Thanks for the warm welcomes
Now please excuse the long post, but I hope you enjoy it
I've built the trailer on a shortened caravan chassis. It had been written off, so you may be off to a start Rebel
. All the plans were free off the net, and theres some great teardrop forums that are more than happy to help out with tips , where to get stuff and all that.
I've really enjoyed building the trailer, and when I started off it was going to be a simple shelf in the back, and a bed in the front, with a bit of storage. Then I got to thinking about what I could fit in....
So here we go.. a little tour of the trailer....
In the cabin, at the head of the 5'8" wide bed, we have storage lockers where we keep the little awning, chocks for the wheels, towels, the door mat, fan heater (that we've never used)and a load of other stuff that doesn't get used very often.
Above the lockers is a shelf, with reading lights either side. The rear speakers for the surround sound are mounted just under the end of the shelves.
We've fitted a skylight above the middle of the bed, with a small strip light either side. Theres a small shelf either side of the trailer, with a tall mirror under the shelf on Rosie's side.
At the back of the cabin we have three cupboards. We use one's each side to keep clothes in, and the centre one is home for the TV. Under the cupboard is another shelf that has the surround sound Dolby amp, satellite receiver, and DVD player
Theres another narrow shelf under the entertainment shelf .
The back of the trailer is home for the galley.
Here it is in it's packed up state. The worktop sits on the hob/ sink unit, and tea, coffee and sugar sits in front of the oven.
In the galley we have a three way fridge, with a 240v small oven and grill above it. I've set in a stainless steel dish in the top above the back of the fridge, that works as a food warmer using the heat produced from the fridge. The top shelf has the bread bin, gas kettle, plate and cup storage, cutlery tray, and plastic glass storage. The12v management zig unit is just behind the glasses. The pumped water comes from a tap fitted to a shower hose, fitted under the shelf. The idea was to be able to fill the kettle with the worktop sill stored. It's ideal for the morning cuppa.
We re-used the gas hob/grill/and sink unit from a donor caravan, and added deep stainless storage dishes behind it to store dry foods like pasta meals and savory rice. Under the storage is where we keep the 12v battery and charger unit.
Under the gas grill is a deep storage drawer for pots and pans and other kitchen utensils. Beside the drawer/grill is a small cupboard under the sink for bottles, tins, and the washing up liquid of course. The larger cupboard on the right is where we keep the porta loo.
We have two double sockets in the galley, and a bank of 12 volt sockets too.
There are a couple of 12v strip lights for when you need to see what you're doing, and a couple of blue led rope lights to give a softer light . The checker plate in the next photo has since been changed for stainless steel.
There isn't any room inside the teardrop for the loo, and it's often handy to have somewhere dry to store the chairs, coats and shoes/boots. We cut an old dome tent in half and stitched in an awning webbing strip to create a little ensuite/ cloakroom.
We house the water containers at the back, and the coats can be hung on the side of the trailer.
You may have guessed by now these trailers are highly addictive and I'm a masive trailer junkie. The year after building this one I built another smaller trailer for my daughter to tow behind her Lupo. if you'd like to see how it came about , have a look at the slide show
http://s220.photobucket.com/albums/dd4/thejackdaw/2009%20build/?albumview=slideshowI'm getting very close to finnishing our new trailer, but the summer months are for camping , so there's been very little progress since the birth .
We do get loads of attention at festivals and some campsites. But we have some camp sites that know us well, and we can chill without giving too many tours per day. It's nice to let inquisitve folk see what they want to.
I hope to get to one of your gatherings some time
Dave
