Is it ready to camp in ... yes it is!

Well the teardrop was ready to camp in and undeterred by still working on it -4 hours after we were supposed to be setting out we went and pitched the teardop in the dark with an awning that we had never pitched before in an unfamiliar field in North Notts for Wadfest.

We had some _very_ helpful neighbours. Thanks to Jodie, Jordan and Jake for their help. Here are some pics.



It all looks quite sane here but Wadfest is not usually known for sanity.

Chris

Quite a lot of work in quite a short time ...

When it comes to decorating rooms in the house then inviting people to come and visit is a good prompt to progress. When it comes to building a teardrop it seems that having a camping trip planned when you need to use it is an equally good prompt. Not exactly, completely finished, but definitely useable. And fantastic progress in just a couple of weeks.



Really looking forward to using it soon.

Chris

Teardrop-builders' gift horse or a big hint from on high?

Our house is in the middle of nowhere, but also near to some main roads. Our drive is long and overgrown and not overlooked. This makes it the ideal place for ... fly tippers. Two or three times a year things are dumped and we get the pleasant task or sorting through the mess. As a pair of natural scavengers we occasionally reuse some of the stuff that is dumped, or at least clean it up and send it to a charity shop. Occasionally, but not for a while, the dumping is of a vehicle. Back in May when we had not done ANYTHING on the teardrop since the February pictures (good reasons) we ended up with a caravan dumped.

Now I am sure the neighbours thought that this was a damned nuisance and an eyesore. But of course Steve saw it as another teardrop in the making.

So when we finally cleared some time to start again on the project (last week) he started asset stripping the asset. Here are some pics of that activity in progress.

The alumnimum will be the roof of our Mk#1 trailer, and a few other bits and peices too. As you will see. Because progress is finally being made ...

Chris