"Tiny Tears" Products
With the goal of being the teardrop trailer builder's premier source of information and products,
"Tiny Tears" provides the following products to help the builder througout his project.
Building Plans and Manuals:
Building manuals in book format
Easy to read; minimal engineering drawings
No-weld Wood Chassis Building Manual, now available
No-weld Utility Trailer Building Manual, now available
Teardrop Trailer Building Manual and Plans, future availability, currently being developed on CAD software
Teardrop Trailer News:
1936 Uni-Wheel Teardrop Restoration Starts
(Source: "Tiny Tears") - Somewhere in Virginia --- The restoration of the 1936 Uni-Wheel teardrop trailer at the "Tiny Tears" shop has started.
This trailer was originally bought on an eBay auction sometime in the summer of 2003 and was shipped to Rhode Island in pieces. For the most part
the teardrop was just the single wheel chassis and the original aluminum. All the wood was too rotten to be bothered with and was not shipped from
Coloroado to Rhode Island. The story of the trailer can be seen at the links in the left column.
Well, if you remember in the last update I talked of doing a dry assembly of the Uni in the basement. I took this one step further and took all
the parts to the Mystic 2006 gathering. On Saturday morning, with the help of some other teardroppers, the Uni was dry assembled. This was a
worthwhile project because it showed that all the pieces fit together and it also showed if the layout would work. The crowd enjoyed the show too.
At the end of the gathering the Uni was disassembled and taken back to Rhode Island. Now it will sit until I return to RI in March. So, the story
will stop here for awhile. In the meantime I will get the webpage updated to complete the Uni story up to this point. Keep watching.
See pictures by clicking the links in the left column of this webpage.
Submit an article about your teardrop trailer project. Let everyone know how your project is going.
Send an email with pictures and an explanation of each picture, and a story. Or, just send the pictures
and explanations and "Tiny Tears" will write the story for you. We will then add the story in the above
section of this page. We will also include a link to your webpage. Any story related to teardropping is
ok. It can be a build project, a trip, a gathering, or news about a person.
Book Description:
Buckle up as Douglas Keister takes you for a decidedly retro ride in the world of diminutive travel trailers in
Teardrops and Tiny Trailers. The demand for vintage trailers-the smaller the better-has risen dramatically in recent
years, with the most in-demand trailers being "teardrops," first manufactured in the 1930s and containing just indoor
sleeping space and an outdoor exterior kitchen. Also profiled in the book are "canned ham" trailers, whose shape
resembles the profile of a can of ham; small-size examples of America's most beloved vintage trailer, the Airstream;
miniscule gypsy caravans in Europe; and fiberglass trailers made in Canada. Two hundred color photographs showcase
these trailers' sleek exteriors, retro-styled interiors, and, in many cases, the restored classic cars that tow them.
Teardrops and Tiny Trailers includes a resource section chock-full of places to locate vintage trailers, clubs to join, a
nd rallies to attend.
We try to keep this website frequently updated. If you add a link to us on your webpage you will be able
to easily come back here. This will also provide an easy link for the friends at your site. In consideration, a link to your webpage will be added to the "Tiny Tears" Links page.
Go to Add a Link. On that page you will find simple instructions
for copying and pasting the code into your webpage. There is a selection for different types of links. It couldn't be
any easier.
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Click the Good Sam Link for details
"Tiny Tears" Teardrop Trailers Information Site
"Tiny Tears" Teardrop Camping Trailers is a premier site for teadrop trailer builders,
and a teardrop trailers information site. The site contains
teardrop trailer plans, technical tips to building teardrop trailers, links to other teardrop
trailer sites, and teardrop trailer pictures, pictures, pictures!!!!
Below is the start of an article that can be found in the Teardrop Stories pages of the website:
“America’s homes are rolling . . Seven years ago, trailers in which you could live as you traveled were virtually unknown .” This statement was published in 1936. It establishes the beginning of the travel trailer craze that is still going on today. As for the start of homebuilt teardrop trailer craze, well, that is a bit hazier.
In the same article as above it is stated, “the typical trailer of today is a one-room affair with the kitchen usually as part of the combination living-dining room. ” This almost sounds like it could be a teardrop trailer, but maybe not quite. The article goes on to talk about the cost of purchasing a travel trailer and even shows pictures of two teardrops with the following caption: “A ‘teardrop’ trailer designed to accommodate two persons. Below, one of the small units that have cooking facilities at rear. ” This establishes the existence of teardrop trailers in 1936. It does not establish whether these teardrops were home built or commercially built.
Another article published in 1936 specifically addresses the construction of a teardrop trailer. This may be the first article ever written on how to build a teardrop trailer. It is called “The Ideal Outdoorman’s Trailer ” and is the first part of a two part series. The trailer developed in this article is identical to many of the renovations seen on the road today.
The remainder of this story can be read by going to the Teardrop Stories page. The link is in the left column.
Dutch Oven Recipe
Easy Barbecue Beef Ribs
Ingredients
8lbs. beef back ribs; well trimmed
Emeril's Rustic Rub* to taste
1(12 oz.) bottle hickory barbecue sauce; sliced
1(12 oz.) bottle chili sauce;
4 cloves garlic, minced;
3 Tbs. dry minced onion;
1-2 tsp. red pepper flakes (to taste)
Prepare Ribs: Separate ribs by cutting between the bones so they are in single rib pieces.
Trim excess fat from both skin and membrane sides of each rib. Season ribs with Emeril's Rustic Rub then
place in a large ziploc bag and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Prepare: Arrange ribs in a 12" deep Dutch oven. In a medium bowl mix together the remaining ingredients and
spoon over ribs. Cover oven and bake using 8-10 briquettes bottom and 14-16 briquettes top (325° F.) for 2 hours.
Baste with pan drippings every 15-20 minutes. Replenish briquettes after 1 hours cooking time.
Cobb BBQ Cooking Grill:
