link to summer vacation pics in our newly built teardrop trailer....

[mike_c]

The trip log is here: http://www.tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=56714.

For anyone interested in how we built the trailer, the build journal is here: http://www.tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=47926. It was a long project, but it's turning out pretty well. The trailer looks totally retro, but it's really functional.

Anyway, this is how I'm spending my summer vacation.

[denbot]

1. I would so never finish that..

Kudos on your badassed tear trailer.

[HarveyDarkey]

2. Very nice

You must be exceptional packers, I'm impressed.

[NewThinkingChance40]

3. Would be cool to try

and build this for myself. Do you have fabrication experience?

[mike_c]

9. nope....

Had to learn welding, wood working, etc. Took two years of weekends, evenings, and vacations to build, mostly because I had to make lots of learning mistakes along the way. It's withstood off road travel on this trip though, so we haven't been able to break it yet!

[Enthusiast]

4. This has always looked so appealing to me.

Simplifying your life.

[MADem]

5. Wow!!!!!! Great job, you're an artist! nt

[carolinayellowdog]

6. awesome pics and itinerary

August seems like a time people from North Texas would go to northern California, not vice versa, but it's a round trip full of incredible scenery any time of year, and you'll get progressively cooler on the way back home.

[Major Nikon]

7. Similar idea

[femmocrat]

16. That is the only way I would go camping.

On the Freeway of Love in my Pink Cadillac!!!

[ConcernedCanuk]

18. This was my camping rig

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at my favorite camping spot in the bush (think private)



And below,

at the same camping spot

you can see the back of my camper up on the hill



OH - by the way, I created that beach -

was only a 2 foot wide mud shore when I discovered it

and I now live only 45 mnutes away from the same spot

Camper died,

but the truck still lives!



and

this is a picture from afar at the same spot




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[femmocrat]

23. That is a really pretty spot.

So quiet and secluded. A great place to get away from everything and everyone!

[rug]

8. Do you sleep on the bed of the pickup?

[mike_c]

10. no-- there's a full sized matress inside the trailer....

It's basically a mattress on wheels, with storage above our legs and a galley on the back.

[rug]

14. Amazing use of space.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

11. impressive. the time and dedication to the project and it was -so-worth it

to be able to see the views like in the first picture.

[MiddleFingerMom]

12. I used to LOVE my little teardrop camper (P.S. I didn't ALWAYS weigh this much).

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Seriously, I think teardrop campers are AWESOME.
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And to build your OWN?!?!?!?
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YOU are awesome, too!!!
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[mike_c]

13. LOL-- now I want one of those....

[femmocrat]

15. That is so cool!

Beautiful scenery, too. Where are those amazing rocks?

[mike_c]

17. that was on the Benton loop road just south of Mono Lake....

I'm trying to remember the route number, it's state Rt. 120 I think, from Mono Craters to Benton, CA. The other end of the loop comes back to Rt 395 near Mammoth. Those are the White Mountains in the background, where the oldest known bristlecone pines grow way up on the high dolomite ridges.

One of our favorite camps is nearby on public land, I presume BLM land but maybe national forest. Anyway, it has a clear view of the White Mtns and the sunsets are absolutely gorgeous. Whenever we camp there, we face the chairs toward the White Mtns and pour a glass of wine to watch the show at sunset.

[ConcernedCanuk]

19. Your trailer reminds me one my father made in the 50's.

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No, wasn't near that fancy -

But he built cabinets on the sides over the wheel-wells for extra storage,

and in the rear, he made a section that would fold up and VOILA!

A mini-kitchen so to speak.

There was the Coleman stove, cutlery, dishes, canned and dried food,

so Mom could feed all us 4 kids and the dog anywhere we parked along the way.

It's the fold-up in the back that jogged me ole memories.

I don't think I have say ENJOY!

carry on - well done



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[OriginalGeek]

20. B to the A, bro

Totally BadAss. Totally inspiring.

[Phentex]

21. I really enjoyed seeing this step by step...

and loved the little skunk in the basket!

What an awesome project. Hope you enjoy it for many years!

[Raffi Ella]

22. AWEsome.

Dude, that is seriously impressive and the pics of the landscapes are gorgeous.

[Lars39]

24. So jealous!

We've 'bout decided to go with a teardrop, just have to decide whether to buy or build. Husband has the mad skills, but not enough time perhaps.