Mashurst
Adventurer
I'm starting the planning stage of a trailer to pull behind my 98 XJ. I don't want it to be any heavier than it needs to be.
I do want it to be completely sealed from the elements. I'm leaning toward a basic box design with a non removable top and a rack to hold RTT=maybe a small gear basket. Then it will have a fold out galley on the sides and slide outs at the rear.
I'm thinking about using a very thin steel 'skin' along the lines of 20 gage just to get the tight seal I want. Then having about 3/8 plywood fitted inside the skin to give it strength and durability. Higher up in the trailer where there would not be gear coming in contact I could go with just an insulation like the blue foam board. I'm thinking the skin protects the wood and the wood protects the skin. This seems like it would yield a very light unit that would have a sold feel to it and be good at protecting it's contents and it's self. Clearly it would not put up with any rock contact and I would want to make sure I had solid frame where contact was likely to occur.
Thanks for your Thoughts?
I do want it to be completely sealed from the elements. I'm leaning toward a basic box design with a non removable top and a rack to hold RTT=maybe a small gear basket. Then it will have a fold out galley on the sides and slide outs at the rear.
I'm thinking about using a very thin steel 'skin' along the lines of 20 gage just to get the tight seal I want. Then having about 3/8 plywood fitted inside the skin to give it strength and durability. Higher up in the trailer where there would not be gear coming in contact I could go with just an insulation like the blue foam board. I'm thinking the skin protects the wood and the wood protects the skin. This seems like it would yield a very light unit that would have a sold feel to it and be good at protecting it's contents and it's self. Clearly it would not put up with any rock contact and I would want to make sure I had solid frame where contact was likely to occur.
Thanks for your Thoughts?
Last edited: