Just goes to show all those people out there paying for these big old RV's that you can pull or park very easy. Goes to show that designing a cargo camper, or a tear drop camper. Or like mine a bicycle cargo camper trailer. That it does not have to be a big old house your pulling down the road. Just has to fit you and you loved ones, be strong and serve it's purpose. And that is living a comfortable and money saving life. Thank you and keep up the happy trails.
Thanks Michael for sharing videos of all these great folks and their rigs! I'm hoping to join you if I get this built... I'm converting a 4'x6'x5' point nose w/ramp Cargo trailer. So far, added: 2-12x22 windows and the 26x36 Amazon side door; 5ft tongue extension for a 48"x68" aluminum diamond plate front deck and 10" wide side steps in front of the fenders. Planning on: 32" TV on a 28"x48" cabinet in the point with stereo and all electric controls; 5k btu air conditioner; a 6' couch sitting on stacked storage boxes that support the 3 piece hinged bed boards and mattress pads; 2" rear hitch for a 'back porch' rack to offset tongue weight and that also holds 2" sq tubing support for the floor of my 'ramp room' which will be a rear kitchen & add'l space bringing interior to 4x9; Roof rack will hold 2 solar panels and duffel bags for clothes, bedding, etc; Trailer Doubles as a toy hauler for a People S200 scooter! Wish me luck....
Kevin get you some Community Coffee. Made in Louisiana. Yo can order it the Walmart or order it straight from community coffee web page . Yall will love it
The forward swept wall is something that I've had in my head for years, probably because I've rested against so many badly designed couches with my dodgy back. Pain definitely makes one consider comfort over looks sometimes 😆 I'm the same with coffee lol, glad I'm not the only one. I have a friend that says he's a bit of a coffee snob, he won't drink anything other than Maxwell house and Nescafe instant 🤣
Another good one Michael. I always enjoy camping with you & JoAnn. We have a great time. I still use my percolator for my coffee while camping, with Folgers in the brew basket. I am old fashioned that way. Hope to see you soon.
My brother bought a Nu Kamp Tag about a month ago, having spent _ALL_ off the money on it for a new one. It's outfitted similarly to the one you showed in this video. Brilliant craftsmanship makes it worth the money. But... having seen your videos on teardrop storage, I couldn't help but notice there wasn't hardly any beyond that one cabinet in the galley! He's got air conditioning, heat, and the microwave... none of which is serviceable without shore power. Both my brothers and I camped in tents with the Boy Scouts, so I know he knows that. To each his own. 🤷♂ Having said that, I'm trying to sell the wife on the idea of a Tab, since she's dead set about not staying anywhere without a bathroom. The 400 seems a fair compromise between the teardrop and a full-size camper, and our little Chevy S10 should be able to tow it handily.
LOL, I actually laughed out loud about your coffee commentary. Love your videos! You two are very informative and I very much enjoy seeing the other teardrops! I look forward to my ordered Road Toad Adobe teardrop in March 2023!
New Mexico Pinion coffee is the best I've ever found. We take it camping, take it to hotels, we have even flown with it. You will never leave home without it.
Nothing wrong about the k cup coffee ... I actually have opened up the k cups and brewed it up in a mini drip coffee maker ... and it tastes really good ... its the taste, That is so good ...
We had plywood galley for almost 2 years before settling on our current design. What we ended up is not how we thought we'd camp. It is really a great tip to start camping before trying to "finish".
I'm drinking some Community Coffee w/ Chicory tonight. Somebody recommended it to me on one of my videos. It reminds me of the coffee my Grandmother got me started on when I was a boy.
Ok, I’m gonna have to try some CC now! I’ve seen your coffee videos. You made some once where you measured it on a scale and did a pour over method allowing it to bloom. I’d pay good money for a cup of that.
🤣🤣 don't feel bad about the coffee! I pretty much did the same thing, except I use the Walmart Great Value Aribica French Roast! Quick, which is of prime importance to me in the morning! Take care, good video, juzt found your channel and subscribed. Will be checking out the Missouri Tear Jerkers chapter.
Great video Michael. Thanks for showing the great time we have at the tearjerker gatherings, and being an unofficial ambassador😊. I have been looking for a source for those windows Walt has. It never dawned on me to check with a manufacturer. As long as the coffee isn't instant! I thought that would be a good idea when I was work camping last year. Horrible. I have already made my 2022 resy's for all the Carolina gatherings and getting ready to submit my form for the Teardrop City Gathering. Trying to make sure we get ahead of the crowd and have a spot (hat tip to Eric!😁). Hope to see you and JoAnn again at another gathering. Might try to make a TN one this year. Ed KI1R
Hey there! It’s great to hear from you. I hope y’all are doing well. After we camped at Oconee and I saw your HF antenna, I ended up getting an HF rig when I got home. It’s the Xiegu G90. Hope to see y’all next year! 73’s.
I use the same k-cup machine and the same coffee. You are right that coffee is the best. I think the major brands are blending robusta coffee into the arabica. First noticed that Folgers tasted different.
Those always seemed so wasteful and the machine is very expensive. Still using a cheap one that might have cost 20 bucks back in the day. :) once it fails, I'll probably just use the single cup drip thing to save room.
But have you tried that old cowboy coffee pot shown at the end of later episodes of Gunsmoke? That’s when fresh coffee meant it was made that very same day. 😆
My only concern with a lot of bike campers or tear drop trailers is can I fit in it cuz I stand 6'5 and a lot of them don't look like they'll provide enough leg room for someone like me
I don’t know the brand, but it’s a queen size blanket that runs on AC electric. It has a control that goes from 1-10 (I think). We usually run it around 3. It heats the camper up nicely.
I had a Biddeford for 5 years, nightly use. It died, and I spent WAYYY too much on a Hammacher Schlemmer one, and it barely works after a few months. I'll send it back and take their store credit, which the are great about. The other fail was a rubber failure on a language translator. I couldn't get it off. It was gross. It was just sticky. I think you use rubbing alcohol on it now..
I have requested to join Tearjerkers for over a week, I'm waiting on the moderator to except me. I have built a microcamper and about to build a wide teardrop. I would love to attend some events and I live in the Florida panhandle
I hope we cross paths at a meetup! Not sure why the delay on approval. It could be they’re just running behind. They also have a Facebook page called “TearJerkers Official.”
