Successful first trip with the new trailer. The maiden trip was a 5 day stint in the North Maine Woods. Trailer handled great. It was nice to spread the gear load out and make the travel much more enjoyable. Takes a lot of stress out of remote camping when you can carry extra fuel as well...
Well the trailer got a bit bigger than initially planned. Here are some pics of the progress. Hoping I havent made too many mistakes along the way. Thanks to a good friend who provided all the welding. Getting out soon to try it out and see how it performs.
Yes it will be rugged, but I'm trying to plan for future revisions. I'll eventually want to add a frame for an RTT, and swap out the clamshell for a more standard cargo box.
Also realizing the hinge in the front for the clamshell is not a great design. Limits the use of the tongue area for...
Hey everyone, looking for some feedback regarding a potential small off road trailer build. I picked up a small 4x5ish clamshell trailer cheap. Got the idea from MikeyMagic's build. Thanks to him and everyone on here for all the ideas!
Planning on mounting it to a new frame/axle. I've added...
Thanks MikeyMagic,
Heres a few pics of mine. I just picked it up last weekend. Couple of pics are just sizing up the wheels i'm planning on using.
I'll start a thread once I get the design going. Thanks for all yours and everyones info on the forum!
Looking great! Have you taken it out for a test run yet?
I just picked up the same trailer and plan on doing a similar build. What width axle did you go with?