Tagged “teardrop” - Dustin.Lammiman

First Journey teardrop 02 Sep 2022

All hooked up to the tow vehicle and ready for it's first camping trip! There are still a few things to finish, but it's road worthy and the camping season is almost over. We weren't sure how heavy it...

Galley Hatch Attached! teardrop 29 Aug 2022

Attached the galley hatch to the main body of the trailer using a hurricane hinge. Then using this calculator to figure out what kind of gas s...

Poor Man's Fiberglass (Part 4) teardrop 23 Jul 2022

We painted about six layers of paint to get to this stage. The first four layers were mostly "oops" paint (mistints, returns, etc.) that we got for cheap at hardware/paint stores. The final ...

Poor Man's Fiberglass (Part 3) teardrop 05 Jul 2022

Canvas is all attached, so we're almost ready to paint!...

Poor Man's Fiberglass (Part 2) teardrop 30 May 2022

More canvas attached, and then trimmed to the proper size on one side....

Poor Man's Fiberglass (Part 1) teardrop 30 May 2022

The method we're using to weatherproof the outside of our trailer is called poor man's fiberglass. Essentially we glue large canvas to the trailer and then cover it with many (about six) laye...

Galley Hatch teardrop 20 May 2022

Framing the hatch for the galley. Doing a dry-fit to make sure everything fits before we start to skin it, add wires and insulation, etc....

Put on the ceiling teardrop 28 Jun 2021

Got most of the ceiling on. Front window is just in temporarily to test the fit....

Galley Cabinets teardrop 31 May 2021

We've got all the galley cabinets framed in. The stuff above the counters to will all be sliding doors. Cooler is on a shelf that pulls out, and has a 12v electrical socket it plugs into. Bellow the c...

Framed Benches teardrop 19 Apr 2021

Framing in some storage benches and shelves....

Bulkhead teardrop 17 Apr 2021

Installed the bulkhead between the cabin and the galley...

Trailer Floor Vinyl teardrop 03 Apr 2021

Put down some vinyl flooring....

Walls are Up! teardrop 27 Mar 2021

Walls are up!...

Trailer Walls Framed teardrop 22 Feb 2021

Walls are framed and insulated. Red pex tubing is for running wires. Still needs to be skinned with 1/8" baltic birch....

Trailer Profile teardrop 28 Jun 2020

Drawing the shape for the profile of the trailer....

Trailer Floor Complete teardrop 28 Jun 2020

Finished putting the floor on the trailer....

Trailer Floor teardrop 06 Jun 2019

Starting to put the floor on the trailer....

Prepping the trailer teardrop 30 May 2019

Getting started - the old trailer bed was cleared off. We sprayed the frame with black Rust-Oleum and painted the bottom of our new floor with a black paint to help seal it....