The photos show the teardrop trailer I made last year from plans taken from a 1947 Popular Mechanix magazine. There's oodles of info about teardrops on the internet. There is a site that has converted all of the old plans to CAD files and has all the profiles of the sides as X,Y coordinates. Unfortunately I don't have the link to send you there. I used those numbers to lay the sides out for mine and it worked really well. The sides are made out of MDO - the stuff outdoor signs are made from. It has a smooth finish over a marine core plywood. It takes paint real well and should be pretty durable. The top is made from Masonite - smooth side out. I made a few changes in the construction of things but it's about 95% just like the plans call for. I took it on a trip last summer of about 2000 miles and it's just the ticket for solo travel or two people who are on very good terms.
I'll get into a little more of the details and how it all relates to my educational philosophy at a later date. I wanted to try importing photos. Not too tough for technology throwback.
2 comments:
Now I can leave comments about you being a schoolteacher and using poor grammar.
John Deere Green? Should have just gone ahead and done the accent in yellow!
Looks good, Chief. Bring the damn thing down here. I've got a present for ya in the garage. Made it myself.
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