Posts about undertakings, large and small, to improve the trailer and the teardropping experience:
After writing the Be Seen blog post back in February, I found myself revisiting the notion of adding a higher level brake light to my Teardrop camper but once again stuck with the limitation of 4-pin wiring which is standard on small trailers. Thanks to a chance find at the local automotive store I was …
Returning from teardrop trailer camping last spring, along a rural gravel road, in the passenger side mirror I notice either smoke or fine water spray off the road from rain that morning. Still trying to reason-out smoke vs spray, next glance in the mirror I observe my trailer tire, off its wheel, rolling onto the …
Continue reading Trailer Tire Blowout: Don’t Let This Happen to You
I mentioned in Teardrop Trailer Buying Advice that I would have rather had a higher wattage solar panel on the roof of my Teardrop camper than what was supplied with it. But last autumn I made an addition to the power system that was simple, relatively inexpensive, and quite effective. Before getting to describing the …
Did you read the Simplest Teardrop Upgrade Ever blog post? Well, this is about perhaps the second-simplest, though minor cost involved in this one. During my inaugural trip of the season in early May, I was sitting there staring at the galley and realized there is “blank space” above the cooler. Now, with the small …
Like many Teardrop trailer kitchens, mine has a paper towel holder mounted on the inside of the rear lift gate, essentially the galley ceiling. And like many Teardrop trailer owners, I have sat many a time watching the breeze artfully unwind my paper towel roll. At Cape Croker Park, on Georgian Bay I'm not entirely …
[SPRING 2023] A Teardrop trailer is essentially a small, enclosed, sealed container which is exposed to the elements most notably the sun. Seeing as, among other things, what that container contains is live humans (and maybe a dog too) thought must be given to ventilation. The Need for Trailer Ventilation There are two main types …
A solar-powered Teardrop trailer means self-sufficiency. The solar panels generate energy from the sun, which can be stored in batteries for use when the sun is dim or gone for the day. A charge controller regulates the flow of power from panels to batteries in order to safely and efficiently charge them. As with the …
Continue reading Electrical System Essentials: Solar Panel & Charge Controller
Small shelf, big convenience. I love figuring out upgrades for my Teardrop camper, both major and minor. And something else I love is morning coffee. Especially in bed, looking out at the landscape of wherever I happen to be. Serene as it all sounds for starting one's day, I never had any convenient place to …
Teardrop Trailer Travels 