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Recent Montana Trip
Just got back from a 2 week trip out to Montana. 4913 total miles (TN to MT and back) with 991 miles off-road in Montana.
u/dbrmn73 — 22 hours ago
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Maiden Voyage 🍾
Joined the club this week and took it straight out for its first getaway. Feels good
u/FlowerboyKevin — 1 day ago
Fridge
Im getting ready for my first ever trip in my teardrop in two weeks and thought i should get a little fridge to go with it for some essentials, was just wondering what people have bought i have heard that compressor ones use less power, just looking for recommendations, Thank you in advance.
u/Ok_Okra391 — 1 day ago
What color is your teardrop?!
I just put down a deposit on a teardrop custom
build and the only thing I can’t decide is what color to have it painted. I see a lot of white teardrops and wonder if I should go white to reflect more sun and keep it cooler. Or go for a color, I’m really like blue and think it would look sharp. The teardrop is a painted composite fiberglass shell.
I live in MA and will mostly be using it in the eastern US in forested areas - so not using it in the desert or anywhere too hot. But it still gets hot here in summer.
Do people with color teardrops find it makes them hotter inside?
u/nealien79 — 2 days ago
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Giant Redwoods Northern California
Stunning trip up Hwy 101 into the redwoods. Camped with our Road Toad teardrop at The Redwoods River Resort. NOT a RV resort. True campground but with fun amenities. Power, water, toilets, showers made it comfortable. Swimming pool, general store, restaurant and pub made it fun. Great for kids, huge play area, ice cream social and karaoke. Steep hike down to the Eel river. Low flow in August. Short drive to the incredible Richardson Grove. Another short hop to Garberville and the Eel River Cafe. In the past year we have roamed with the buffalo in S Dakota, seen the Arches and Hoodoo’s in Utah and now the giant redwoods. Amazing sights.
u/kepbeckham — 2 days ago
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Thinking about adding this wrap, what y’all think?
So this topography map actually has some meaning. This would be the camping spot my wife and I stayed at during one of our stops for our honeymoon since we got married during Covid and couldn’t really do much at the time. Located on the Gemini bridges trail in Moab, Utah. Funny enough it was actually called Brides Canyon. Didn’t find out till after lol.
u/squaredrop_diy — 2 days ago
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Just purchased
Using it to explore Ireland. Only getting into camping and exploring!
Any recommendations for camp sites anywhere around Ireland? I’m living in Wicklow at the moment
u/zachorilla_00 — 2 days ago
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I bought the trailer
The seller had all the paper work. it’s currently registered in Idaho and he had maintenance records as well as a new bill of sale. I am going to register it in Nevada. There was only surface rust on the chaise and the axle had been tuned up and got fresh tires with in the last couple years. There were no leaks but definitely a lot of resealing needs to be done. It needs a lot of tlc but we are psyched for the project this winter. The seller just moved to Reno and doesn’t have a great place to park it.
On top of the resealing, We are planing on swapping out the doors to something sturdier. We will add a roof fan, a mini ac unit a battery and some solar panels. I’m going to do something with the hatch space and build that up a little bit to accommodate a battery and a stove.
u/Wallcamper33 — 2 days ago
Suggestions
Hey everyone. First timer here…I’m looking for a solid used travel trailer as a gateway into the TT lifestyle for my family of 3. I’ve done so much research on the many options and I’ve landed on these specs. Under 20 ft, less than 5000 pounds and lighter than 500 tongue weight, no slides, fine with or without bunk, wet or dry bath okay. I’m looking at buying used or new but preferably around the 15k price point. Some of the ones that standout to me are the tab400, jayco hummingbird, sol horizon,and the wolf pup. Being new to all of this I’m just going by layout and to those specs and what I think we would want/need. I’d love to hear some real feedback based on your own experiences with those brands/models. I’m not expecting this to be our forever unit but just something easy to get us started until we really figure out what exactly we want.
u/mbnh888 — 3 days ago
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After an extremely wet June and July, dealing with basement floods, baby showers and new grandbaby, we were finally able to make it to the lake to mow and clean up all the fallen trees
u/BubShaker69 — 3 days ago
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Rained in? A/C and SNES
2025 Mod Bug 10RK. Very comfortable!
u/Hooch247 — 4 days ago
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I’m looking for advice on what to look out for in this shell. Any red flags I should keep an eye out for?
My wife and I are Biologists in the Mojave and we are looking to build out a teardrop to make our camping lives easier. I got the seller down to 500. My main question is from all you seasoned teardrop drop owners are there any big issues you can see from the photos and what should I be looking for when I inspect it tomorrow?
u/Wallcamper33 — 3 days ago
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2013 5 Wide little guy teardrop mystery box
Was looking at this tear drop trailer and have no idea what this box is and was hoping for someone’s help also if you had suggestions on price would be appreciated, thanks for your time.
u/Business_Bee_2589 — 4 days ago
Fitting a car + teardrop on a tight driveway pad
I’m booking a site that lists a 24-ft total pad length with a "Max 2 Vehicles" capacity and a 12-ft trailer limit. My teardrop is 11.5 ft so that works. The issue is that when hooked up to my Subaru, our total combined length comes out to ~26 ft, just 2 feet over the listed pad length.
I assume I can detach the trailer and reposition it so that my car does not protrude into the road. If I angle the teardrop at a diagonal I can likely fit the car and the teardrop, would that cause any red flags for the park rangers? Is letting the rear curve or tongue overhang the dirt slightly (while keeping wheels on the pad) usually fine, or am I overthinking this whole thing? How do you guys normally handle sites that are a couple of feet shorter than your total length?
u/keefa12 — 4 days ago
Help me work out the best layout for my trailer
Help me work out the best layout for my teardrop trailer
I’m currently rebuilding my trailer and I’m at the point where I’m trying to work out the interior layout. I’ve got a good amount of space to work with, but I’m struggling to figure out the best way to arrange everything around the doors while maximising storage and keeping it practical to use.
The space
Interior height: 1380mm
Interior length: 2750mm
Interior width: 1800mm
The height is probably my biggest challenge. 1380mm obviously isn’t enough to stand, but it is enough to comfortably sit on a couch/bed, so I’m trying to design around that rather than fight it.
My must-haves
Foldable/sliding bed to maximise the available space.
Plenty of furniture that can double as storage.
No kitchen/cooking inside. I don’t want to be hunched over trying to cook inside.
A table and proper seating inside so I can sit inside on a rainy day, have a coffee with a friend, or use it as a small workspace/office.
I want the main living area to still feel usable when the bed is folded away.
The bed
My main idea at the moment is a sliding/unfolding Help me work out the best layout for my teardrop trailer bed or a bed that converts into a couch.
The reason I want this rather than a permanent bed is that I want to be able to use the trailer during the day without feeling like I’m just sitting around on a bed. If it’s raining, I want to be able to sit inside with a friend, have a coffee, work on something, etc.
Originally I was planning to have the bed across the back of the trailer on a raised frame. This would give me storage underneath and allow a large drawer to pull out the back, which could become an outdoor kitchen/benchtop.
Another option I’m considering now is building a bench seat along one entire side of the trailer.
The rear section of that bench could have an opening through the back of the trailer, with the outdoor kitchen pulling out from underneath the bench. That could give me the storage I want while keeping the area around the door more open and usable.
I’m wondering if this might actually work better than having the bed across the back, especially if the bench can convert into the bed when needed.
Kitchen
The kitchen will be outside, not inside.
I’m currently thinking about having the outdoor kitchen pull out from underneath the side bench and exit through the rear of the trailer. That would keep the cooking area hidden when not being used and avoid taking up valuable interior floor space.
I’m not completely locked into this though, and I’d be interested to hear if anyone sees a better way of incorporating the outdoor kitchen.
What I’m struggling with
The biggest problem is working around the doors and access while still making the inside feel like a useful space.
There are a lot of possible combinations and pros/cons to everything, so I’m trying not to get too attached to any one idea.
I’m mainly looking for people who have experience with small trailers/teardrops and can see something I’m missing.
What layout would you go with in this space?
Especially interested in ideas for positioning the bench/bed, table and seating, storage and the rear outdoor kitchen.
I’ll add photos showing the project from the start to where it is now, along with a grid/layout drawing of the interior dimensions so you can see exactly what I’m working with.
I’m open to changing the layout completely if there’s a better way of using the space.
u/Folletty — 4 days ago
What If Your Generator Only Ran When Your Battery Needed It?
I’ve been thinking about a way to run a regular 120V window air conditioner in a small camper overnight.
The idea is to use a battery/inverter to run the AC, with a generator that automatically starts when the battery needs more energy, charges the battery, and shuts back off. The AC continues running from the battery/inverter.
It seems like this could provide quiet overnight air conditioning without requiring a huge battery bank and without having a generator running continuously.
Has anyone experimented with this approach?
u/Imatoolpodimus — 9 days ago
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Looking at a 2007 Pleasant Valley to buy, needs tlc...
u/Quiet_Dog_5393 — 7 days ago
Is there Camping Chair good for campsite and beach.
Looking for a somewhat compact chair that has extendable legs. Goal is to have a chair that is tall enough for around the firepit and general campsite use and can be converted to be low enough to use at the beach without digging into the sand with traditional legs. Don't really like the ultralight, put the poles together chairs. Want something durable, and weight is not an issue. Does this exist? Sick of carrying 2 sets of chairs in my camper.
u/Axis_0f_Evil — 7 days ago