Grizz-Pod Teardrop Trailer - The Completed Build.

Just read the full build of this fantastic teardrop again (inspiration for my up and coming teardrop build). Fantastic build with a lovely finish.

Hope both you and Nicola are still enjoying it now it is finished.

PS my caravan chassis is currently on its way back to my house for the project to begin

Thanks for the ideas and inspiration

I have just spent several hours, over the last few days, wading through this build. All I can say is well done in achieving what many others can only aspire to.

I make the following comments concerning various posts -

1. Aluminium beer kegs are the property of the breweries who had then made originally. Breweries never ever sell the casks to anyone; they go to be recycled when no longer fit for purpose. They are always recycled through a specified processor, therefore if you got hold of one and tried to weigh it in as scrap, the scrap yard wilol be be very reluctant to take it. Furthermore the breweries have a mobile task force roaming about, looking for aluminium beer casks in places that they should not be. If for instance there is a car jacked up in the street, and supported by beer casks, they will more than likely stop their vehicle, remove the casks from under said car and take them. The user had no right to have them in their possession. Therefore if you have a beer keg and you get a visit from this task force, you won't be keeping the keg much longer.

2. The red, refelctive triangles on the back of your 'teardrop'. They are upside down. Look at the reflector and they should be marked 'top' on one end. Unfortunately trailer legislation states how they should be mounted.

3. Flooring for the bed of the teardrop. As with many other trailers, one of the prime considerations is how to stop the floor from rotting out. If you Google 'phenolic ply' you will find that it is a resin impregnated plywood sheet. It is generally sold in 10' X 5' sheets and 18mm thick. The main users of this product will be trailer manufacturers & coach builders. This material is completely waterproof when you buy a sheet. If you have to cut it to size, then there are certain sealants to coat the sawn edges, thereby restoring its waterproof capability. Phenolic ply is not cheap; only available via the Internet usually; will outlast the purchaser. I have just refurbished a plant trailer, and phenolic ply has been laid as the new floor, then topped off with a 6mm sheet of aluminium chequer plate. Before laying the ply down, the top of the metal chassis, which I had galvanised, was then coated with three layers of DENSO tape. All fixing holes had been drilled in the chassis prior to galvanising. The ply and chequerplate were laid ointo the chassis, and a 6" nail was used to poke a hole through the DENSO tape and thus allow a fixing bolt to be fitted. Simples. The tape will stop any rubbing throughy of the ply surface, and also waterproof the area where the bolt hole is.

I would recomend searhing both PHENOLIC PLY and DENSO TAPE if you are not familiar with these terms.

Back to your project and once again congratulations on your efforts.

I have just spent several hours, over the last few days, wading through this build. All I can say is well done in achieving what many others can only aspire to.

I make the following comments concerning various posts -

1. Aluminium beer kegs are the property of the breweries who had then made originally. Breweries never ever sell the casks to anyone; they go to be recycled when no longer fit for purpose. They are always recycled through a specified processor, therefore if you got hold of one and tried to weigh it in as scrap, the scrap yard wilol be be very reluctant to take it. Furthermore the breweries have a mobile task force roaming about, looking for aluminium beer casks in places that they should not be. If for instance there is a car jacked up in the street, and supported by beer casks, they will more than likely stop their vehicle, remove the casks from under said car and take them. The user had no right to have them in their possession. Therefore if you have a beer keg and you get a visit from this task force, you won't be keeping the keg much longer.

2. The red, refelctive triangles on the back of your 'teardrop'. They are upside down. Look at the reflector and they should be marked 'top' on one end. Unfortunately trailer legislation states how they should be mounted.

3. Flooring for the bed of the teardrop. As with many other trailers, one of the prime considerations is how to stop the floor from rotting out. If you Google 'phenolic ply' you will find that it is a resin impregnated plywood sheet. It is generally sold in 10' X 5' sheets and 18mm thick. The main users of this product will be trailer manufacturers & coach builders. This material is completely waterproof when you buy a sheet. If you have to cut it to size, then there are certain sealants to coat the sawn edges, thereby restoring its waterproof capability. Phenolic ply is not cheap; only available via the Internet usually; will outlast the purchaser. I have just refurbished a plant trailer, and phenolic ply has been laid as the new floor, then topped off with a 6mm sheet of aluminium chequer plate. Before laying the ply down, the top of the metal chassis, which I had galvanised, was then coated with three layers of DENSO tape. All fixing holes had been drilled in the chassis prior to galvanising. The ply and chequerplate were laid ointo the chassis, and a 6" nail was used to poke a hole through the DENSO tape and thus allow a fixing bolt to be fitted. Simples. The tape will stop any rubbing throughy of the ply surface, and also waterproof the area where the bolt hole is.

I would recomend searhing both PHENOLIC PLY and DENSO TAPE if you are not familiar with these terms.

Back to your project and once again congratulations on your efforts.