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Overland Trailers
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Pioneer I
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- Dave
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- Spinks
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- Royal Navy Veteran
Love heading out exploring.
Now in the process of prepping for 12 months touring Turkey and Europe.
Now in the process of prepping for 12 months touring Turkey and Europe.
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Love your rig! When I was in England it was Land Rover heaven, back in Canada they are few and far in between.
Brand new 2017 Turtleback Expedition Trailer. Picked it up today. Looking forward to many new adventures. There are now 3 different models available from Turtleback which can fit a lot of different vehicles, needs, and budgets.
Thanks to Dave and his team at Turtleback for building such a great trailer.
Dual battery, shore power, 2000 Watt inverter (I can make toast!) and other quality parts.
Dual burner Partner stove and deep sink.
Thanks to Dave and his team at Turtleback for building such a great trailer.
Dual battery, shore power, 2000 Watt inverter (I can make toast!) and other quality parts.
Dual burner Partner stove and deep sink.
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Yep... I'm jealous.
Definitely jealous.
Keep us posted on how it works out... what you like best, what you like least.... what you could probably do without, etc.
I had a DIY trailer very similar to this. In fact it had a lot of parts (doors, electrical, plumbing, and few other things) from Turtleback. Now I have the real thing. Pretty much like everything about the trailers. Build quality is insanely good. While it has 42 gallon water capacity I will rarely fill it that high. Nice to have the option though. Hard to say what I could do without. Second battery would be my first statement and inverter second. Neither are must haves. Other than that I bought it for how it was designed and my needs and wants.
Pioneer I
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Love it.
Sadly in UK and Europe they don't really do the adventure trailer thing so when you do find one they are very expensive and usually imported from the likes of South Africa.
Hence the reason many of us including myselfgo down the build your own route usually based on the British Army "Sankey" trailer.
Whilst mine is not as refined it does the job great most of the time although a little heavy.
Sadly in UK and Europe they don't really do the adventure trailer thing so when you do find one they are very expensive and usually imported from the likes of South Africa.
Hence the reason many of us including myselfgo down the build your own route usually based on the British Army "Sankey" trailer.
Whilst mine is not as refined it does the job great most of the time although a little heavy.
I am UK based and like the previous post found a real shortage of overland trailers in the UK so last year set about making my own. So far I have been really please with "The Escape Pod". So far our adventures have only been in the UK but planning to go further in 2017.Attachments
More minor refinements have been made in the 2017 models. Biggest change is the frames are now galvanized vs being sealed and then bed lined with the Inyati coating. This means there can be no possibility of rust from the interior portion of the frame. Not a big deal in AZ but for those in wet climates it's nice. Especially for those that have to keep their trailer outdoors.
A new single 100watt solar hard panel kit will be an option as well.
I work part-time at Turtleback so I have the inside scoop on some of the stuff.
Turtleback is going to be one of the title sponsors at this years Overland Expo West and will have an even larger booth.
Oh don't tell me that. I just got mine finished like a week ago. Should I have held out till 2017?
Pretty sure yours is a 2017. Just like cars they don't have to be built in the actual year... :) even if yours is a 2016. The differences are minor.
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- Pierre
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- Cote
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Good morning,
I'm in the planning phase for rigging my M101 CDN trailer. It will have an RTT and a freezer (ARB 37q Type). I've cut a tail gate on the trailer so I can access the frezzer from the back. I'm planning to put the freezer on a sliding base on the co-driver side and a drawer of similar dimension beside the freezer. What do you think of this set-up, will this put the freezer in a bad position solidity wise?
I'm in the planning phase for rigging my M101 CDN trailer. It will have an RTT and a freezer (ARB 37q Type). I've cut a tail gate on the trailer so I can access the frezzer from the back. I'm planning to put the freezer on a sliding base on the co-driver side and a drawer of similar dimension beside the freezer. What do you think of this set-up, will this put the freezer in a bad position solidity wise?
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How will you carry all the cargo?Doing some planning for my trailer build. It'll be a low center of gravity RTT build, but without the roof top. More of a drawer-top-tent I guess. I haven't seen this approach yet.
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Enthusiast III
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Enthusiast III
- 990
- First Name
- Pierre
- Last Name
- Cote
- Member #
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3081
- Service Branch
- Canadian Army
Enthusiast III
- 990
- First Name
- Pierre
- Last Name
- Cote
- Member #
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3081
- Service Branch
- Canadian Army
Enthusiast III
- 990
- First Name
- Pierre
- Last Name
- Cote
- Member #
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3081
- Service Branch
- Canadian Army
That will be a much later upgrade on the trailer. For now, I'll stick with the custom suspension. It still in good shape.
Enthusiast III
Take a look at the trailvan, I think it's the best option out there to my opinion http://www.imaginetrailvans.com/
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