Offroad Teardrop+ concept

[nwoods]

If you don't mind, I'd like AT to license this idea and build me one very similar! I love the speed and convience of a RTT, but I am too large for a conventional RTT, and typically travel with two long legged kids + pro volleyball hgt wife. A single RTT won't work for us, but the over/under combo teardrop looks really nice!

[JJBiggs]

If you don't mind, I'd like AT to license this idea and build me one very similar! I love the speed and convience of a RTT, but I am too large for a conventional RTT, and typically travel with two long legged kids + pro volleyball hgt wife. A single RTT won't work for us, but the over/under combo teardrop looks really nice!

You and I live similar lives my friend. Both 6'6"+, wives that are 6'+ and kids well on their way to being amazonian monsters themselves. Ironically, we have a boy & girl as well.

Feel free to go get this built. I am not in it for the money. However, it is always nice. Tell AT - I'll design it for them and I'll take 5% from every sale.

Seriously - Makes no matter. Anyone can build these if they really wish to. The Teardrop design has been around for over 50 years+

Let me know if there is anything I can help with.

[jdholder]

I'm in also! I think we have 4 orders now, right?

I'm 6'4, wife's 5' 11" - 12 year old dauger is 5' 8" headed to 6 feet easy and 10 year old son is right behind. Then of course I have the 4 year old and in process of adopting one more!

Busy life and need a bigger trailer with more than just an RTT.

If you build it, they will come!

[JJBiggs]

Howdy folks...

I was up pretty late last night working on round II. There were a couple of items on the concept that I wanted addressed. They were the following:

- overall size vs what trailer frames are readily available
- functionality
- ease of build

Here is concept II. It is slightly smaller and is based on a 5'x8' trailer frame. The lower sleeping quarters are now 57" w x 80" long with the upper quarters being 54" w x 72" long. Overall, the trailer is slightly narrower and shorter, but will allow for an easier towing.

I also relocated the spare to the side of the trailer. I did this to accommodate more storage room as well as provide a nice place for the batteries and the fridge. That said, a fridge can be placed in the galley, but would be a tight fit. As a result, would not allow for a sink or grey water tank. The present galley will offer storage and include fresh and grey water tanks along with a small stainless RV sink.

Enjoy...more to come.

[Titanpat57]

DANDY!!

Maybe put the fridge on slide? Kids are usually in it a bazillion times a day

Is that drawing program Solidworks?..looks fantastic!

Pat

[JJBiggs]

DANDY!!

Maybe put the fridge on slide? Kids are usually in it a bazillion times a day

Is that drawing program Solidworks?..looks fantastic!

Pat

Thanks Pat. The design is being created in FormZ. It is an industrial/architectural design software.

Here is the latest. The details are coming together in the galley. At the moment, it is being designed to accommodate a Coleman Extreme cooler. But eventually, the forward storage box will contain a fridge. The rear hatch has also been redesigned. It now will have a much better ability to seal up tight.

More to come.

[nwoods]

You and I live similar lives my friend. Both 6'6"+, wives that are 6'+ and kids well on their way to being amazonian monsters themselves. Ironically, we have a boy & girl as well.

Very cool, and as I see you have an LR3, may I offer seat rail extensions for you and the wife? We fitted them to driver and passenger sides or our LR3 and it really helped for the longer journeys. The fabricator is local to me, and can easily make them: http://blog.nextstepdesigns.com/?p=13


What program are you doing the CAD work in? It's doesn't look like SketchUp, or if it is, you've got some nice skills with it.

[nwoods]

Hmmmm. My jeep and your LR3 are taller than 6', so having the FlipPac go forward may not be ideal. It will force you to decouple to deploy it.

[bucketosudz]

Thanks for sharing your ideas and conceptual models... It's a generous offering to the Portal Community. I hope you get to see your conception completed sometime.

[rynosurf]

Hmmmm. My jeep and your LR3 are taller than 6', so having the FlipPac go forward may not be ideal. It will force you to decouple to deploy it.

Having it flip to the side would give you an a dry area for getting in and out and would also provide some shade. You could even make a tent attachment and turn it into an entryway/room.