A separate video and mention of So-Cal teardrops
http://www.rvmagonline.com/features/040510rv-so-cal-teardrops-video/index.html
http://www.rvmagonline.com/features/040510rv-so-cal-teardrops-video/index.html
RV Mag - featuring E & So-Cal teardrop
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Yes, Box, for those of us in the know it is not an original idea. You should do your own video! 
Featuring Obi when he recovers (how is he doing?)
Interesting that the E they'll be using comes from Honda's HQ. I wonder what awareness Honda's brass has of Elements pulling teardrops and other towables.
Auto manufacturers have significant excess capacity these days. It's a wonder they aren't doing more to exploit the towable market that exists for their own models and which could increase the market for their cars.
Nissan had the short-lived collaboration with Airstream (the now discontinued Airstream Basecamp) but that trailer is too heavy for 4-cylinder SUVs.
With zillions of CRVs and Elements on the road, Honda could come up with a towable that specifically compliments those vehicles and is suitable as well for other 4-cylinder cars.
An Element-specific teardrop would facilitate a walled canopy that encapsulates the space between the Element and the Teardrop and provides rain and privacy coverage for the Teardrop doors.
The three components would then be sleeping (teardrop), kitchen (trailer tongue-E tailgate) and gear storage (Element).
Honda should also sell accessories that take advantage of the tailgate as a couch, which is how I use it during camp trips. A tailgate-sized cushion with side padding would be ideal.
If I was any good at CAD, I'd sketch that out.
Featuring Obi when he recovers (how is he doing?)
Interesting that the E they'll be using comes from Honda's HQ. I wonder what awareness Honda's brass has of Elements pulling teardrops and other towables.
Auto manufacturers have significant excess capacity these days. It's a wonder they aren't doing more to exploit the towable market that exists for their own models and which could increase the market for their cars.
Nissan had the short-lived collaboration with Airstream (the now discontinued Airstream Basecamp) but that trailer is too heavy for 4-cylinder SUVs.
With zillions of CRVs and Elements on the road, Honda could come up with a towable that specifically compliments those vehicles and is suitable as well for other 4-cylinder cars.
An Element-specific teardrop would facilitate a walled canopy that encapsulates the space between the Element and the Teardrop and provides rain and privacy coverage for the Teardrop doors.
The three components would then be sleeping (teardrop), kitchen (trailer tongue-E tailgate) and gear storage (Element).
Honda should also sell accessories that take advantage of the tailgate as a couch, which is how I use it during camp trips. A tailgate-sized cushion with side padding would be ideal.
If I was any good at CAD, I'd sketch that out.
Honda should also sell accessories that take advantage of the tailgate as a couch, which is how I use it during camp trips. A tailgate-sized cushion with side padding would be ideal.
If I was any good at CAD, I'd sketch that out.
How about the tailgate seatback ,http://handa-accessories.com/viewer.html?pic=element/elementtailgateseat.jpg I have this , it came with my lifestyle package and has been to many tailgating and camping activities , along with the table leg kit ! I also use the seat cushions for going to the games as well on the bottom of the tail .
PS that is Not Ms RUBY
RUBY
If I was any good at CAD, I'd sketch that out.
How about the tailgate seatback ,http://handa-accessories.com/viewer.html?pic=element/elementtailgateseat.jpg I have this , it came with my lifestyle package and has been to many tailgating and camping activities , along with the table leg kit ! I also use the seat cushions for going to the games as well on the bottom of the tail .
PS that is Not Ms RUBY
RUBY
What's needed is padding on the tailgate itself (between one's bottom and the tailgate). It's most comfortable to sit at an angle with my back at a 45-degree angle at one end of the tailgate and legs stretched out on the tailgate. I presently use two closed-cell foam sleeping pads and a beach towel on top.
That Handa accessory thing would impede access to the gear and cooler that I keep in the back of the E, and would also make it harder for Gidget to hop up there from the tailgate.
But thanks for posting the link.
That Handa accessory thing would impede access to the gear and cooler that I keep in the back of the E, and would also make it harder for Gidget to hop up there from the tailgate.
But thanks for posting the link.
shin banger
Hikerchick- Everytime I hear you write of using the tongue as your cooking area I think about hitting my shin or knee ergggghh But I was thinking about a design that would be a tongue mounted chuck wagon -type box with slide out drawers and slide out propane stove. Of course you would have to think about tongue weight. Maybe put on a swivel you would find on a bar stool so you could turn it depending what side you wanted to cook on. Any thoughts?
Hikerchick- Everytime I hear you write of using the tongue as your cooking area I think about hitting my shin or knee ergggghh
But I was thinking about a design that would be a tongue mounted chuck wagon -type box with slide out drawers and slide out propane stove. Of course you would have to think about tongue weight. Maybe put on a swivel you would find on a bar stool so you could turn it depending what side you wanted to cook on. Any thoughts?
In the interest of not putting too much weight on the hitch, what I'm really looking for is a camp kitchen. The stove and other heavy gear can be hauled in the Element or the back of the teardrop.Hikerchick- Everytime I hear you write of using the tongue as your cooking area I think about hitting my shin or knee ergggghh
Having surface areas for food prep and a place to set the stove are the most important things.
If I were handier, I'd consider using the Cabelas camp kitchens that I already have and configuring my teardrop's existing tongue platform to make use of the removable counter tops.
I've also been looking at a swing-out table that could be clamped to the tongue and be usable while lounging on the tailgate.
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