Teardrops and Tiny Trailers Hardcover – July 1, 2008

I have not yet read this book, although it sounds good and I may yet buy one. My 1 Star rating is strictly for the horrible job Amazon did of providing a sample for Kindle users.The book apparently contains photos and descriptions of antique Travel Trailers. The Kindle "sample" stops right after the Preface. No photos, no content, no information that would actually tell anyone whether the book is worth buying. The Preface was well written, and sounded interesting. But a book like this really needs a sample of the actual content, say 10% of the first chapter, to be able to tell what's in the book and/or if a book with photos is suitable for reading on a Kindle. If the original photos were B&W, then they may look fine on a newer 16 tone gray-scale Kindle. But at least some of the photos in the paper book are in color, so who knows how they will look on a Kindle? Also unknown is whether this is simply a coffee table book for looking at, or does it contain practical information on buying or restoring an antique trailer? Again, a little content is needed for the sample to be of any use.I first became aware of this book over three years ago. The original book description was very minimal. At the time, I was researching the smallest Travel Trailer I could live in full-time. The description didn't say if the book was 90% illustrations, did it have floor plans, did it include modern trailers, did it talk about actually living in trailers, etc. In short, would it actually help you select a trailer to buy?I grew so frustrated that I wrote a negative review, specifically complaining about the lack of any useful information that would tell you the actual content of the book. I had several reviewers jump all over me about submitting a negative review, but neither one of them bothered to describe what was actually in the book.Well, the author has now updated his book description, and the number of reviews has grown to where I finally had some idea of what I would be buying. Although this book would not have helped me select a modern trailer, it is a delightful book that I wish I had read years ago.To answer my own questions: The book is a brief overview of the history of tiny trailers. It is well illustrated with beautiful color photographs. There are a few original period photos, but mostly modern shots of lovingly restored trailers and often their restored tow vehicles. Generally, the will be two or three paragraphs of text, followed by several photos. There are no floor plans, and only brief specifications. The book might inspire you to restore an antique trailer, but doesn't go into the nuts and bolts details of how to do so.It is a wonderful book for RVers, campers and anyone interested in Travel Trailers or even just the 1930s ~ 60s. Owners of modern trailers will learn the family tree of their home on wheels. Those wishing to buy or restore an antique trailer, or even build a homemade trailer will find a wealth of ideas and inspiration in this book. Although it's just a starting point for serious research, it's an excellent resource.

I am an avid woodworker and a bit of a mad scientist. I have dreamed about this kind of a project. This book is great for ideas. Well done. Thanks!

This book provides a great overview of small trailers, including teardrops, so-called canned hams, fiberglass, and airstream trailers. There is not a lot of detail about the trailers, but is rather a photo essay of some nicely restored trailers and their towing vehicles, also vintage. I had hoped to learn more about the trailers as I am in the market for a vintage trailer, but there wasn't enough detail to help me much in this. For example, there are no floor plans or enough photos to understand them. Still, I thought it was worthwhile for showing what can be done for a vintage trailer.

Good price for a good book . Very informative and entertaining .,

Last October I started construction on a teardrop trailer, mostly as a winter project (I'm a retired engineer). As work progressed I became even more fascinated with tiny trailers, and when I saw the "Teardrops and Tiny Trailers" book on Amazon I had to have it! Beautiful photography, and so many more styles of tiny trailers than I was ever aware of. The captions, or commentary, with each picture was interesting and informative. Great book (on my coffee table), and my 87 year old mother even enjoyed reading this book!

It’s okay just pictures!

I bought this book as the result of seeing a restored 1959 Shasta trailer resently on display in my neighborhood. The "viewing" set off a few days of intense conversation between my wonderful wife an I about how absolutely cool the little trailer was. And while priced a bit our impluse purchase threshold, it triggered a desire to know more about these (and others) vintage trailers. Buy this book, you will not be disappointed!

Do you love the idea of dropping everything and heading out for a few days on the open highway... but the cost of fuel and lodging holds you back? This book will inspire you with very real solutions to the fuel and lodging problems. Look at the very cool way regular folk traveled during the depression era and beyond, keeping it minimalist but comfy all the same. Beautiful layout and photos and inspirational to those with incurable wanderlust.