This guy in Colorado built his own teardrop-style camper trailer. He has a step-by-step walkthrough of the project, in case you want to build one too.
I love backpacking, and I enjoy primitive camping, but sometimes I think a little travel trailer would be nice too. I might go camping more often if it could be a simple drive out, park, sleep, wake up, make breakfast, enjoy the day event, without all the packing, unpacking, repacking, reunpacking, and unreunpacking that comes with tent camping. Now that I have a street-accessible back yard, I actually have someplace I could store a travel trailer… and it makes perfect sense to build one, since I really don’t have enough projects under way. There’s all this time I spend staring at the wall and drooling, and I could really use another project to work on instead.
Have you ever thought of trying hammock camping? It looks intriguing and seems super simple to put up and take down.
Comment by Rachel — June 14, 2013 @ 9:41 am
I have very limited experience with hammocks, and my recollection is that they are tippy unstable things. On the other hand one of my younger sisters has a hammock which she takes camping and she says it’s great to sleep in. Interesting, I wonder if it would work to rig up a stand that anchors on the car, so you don’t need to find two trees, just one…
Comment by Mars Saxman — June 14, 2013 @ 10:10 am
Yep, you sure can. I have an ENO hammock and have used the roof rack on my car as one anchor point. Works fantastic. http://www.eaglesnestoutfittersinc.com/ I have the double and it works great for one person. Helps to eliminate the feeling of being too tippy and plenty of room to move around in without feeling like you’re going to fall out.
Came across this and I’m very intrigued. http://gizmodo.com/5891646/this-hammock-tent-is-like-a-swanky-hanging-three-bedroom-apartment/
Comment by Rachel — June 15, 2013 @ 6:17 pm