I've included a "current pic and my new "concept pic" just hot off the presses from 30 or so hours spent on Sketch Up. In the new version I took the step side to the next, more functional level..so it's easier for me to set up the RTT. It also will be nice to have addtional storage space on the outside of the trailer for those items that will not be affected by the weather.
I do like the clean walls inside and the new plan utilizes it even more. I hope to build a new frame with a 3500# axle and cut the top of the trailer free from the frame and slide it to the new frame, then I'll add the nose box.
After watching R_Lefebvre's Camper build it was plain to see I needed a new frame and brake axle. Rob also added crank down jacks on the corners for the ultimate in stabilazation. Now if only I had a tenth of his welding skills...lol
Think carefully about your overall needs, will there be future growth, and what will you towing with in the future. Is your goal to be lightweight and super mobile or do you want to trade up some weight and maneuverability for more creature comforts. Either way it'll be one of the greatest projects you'll do....good luck.
Pat
You have a very nice looking AT, I checked out your build, great job, and very inspiring. And I agree with you concerning Rob’s thread, I have been hanging on every word (and pic’s).
I down loaded the sketch up program, but I have not been able to do anything like you did. Perhaps it’s due to the fact I did the free down load, and the fact that you probably paid for yours. Great picture!
I have been thinking a lot about what my needs are for the trailer. I first came up with the need when my son and I went camping for the first time in my (new to me) TJ. Wow! What a shock, I had been camping with my 65 FSJ, and so I could haul all of my camping gear in the bed of the truck. Well I’m here ta tell ya, that ain’t the case with the TJ. When I got done packing, half of my gear was still on the ground.
The trailer idea started when we were up at our camp site in Holcomb Valley (So. Cal), and this guy pulls in, in a brand new JK, towing a small trailer with the same tires and wheels. I thought to myself that is exactly what I need. I went over later that evening after dinner and spoke to him about his trailer. He was very nice, and explained to me how he and a friend had built it in a couple of weekends, I was impressed.
So I started planning, and designing a trailer that will suite my needs.
Thank you for your advice, I have received a lot of good ideas from people like you on this forum. And I hope that when I am finally in a position to start my build, I can be of some help to someone else.
Happy Trails!