adventurebuddies
Adventurer
Hey everyone. I've enjoyed reading all of the ongoing build threads and thought I'd post up my own project. Would love any suggestions or insight you have to offer.
I don't have time to try to fully build this myself so I'm subcontracting some of the stuff that is beyond my skills or at least would take me 10x longer than a pro to build. So, I got the idea to find a professionally built teardrop "shell" and drop that onto a trailer frame of my own design. I really wanted to find an aluminum teardrop shell since I feel like it will last longer and be lighter than wood. I also learned that an aluminum trailer frame would be cost prohibitive so I'm using steel for that.
After lots of searching, I found a trailer manufacturer back east that makes a "squared off" teadrop with a welded aluminum frame and aluminum skin. They don't have any dealers west of the Mississippi but they happened to have a demo model about 2 hours from where I live so I checked it out and bought it about a year ago. It's been in storage since then and I'm finally getting the chance to start the project.
Pics below of the trailer as it came from the manufacturer:
I don't have time to try to fully build this myself so I'm subcontracting some of the stuff that is beyond my skills or at least would take me 10x longer than a pro to build. So, I got the idea to find a professionally built teardrop "shell" and drop that onto a trailer frame of my own design. I really wanted to find an aluminum teardrop shell since I feel like it will last longer and be lighter than wood. I also learned that an aluminum trailer frame would be cost prohibitive so I'm using steel for that.
After lots of searching, I found a trailer manufacturer back east that makes a "squared off" teadrop with a welded aluminum frame and aluminum skin. They don't have any dealers west of the Mississippi but they happened to have a demo model about 2 hours from where I live so I checked it out and bought it about a year ago. It's been in storage since then and I'm finally getting the chance to start the project.
Pics below of the trailer as it came from the manufacturer:
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