Something I've been thinking about....

I saw one recently for sale being pulled by a Jeep. It was small, shaped kind of like a teardrop. I had looked at them several years ago and thought about buying one. But they are too expensive for what they are. What are they? A teardrop trailer, really just a step above a tent, more like a tent on wheels. Most of them are 8 to 10 feet long and 4 or 5 feet wide. A teardrop can be easily pulled by a small truck even a car. Teardrops came into popularity right after world war two. Now with gas prices the way they are, they are making a comeback.

Here is a picture of a factory made teardrop.

As I looked around the internet I noticed plans for sale to build of of these contraptions. After studying various kinds of plans and designs, I have decided to build one. Naturally being stubborn, I do not plan on spending any money on plans. I have my own design in mind.

A factory teardrop will cost from $8,000 all the up to $13,000 or more. My budget- cheap. I am using an old boat trailer, I found for nothing. My goal is to do the whole build for less than $1,000. After all, my labor is free, and it will be a fun and challenging project. My wife will be helping also. It's a project we can do together, and we like those sort of things.

Here is the boat trailer I modified into a trailer that is 8 feet log and 5 ft 3 in wide.