
http://vintagtrailer.uyeda.net