Save Money, BUILD YOUR OWN Teardrop Trailer!

Teardrop trailer prices are getting out of hand! But what if I told you today's best custom teardrop camper is actually affordable? And you don't have to cut corners or sacrifice your wants or needs. You just need to be aware of all the small camper build options out there. Yes, I am talking custom teardrop trailer builds. But DIY builds don't necessarily mean building a home built trailer from the ground up. There are DIY teardrop kits that can be built in a long weekend. There are DIY Teardrop camper builder assist programs to help you through the tough moments. You don't have to do this alone. Building a homemade camper has never been easier than today! Like Mark from Overland Trailer says "Build it Once! Build it Right!"

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[mikemead]

Quality material availability - where kits will shine. The one problem with building your own camper is none of the materials needed to create a long lasting camper are available at box stores and lumber yards. Boat building marine plywood, marine plywood foam composites, and some non-wood composites are available at a few speciality shops scattered across the country and can be mail ordered - for a price (if you have to ask ....). And it is hard to spend $400 a sheet for these speciality woods and composites on a project we are not 100% sure of to begin with. Most of us will buy from the box stores and the heck out of it. It works. It is inexpensive. It will last awhile just fine. It will eventually fail, but by that time you will know what you really want.
This is where kits and suppliers to self-builders come in. Kit makers, like the Chesapeake, and self-build suppliers can make these advanced long lived materials available. Add to that a proven design and build process, and the a tentative builds become more likely to succeed and last.

[OverlandTrailer]

Thanks for reaching out to do this with me Drew. Love your work and it's an honor to work together. Happy Camping!

[InnerLight]

Thank YOU!!
Long story short. I am a 67-year-old male just diagnosed with stage four prostate cancer.
Starting chemotherapy shortly then spending time recouping and repairing my body. They say that when you have cancer, and I do believe in the statement, you have to paint a picture to focus on. I live in upstate New York State and I’ve always wanted to see British Columbia, seeing BC in a teardrop trailer is the picture I’m going to hold in my mind. I can’t tell you how incredible that I happened to accidentally stumbled across your channel at this time. I plan on watching channel to learn more about building a teardrop trailer.Thanks for all the hard work you do!
William

[egap]

Stop it!! Now I’m FULLY inspired to make one soon!! Great colab vid!

[darrelljanke]

The trailer Mark shows in the video was a project for our family. I am Mark's dad. Mark and I welded up the frame. My daughter helped apply the tar-like undercoat to the body. My wife helped build the galley and created the quilts for the bed, curtains, and wall hanging. Mark corrected a fairly major error I made when building the body. A friend helped with the outside skin. And almost all of this was done in my garage in temperatures ranging from 105 to 25 degrees F. The first big road trip we did was in the fall of 2017 and I was surprised by the interest this trailer generates. We were giving tours every day at campgrounds, rest areas, gas stations, store parking lots, at the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base parking lot. And most of the time people can't believe we built it ourselves. What they don't realize is they can likely build something just as good and something that is actually a better fit for them because they are doing it themselves. The resources are out there, and I encourage anyone with the interest to just go for it and build one. I love going down the road with my bedroom and kitchen right behind me. And always remember Rule Number One: Have Fun!

[arringtonpalmer]

This pivot you are making is awesome, and so is Mark!

[lotusdolphin]

This was really interesting Drew. I like Mark he should bring him back again. It’s gonna be a good alternative to mortgaging my house again just to be able to buy a little trailer. It’s gotten nuts! Thanks again from California💜😎

[jacechristian]

I love this idea of a DIY Renaissance. Drew, your videos have been a huge influence on my decision to start making my own Teardrop, it's an idea I have sort of gone full circle to. In High School I wanted to build a camper van, then when I got married my wife and I started looking into making a tiny house for a vacation home, then we decided we wanted more mobility so we looked at big camper trailers but didn't really want to get a truck to pull one. That's when I found your videos about the teardrop camping experience, we saw you pulling yours behind a Subaru and it inspired us to start construction on ours to be pulled by our Mazda CX-5. I just finished welding the trailer frame and am currently pricing out the materials to build the camper onto it. I am so excited to learn skills as I build and am really looking forward to how much more time my wife and I will be able to spend together outdoors.

[masonprov]

This may be my favorite ever on YouTube. Thank you.

[wildernesshermit]

I always enjoy discovering another one of your great videos and here you feature a great guy. Mark is a blessing to the community as well as entertaining. By the way Drew, you're not a small part of this community, you're a significant contributor. Thanks.

[tylerwurr]

We are in the process of building our DIY Teardrop thanks to Mark's DIY Frame kit & plans, with some modification to fit our needs! Great video, thanks to both of you!

[carriemainquist]

Informative and funny. Nice collaboration. Liked the vintage shots. Thanks Drew

[SuperPheonix]

My Dad built a very similar trailer and had it wrapped to match is 54' Ford. He installed allot of Oak Woodwork in the interior. He used all online resources and built the thing from the frame up.

[lizzieluz]

I like him, I want more of him! PLEASE

[kevinschultz]

Dude, great video! Down for more Mark videos! Very cool, thanks!

[JeremiahHandschin]

I love this... Feeling inspired! Thank you

[matphat]

Really cool seeing two of my favorite teardrop YTs in one video. I'm planning my build this summer and using all of these resources.

[livingworkingoutsidebox]

Thanks for sharing this. This DIY revival is just what is needed by so many people. It might have gotten it's jump start from the lock downs or pandemic builds that exploded in 2020, but that was just the spark.

What a great idea to help fuel this type of resourceful thinking. I'm sure that many people are going to find motivation in these types of videos.

Thanks for sharing. 🤙👍💪

[JBBrickman]

I’ve been considering getting a teardrop trailer for years and now that I’m an adult I think I will, but never in my life have I considered buying one because the price has always been ridiculous. DIY is the way to go in this field, especially if you’re like me and have every single tool and the know how

[rightamountofcampy]

We started following Marks channel a while back, but am glad to see this video. Definitly motivated me to get back to our build and get it finished.