Talking with this guy on Craigslist. He lists the trailer as 5'x4', and 64" outer tire to outer tire. He's about 3 hours away, but I have some friends in his area that I needed an excuse to go see. This would be a basic build, axel upgrade, dry kitchen storage , battery box, inverter, probably some Craigslist toolboxes for miscellaneous storage. Long term cold storage plan would be to have a 12v in the tow vehicle, so that it was usable in everyday life. What do you guys think?
How's this look for a starting point?
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Price is just under $400.which is a better deal than a $300 trailer that I would be scared to tow 5 mikes. I want something as light as possible, as I would primarily be towing with a 3rd gen 4Runner. I don't think I would go for a fully enclosed set up on this. Primitive camping supplies, plus a few niceties like a smaller water tank, aux power, camp lighting, some type of weatherproof chuck box, and probably throw thule box on the rails to store sleeping gear.
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Good luck with your project!
I agree. I started with what I hoped would be sufficient for a light enclosed camper (< 1000 lbs), capable of soft-roading eventually. Since my $50 trailer (swap-meet buy, along with a $50 mini-bike) was so small (50" x 60"), and the tires so puny (8"), I just started reinforcing and adding to it until I was "satisfied". Funny, how that works out, the trailer weight grew too much for the axle/springs, so I replaced them, and I ended up what I should've begun with. Whatever you plan on carrying, double that weight estimate, and re-plan. My original axle (1.25 square tube) had to be extended with spacer/adapters and fitted with larger hubs/bearings when I increased the wheel size to 14". I never knew what the axle was rated to carry, but I knew it was probably 1k-1.25k lbs max. The additional parts just weakened the assembly. Not to mention that the total weight had ballooned to 1600lbs. Eventually, the axle tore loose from the frame, thankfully coming back from a trip, as I backed it into the garage. I built a replacement axle assembly with a 3500 lb axle, as I should've begun with, and frame reinforcements and HD springs to match. Here's an abbreviated sequence in pictures:
Good luck with your project!