Recent content by Crfracer47

I love snow camping (don't get to do it enough), though I can understand why many don't. My biggest problem with it is finding other people to go too, and getting out there as a solo vehicle is just too dangerous in my book. Best to have at least 1 other rig to make an escape (pulled out, leave...

The Build Phase – Stage 1 With the design set, materials sorted out, a cut list in hand, and a mind open to improvisation as needed, it was time to start building. My initial plan had been to weld the bedrail caps to the corner brackets and have the inner toolbox supports and upper rack all...

Thanks Foras, I like you're truck too. Sorry for another delay in the story, can be hard to find time to write between trying to build, live life during the holidays, and help run a business. Next installment coming soon.

The Design Phase As with any big project, I began by trying to come up with a mission, what did I want my overlanding trailer to do, and a plan for how to achieve the mission. There were some things I knew I wanted on my trailer. Having spent a few weeks on the road carrying two 7 gallon...

Sorry for the delay getting the next installment out. Between the Thanksgiving holiday, and trying to get a fair bit of work on the trailer done for an upcoming (this weekend) trip to the mountains for National Forest Christmas Trees, I just haven't had time to do any writing.

Hi all. Well, I'm going to give a build thread the old college try. I've done a couple of different builds (different platforms/categories, etc), but never a build thread on them, so...Here it goes! The Story I have always been an outdoors person, having spent a lot of my youth helping on...

@JimmyTheT, a buddy of mine picked up a Vintage Trailers XTR. Unfortunately, he was not quite as into the backcountry/dispersed camping as I am (often too cold for he and his wife), and so he didn't really push it very hard/far. It was a nice trailer, but looking at it up close, I would be...

@Phillysteak, Thanks for the reply. That's about what I expected to hear. I might still try to lower my overall height a little, but figure if I can keep it no taller than it is wide, it should be pretty darn stable, even with a bit of weight up high. Getting it to be balanced fore and aft is...

@Phillysteak, have you found your trailer to be top heavy at all? Any concerns of roll overs? I am in the process of designing the rack for mine, and my brother thought it might be a little too top heavy and roll over prone. From looking at your pics, it looks like the top of your rack is about...