One off trailer built from an old camper trailer. Custom made to fit my needs. Please enjoy and like the video and leave a comment on ideas to make this trailer a beast.
Until recently My wife and I did all of our camping from my Jeep. You are the 1st and only other person I have seen that uses a tool box as a chuck box. The only difference is mine is a 4 drawer with a bin on top. I don't have any skills with woodworking so I thought a toolbox would serve the purpose at hand and it has. I guess great minds think alike. Great job on the build!
Nice trailer. I like your grill slide. Similar to what I’m wanting to do with my build. I have a ‘78 Suburban rolling chassis that I want to convert to a camper trailer. Turn the front seat area into the cooking storage. Mount a fridge and my Camp Chef burner onto a slide like that so it slides out the passenger door. Pull it with my ‘76 Burb.
Great set up. The only thing missing in my opinion is a decent heavy duty hitch that can handle offroad use. The D035 or McHitch seems to be the choice units down here in Oz.
find you an used fuel tank from suburban install underneath. get some weight off the back and out of sight. p.s. first solar set up that i like trailer in the shade panels in the sun.
Excellent job. I do have a few questions... -Estimated cost? -Estimated time? -How does it to on dusty roads? -Where did you find all of that sheet metal?
About $5000-7000 without accessories. Took about 2 months to build. Does really well on dusty roads stays sealed and no dust inside. Got the metal from local steel yard. some will even cut to size for a small fee and free delivery.
Very sweet build, i love it. Can I ask how you sealed the doors ? I cant see it well , but did you weld angle iron for the door to lean on ? And what is that white think that you used on the edges? Also how thick steel sheet are you using ? Once again well done!
16 gauge steel. The doors are sealed with weather stripping. I used 1/2" x 1/8" flat bar that is welded to the body on the edge to hold the weather stripping. I also used auto seal sealer to completely seal the welded lips.
Hi- looks good. What gauge steel did you use on the side panels/door panels (aka- skins)? Looks like you attached the door latches directly to the sheet steel? Or are they partially attached to the door frames as well?
When you cut down the Thule racks, how did you re-attach the uprights to the top or bottom brackets, were you able to reuse the bolts or did you have to weld it back together? Thanks!
The pieces are extruded aluminum so I was able to tap the holes where the bolts go because the holes run all the way through the piece. And rethread and install the original bolts.
Trouble on the suspensions probably 3 to 5 inches. You can get different spindles that change the height of the trailer. They range from a 4 inch drop to a 4in lift
Real slick. What kind of rack did you mount your tent on? It looks like a ladder rack with shorter legs. Just what I am looking for. My Erickson ladder rack is too high for my liking.
