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Nav's "It takes a village" off-road trailer build

Discussion in 'Other Builds' started by Naveronski, Nov 20, 2020.

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  1. Dec 24, 2020 at 6:14 PM
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    Looks great man. I would look into options to lower and raise it. The height is probably great at camp but 8.5mpg is killer. Since its slimmer than the width of the trailer it makes me think about ways to have it move down towards the back of the trailer and then back up at camp to be opened and used at its current height. Could use locking pins so it doesnt move from the desired location for travel/camp.
     
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  2. Dec 25, 2020 at 6:40 AM
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    Agreed. I could even mount it on 4 arms so it moves rearward and down toward the axle, rather than just straight down.
    We have options.
     
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  3. Dec 25, 2020 at 6:42 AM
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  4. Dec 25, 2020 at 7:05 AM
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    I know.
    I don’t like the idea of having to modify it, but I also can’t take road trips at 8.5mpg.

    And I won’t want to lower everything; the rack with the cooking table is at a great height.
    Arguably, with the raise/lower setup, we could have the tent at “full” height when setup to fully use the annex.

    I don’t know. Just brainstorming.
     
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  5. Dec 25, 2020 at 7:16 AM
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    We will figure it out
     
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  6. Dec 25, 2020 at 2:13 PM
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    Merry Christmas!
    Could try an air bag setup possibly to raise and lower as needed?
     
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  7. Dec 25, 2020 at 2:25 PM
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    I've seen some of the trailers where they "sleeved" the posts and used lift struts for the assist and pin them at top.
     
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  8. Dec 25, 2020 at 2:36 PM
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    Thats a cool idea, very doable too.
     
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  9. Dec 30, 2020 at 9:37 PM
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    LED’s work great in the tent at night. Wife highly approves.

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  10. Dec 30, 2020 at 9:39 PM
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    Had a headwind coming home through Odessa today. Yikes!

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    We knew the weather was coming, so we headed home today. Lots of snow dumping out west.

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  11. Dec 30, 2020 at 9:40 PM
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    Never did hook up solar panels.
    Charging phones/running lights wasn’t enough to drain the batteries, so I didn’t mess with it.
     
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    Tent Looks great with the lights on.
     
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    Very cool.
     
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  14. Dec 31, 2020 at 6:28 AM
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    Looks like it does it all! Are there things that need tweaking?
     
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    Thats one hell of a set up man, well done.
     
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    Tent ride height is too tall for going down the road, but great for living once parked. I’ll have to design a way to raise/lower it.

    Need a wind block for the burner
    Backsplash for the burner to prevent grease from splattering onto the tent
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    Diesel heater because it was cold and Mrs. said she’d pay for it. :spending:
     
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    Bring it out and we get it done
     
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    I'm curious about the diesel heater. Can you link an example?
     
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    We used a MrBuddy heater in the tent, but it’s not ideal and not something we do for more than a few minutes at a time.

    Get in, turn it on, climb into sleeping bags, turn off, etc.

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    I never knew of these things. Thanks.
     
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