The Wild Goose Teardrop
When Mike told me he wasn’t willing to sleep in a teardrop trailer because they were so small that they induced claustrophobia, I began to look at roomier designs. I immediately liked the Wild Goose.
The design originally was published in the April 1953 Popular Mechanics Magazine and can be seen here:
Unlike the typical teardrop, the kitchen area is within the trailer. The hatchback opens up and a tent is erected around the opened area allowing for more room within the trailer, but keeping the low profile of a teardrop. Here are a few photos of the design.
Ginger’s Wild Goose:
Sara’s Adventure Drop, see more at her website: Adventure Drop: Cross Country Winter ’09-’10
Here’s another Wild Goose from Old Trailers: OldTrailer.com Teardrop and Tent Trailer Pictures
There is an updated design available here.
I liked this design because of the transformer aspect, but in the end, it’s just a tent all over again. I was attracted to a trailer because I wanted to be warm in the cold. I already HAVE a tent, so making a trailer that just turns into a tent seemed wrong to me. The best and warmest tent made on the planet fits into a space the size of half my trunk in the Prius. The thought of hauling a trailer down the road just so I could have a tent sounds crazy to me, so I left the dreams of building my own Wild Goose unfulfilled.
Update 10-12-12
Sara pointed out that one of my photos was of her Adventure Drop, which she took across the country in 2009. These pictures of her in the snow are particularly spectacular!
You can read about her epic journey here: Adventure Drop: Cross Country Winter ’09-’10
Wow, I never thought I’d see my trailer on someone’s blog, I’m honored. You must have looked at it when I was considering selling it. I’ve kept it all this time and am finally getting around to re-doing it. If you send me your email, I’ll send you a photo when I’m done.
Comment by Ginger — June 20, 2012 @ 1:56 am
Wow, Ginger! I’m so glad you found me! I’d love to feature your trailer here when you finish restoring it. Which one is yours? I can’t wait to see it after you’re done!
Comment by Laura Moncur — June 20, 2012 @ 9:25 am
Wow, agreed! Never thought I’d see our “adventure drop” on someone else’s blog. Ours is the one with the stripes. Was searching on the web because we are reluctantly selling and was trying to find a place for the right buyer for sometime this special. You can check out some more pic on adventuredrop.blogspot.com. And we will be putting up a for sale ad somewhere in the coming weeks.
Comment by Sara — October 10, 2012 @ 11:50 am
Well our tear drop is offically for sale. More of the specifics are on these forums:
http://tearjerkers.net/new_forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=6043&p=68505#p68505
http://www.tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=52692&p=967506#p967506
The asking price is $7,500 and we are located in New Smyrna Beach, FL
Comment by Sara — October 15, 2012 @ 2:51 pm
Is your Kampmaster/Goose still available?
Comment by Randy — April 16, 2013 @ 9:12 am