JCMatthews
Tour Guide
This story and build had taken place over the last 8 years. I have never felt like it was complete enough until this spring to share my progress.
I had been looking for an off-road trailer for several years. In the February of 2007, I purchased a Coleman Versa Trailer to try to make into what I was looking for. In April right after Easter Jeep Safari, I found an M416 here in town. It had been parked out along the highway hoping that someone headed to Moab would want it. I purchased it to resell it and make a little money thinking that I would keep the Versa Trailer. After using the M416 once, I knew it was the trailer I would be keeping. One of its previous owners had done a rebuild which included a tailgate. It looked to be in great shape. I used it just how I bought it for about a year, and then added some Thule rain gutters and cross bars so that I could carry bikes and take my Varsity Scout Team camping. Then I added a receiver so that I could even haul even more bikes. Here are a few shots of it in 2008.
I had been looking for an off-road trailer for several years. In the February of 2007, I purchased a Coleman Versa Trailer to try to make into what I was looking for. In April right after Easter Jeep Safari, I found an M416 here in town. It had been parked out along the highway hoping that someone headed to Moab would want it. I purchased it to resell it and make a little money thinking that I would keep the Versa Trailer. After using the M416 once, I knew it was the trailer I would be keeping. One of its previous owners had done a rebuild which included a tailgate. It looked to be in great shape. I used it just how I bought it for about a year, and then added some Thule rain gutters and cross bars so that I could carry bikes and take my Varsity Scout Team camping. Then I added a receiver so that I could even haul even more bikes. Here are a few shots of it in 2008.