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We had a great trip to Idyllwild this weekend. I was colder than projected. I did not properly drain the water heater out, and it froze, and cracked something inside. Didn't even get to use it. Oh well, I will take the cover off, and see what gave up, then see if they can sell me the part I need...

I haven't posted for a minute, so I guess I should get caught up. I have taken the trailer on it's maiden voyage. We (some jeep buddies) went up over Sherman's Pass, via the Kern valley, and stayed at the Troy Meadows camp ground. While we were there, we went in to Manache Meadows for a day...

Hello everyone! I know I haven't posted in a while, But I have been working on the trailer. I am going to take it on it's first adventure this next week. We are going up to the Sierra Nevada Mountains around Sherman Pass for 4 days. so, I have been trying to focus on getting the crucial systems...

Well, after a week of being sick with a bad cold, I managed to get something done on the trailer yesterday, and today. I mounted the light fixtures I made, and installed the filter for the water system. I put some water in the tank to check for leaks in the lines or fittings (had a few)...

More progress on the trailer today. I got the wiring for the solar panel, the batteries and the alternator wire connected to the CTEK solar charger. Now I can start connecting all the accessories to the panel. I still have the laminate to glue down to the counters, some touch up paint...

More progress on the trailer today. I worked on the electrical compartment, and the face plate/hatch for the accessory switches, and the battery and solar cutoff switches. The shelf is for things like the phone or tablet to sit while charging. The battery and solar cutoff switches were...

More progress on the trailer. I have been working on the plumbing, getting the manifold glued up, and the service line sort of laid out. Then yesterday, and today, I have been measuring and planning on how I want to lay out the electrical compartment. I started cutting material for the...

Managed to get a little bit more work done on the trailer today. I finally got the final “rough in” plumbing done. I mounted the pump first, thinking that I would just plumb everything to it, and realized right away, that that was not going to work. So I removed the pump, and came at it from the...

More progress. I finished mounting the latches and latch plates for all the compartment doors. Now all I have to do, is remove them to paint, and make a few tweaks, then on to the next phase, either electrical or plumbing. Got up to 108 today. Perhaps that is not bad for some of you...

Howdy everyone! Sorry for not posting for a while. I took a break from the project to catch up on a few things around the house that needed my attention. I have however, been gathering bits and bobs, and other materials though. I finished getting the doors mounted, and I have been working on the...

Well, I have come to the realization that the only way this trailer is gonna make it up the mountain this weekend for camping, is to cut corners, and sacrifice things I want to do. The more I look at it, the more I see that needs to get done. I have already tried to rush getting one of the doors...

So, today I continued on the doors. I got all the doors sanded, and I got the hinges fitted, and ready to trim to size. Tomorrow, I will go to the shop and cut the hinges to size, and work on the hatch latches. I bought the “anti luce” latches a while ago, so now I can get them installed...

for my particular application, plywood will work fine (as long as it is high quality, 11 ply or something close), since I don't have to load anything on it. I did consider building 1/2" sq tubing hatches for the long hatches, until I looked at the birch ply, then I opted to do that. It made...

I know it’s been a while since the last post; however, I have been working on the trailer. I got the last of the doors cut out, and two coats of resin on the top side. I ordered some Formica laminate for the two side counter tops, and the rear hatch as well. That should be fun. Today, I...

I am steadily making progress on the doors. I went down and picked up a sheet of ¾” x 4 x 8ft sheet of Baltic birch (up to $160.00 bucks a sheet, yowzah) for the rear hatch, and both side hatches. As I mentioned earlier, I was not happy with the quality of the other plywood. I finished the resin...

Nice job on the trailer. I am in the same position with my trailer build as you. I am really close to the finish line now, however, the last few details seem to be taking so long, and the visible progress, very little. I did get down to the DMV though, and get the trailer registered. It went...

So, for the completion of the trailer hatches, I have moved the operation home to the garage. I have a lot less space, and I was unable to get the garage cleaned up and organized the way I wanted, but it will have to do. At any rate, it’s gonna get done. first coat of resin on the four smaller...

So, I have been working on my garage the past couple of days, trying to get it organized enough to finish the hatches for the trailer. I have been neglecting it for way to long now, because I have been spending a lot of time at the shop working on the trailer. Anyway, today I went back to the...

Well, as of yesterday, the trailer is now street legal. Got the vin, got the registration, and I have the plate. My license plate frame says; "For Adventure, hook to Jeep". I am looking forward to getting it out in the dirt. I brought the doors home so I can finish them. I still need to get a...

Continued with the wiring today, I was able to get the tail lights done, and all the rest of what I had, routed to its ruff location. I need to figure our how many circuits I need, and buy a fuse block for that number. I had to enlarge the hole in one bulkhead to accommodate the...