Teardrops & Tiny Travel Trailers

[jamscal]

Hello all.

I've lurked for quite awhile but recently started my build.

I am a welder/fabricator and will be working in steel.

This is going to be a military inspired build...olive drab, some tank slit windows and other military vehicle details.

Axle is a 3000lb and I welded some mounts to make it spring over.

Jeep wheels came from the junkyard.

I used receiver tubing to bolt the hitch to. I did this to use a lunette or other off-road hitch in the future. ( I will be reinforcing the tongue area)

Trailer is 4x8. I angled the walls out and they're 5' wide.

I'm going to keep the square back, and have the kitchen door open to the side.

Thanks for looking.

[Juneaudave]

Nice work and nice start!!!! Can't wait to see how it progresses. Keep the pics coming!

[jamscal]

Thanks!

Here's a few more pics.

I bought a jack and some misc trailer stuff at Tractor Supply.

This thing is 23" off the ground so I had to make a bracket to 'lower' the jack.

I plan on cutting off the plate and installing a caster somewhere down the road as well.

Finally, I got a few more tubes installed, almost all of the in the roof and not visible in the pic. ..

Thanks for looking.

-James

[jamscal]

I couldn't find an olive drab color and my Paint skills aren't the best, but this is basically what I'm going for:

[Endo]

I like the shape!

I will be following your progress as well.

Have fun with the build and keep the pictures coming.
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[jplock]

That is sure is a pretty welding on that frame! Looks Great!
jplock

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[Carter]

2nd on the welding, I'm jealous. Nice design. As it says below, different is good.

Jim
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[jamscal]

Thanks guys.

I'm waiting on some tubes/ angle and a quote on my sheet.

I did have enough to skin the rear, which is sort of an experiment.

Mocked up the lights as well.



-James

[jamscal]

Got some more bracing in, both on the tongue and a few more cross bars.

Sheet metal will be here next Wed.

-James

[wlivesey]

Thats a really nice looking off-roader. How are you going to layout the interior?
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[jamscal]

Thanks.

It looks like I'll have just a wall in the back to separate the sleeping area from the galley. Other than that, I haven't thought about it much

Some other details, ideas:

Frame tubing is 2" 11ga. Body tubing is 1" 16ga..

A local salvage place has some engineered cork flooring. I may buy some of that for the floor.

I think it weighs a bit over 400lbs right now, according to my 400lb capacity digital shipping scale.

-James

[jamscal]

More pics. I have it skinned now.









Thanks,

James

[Ageless]

Heavy metal . . .I'm liking this!
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[bve]

Nice!

So are you planning gull wing doors or what? That looks like it will be tough to do traditional side hinges with the walls the walls bend under.
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[jamscal]