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Well until I figure out my coil springs and possibly air bags to assist the springs, maybe a second setbof shocks.... I had a bunch of parts hanging around from other trailers so I swapped in a solid axle and leafs while I sort out other parts. Sits at the original height planned for the trailer...

I m looking at options for air bags or load leveling bags as well. I will need to make sure that they are narrow enough to fit in the coils and not do a whole lot of rubbing, as well as making sure that there are no bolts ( such as my spring retainer bolts) that could puncture them. I am also...

I used the free version of Sketchup to do my drawings. As for the trailer, its been sitting in the driveway since I got back. I will be swapping out the independent suspension for solid and leafs until I find new springs with a higher rate... the suspension worked great, towed great, but the...

i believe there is a calculation online somewhere that will show how the shock is best mounted as vertical as posable. The more of an angle it sits the less effective it gets. tats about as much as I know.

I very wet weekend but we had a good time and made some memories. Stopped at a lookout along the way, missed a set of rapids I meant tonstop at but Jr. Didn't seem to mind and enjoyed seeing all kindsnof overland vehicles and meetin people.

Well it certainly wasn't a finished product buti made it for my trip lol. My son was looking forward to using the " new trailer" so I cramed it together .... some finish work is definitely lacking... 2am in the garage the night before leaving and just trying to go the essentials together. The...

I could still add some triangulation to the front if it's a concern. It's my first trailer build so I'm still learning as I go lol. I figured it wouldn't be an issue because it's thick wall but I see what your saying. I may throw in some bracing if I have time before my trip, and if not after...

Well it still needs a lot of work but I'm out of time again. I need to get it ready for Friday to pull behind me on its first trip. The finish work isn't where I want it to be but it's functional at least. I still need to mount the spare somewhere, which may be on the roof for now. I sat it up...

Turned the trailer around to work on the front now...still need to fix that 1 door but I'm moving on for now. Front panel in place, hopefully roof tomorrow, weld grind, paint .....

All doors now have a latch and a gas strut to hold them open. Finishing up some tie down points in the upper section before I put the roof and front panel on. Gunna have some more "body work" before any exterior paint, and then I need to do a once over on the suspension and axles and ot will be...

welcome! I am in the middle of building a offroad trailer myself. There are a ton of great ideas on this forum!

looks like a good platform!

There will be a lot off fit and finish work in my future. Some things aren't fitting together quite as well as I'd like them too, and some areas the welds got a little too warm ( patience has never been a strong suit of mine) so some of the sheets have some warping. Still need to figure out...

Not sure how much it weighs.... I know it was more than I planned for but still not completely unreasonable. I'm guessing it will end up around 1200 lbs ..... maybe more... there are a lot of things I should have went a lot lighter on with material but I figured it would be fine .... on the plus...

Where a outs are you located. I've been building a trailer and planned to take it out there once it's done to get it some off road time. If I can sneak away from the family for a weekend lol. I could let you know if I'm headed up

Been plugging away at the trailer slowly. Most of the outer work is roughed together now. Still working on the doors but it's got walls and the upper platform in place. There will be a lot of finish work in my future but it feels good to have something visually achieved instead of all the...

What kind of info tou looking for? Difficulty or spots to camp? It's gotten kinda crazy out there with campers the last few years. If you aren't a member of the OF4WD I would jon up with them and grab their map and download to a GPS or something because cell reception is patchy at best. I...

Got 1 door tacked and roughed together to test the latches. Going to need a strike plate of some sort behind it because I can't adjust the latch close enough to close tight.

It's finally starting to take shape. Got my doors framed out and started laying on some sheet material and getting it cut out to size.

Yes they sit a bit proud. It works just fine and I have a sheet of rubber that I was going to lay down under everything to help keep vibrations down as well, but when I unrolled the sheet I realized that the smell may be an issue lol. I still have some light sound deadening material from my jeep...