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

I decided I needed a camping trailer than can still be used to haul [whatever]. RTT, cooking, solar, etc.

“It takes a village” because this build wouldn’t be possible without people like @Bigdaddy4760 who knows way more about fabrication and trailer building than I could hope to learn.

Done:
Stretch tongue
68" receiver tube, ties back into second cross member
AT Overland adapter plate for a-frame trailers
Replaced jack with longer reach, higher capacity folding Bullydog
Move axle forward ~6" to center of trailer body
Replace hubs with 6x5.5" to match Toyota wheels
Replace wheels and tires with 255/80/17's to match truck
Remove and replace lame fenders
RTT rack
Jerry can holders
Spare tire holder
Rear ramp
Fold-down prep/cooking area
Wiring
Battery box and outlets
Lighting
Trailer lights

In Progress:
Tent annex - modify for use with tent "down" and "up".

To Do:
Solar


Started out like this:

April 16, 2020

 

Once I had it home, I could start making a list of what needed to happen. Elongate the tongue, remake the fenders, move the axle, lose an arm.

Had to pull off the stock jack to even attach it to my truck.

Hitch and cross piece also had to go.


Something like this would work nicely, so ordered the conversion plate from @atoverandoutsky


Axle flip done, time to pull and replace hubs.




Parts starting to arrive... and they haven’t stopped.


New hubs, wheels and tires are on. September 15th.
Big difference.






Take the trailer out one last time before major mods.



Time to start cutting the hitch off!


Grind to make it pretty.


Tongue extended 32”, better jack tacked on, AT plate in place.


Flip it and cut off the old suspension hardware. Need to move the axle forward ~5” to counter extra weight. We end up centering it on the body of the trailer.


Yikes. See the blood? That’s mine. Trailer just got expensive.

October 10th

While I was healing, @Bigdaddy4760 really went to town. Fenders tacked, stabilizers on, axle is back in place.


Then @Nopro came to town and it was time to get taller.


Starting the uprights.




He loves this. I think. Maybe.



Gotta test it... and maybe start a calendar.


Grinding all the rust off. Big thanks to @Beef Nachos for the help here.


And paint! First coat to prevent more rust.


Paint looks good, this is really coming together.





Committee meeting!

 

Reserved 2

 

Reserved 3

 

Reserved 4 because why not.

 

This has been a fun build. I have enjoyed it.

 

Wow you actually have a thread! Guess these should go here.

 

Great shots! Thank you!

 

That's good - we're not done yet - but at least we can move it out of the way when we need to!

 

sub'd

EDIT: Looking forward to seeing it out in the wild!

 

Very nice guys. Excellent work and sure it will be badass when completed.

 

YOU ARE MAKING WHAT I AM WANTING! I was just telling my mom how I want a trailer that I can use for both camping and hailing stuffs and how I wish I knew how to weld and fabricate because it would makes like so much easier

 

Nice, New Trailer, New Stories, New Battle Scars.

 

Sweet, in!

 

Been there.

 

Awesome build.

 

This is pretty awesome!

 

I do enjoy it...

 

Any wiring experts out there?

My solar controller says to wire everything through it, but I’m instead thinking of doing batter hot to blue sea switch -> fuse block.