The Handmade Teardrop Trailer: Design & Build a Classic Tiny Camper from Scratch
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Hit the road in style and comfort you built yourself... The road trip has been a celebrated American tradition for as long as there have been roads on which to travel. Combined with our love of the great outdoors, hitting the road in search of some peace under the stars is a goal for anyone old enough to drive -- even more so in today's hectic, wired world. Millennials and retiring boomers want to take a break,especially one that reflects their ever increasing simple and minimal mindset. Enter the Teardrop Trailer. First designed in 1930's for cars lacking power, they've re-emerged as a smart, aerodynamic, and eye-catching option for seeking out the quiet beauty that camping offers...but with plenty of comfort. Think of the tiny house movement going camping... Matt Berger’s book The Handmade Teardrop Trailer: Design & Build a Tiny Classic Camper from Scratch hands you the keys to craft your own stylish adventure. The Handmade Teardrop Trailer guides you through the journey from sketchbook to first road trip, and will prepare you to design and build your own comfortable pull-behind Tiny Trailer. And, to achieve this you don’t need much space, just a garage bay or shared workspace, and the most basic tools and materials available at your nearby hardware store or home center. Because we all have our own "get away from it all" road-trip fantasies when it comes to comfort, style, and purpose, The Handmade Teardrop Trailer will train you up like a pro on the basics of trailer design, backed up by deep research and experimentation. Illustrations provide measurements and construction details that are easy to adapt for variations in size and configuration and more than 100 step-by-step photos illuminate every detail in the design and build process. With this handy guide leading the way, you’ll be shutting down the computer, storing the cellphone, and hitting the road to find some peace in a classic tiny trailer camper you built by yourself. Review: Great Book - Hard to put down and some great advice. Review: Easy read, and thorough and realistic on how to build - Easy read and I thought it was intuitive to the subject matter of what it takes to build teardrop trailer.
| Best Sellers Rank | #954,861 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #333 in Small Homes & Cottages #426 in Carpentry #753 in Camping (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 394 Reviews |
R**E
Great Book
Hard to put down and some great advice.
J**N
Easy read, and thorough and realistic on how to build
Easy read and I thought it was intuitive to the subject matter of what it takes to build teardrop trailer.
H**C
If you need blueprints, this is not the book for you. Very detailed on tips and ideas, though.
Great book with lots of tips and ideas. If you need measurements and a blueprint, this is not for you.
N**L
Review
Good book
D**E
Highly recommended!
This is a great book! Matt Berger walks you through all of the steps in building your teardrop and in an extremely entertaining way! I can’t wait to get started. Highly recommended!
P**T
Not detailed enough
This book is definitely worthwhile in getting the scope of a project of this magnitude and offering a few ideas and approaches. The problem is it is not really detailed enough for a newbie to build from. For example, there is no section devoted to the tools you will need to proceed.
D**L
Great read!
Great book and shared knowledge for those interested in building their own trailer!
K**S
Great except for some errors in the wiring section.
A great start to getting some ideas for a build. The author has presented some nice details but does not include the details that some inexperienced builders may need. As a custom furniture builder / carpenter it will be easy for me to add my own spin on my build. One thing that really surprized me as a huge error, is the section on electrical wiring. The author here makes the mistake of going against normal standards in DC wiring. In every case I have experinced DC circuits, 12 volts to much higher ( like off grid solar systems) the positive wire is alway red. This could lead to some problems if you every need some help trouble shooting the system and bring in a electrician.
M**N
Was und was nicht notwendig ist
Gute Tips zum Selbermachen
R**E
Stuff
Not enough detail
C**N
Bonne base avant de se lancer dans la fabrication d'une caravane
Trucs et astuces très utiles
P**A
Great reference.
Just what we wanted.
D**M
Its not rocket surgery.
Its a book on a homemade trailer. Not rocket surgery.
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