Building a Teardrop Trailer
How to build a teardrop trailer.
Why A Teardrop Camper?
Why a Teardrop Camper? Why would you camp in a Teardrop camper? Perhaps we should define what a teardrop trailer is first. What is a Teardrop Trailer? This tiny camper is a comfortable, simple, and light way to camp. It’s a great step up from a tent and a lot less headache than a large …
Tent vs. Teardrop Trailer
Do the math, it never lies! A key to camping in a teardrop trailer is efficient use of space. Like backpacking, it necessitates careful packing and self-examination of what one needs when camping. When we built our first teardrop trailer, we had concerns over space. We were tent campers and hadn’t had an RV of …
We’re All Metal Fans \m/ (x.x) \m/
“I was wearing my Italian leather hand laced moto jacket. Sophisticated yet different; nothing to make a huge fuss about. Rich dark brown calfskin leather – wooden buttons. Matching leather vent. Men’s whole and half sizes. Price: $135.00.” – J Peterman We’re All Metal Fans -whether you know it or not. That jacket sounds pretty …
1 Sheet of Plywood = 1 Clever Table
“Creativity is thinking up new things. Innovation is doing new things.” — Theodore Levitt If you had a single sheet of 3/4″ plywood what would you do with it? Yep, I’d do the same; make a spaceship. Well there is an innovative camper who has made a camp table out of a single sheet of plywood …
The Handyman’s Secret Weapon
“Spare the Duct Tape, Spoil the Job” – Red Green As a teacher, I do a great variety of tasks every day and every year. Planning events, maintaining communication with vested parties, teaching, grading, and supervising. Occasionally, I get to participate in school events that are designed for the enjoyment of all. Recently, we celebrated …
Baby’s First Camp
Mom and Dad do know how to throw a birthday party. The little Assistant to the Senior Manager celebrated her 1 month old birthday on a camping trip in the jPod. Since this family arrangement is new to us, Senior Management and I thought it would be wise to camp someplace near our home-base and …
Adventure Film 05: To Camp-Inn Teardrops
This is the fifth post on the Adventure Film project. If you haven’t read parts 1-4 of the adventure film blog series yet, you can read them here: Adventure Film 01: Ocean Shores Adventure Film 02: Ocean Shores Adventure Film 03: Ocean Shores Adventure Film 04: Glacier National Park Days 6-7 On the morning …
Adventure Film 04: Glacier National Park
The goal of the Adventure Film Project is to create an educational film about teardrops & tiny trailers which connects standard high-school US History topics (ie National Road system, Effects of Labor Unions, Model T & mass produced automobiles, national parks, and world war II). Read more about the film here. For part 1-3 of …
Adventure Film 02: Ocean Tears
This is part 2 of the adventure film adventures at Ocean Shores, WA. If you haven’t read part 1 yet, you can read it here. Day 2 We awoke at about 9 am but didn’t want to get out of bed. The rain landed on the roof of the trailer and the Assistant to the …