Voila! Here is the trailer!

This started at Clan 2013, where Alisha and I showed up in time for the rainstorm to start. I got the pavilion up before the rains started coming down, and the slope of the hill prevented too much water from getting in. Despite about 1/4" of water under the edges the majority of the pavilion was dry! Alas, that was still too wet for Alisha (though with the way the mattress filled the space, a 2 corners would be in that water, soaking moisture up the bedsheets... We were better off. Some folks put their tents on flat ground. I saw tents completely flooded, at times easily a foot of standing water!

we did ok - I had paid for a bed in a cabin (mostly to help cover costs, I wasn't thinking I'd need it!), but Alisha was looking at some folks in campers, and made words that one of those would be nice and comfy and fun

I don't think she realized how crazy I was, because my response to things like that is, "It'd be even more fun to build one"

Apparently not crazy enough, she still agreed to marry me.

Anyway, a Vardo! If you don't know the term, go google or wikipedia it. Wikipedia is a verb too, right?

As an upgrade to a smallish pavilion (small=!8'diameter, 12' at the peak) that will be used primarily as a sleeping space, size doesn't need to be big. Also, my car has a towing capacity of 1,500 lbs, and while long trips I'll want a sturdier vehicle, something small enough to tow shorter distances seems a good idea. I've read that people have kept these under 1,000lbs, so I'm not (completely) crazy in expectations. I looked at the next size up, but visualizing it, I think this 5x8 frame will work well.