This looks to be a fantastic family DIY project. A teardrop trailer is a small, lightweight RV that was popular in the 1930s. Teardrops can be built by the average DIYer using basic carpentry skills for as little as $2000.

I hope to do this project in a year, so in the meantime, I'll do some online research using a publicly viewable Google notebook and recreational planning using these planning sheets that I created to make it easier to sketch out floor plans, paint patterns and door styles.