Home Built trailer photos????

[jgolden]

I'm thinking of starting a new project and I'm looking for ideas. I really like the Adventure Trailer, but it's not in the budget.
Has anyone had any luck using truck boxes from Weathertech or Jobox?
I have a friend that owes me a favor so he's going to build the frame. I need to figure out what box to put on top, etc.
I've looked over the different threads, but most are 416's, pop-ups and AT's.

Any home built Adventure Trailer copies?

thanks
jg

 

[UK4X4]

mmmm a quick search in the trailer section should bring you fruits

none of them exactly "Copies" but built with ideas gleamed from many fabricators......inspiration is a good word for it


here's mine

http://expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12092

Drews, his frame write up helped me build mine

http://expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6043

and the GillZ a later addition to the fold

http://expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14564

neat X design

http://expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15644

there is a post here somewhere with an almost identical copy by someone who visited their workshop and there's another thread with one built in Chile too which has pretty basic looking inde suspension,,,

 

[jgolden]

Thanks for the links.
You did a great job on your build.

And you're right..."copy" isn't the correct word, I'm looking for inspiration and new idea's.


jg

 

[Binder Lou]

I bought this trailer as a kit called a Packmule from a welder in Marysville some 18 years ago. It's been a constant evolution since. All tolled I've probably got about $4,000.00 or so in it and almost half of that was the tent. The tent I bought from Mario at AT and we love it. There are 14 gallons of water in the white plastic tank. I clamped the top lid shut and built a sliding floor to pull all the gear out the back. I can't say there was ever a master plan, just a collection of ideas, notes and sketches I've made through the years. It's a lot more fun than just writing a check to a company and having them hand me a trailer.

 

[jatibb]

ive thought about those jobsite boxes also, but they are heavy and expensive. for ready made boxes you could adapt to a trailer i think tool boxes made for commmercial trucks would be better, and lighter. underbody boxes facing foward and backwards with side mount toolboxes over fender would be cool.. if you can find them all matching and not polished diamond plate (yuk)

 

[sseaman]

there are a lot of different military boxes that can be had fairly cheap. Just get creative.

 

[Ca. Bowhunter]

Ammo box is the way I went.

Randy

 

[SAR_Squid79]

Here's my home built "Chaser". :victory:

http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=22212







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[slimtwo]

Ammo box is the way I went.

Randy

Nice Trailer, did you do the suspension, or did it come that way? I'm looking at doing something similar, however, I'm starting from scratch. Here are some of my ideas.

 

[slimtwo]

Here's my home built "Chaser". :victory:

http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=22212







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Great job! Do you have construction pics on the Forum?

Bruce

 

[ntsqd]

Nice Trailer, did you do the suspension, or did it come that way? I'm looking at doing something similar, however, I'm starting from scratch. Here are some of my ideas.

Note that the angled air spring will reduce it's effective spring rate. The more upright that it can be placed the more linear the air pressure to spring rate (& ride height) it will be. This is the same issue as shocks mounted at an angle and there are many rock crawler threads on that topic.

 

[SAR_Squid79]

Here's my home built "Chaser". :victory:

http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=22212​

Great job! Do you have construction pics on the Forum?

Bruce

I have a few build pics up - click on the link above.

 

[COLOFIREMAN]

Here's my thread ---->CLICKLY

 

[swamper]

trailer Idea

I have a full set of pdf drawings for my trailer, it is on this site listed as a canadian made pop top trailer. give me a shout if you want some more information.

 

[Box Rocket]

Current picture of mine. Still in progress.