Yak Wagon

[Jlmo]

Hi all,
I have been a long time lurker and purchased a trailer at the beginning of the year. I use the trailer for camping and kayaking.

Below are some things I have done to start as well as some ideas for the future.

12v Electrical System
LED Lights (main box)
140 watt solar panel
Morningstar SS-20L-12V Solar Controller
Blue Sea Systems Battery Shut-off
Xantrex 1000 Watt Inverter
5 gang + lighter marine fused switches
Deltran Battery Tender
Marinco 12v inlet

48" x 16" Slide (full extension) 500lb Capacity
ARB 37
Yeti Tundra 35

Works in progress:
Paint/finish exterior
Install water tank/pump
Propane
Paint/seal plywood floor

Suggestions/advice/feedback welcome and appreciated.
Jeffrey

 

[Haiti_Missionary]

Nice!


2003 Nissan Xterra 4wd (US Vehicle)
2005 Mitsubishi Montero 4wd (Haiti Vehicle)

 

[Airmonger]

Wow. That's a very pretty trailer. I love the slide out for the yeti and the arb, thats something I have never seen before. Who made the trailer?

 

[Jlmo]

Wow. That's a very pretty trailer. I love the slide out for the yeti and the arb, thats something I have never seen before. Who made the trailer?

Thanks! The slide was actually pretty easy to make and cost me under $300 in parts. The trailer is made by VMI Offroad.

 

[Titanpat57]

Great trailer with well thought out add ons....good luck with it!

 

[AA1PR]

thats sweet !

nice features too

 

[miller_au]

Beautiful trailer, thanks for sharing.

 

[Mark Harley]

Very nice! looks great and is the perfect base camp for a day of kayaking.

 

[matthewp]

Gorgeous!

 

[Pccruiser]

Nice and subscribed!

Any pictures of the electronics?

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[Jlmo]

Nice and subscribed!

Any pictures of the electronics?

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Thanks! The attached picture is actually temporary as I am redoing the front electrical box. I am adding a landscaping type trailer alarm. Most might think it is overkill, but I figure I will be leaving a lot of gear in the trailer and it is a very cheap mod. I will add more pictures once I finish the box.

 

[Jlmo]

So it has been a while since I updated...I thought I would share some of the latest additions.

21 gallon water tank, fill, hook up
Kayak paddle storage with track/slide
Alarm system light

Still in progress:
kitchen box (for slide above paddle storage)
venting (not sure how to do this)
paint
better alarm system (crimestopper too inconsistent)

 

[grogie]

Cool trailer!

Can you please share with us more about the alarm?

 

[Jlmo]

Cool trailer!

Can you please share with us more about the alarm?

Thanks! After doing some research on trailer security, I found several sites/videos that suggest installing car alarms in landscaping trailers. Against my better judgement, I ordered a cheap 2-way Chrimestopper car alarm. I also bought 3 magnetic switches. It was fairly easy to do the wiring and worked great for a few weeks. Then the alarm started randomly arming, randomly going off, and finally completely failed (all common issues of the cheap alarm).

My plan is to buy a better, more reliable system such as Viper.

 

[highlandercj-7]

Very nice! I would leave it natural aluminum instead of paint that looks sweet with the silver JK.