Wow, seeing how much you guys (and gals) love your trailers makes me want to check into getting one for the impromptu family weekend camping trip. It would sure beat packing the tents, air mattresses etc into the mini-van.
I couldn't use it for the cub scout campouts though. Well, I could, but I'd have to eat some crow. In years past I've told them campers are for sissies, but now I am looking at and thinking about them in a whole new light. I'm sure DW would enjoy it a bit more and actually WANT to go more often, and that's a good thing.
Mark - highly recommend checking out this forum below on "Teardrops & Tiny Travel Trailers." There are some small regional manufacturers of teardrops but a lot of them, perhaps most, are home-made. This forum (THE forum for teardrops) even has free blueprints.
http://www.tnttt.com/The classic teardrop -- consisting of a bed accessed through side doors and a kitchen galley accessed from outside -- is a few sheets of plywood - floor, sides, wood spars. Some are skinned with aluminum.
Could be a great project to include scouts in to earn some merit badges.
If you get into teardropping then you'll likely also discover cast iron dutch ovens -- if you haven't already in your scouting experiences.
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