James Pierce
Adventurer
It's Thanksgiving. The plan was to headed to Arkansas for 4 days of camping after dinner but I'm stuck at home sick. The head cold I've had since Sunday replaced the rich flavors of Thanksgiving dinner with a bland array of tastes ranging from sawdust stuffing to tofu turkey. I could have been eating Daisy's dog food for all the pleasure it gave me. With this unexpected time on my hands it seems perfect to begin the tale of Pepe` Our Little Mule.
Pepe` came to live with us in May of this year. I found him on a local Jeep forum. He was in pretty rough shape but the price was too good to pass up. I had been looking for a trailer project for a few months and this one fit the bill. Most of the rust resides in areas that I plan to modify so they will be cut out and replaced anyway. I've always liked the utilitarian look of the M101 CDN. I wish I would have been in the market when they were being decommission from the Canadian Military so I could have picked up a nicer one.
When I began looking for a trailer I started researching the forums for others who have them and found many good threads. I appreciate those who have taken the time to document and share their experience with the 101 and have enjoyed learning from them. My goals are not too different from theirs but my methods may be. It is hard to anticipate our needs and I realize as we begin using the trailer we will have a better understanding of what we really want.
Goals:
Be rugged while keeping the wight as low as possible
Have the ability to transverse rough terrain
Keep center of gravity as low as possible
Rack for our Eezi Awn
Water and fuel storage
Secure / lockable lid
Firewood storage
Pull out kitchen
On board propane
House batteries
Full size tires and spare to match Brandy's JK
When we got him home:
Pepe` came to live with us in May of this year. I found him on a local Jeep forum. He was in pretty rough shape but the price was too good to pass up. I had been looking for a trailer project for a few months and this one fit the bill. Most of the rust resides in areas that I plan to modify so they will be cut out and replaced anyway. I've always liked the utilitarian look of the M101 CDN. I wish I would have been in the market when they were being decommission from the Canadian Military so I could have picked up a nicer one.
When I began looking for a trailer I started researching the forums for others who have them and found many good threads. I appreciate those who have taken the time to document and share their experience with the 101 and have enjoyed learning from them. My goals are not too different from theirs but my methods may be. It is hard to anticipate our needs and I realize as we begin using the trailer we will have a better understanding of what we really want.
Goals:
Be rugged while keeping the wight as low as possible
Have the ability to transverse rough terrain
Keep center of gravity as low as possible
Rack for our Eezi Awn
Water and fuel storage
Secure / lockable lid
Firewood storage
Pull out kitchen
On board propane
House batteries
Full size tires and spare to match Brandy's JK
When we got him home:
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