longbowdave1
Senior Member
I decided that I needed a small towable sleeping quarters to use at my hunting lease. I started to look into buying a Teardrop trailer, but found out that they are expensive. I decided to build one instead. That's when the fun started on Labor Day weekend.
I did some research and bought a set of plans for a wood sided teardrop off of the big auction site for twenty bucks. It was a good guide but I modified plans as went along. I quickly decided against the wood sided, homemade wooden door version in the plans. I wanted to spend more time using it, and less time maintaining the exterior. I chose to use store bought doors, and fiberglass siding to make it more to my liking. More cost but worth it in the long run.
I built a 5 x8 foot floor and painted the underside, then used under body coating. Sealed the top with 6 coats of lacquer. I decided to go with an aluminum trailer to build the teardrop on. I bought a trailer kit from Northern tool, free shipping and came in 3 manageable boxes.
I did some research and bought a set of plans for a wood sided teardrop off of the big auction site for twenty bucks. It was a good guide but I modified plans as went along. I quickly decided against the wood sided, homemade wooden door version in the plans. I wanted to spend more time using it, and less time maintaining the exterior. I chose to use store bought doors, and fiberglass siding to make it more to my liking. More cost but worth it in the long run.
I built a 5 x8 foot floor and painted the underside, then used under body coating. Sealed the top with 6 coats of lacquer. I decided to go with an aluminum trailer to build the teardrop on. I bought a trailer kit from Northern tool, free shipping and came in 3 manageable boxes.