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| Those Tiny Teardrops |
(530) 265-4485
KEEPING IT COMPACT
The Teardrop Trailer emerged in the 1920's. Typically made
from wood and masonite, teardrops had room for two to
sleep comfortably and accommodated a cookstove under
the rear hatch. The typical teardrop was, and still is, 4 feet
wide, 4 feet high, and 8 to 10 feet long. As motor-camping
grew in popularity, so, too, did the use of portable trailers
like teardrops, and by the thirties, both teardrop kits and
manufactured units became readily available. After World
War II, teardrops, like most other trailers, were constructed
from war-surplus aluminum.
But when America entered its peak years of postwar
prosperity in the fifties, people were looking for more room
for their newly acquired domestic gadgets from TV's to
toasters. Even as trailerites were "getting away from it all,"
they wanted it all right there with them. So by the mid sixties,
as outsized recreational vehicles increased in popularity, tiny
teardrops all but disappeared. These lovable underdogs
are still around, tucked into backyards and garages across
the country.
Do you need help with your Teardrop?
from wood and masonite, teardrops had room for two to
sleep comfortably and accommodated a cookstove under
the rear hatch. The typical teardrop was, and still is, 4 feet
wide, 4 feet high, and 8 to 10 feet long. As motor-camping
grew in popularity, so, too, did the use of portable trailers
like teardrops, and by the thirties, both teardrop kits and
manufactured units became readily available. After World
War II, teardrops, like most other trailers, were constructed
from war-surplus aluminum.
But when America entered its peak years of postwar
prosperity in the fifties, people were looking for more room
for their newly acquired domestic gadgets from TV's to
toasters. Even as trailerites were "getting away from it all,"
they wanted it all right there with them. So by the mid sixties,
as outsized recreational vehicles increased in popularity, tiny
teardrops all but disappeared. These lovable underdogs
are still around, tucked into backyards and garages across
the country.
Do you need help with your Teardrop?