DblD
Adventurer
Watching Coleman Colorado builds on here has inspired me and influenced several of my decisions in the past week. As of Friday I was the proud owner of a very well loved 1988 Coleman Colorado. I have been searing for a Colorado since Euro.Love started to document his build back in April of 2008.
Here is a link to what started this: http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/13650-My-relatively-in-expensive-offroad-popup-build-thread
I have been doing SearchTempest searches off and on for the past five years looking for a pop-up that I thought would fit the way my wife and I and our dog like to camp. This popped up on our local Craigslist on Tuesday and was sitting in my driveway Friday. The trailer is rougher than appears and has not had an easy, well protected life.
I’ve had a eye on the military trailer, I believe it’s a M101a ¾ ton flatbed chassis. Originally it held a generator. It came home with me today from a friend’s house and it will now be repurposed as the base on which I re-build the Colorado.
The deck on the military trailer is within an inch of being the same width of the Colorado and it’s about 10 inches longer.
The plan is to marry the two trailers using as much of the Colorado as possible while shedding as much weight from the M101 as feasible.
Wish list includes:
* New axle under the M101 to bring tires/wheels to back within the fenders. Also match the 6 on 5.5in bolt pattern of the Tacoma.
* Installation of a small slide out AC unit for comfortable summer sleeping.
* Removal of surge brake assembly. Re-fit with regular pintle/lunette ring hitch.
* Addition of some sort of side awning.
* Small inverter generator.
* Onboard water supply.
Some lofty plans for sure and I’ll have to move forward as funds allow. Stay tuned for the build as it progresses.
I welcome any and all advice, feedback, or pokes with pitchforks from the locals.
dd
Here is a link to what started this: http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/13650-My-relatively-in-expensive-offroad-popup-build-thread
I have been doing SearchTempest searches off and on for the past five years looking for a pop-up that I thought would fit the way my wife and I and our dog like to camp. This popped up on our local Craigslist on Tuesday and was sitting in my driveway Friday. The trailer is rougher than appears and has not had an easy, well protected life.
I’ve had a eye on the military trailer, I believe it’s a M101a ¾ ton flatbed chassis. Originally it held a generator. It came home with me today from a friend’s house and it will now be repurposed as the base on which I re-build the Colorado.
The deck on the military trailer is within an inch of being the same width of the Colorado and it’s about 10 inches longer.
The plan is to marry the two trailers using as much of the Colorado as possible while shedding as much weight from the M101 as feasible.
Wish list includes:
* New axle under the M101 to bring tires/wheels to back within the fenders. Also match the 6 on 5.5in bolt pattern of the Tacoma.
* Installation of a small slide out AC unit for comfortable summer sleeping.
* Removal of surge brake assembly. Re-fit with regular pintle/lunette ring hitch.
* Addition of some sort of side awning.
* Small inverter generator.
* Onboard water supply.
Some lofty plans for sure and I’ll have to move forward as funds allow. Stay tuned for the build as it progresses.
I welcome any and all advice, feedback, or pokes with pitchforks from the locals.
dd