After tent camping for over 20 years, they got really tired of cooking and packing up in the rain, and sleeping on an air mattress that never stayed inflated. The teardrop just seemed like a perfect fit to keep the cozy tent feeling but upgrade on sleeping and cooking arrangements.

It started with a tent that was starting to leak a little bit. Tenting was their favorite way of camping but also started to realize it was getting harder to go from horizontal to vertical. So, they started to think about alternatives. That's when they landed on Wander Tears and started their Vaga build.

After camping in the Tetons, Sarah and Bryce decided they wanted to find a way to camp in a more comfortable and affordable way so they could continue to explore the National Parks. That’s when they came across Wander Tears and chose to take on a Teardrop Trailer build.

In hopes for an easier way to go on impromptu surf trips to the coast, Luke started to create his own teardrop trailer with the help from our DIY Vaga Plans. He spent the winter building his trailer and by the time spring hit, they were able to take it on a test run!

John and Crystal are on their second DIY teardrop. A lot of memories made and lessons learned throughout the 15,000 miles clocked on their first build. Ultimately, they decided they wanted to improve their camper and start fresh now that they have some build experience.

After a few months of contemplating, Caitlin and Aimee decided a teardrop build was the right choice for them. They loved the convenience, luxury, and security that the camper provides over a tent.

After stumbling upon Wander Tears, Tom and his wife thought about purchasing a custom teardrop. Ultimately, they decided to take on a DIY project and build their own.

John wanted the ability to get to remote places while traveling and thought a teardrop would allow him to do just that. Buying one was out of his budget so he decided DIYing one was the way to go.

Ben is an avid outdoorsman and lover of travel, he's backpacked and/or tent camped in all but two of the United States and even thru-hiked the entire Appalachian Trail back in 2011. Ben's fallen out of touch with adventuring the last few years but is eager to get back to it with his new DIY Vaga!

As someone that loves the look of the vintage teardrop trailers, Dave Young decided to build one for his portable bar business, Park ‘n ‘ Pour.

Like most of us, Dries van der Westhuizen loves camping but hates packing up a wet tent after a weekend away. With the help of our DIY plans and Vaga kit, Dries has now completed his teardrop trailer!

In reaching a compromise with his wife, Daryl decided camping with a teardrop trailer and committing to building it himself was the way to go!

Sarah and Rick were tired of tent camping, sleeping on the ground, and filling the car with bins of gear. That’s when they decided it was time to take on a teardrop build.

After 20 years of tent camping, Len and his wife decided to make a change and join the teardrop community.

Like most of us, Mathieu's reasoning for building a teardrop was because he was tired of sleeping on the ground when camping!

As a way of expanding their mobile bar business, they used the DIY plans to build their very own bar on wheels, Traveling Boho Bar.

Craving a more versatile way of traveling and camping with their newborn son, they thought a teardrop would give them the safety and comfort of their car but having the same luxuries the van gave them.

Being into old cars and hotrods, Mark has wanted to build a Teardrop ever since visiting El Mirage dry lakes and seeing the vintage teardrop trailers.

With the unpredictable weather that Ireland brings, Charlie wanted to be able to just get in the car with his teardrop trailer attached and go.

Branden has always wanted to explore the natural beauty of the US, but his son is the one who is finally getting him to do it. Check out this incredible father-son build, with some unique modifications!