Love it ! I know its been a few years. Reminds me of a well built boat. Perfectly planned and made. Love the contrast and wood. Thank you for sharing. Hope to start ours soon.
Wow I love the build technique . Best I've seen on here. Im going to do one myself but a toy hauler shape . Same type construction as you did here. One other idea I had was a thinner SIP panel construction technique . Would be super fast and easy and extremely easy and cheap to heat and cool . Drawback is you would have to weld up a press to make the panels if you didnt want to buy them premade .
Absolutely the best small trailer build I've seen, I too am 6'5 and I'm building a trailer similar to yours but a little longer and taller. Thank you for the inspiration to complete it.
Your caravan has come up looking great this is a practical tear drop. I currently building a similar shaped retro caravan using a similar technique as your build.
Great build and very nice finish. It looks really clean inside and out. I'm looking to build something really similar but with a teardrop type rear hatch that opens up. Have you any suggestions or quick do's and don't s? Is there anything you would do differently on the build?
Great looking camper about the side I'm looking for, but I need more than 5' height. I understand you work mostly in teardrops, and your work looks fantastic.
With today's weather, I'm pondering the idea of living in one like this in my golden years. I was thinking of buying a car transport and building one on it.
pretty nice one! But I wouldn`t go for that fibre insulation, it is pretty sensitive to humidity and is said to shrink then and not to go back to the original shape. Besides that, among allthe diy trailers I watched in YT - probably the nicest one and not that extreme small. Realistic use and some bad weather time spent in will not feel like in a cave.
I have noticed in the past after stripping and replacing panels on static caravans that have only been moved several times, the fiberglas insulation drops down and gets compressed considerably under its own weight times the force of bumps and vibration especially on bad roads. I have seen it compressed down almost as far as halfway meaning no real insulative qualities above this point. I would imagine polystyrene would be lighter and more rigid with greater insulative qualities as well from what I can remember. I know polystyrene is not fireproof but even a fiberglass insulated caravan will go up in smoke quickly if a fire gets out off hand hence the need for good fire extinguishers and smoke alarms. There may be a paint to treat the polystyrene before fitting to make it more fire resistant. Fiberglass boats go up in smoke quickly along with plywood so worrying about polystyrene to me would seem a bit pointless anyway as it's probably already too late to save the camper, When fire gets to this point everyone should be out of it. Is there a reason why you chose not to use it? Nice build and the fact it has a toilet for its size is a great touch.
if you put some radiant foil barrier on the sides and roof after the insulation you would greatly improve the heat deflection and retention ..also using Roxol fiber rock insulation it becomes very resistant to fire .. I have to burn this stuff with a 2000 degree torch.. barely fazes it . I think for a tiny increase in cost u would have a jump in value
Rancher, thanks buddy. I was all set to do my first build as a small teardrop. But in the back of my mind I'm hounded by wanting dinette, platform beds with storage under, closed off toilet and some headroom. Now I see what you did here and I have to go back to the drawing board because this is perfect. It's amazing that none of the major manufacturers haven't marketed more of this type of more basic (lack better term) trailer. Do you an idea of her weight? Also, I can't really see the top edge aluminum? molding. Thanks again. This is beautiful.
Absolutely amazing. I am about to build my own now too. Where did you get the supplies? Like... fiber glassing, windows, doors etc. I'm worried about water leaking over time
Try adding radiant for foil barrier paper..it's thin aluminum metal with a poly backing for insulation..it works way better than the standard old-fashioned insulation that pink stuff look up radiant foil barrier
What's the length and width? 6x10 like a larger teardrop? What's it weigh? Looks like the perfect step up for slightly less minimalist camping Compared to a regular teardrop
Great build! I do have a question. The wife and I are at step one of our build and that is we purchased a trailer. We need ours to fit under a standard (American) garage door which is 7' (84"). Will yours, what is the finished exterior height? We are trying to avoid designing/building a pop-up roof.
Love it ! I know its been a few years. Reminds me of a well built boat. Perfectly planned and made. Love the contrast and wood. Thank you for sharing. Hope to start ours soon.
This thing is absolutely awesome! I love that it was built from the ground up ! Fantastic job!
This is truly an awesome video! thanks so much for sharing it!
Jesus bro you must be so proud of yourself.
Clean simple design, very nicely built.
And thanks for a very clear video on the build.
Love This !!! one of the best teardrops I have seen...
hats off to you. I absolutely love it.
Great camper. Nice step by step instructions. Thanks for posting !
That makes my build look simple, I'm just here getting ideas for my teardrop camper. Good job sir
wonderful, talent you have sir. I am very envious of your building skills.
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YES
This is a great little trailer! Just the perfect size! I like that a toilet is included as well as a little kitchenette.
RubyOpheliaQuinn with that toilet, women will have no problem sleeping over
Very good job! Looks better than the stuff from factory. Super impressed that you did your own upholstery.
Awesome project and nice craftsmanship! I think you have inspired me to build one like this.
much better quality than store bought - awesome job sir !
That looks factory built GREAT work. You did a fantastic job.
Wow I love the build technique . Best I've seen on here. Im going to do one myself but a toy hauler shape . Same type construction as you did here. One other idea I had was a thinner SIP panel construction technique . Would be super fast and easy and extremely easy and cheap to heat and cool . Drawback is you would have to weld up a press to make the panels if you didnt want to buy them premade .
WOW so impressive nice looking .. you did it all too jaw dropping workk
Great Job Dude! Congratulation for that fantastic work ;)
Absolutely the best small trailer build I've seen, I too am 6'5 and I'm building a trailer similar to yours but a little longer and taller.
Thank you for the inspiration to complete it.
+Mark O. Brown
I am very interested too, I would like to see photos of yours.
charlevoix418 Same!! I’m highly interested
Your caravan has come up looking great this is a practical tear drop. I currently building a similar shaped retro caravan using a similar technique as your build.
Really something!
Mad skills.
Congrats, great build.
you are very talented! awesome build
Too beautiful!!!! WOW!!!!
You did a great job, I like it.
So awesome!!
nice. simple and cute. practical.
I want one. Super great design!
Love it! Super unique!
Nice trailer you made. You have some mad skills.
your the man!!! nice job:)
Great job! Looks Fantastic!
very nice work & attention to details!!
Mad skills!
Abso beautiful!!!
very nice trailer... well done.. wish I had plans to mk one Just like that..
canned ham.... loving it
This looks so good
Wow! That's impressive!
What an awesome job !!!
I'd love to know how much it weighs ?
Awesome, you’re very skilled
THIS IS WHAT I WANT!!! Very Nice
I like that trailer. Toilet so necessary. Well done!
That looks factory built, good job :)
Awesome work!
Great build and very nice finish. It looks really clean inside and out. I'm looking to build something really similar but with a teardrop type rear hatch that opens up. Have you any suggestions or quick do's and don't s? Is there anything you would do differently on the build?
Very nice build. Very similar to my TD. It is a Ben Roy style.
Fantastic trailer, wish I had the skill and patience.
Great looking camper about the side I'm looking for, but I need more than 5' height. I understand you work mostly in teardrops, and your work looks fantastic.
Fantastic !
I love how you concealed the a/c. Beautiful trailer what a wonderful job. I want one can you build me one?
I'll build you one. I'll give you my Nigerian account details so you can deposit the funds to build the trailer LoL 🤣
Good lookin' rig and quite functional. Nice job. -b
Masterpiece!
extremely talented
Don u have inspired me. I wish I bought yours however I was a little late! what radius did u use for the curve??
that looks awesome
very very cool. I could even convince the wife to go camping in this.
Darn nice job. Great job.
me encanta esta muy bonita y muy bien terminada
Thats pretty slick !
With today's weather, I'm pondering the idea of living in one like this in my golden years. I was thinking of buying a car transport and building one on it.
Cool ideas;)
pretty damn good
pretty nice one! But I wouldn`t go for that fibre insulation, it is pretty sensitive to humidity and is said to shrink then and not to go back to the original shape.
Besides that, among allthe diy trailers I watched in YT - probably the nicest one and not that extreme small. Realistic use and some bad weather time spent in will not feel like in a cave.
I have noticed in the past after stripping and replacing panels on static caravans that have only been moved several times, the fiberglas insulation drops down and gets compressed
considerably under its own weight times the force of bumps and vibration especially on bad roads.
I have seen it compressed down almost as far as halfway meaning no real insulative qualities above this point.
I would imagine polystyrene would be lighter and more rigid with greater insulative qualities as well from what I can remember.
I know polystyrene is not fireproof but even a fiberglass insulated caravan will go up in smoke quickly if a fire gets out off hand hence the need for good fire extinguishers and smoke alarms.
There may be a paint to treat the polystyrene before fitting to make it more fire resistant.
Fiberglass boats go up in smoke quickly along with plywood so worrying about polystyrene to me would seem a bit pointless anyway as it's probably already too late to save the camper, When fire gets to this point everyone should be out of it.
Is there a reason why you chose not to use it? Nice build and the fact it has a toilet for its size is a great touch.
Could you please give me some measurements and the weight of this trailer? It's beautiful
very nice by the way... very nice
Really really pretty. I wish I could build that nicely. I can build a barn, but nothing that needs to be precise and pretty.
thanks, check out my latest build, it's bigger, ua-cam.com/video/vNzcECRdywo/v-deo.html
if you put some radiant foil barrier on the sides and roof after the insulation you would greatly improve the heat deflection and retention ..also using Roxol fiber rock insulation it becomes very resistant to fire .. I have to burn this stuff with a 2000 degree torch.. barely fazes it . I think for a tiny increase in cost u would have a jump in value
GREAT JOB..
thank you for video I wish you put some price and let us know how much is going to take to build something like this
Very nice!
Excellent
AWESOME !!!!
👍👍 Espectacular 👍👍
What was the cost to build it.What is the length. I am building one to these measurements. L8XW6XH5.5.
very nice!
Rancher, thanks buddy. I was all set to do my first build as a small teardrop. But in the back of my mind I'm hounded by wanting dinette, platform beds with storage under, closed off toilet and some headroom. Now I see what you did here and I have to go back to the drawing board because this is perfect. It's amazing that none of the major manufacturers haven't marketed more of this type of more basic (lack better term) trailer. Do you an idea of her weight? Also, I can't really see the top edge aluminum? molding. Thanks again. This is beautiful.
Hi there, just want to say excellent build. Can you tell me what steps that you took to fabricate the roof and seal it?
Great work"
Absolutely amazing. I am about to build my own now too. Where did you get the supplies? Like... fiber glassing, windows, doors etc. I'm worried about water leaking over time
Try adding radiant for foil barrier paper..it's thin aluminum metal with a poly backing for insulation..it works way better than the standard old-fashioned insulation that pink stuff look up radiant foil barrier
Very nice
Very good
Where did you purchase the aluminum sheets? Tks
Nice job
What's the length and width? 6x10 like a larger teardrop?
What's it weigh?
Looks like the perfect step up for slightly less minimalist camping
Compared to a regular teardrop
I WANT THIS PLAN
Neato bandito!!
I see its been a while since you posted this. Have you made anymore and the big question is what was the round about cost of this one to build!!??
well isn't that a nice little rig!
I dig it
good job
nice trailer
Great build! I do have a question. The wife and I are at step one of our build and that is we purchased a trailer. We need ours to fit under a standard (American) garage door which is 7' (84"). Will yours, what is the finished exterior height? We are trying to avoid designing/building a pop-up roof.
Esse sim é mini trailer bem bonitinho mesmo
How do you get your exterior ellipse so perfect?
bad ass man
Excellent build..! Courious about total weight?
This is beautiful. Do you take orders for building them in the US?
That's a good looking trailer van. Do you have the plans on how to make this trailer for sale? I'd be interested.