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    Trailer Suspension options... for overland trailer

    Try contacting the US Army, Marine Corps, All NATO forces and check on the torsion axles. Every single trailer below 5K is using torsion axles, the last I heard both AlKO and Dexter were being placed on all 10K and above. 10K and above do come with air bags on the torsion axle. But above 10K...
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    Ouray Base Camp by Aspen XTrails

    Free range most on here have the feeling that their trailers have to have 60% of the weight in front of the axles, normally making the trailer very very tongue heavy, you might tell them the speeds you have towed this trailer fully loaded and after a week of camping. How easy it is to lift the...
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    Reality of cargo trailers off road?

    Not a Cargo trailer but special built to do just about any trail and survive. No longer build them, not a plywood trailer. steel framed, never a failure on a single one of them. You can build one, just don't use spring suspension, go torsion axles and buy the right weight axle for the trailer...
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    1998 Aliner Off-Road edition

    Don't remember if I have posted in your thread or not, but I love these things. I have had two, and if I were to ever build another off road trailer, it would be based on one of these. Go for it, build it up to what you want. Does the Aliner have aluminum upper frame. I know one of them...
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    Internal or external kitchen?

    I went from tent to roof top tent to trailer with roof top tent to tear drop with outside cooking, with awnings all around. The wife hated each and every one, could never make her happy and want to go with me. I no longer camp on the trail due that, so I would suggest talking with the other...
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    Help Identify This Trailer I'm Building with Timbren Axles

    Alko axles have been around a very long time. I used one of the first in the Southern California off road market in 1985. They were a great axle, torsion type, but very expensive. Exclusive on high end trailers such as Air Stream and Holiday Rambler. We put them on our Pro Trac Desert King...
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    Fiberglass travel trailer experiences? (Casita, Scamp, Escape, and others)

    I would message Ace Brown, he had a Cassita he lived out of basically for a few years. Not the greatest off road trailer, but he drug it into some tough places.
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    DUAL Axle trailer

    Yea I tend to get a little carried away with my builds. LOL I think with the Expedition you should be good to go, another small problem I did not think about prior with a tandem is, and it does happen, if you have to disconnect to turn the trailer around, it will be almost impossible to do it...
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    DUAL Axle trailer

    I have drug mine on some pretty tough trails, it weighed in at 2400 pounds with 40 gallons of water, 10 gallons of fuel, propane, fridge, generator and the like. But all of the weight was counter weighted, you could lift the front end without problems, yet tow it at 90 mile and hour. All of my...
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    Tires Weight for Expo Trailer - does it matter?

    trailers normally do not take the brunt of the punishment, so having giant matching tires is not a requirement. But most of us end up that way anyway. Get a good tire with the strongest side wall you can find in the price range you want to spend. Ripping a sidewall is where most trailer tire...
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    DUAL Axle trailer

    So for that trailer to work properly you are going to need a 5K payload. Dragging 7k off road is not an easy task. As OCD states, overlanding is different than off road trails, normally first started by motor cycles, then grown to quad and jeep trails out here. Engineer Pass is a flat road...
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    DUAL Axle trailer

    When I was doing this, I spoke with a lot of guys from down under about their trailers and what type of obstacles they ran into normally. Washboard, water crossings, but really nothing what hard core trails are in our southwest. I pulled mine through carvacre and showed them a video of about...
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    DUAL Axle trailer

    Looking for nothing but trouble, on a serious off road trail. Flex twist, double punctures from side rocks, extra weight. Tongue weight can be corrected by design.
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    Trailer hitch height relative to vehicle--is vehicle being lower an issue?

    The trailer will tow better if the hitch of the trailer is 1.5 inches lower than the rear of the trailer, if it is properly balanced. I would raise yours some, but it is not imperative to be level, but the ball should never be higher. Most of these trailers are built so all the weight is too...
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    Teardrop Frame to Ground Clearance Heights

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpsy1161R8Q Here is mine on carvacre trail. Not the roughest section. Your trailer is not designed for serious off road trails. Fire roads and the like you should be fine. The last drop on the video is a about a 24 inch straight down drop. This trailer is a...
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    Home built "Grasshopper" campers. Help me find.

    http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/66932-Skersfan-s-New-Shuttle-Pod-Trailer-Build?highlight=skersfan+trailers This maybe what you are looking for. The last build gave specific instructions and regular development pictures. I am no longer building them. Too much work!
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    Teardrop Suspension Modification Advice

    I think Scott nailed it on the frame. I really like the look of the trailer, very smooth, can see it behind a bright red 32 Ford. But the trailer is not designed for the slightest of off road use. The frame really is not existent. I would imagine the box is the main strength for them, and...
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    Skersfan's New Shuttle Pod Trailer Build...

    Well thanks guys, I really appreciate your comments. I am so glad you are happy with it. I stopped building them, this spring-summer. My son had to have major heart surgery, two little children and a young wife. I realized that life was more about being with them than spending my life in...
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    Off road capable?

    No pictures or description of the frame. Not good. Most likely formed and bolted to the frame. Check them out carefully if you really use it off road. Doing camping and logging trails, to National Park campsites, most likely fine. Doing serious trails such as John Bull, Kokopelli, Rose...
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    Teardrop style trailer

    2.5 1/4 inch wall thickness will allow a strong back bone with 2 inch access for winch or tow receiver. With 35 to 38 inch wheels and tires I would stay away from any angle on the main frame. Box tubing 2x2 120 wall is your friend. Ends do not twist and allows for a very strong frame. I hate...
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