Roughly two months ago I came to the cold hard realization that the teardrop project had come to an end. I was trying to decide when I was going to have time to finish the trailer when something I had not given a lot of thought to hit me — was I really going to be able to tow the trailer without my truck? The answer was no. Our little 4 cylinder Altima has a towing capacity of 1000 pounds. That includes all passengers, gear, clothes, etc. My estimate for the trailer was 650 pounds. Add that to the body weight of the family, about 400 pounds for all of us, and we are 50 pounds over without any clothes or food; not to mention that the kids could never get any bigger. Buying a vehicle specifically for this purpose was not in the plan either so I decided to throw in the towl and halt production.

Shortly after that epiphany I had to decide what to do with the trailer and all of it’s parts. At first I gave some thought to finishing everything and selling it as a whole unit, but that idea quickly faded. Part of the reason it was not already finished was because I did not have any time to devote to it. That left selling the trailer off unfinished and getting what I could for it.

Last week the trailer sold on eBay to some very nice people from the St. Louis MO area. They came down this past Saturday and hauled it off. It was sad to see it go, but I am relieved because it is one less thing on my to do list.

On Sunday I put an ad on Freecycle to give away the remaining lumber. A nice gentleman and his son came over and took it all away. Now there is barely a trace of the teardrop at my house.