Recent content by mike0331

Thanks, I'll look into HDPE. Your build came out awesome by the way. I hope to get it done soon... I'm just at the mercy of a friend, so we all know how that can go. But, he has a full fab shop in his garage and he's one of those people who knows all the right people, so he can get metal...

My only concern with that was in the future I was thinking of maybe tucking a water tank up in between those first two cross-members to keep the weight towards the front. I've seen some 8X16X36s out there. Also curious as to what you guys think about skin options to keep it light. I was...

Met with my friend and tweaked some of the design details, interested in what you guys think Tent rack fully down: Tent rack fully up with uprights inserted: Mike

Here are a couple pics of the proposed plan, sorry the site isn't letting me insert links. Interested in thoughts, especially on the fender space. I was planning on using the ultra-tow 48" torsion axle designed for 2000 lbs. I wasn't sure how low the spindle sits below the bottom of the...

I'm going to do some tweaking on the plan today. So my issue with gas struts is that would require "fixed" extension poles. I want to be able to lift the tent rack higher than the height of the trailer when the tent is sitting flat on it. I am planning on having the trailer have no more than...

Hey all, long time lurker. My wife and I have recently started going camping more often and planning more camping trips. We thought it would be cool to build a trailer for a fold out tent. Initially we were considering building an offroad tear-drop of sorts, but the project was a bit ambitious...