Recent content by North53overland

In concept it could be great, but in reality as many said, not sure I would trust it. Especially in northern climates like where I am in Northern Alberta. Freeze/Thaw, cold, hot, and so many unpaved roads. Just more things to go wrong.

Was going to head out this weekend, but stayed around. Glad I did as I was able to temporarily position and install the new Rhino-Rack Stow It Universal Mounts for the shovel. I will probably get an aluminum "L" bracket made so that I can spread the mounts apart and clear the MaxTrax a bit...

Well, the QuickPitch Ensuite mount version 2.0 is finally done and installed. Very content with this setup.

Finally got around to finishing the details and fabrication for the QuickPitch metal box ensuite. Whiel it was mounted to the trailer before our April trip, due to the side twist/torsion against the slide, it would tip and looked very unsupported. Despite using 250lb slides, slides are design to...

Finished installing the Waterport Day Trip 3.8gallon tank on the custom 80/20 roof rack. I had my welding friend bend me two pieces of 1/4" aluminum bar about 8" x 8". Yesterday I then set the "L" brackets and a "FULL" Waterport onto the 80/20 piece that was going to be installed between two...

It's been a while since I posted and will be working on a large post and photos of our 21 day, 8400km journey through the US. But in the meantime, here is one trailer update. As we did this project in phases with 2 different fabricators (1) Chassis, 2) Habitat plus myself as the final cabinet...

March 20, 2022 - Phase 3 - The Last Push I can't believe three weeks have gone by since my last post. This was my second last weekend before the trip. I feel a bit overwhelmed to be honest. Work has been insanely busy (if you recall, at least I might have mentioned before), I own a boutique...

February 28, 2022 - Phase 3 - Renogy Battery, 12V wiring, window coverings & roof rack Just less than 5 weeks to go and so time is getting tight. -This weekend I went to Tandy leather to get some grey, utility grade cow hides to make some custom window coverings. They will be connected to the...

February 19, 2022 - Phase 3 - Deliveries, plumbing propane, roof rack & Overland Journal Took a break last weekend and hit Victoria with my other half. Nice to get some sea salt air in my lungs. In the last week have had a few deliveries arrive: - Powertank BKT-2286 arrive to hold our...

February 7, 2022 - Phase 3 - Cabinet Finishing Touches, LED Mood Lights & DIY TrekPak Drawer Organizers I'm not sure where the time is going, but it seems to be going fast. Over the past 2 1/2 weeks I was away for one weekend for a work trip, so that means the past two weekends have been spent...

January 20, 2022 - Phase 3 - Trailer Graphics As my day job is in commercial interior design and we often work with graphic designers, and many times Clients ask about the super cheap online graphic services of Fiverr and the like, I decided to go through the Fiverr process so I can speak to...

January 15, 2022 - Phase 3 - Removable Cook Partner Details Well it's been a long week and a half since I could last work on the trailer. Today the focus was on trying to get as much of the upper galley side cabinets done. Overall in 7 hours we got most of what I wanted accomplished. 1)...

Those are pretty much custom. I'm having one made for my custom off-road teardrop. One side will have a 75L fridge/freezer on a slide, the other side battery and electronics. Cost to me via a welding friend will be about $1000. cdn excluding the slides.

January 5, 2022 - Phase 3 - Removable Cook Partner Details Spent just a couple of hours today to fine tune a few things on the galley kitchen. One important functional item we were struggling with was the best way to mount our 22" Cook Partner stove to ensure it didn’t move while in transit...

December 31, 2021 - Phase 3 - Cabinet Build Let me start off by saying that in my day to day job as a commercial interior design firm, I spend hundreds of hours a year designing and detailing millwork and cabinets. I work with some of the best in the industry and have won numerous design...