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Offroad trailer to me is one that will follow you down or up a nasty rutted out trail and still be able to make it home. Just as your vehicle does.

I just bought it in February of this year...Was a CVT Mt. Rainier. Decided to sell our house and needed the money.... Sold it real fast as it was only used a few times...Planning to buy another (same model) with proceeds from sale after we buy a new place. Have a great summer everyone. Get...

Looks like a good shake down run. I ran into similar oopses on our first trip out with our RTT. Coming from a RV that has everything to a jeep and small trailer with RTT. I need to learn to pack lighter. Good luck on your next adventures.

I have thought about mounting one under the rear to pull trailer around a tree when you get in a tight spot. You could do the same with a front mount and a snatch block. Your idea would work good for the intended purpose.

Using a scissor jack to lift the tent platform up for now. Works good and I use a 12V drill to lift/lower it. Will eventually go to gas lift struts. For now it works as is.

Few pics of my trailer I have been building for a while. Shake down run. First use of new CVT Mt. Rainier. [/URL][/IMG] [/URL][/IMG]

Really like what you are doing here. The modular construction of it I think will work out great for the home builder. Yes please post prices for the build when you get it complete. Good luck.

Might want to look at Rancho 2.5 lift springs for the front of a cj3a. They are exact same length as stock and use similar bushings.

I replaced my springs with Rancho's so maybe that is the differance. I used poly bushings in mine.

Most any offroad shops will stock Rubber and poly bushings. I just walked in and said I needed bushings for a flatfender and they got my the right bushings.

I didn't wait for the group buy. I was ready for my tent in Feb so loaded the family in the truck and drove to Bend to meet the people from CVT. I had already decided on a Mt. Rainier seeing the showroom was just icing on the cake. Nice to climb around in a few different tents before pulling...

Just wanted to add a few pics of my trailer. I have got inspiration from many builds on here. [/URL][/IMG][/URL][/IMG][/URL][/IMG][/URL][/IMG] Don't have a build thread just a lot of work over a few years time.

I think it was a combination of all the above. I might have loaded wrong thinking water and cooler were enough... Tires are 30 inch class C So maybe a little there and the tongue is short in my opinion... Will do a little tweaking and shuffling around for next trip and hope that helps. Thanks...

I like the tarp idea, better than a blanket. Like you said easier to clean and store. Then use as a ground cloth when folding up the annex. I use a brown outdoor carpet under the floor of the annex to keep rocks and sticks from poking through the floor.

Ok will try to add more tongue weight next time. Thought I had enough. Had 6 gallons of water and a full cooler in the front of the trailer. Thanks