How to Build a Teardrop Camper Start to Finish Time-lapse

[@paulparker6349]

I've watched a lot of these builds and I have to say your build is one of the best home built tear drops I have seen. You have a passion my man. Keep living the dream! Happy Wandering!

[@WanderTears]

Thank you very much. It took a lot of time and planning to build so we truly appreciate that.

[@alfredoj1349]

@@WanderTears but it is worth the hustle my men, congratulations, really amazin build

[@jesusdisciple2614]

@@WanderTears how much did the project cost you?

[@zhalgasello]

Продаете проект и видео урок?

[@brianpalffy413]

Love how his wife helped. So nice to see a husband and wife working together.

[@WanderTears]

I really couldn’t do it without her!

[@karimmoorad9649]

Yes thats a beautiful thing❤

[@paxtonwesterberg6000]

Love seeing couples doing stuff together

[@sizzleslider4334]

I honestly love watching people share their builds from start to finish. Not only can I learn, but i also just enjoy watching you create something from nothing. I must be getting to that age now where I want to start getting more into building things. I did a fit out in the back of my 4wd without any clue to what I was doing, and although it's not perfect it works and it was so much fun to problem solve on the go. My recent project is shaping surfboards from stsrt to finish. It really gives you an appreciation for people who master their skills and produce perfect finished products. I surf so just being able to surf my boards at the end is a huge reward for the time. Keep posting and sharing. Bloody awesome and thank you.

[@WanderTears]

There is something very special about creating something from nothing. We live sharing our story and our main mission is to encourage others to do the same. Do you have any videos of you shaping boards? I’m sure people led would love to witness it, including myself!

[@RedfishInc]

You are incredibly lucky to have such a patient and capable helper.

[@WanderTears]

Haha She is very patient with me! Thank you.

[@smileyslick1534]

@@WanderTears, does she have a sister like her? LOL 😂😂

[@RedfishInc]

@@smileyslick1534lol, I'm probably a bit too old for her but who ever ends up with her will be a lucky fella, no doubt!

[@stanleydenning]

My wife would have sat in a lawn chair and just watched. Lucky man.

[@carsontheroad7280]

@@stanleydenning I feel your pain

[@GrantOakes]

I love how Paige is jumping in a really contributing to this great build, using the Kreig pocket hole jig, glue plywood stiffeners, etc, not just holding stuff.

[@WanderTears]

She’s handier than most men!

[@GrantOakes]

@@WanderTears Then she's DEFINITELY a keeper!

[@charlesfaulkner8653]

Absolutely one of the best builds I’ve watched. You have some serious skills and she seemed to be right in unison with you. Great teamwork.

[@glennzanotti3346]

That brought back memories. My build was very similar to yours, but smaller. Mine was 4X8 so I did not have to join any plywood. My hatch was built almost exactly like yours. It was more flexible than I wanted, but it worked. I used similar side doors, too, but they had larger windows. Insulation was not an issue, since I live and camped in the South. However, I built an air-conditioner into my teardrop using a cheap, 5,000 BTU "window shaker." I can't sleep if it is 85 degrees in my camper. From the outside, you could not tell it was air-conditioned, except for a couple of marine vents for intake and exhaust to the condenser fan/coil. I used FRP instead of metal for my skin. Not something I would do again, but it was cheap, and it worked. I used my teardrop to sleep in, and the galley to cook in. That's all. It was my comfortable "tent on wheels."

[@WanderTears]

You said it perfectly! A tent on wheels. We love how it forces us to stay outside but at night when you have a bed to sleep in, in the middle of nowhere, it changes everything. We were tent campers for so long and can’t imagine going back. Where did you put the AC and how did you drain the condensation? We’re in The South as well. Camping without AC is not an option July/August!

[@donaldcampbell5277]

Built one 20 yrs ago. Good job.

[@peterthayer1819]

I'm getting that age the kids will be gone soon and I'm still capable, this is going to be my next project. Good job on the trailer and the video.

[@WanderTears]

Thank you! Let us know if we can help. We do have plans available on our website if your interested in cutting out the long planning phase! Or we can customize some plans for you as well. Either way, check out all the DIY teardrop communities on Facebook. They can be super helpful! Thanks for watching!

[@nicolasc7063]

incredible you started in a garage and now you have a tremendous company you are an example for me because that is my dream thank you for inspiring me to make it possible...

[@missyannp36]

I absolutely loved watching this video. Makes me want to build my own so badly but I'm disabled and I don't see it happening. I was thinking about getting a little fixer upper to try to do myself, but I would love something light for me to tow myself. I hate asking for help. I want to do everything myself, but I do not think I can build this myself. I think I'm going to have to bite the bullet and buy one so I can hit the open open rode. I've learned that life is too short, and too much I haven't seen. I want to get out there. Thank you for the inspiration. It's the perfect size.

[@WanderTears]

Thank you! These little campers are life changing. You have everything you need to go anywhere, and you are correct - there is so much to see and do! Let me know how I can help you get into one!

[@freeleeTheBananaGirl]

i know how long this video took to put together and i just want to thank you for all your effort! great work

[@WanderTears]

I appreciate that, Thank you!

[@briantyson7744]

No doubt.

[@mi1stormilst]

This video made me realize if I ever MADE a teardrop camper myself it would like much much much worse. Very nice job it is quality looking and I bet people would pay good money for one of their own.

[@WanderTears]

Thank you! If you would like to make one yourself we do have plans for our camper!

[@BryanM362]

Dude's got skills and a cute assistant!

[@mario.mdhmueblestodoenmela1826]

Hola amigos, soy de argentina la verdad los felicito muy linda casita rodante. No entiendo nada el inglés pero me encanta verlos trabajar

[@gloriataylor5951]

I like the small campers I just like the fact you hav to go outside to cook or whatever it can be cold out raining or snowing who wants to stand outside to cook and all that they should make it so that the outside kitchen can come inside make it rotate so now you can cook in its nice and cozy

[@lewiscowden9731]

I too have watched a lot of these videos and I must say you're one is by far a more superior trailer than I have tuhvb

[@lewiscowden9731]

Your trailer is a more superior than any I have seen yet. She is absolutely amazing 👏 👌I really hope you all have many many more holidays inside your awesome wee glamping van. l👌👌👌🌹🌹🌹

[@WanderTears]

Thank you! It has literally changed our lives since building it!

[@Joel15269]

Those ???? Over the rear hatch was more like a thousand cuss words when I built mine. I built this same plan and had it since 2015 and still going strong! Wish I would have made a video like this. Fun to look back

[@WanderTears]

😂 exactly!

[@davidbinkowski4825]

One hell of a good looking teardrop you have there. You should both be very proud of that ! I love the quality touches like the aluminum skin on top. When you're paying its hard to swallow the cost of an Airstream but I suppose when you're doing it yourself its easier to afford some of the better materials. Excellent work !

[@WanderTears]

Thank you! It was a very fulfilling experience. And after building this one I can understand why airstreams are so expensive.

[@MrK133n]

Take the money you would spend on someone else’s labor and put that into quality materials and tools for yourself.

[@Freedog423]

Awesome video it has inspired me to start building one love that u hand did it with jig saw and not a cnc

[@xfiftycal6370]

I’m 99.9% sure Zack Fowler just made a video with same build cause this one was recommended next great work 👍🏼👍🏼

[@suvratrai]

Wow,, that was some serious effort. The end result was really nice. Happy memories!

[@WanderTears]

Thank you! yes we have had some great trips in it. Currently on our way back from a 5000 mile trip!

[@wbwylie]

This guy knows what he's doing! Excellent work.

[@WanderTears]

Much appreciated! Thank you!

[@kentmerrill8925]

Great!!! Hope ya'll have a grand adventure.

[@WanderTears]

It’s been fun so far! Thanks

[@HELLENICTRAVELS]

Congratulations guys excellent job Greece 🇬🇷 🇬🇷 🇬🇷

[@WanderTears]

Thank you!

[@davidmuir6849]

Fantastic ,thanks for sharing . I'm looking at making a tear drop camper for my honda goldwing motorcycle ,this has given me the incentive to start Many thanks Dave from Scotland near St Andrews

[@davidmuir6849]

Is there a website I can download the plans? Thanks Dave

[@WanderTears]

Amazing! It’s a very fulfilling achievement. We sell these plans on our website wandertears.com. It weights about 1200 lbs so I fear it may be too heavy.

[@NerdrageHockey]

Great workmanship, awesome end result. But by far the best aspect of this video for me is that Macho Man tank top. Makes me want a Slim Jim.

[@WanderTears]

lol Im glad you enjoyed it. Some people thought I was wearing Paige's shirt haha. No just a cool walmart tank.

[@johnmadill8344]

Now I know why teardrops are not cheap. Lot of work, well done!

[@MottyJo.]

build one myself , but a bit different. first time building sometging like this , you really inspired me

[@berislavvukic7409]

The end result is truly excellent. Time 15:29 , priceless, I envy you!!!

[@alejo4921]

un trabajo hecho con un nivel de detalle increíble !!! es una belleza esa mini camper!!!

[@WanderTears]

Thank you very much!

[@garymyers6128]

That is cool .hope your family have many good times.

[@gumundurgumundsson113]

Very well done, congratulations

[@jvandeEi1]

Great pre-planing, looks amazing

[@WanderTears]

Thank you!

[@duane2243]

Now the materials are X 5 ! .... Excellent build and Video !

[@georgesmith4509]

A really great demo. No long winded preamble about what you where supposed to be demonstrating. Even using speed up video it still had enough visual info to show your method, great. More You tubers should do this instead of being a talking head. I've watched a lot of supposed builds that don't actually show anything. Your video is a beauty. thanks. I did turn the music off.

[@WanderTears]

Haha thank you!

[@kenliu8511]

The handwork is very good! Admirable!👍👍

[@WanderTears]

Thank you!

[@mlangfordcamper]

Watching this again and so impressed with 689 K views in just 11 months yall did well and made a nice trailer too.

[@WanderTears]

Yeah I was shocked to see it blow up too. I thought it’d be cool to get 1000 views.

[@michaelcarman-yv9tm]

i'm an 80yo diyer. excellent!

[@mr.peabody3509]

Wow!!! Love it. Symmetrical, clean lines, solid build. Kudos.

[@WanderTears]

Thank you!

[@petersantulli2337]

Great build! Liked how it was the two of you working on it!

[@WanderTears]

Thank you! Yeah definitely needed an extra hand a few times.

[@arunpai2270]

Amongst so many videos and books - this build is the most descriptive and inspiring build. Will be my reference video when I start my build next month! Would be really helpful if you could include a list of tools used in the build in the description

[@WanderTears]

I appreciate the kind words. We do have plans for this specific model. Slightly different (simpler) build method but all the tools, materials and cut lists are included. Check them out on the website wandertears.com/diy-plans. We have had many people get it done in less than 4 months. No experience needed.

[@lewiscowden9731]

You have done an awesome job 👏 I hope you both have many years of fun in your wee Glamping van. 😀

[@ГригорийЕгоров-о8ш]

Молодцы ребята! Классный кемпер...Золотые руки...Лайк из России

[@WanderTears]

Thank you!

[@rickdee67]

AWESOME CAMPER! I hacked my lil camper together in a drunken stupor compared with this craftsmanship! BUT. I did dip every single stainless screw in clear silicone before driving it in the last time and glued every single joint and painted all wood inside and out during assembly of my rolling mistake! Great job brother!

[@WanderTears]

😂 thank you! Hey as long as you can get drunk in the woods and wake up dry in cozy bed that’s all that matters.

[@jessys9868]

WOW. Really fast video but I did learn a lot.

[@custommoto-magazine549]

Your video made me to give up to build my own dude!! "Tiny" camper but "great" job..👍

[@WanderTears]

Thank you!

[@mariosanto3757]

Hola buen día, Felicitaciones a ambos, quedó espectacular prolijo 100 puntos.

[@FateLobby]

You are crazy good!! This is mind blowing, seriously!

[@WanderTears]

Thank you! It was definitely a challenge!

[@donny9531]

Very well done, looks very professional.

[@WanderTears]

Thanks! We took our time trying make it right.

[@Ohsage1111]

Thanks for the vid. I learned a lot watching this. I appreciate you!

[@WanderTears]

Thanks for watching! Glad you got something out of it.

[@ITSKAL]

Excellent job… perfect finishing 👍

[@WanderTears]

Thank you!

[@TheAkrut]

Amazing, can you share the specifications for the aluminum

[@WanderTears]

Thank you! All the aluminum was 3003 and .040 thick. For the walls I used 48”x120” painted white and roof was 60”x120” mill finish.

[@TheAkrut]

@@WanderTears thanks! amazing project, I want to build on!

[@gavinsdaddy2008]

Ok thats expert level skill…nice job

[@WanderTears]

I appreciate that! We spent a lot of time trying to make it professional grade.

[@yt650]

You did a really nice job and there’s no question you’re very good at it. A little humor please take it as that. Man wears black shorts blue shirt, female in every new shot or new component added has a different outfit on, LOL.

[@WanderTears]

Lol yes we had to make it over several days so we wore many clothes. Thanks for watching it!

[@travlinbeerinc6629]

Fantastic video and beautiful build. Hoping to start my first in next couple months. Thanks for sharing.

[@WanderTears]

Thank you! let me know if I can help!

[@travlinbeerinc6629]

subscribed here and following on Insta. will be reaching out I am sure. thanks!

[@Kingfishertim24]

Great looking teardrop! Also awesome that you’re in Aiken! Evans here!

[@WanderTears]

Oh Nice! We are practically neighbors haha

[@djpauliegee6571]

Love the teardrop camper👍🏽 Like the music aswell 🎶🎵🎶🎵👍🏽 And the video was very helpful. Thanks👍🏽.

[@WanderTears]

Thank you! Some people love the music, some people hate it haha.

[@lucabayete4327]

Great construction and great video!

[@jamesvella851]

Love you video from start to finish. Thanks for sharing.

[@WanderTears]

Thanks for watching!

[@franklinhaubrich2565]

How much did all the materials cost?

[@SlugBurpAK]

in Alaska trailer like these cost over $14,000. So summer of 2020, my dad and I built one for, well would of been under $2,000 if we knew what we were doing, ended up being just over that. The biggest cost was a snowmachine trailer we built it on top of. We also made it easier and faster by squaring it, instead of curving it. Made it low as we could, inside about 3 1/2 feet high, like a tent. It's light weight and so nice to pull up to a site in any weather, and my bed is already. We saw a picture online, and said, lets try to make something like that. It was a fun project.

[@WanderTears]

I can definitely relate with that! We were tent campers for a long time, but got rained on too many times. We’d come back from a hike and all of our gear would be soaked. Now there’s zero setup at camp, and we are protected from everything. 1000x better than a tent!

[@paulopilot73]

It is a great project to do in this time of Corona virus

[@WanderTears]

Absolutely! We actually finished it in April 2020 which ended up being a perfect time to go off the grid!

[@Ra-zor]

Superb build, now we wait for some videos of your adventures!

[@WanderTears]

Thank you! And I know, We need to put some together for you all! We do put most of content on Instagram though. @wandertears

[@h.muller259]

Very, very good - professionell - better as from factory! RESPECT!!!

[@WanderTears]

Thank you very much!!

[@inoffline80]

Wonderful mobile home. Arms grow in the right place. Where did you get these doors?

[@WanderTears]

We got them from a vintage technologies out of Michigan.

[@nate.leal.]

Living the dream..

[@JackstaBlazer]

Amazing video, really shows how everything came together. will be my inspiration for my build!

[@WanderTears]

Awesome! Thanks for watching. Let us know if we can help.

[@Smacks1]

Man, I wish I had the confidence to just go for it and build this!

[@WanderTears]

You totally should! We have plenty of resources to get you through it. Check out the website wandertears.com.

[@Morpheus170]

That's a real man right there! Excellent work!

[@sunnyscott4876]

And he has a real woman helping him every step of the way!

[@WanderTears]

Much appreciated!

[@WanderTears]

She's the real MVP.

[@BelusTraveller]

That a 5 star Job ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, I would have only fiberglassed every top to bottom, but Amazing work Gang, Envoy, Belus

[@WanderTears]

Thank you sir!

[@MottyJo.]

Wow man, great looking teardrop

[@mlangfordcamper]

Well done I have a teardrop camper video and don't have near this many views I wish mine did so well.

[@WanderTears]

I just subscribed! I didn’t expect to have so many views either . You need key words in the title and description, along with an eye catching thumbnail. You have a lot of great content!

[@mlangfordcamper]

@@WanderTears Thank you very much I am working on that

[@신바람-r5p]

Thanks for sharing your brollan art

[@WanderTears]

My pleasure 😊

[@toMCsh]

Very cool. Dumb question though...won't the plywood floor rot out without an aluminum bottom to protect it?

[@WanderTears]

Thank you! And no, we sealed up the underneath with fence paint. You could also use simple exterior paint. While it isn't completely waterproof, it gives the wood the ability to dry out. And you'd be surprised how dry it is under there after a downpour.

[@chrisgenovese8188]

Damn this is sick. Really top notch. Thanks for the attention to detail and the shared process!

[@WanderTears]

No problem thank you for watching!

[@tylerworrell7807]

This is amazing! Awesome work. Truly talented my man!

[@WanderTears]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@duelette]

Nice work! You are a carpenter it's plain to see. I've been kicking around the idea to build small trailers. I've been a carpenter for over 40 years and at 63 years old now I am semi-retired but I'm thinking of building some small campers for resale. Just was wondering how many hours you had into that project and the cost of materials. Thanks

[@WanderTears]

You could make it happen! We have plans to help get you started right away.

[@hayderhayder3991]

Wonderful work thank you for your efforts !!!

[@WanderTears]

Thanks for watching!

[@freeidaho-videos]

Excellent planning and work!

[@WanderTears]

Thank you! I think it took us longer to plan it than build it!

[@garryperrin2408]

very enjoyable lots good stuff!

[@WanderTears]

Thanks for watching!

[@ellegei8912]

Highly impressive, keep up the good work 👍 Long live to your channel.

[@WanderTears]

Thank you very much!

[@pmd9136]

Damn you guys work fast. Great video! 👍

[@WanderTears]

Thank you sirrrr

[@Colin399]

You clever people👍😁

[@WanderTears]

😄🙏

[@ikraaksesuar928]

Türkiye'den selamlar tebrik ederim yaptığınız iş çok güzel...👍👏👏

[@GreyWolfe]

Great video, thanks for sharing.

[@WanderTears]

Thanks for watching!

[@johngrenfell7171]

Great video I enjoyed seeing you put the teardrop together looks like fun

[@WanderTears]

Thank you! I wish it went together as fast as it looks in the time-lapse.

[@smileyslick1534]

Nice work! Teamwork makes the dream work. 😊 You’re definitely blessed with talents and a great wife. It looked like you didn’t use treated lumber for your wood floor frame and initial decking. I bought a used trailer and learned the hard way how treated lumber is essential especially for the bottom attaching to the frame. I had to rip it all out down to the frame.

[@WanderTears]

Thank you! Oh no! That sounds like a nightmare! That’s probably a good idea. We sealed it up pretty well so hopefully we won’t have that problem. Hopefully you got a good deal on the trailer?

[@smileyslick1534]

@@WanderTears, how did you seal up the decking underneath to prevent erosion & rotting? Fortunately I got the trailer really cheap. It was only $150, but I would’ve been better off getting a new trailer for a few hundred dollars more because the axle was slightly out of alignment causing uneven wear on the tires and blowouts. I went through 5 tires within less than 1000 miles.

[@WanderTears]

We used Asphalt fence paint for the bottom and it’s help up great!

[@smileyslick1534]

@@WanderTears, great! Thanks for the tip. I’m sure it will be helpful even to many that actually read through the comments.

[@RabbitusMaximus]

Great job!

[@WanderTears]

Thank you!

[@adriandmangan]

Brilliant job and great informative video

[@1980pichy]

Wow! It fantastic. 👍👍👍

[@WanderTears]

Thank you!

[@JojoandScott]

That's some super impressive jigsaw cuts. How did you manage to get them so neat and straight?

[@WanderTears]

Thank you! A crazy amount of measuring and a steady hand is all.

[@sunnyscott4876]

That was exactly my first thought! How is he doing that?????

[@familyrst_adventure5787]

Good job on your build!!! Is it possible to know what did you use to bond your aluminum on the playwood and also... Is it marine grade playwood? Thanks in advanced!!! And stay safe!!

[@WanderTears]

Thank you! It is just birch plywood. And we float the aluminum over the wood to allow for expansion in different temps. Are you building your own?

[@teresadoherty5326]

Very cool! Great job!

[@WanderTears]

We appreciate it!

[@derekmcelroy2092]

Really great video. A lot of hard work went into that. Can I ask what you used to deal around the top seams? I see channel iron on the bottom but what was that flexible rail you used everywhere else? Great work!

[@WanderTears]

Thank you! That trim is called aluminum corner insert trim, if you Google it it’ll pop up.

[@kevinhall8949]

Seriously pro quality build AND video! Did you use a router and a flush-trim bit to do all those long plywood and aluminum cuts?

[@WanderTears]

Thank you 🙏! It really means a lot. We did. We actually went through a several flush trim bits on this build. It’s worth keeping them fresh!

[@benjaminwood2482]

Impressive.

[@ajwalkz]

Well done. Great looking trailer.

[@WanderTears]

Thank you!

[@Jeb531]

Looks really good.

[@WanderTears]

Thank you!