Teardrop!

[Sunday March 30th]
Anna and I have been toying with the idea of buying a teardrop camper. We did a lot of searching for companies that make them. As it turns out they are becoming more and more popular . All the manufacturers we spoke with had hefty backlogs.

Anna looked on http://www.craigslist.com for used trailers and found one up in Sandstone, Minnesota. Since we were in Minnesota for FIRST already, so we decided to drive up to Sandstone after FIRST and check it out.

On our way up there we stopped in Hinkley, home of a big casino. Unfortunately their hotel was booked so no crazy night of gambling for us! We pushed on straight to Sandstone itself and found a classic country highway motel 'Motel 61'. Ah, Motel 61... It had the essentials ;)

As you can see by the pictures, we bought it! The couple selling it were very nice and let us take it for a test tow. We took it out on the highway and around town. The car pulls it very nice. We got inside and checked it all out. We found ourselves starting to say things like "we'll do this, or that". Then we knew we were going to buy it.

The guy who we bought it from built it himself. Its primarily plywood sitting on a commercial frame.

So what is it? Its a lightweight trailer for camping ;) The inside has a bed thats just a little smaller than a full size bed. 4'x6' with a foam mattress. It also has some cabinets, a ceiling vent with fan, and lighting. Around the back, and under the hatch, is a kitchenette. It sports a three-burner gas stove, sink, and cupboards. Other items to note are the AC outlets so we can plug-in at campsites as well as a battery and inverter so we can run stuff without having an electric hook-up.

We're very excited! We're planning on taking it on our honeymoon.