My Camper

[Steve F]

Originally Posted by Gojeep

10% is what you should aim for for ball weight.
Have you seen how my spare drops down from underneath?

I'm hoping the spare will help getting to that 10%, haven't seen your drop down one, time to go look

Cheers
Steve

[ryno]

Steve starting to look good. would be interested to see some costings as it goes along, never really seen these style of trailers before. look like it would be goo for having an awning of the side and or the back as well.

[Steve F]

I'll be building to a price, as an example the external walls are based on a 2700mmx1200mm sheet of ply, cost for this is $42.50. I'm really trying to design it to use full sheets etc with little wastage. The extrnal sheeting, including walls, roof and hatch along with all the internal sheeting not including the cabinets is going to cost $336, I'm hoping to build the whole thing for under $2500. There are some expensive items I cant avoid, the hinge for the hatch is $96 for example. Still though under $2500 is going to be good if I can do it.

Cheers
Steve

[OzJeeper]

Anyone reading this should be aware of the resource available at;
http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/teardropcampers/

the guys here are just like jeep people, helpful and welcoming....lots of links and designs....enjoy

It's where I started and got "bitten" by the lightweight camper bug...

[OzJeeper]

Originally Posted by Steve F

I'll be building to a price, the hinge for the hatch is $96 for example. Still though under $2500 is going to be good if I can do it.

Cheers
Steve

Most teardrops range from $3700.00 up depending on the build. This is a conservative estimate based on the discussion on the Teardrop forum...

[Steve F]

Originally Posted by OzJeeper

Most teardrops range from $3700.00 up depending on the build. This is a conservative estimate based on the discussion on the Teardrop forum...

Yep, it'll be tight, I have wheels, tyres and springs already so that saves a few bucks, cabinets will be simple not many slides(draws)etc. I'm no longer going with the DVD player, will just have a pullout mount for the laptop but will fit speakers, the laptop will be used for music as well unless I pick up a cheap stereo with an AUX in on it, I dont plan to spend days in there just for sleeping really. The bit I'm having trouble with is the axle, I think brakes would be a good idea but I need to shop around for a decent setup at not too much cost. Anyway, if I go over the $2500 I'm not too worried, just trying to aim low

Cheers
Steve

[yumpet]

don't forget to take into account the coupling, my treg was about the $350 mark mate, so there is another expense that can't be avoided, i am loving it, i wanna start to build on now