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If you are
looking for a different way to travel, check out
http://www.trikesaustralia.com
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We Help Home-Builders!
People have been building teardrops since the 1930's.
Some do it on their own and some are looking for some advice and guidance. We
are regularly asked to help with plans, parts and advice. While we don't make plans at this stage, although we do intend to one day, we are
more than happy to help out with parts, a chassis, materials and advice and to
point people to plans and other teardrop builders from around the world.
If you are putting together your own plans, check out our
Parts & Accessories Page.
If you are looking for information on plans and advice from other builders
check out the following:
- Teardrop Plans from all around the world
- Stories from other Aussie homebuilders like Keith
Gales and Paul Cotter (use the buttons on the left of this page)
-
Yahoo! Teardrop Campers Group where you can chat to us and other
home builders online
- Teardrop Links to related
sites and teardrop builders from all over the world
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 Buying or Selling a Home-Built Teardrop Camper?
As you can see, we we are happy to create homepages so you can
show off your building expertise. Once you have finished building your
teardrop, we will even help you sell it by advertising on our
2nd Hand Teardrop page.
Be prepared to stick with it - A teardrop trailer is a great project
A teardrop is a simple concept, however, there is a
little
more to building one than you first might think. There are a few half built
teardrops in sheds and garages around the country as their well intentioned
builders hit obstacles, discovered that the cost of building is higher
than they thought or found new projects and other distractions. Our teardrops
take about 140 hours to build and that is with practice, jigs and templates.
 So if you are confident that you have
the skills and time to make your own teardrop and you are looking for a project
to sink your teeth into, we are more than happy to help out. We love
teardrops in all varieties and are keen to see what others come up with.
The main thing is to get out their and enjoy the great outdoors, and teardrops
are a great way to do just that.
Registering a Home Built Teardrop Camper
The cost and paper work required to register a home built
camper trailer depends on which Australian state you live in and the weight of
your camper. We have included links to the relevant pages of various
transport authorities, however, some are easier to find and to follow than
others (and some agencies keep changing their links!). Some have information specific
to trailers/caravans and some don't. If someone finds more appropriate
links, I would be happy to add them.
Other projects
| If you have finished building your teardrop camper
and you are now looking for other projects, check out the
Scruffie Marine website.
Derek and Annette of Mount Tamborine in Queensland build a range of kits
and finished timber boats, based on old world styling and an artistic
eye for detail. Regularly sold both here and overseas, these
compact sailing boats are reminiscent of teardrop campers in their
clever simplicity and classic design. They are very satisfying to
build and great fun to sail.
We had never sailed before, but bought a Scruffie on the spur
of the moment... and we have been hooked ever since.
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www.scruffie.com |
 Or
how about converting a popular van to a camper? Myles and Nikki from
DIY RV Solutions build all sorts
of fibreglass components. They manufacture a range of showers, pop-up roofs and
other parts to suit popular vans for converting to light motor homes and
campervans.
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Or
how about converting a popular van to a camper? Myles and Nikki from
DIY RV Solutions build all sorts
of fibreglass components. They manufacture a range of showers, pop-up roofs and
other parts to suit popular vans for converting to light motor homes and
campervans.
