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    Building a fully enclosed Overland trailer to be towed by a Jeep

    Yep. There's no one way. In fact, I do travel with an 11 pound bottle now. When we are in the US, I have a fire pit, a stove, and a heater. In Mexico we are 100% electric.
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    Building a fully enclosed Overland trailer to be towed by a Jeep

    I've been decorating. We spend so much time in this thing, I wanted it to feel like home.
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    Building a fully enclosed Overland trailer to be towed by a Jeep

    Yes, specifically for the beach... and my steep driveway.
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    Building a fully enclosed Overland trailer to be towed by a Jeep

    I put some removable jacks on receivers. They reverse and go inside the side rails. The jacks are big enough to lift the trailer so they work for stabilizers, tire changes or recovery.
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    Building a fully enclosed Overland trailer to be towed by a Jeep

    Prepping for fall/winter adventure season. Sadly, I am not a craftsman. However, the shelf unit needed to be more like a cabinet. Second problem... I only needed a little bit of wood and I wanted to use what I have on hand. The finish sucks, admittedly, but the function is there and there is...
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    Adventure Trailer Build

    Overkill. Yes. 2x3 is a good dimension. 1/8 works. Mine is all 1/8 except the lounge which is 3x3x3/16. It is much larger and has held up perfectly for over 3 years with no signs of failure.
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    Who has done a long distance trip over international borders with their DIY trailer?

    Please don't. The fewer the better. Europe and the US are no brainers. Heck, most borders are just a sign by the road. I've pulled my trailer all over NA and have been all over Europe and have seen the "Caravans" everwhere. Central America, South America, Africa and Asia are far more...
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    Who has done a long distance trip over international borders with their DIY trailer?

    Have you done it? I am having trouble finding actual humans that have done things like Mexico/Honduras or Colombia/Peru.
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    Who has done a long distance trip over international borders with their DIY trailer?

    Making future plans. We have gone from the US to Canada and Mexico with ours, but who has done border crossings and travel with their trailer outside of North America? What was your experience? Trouble? Revelations?
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    Building a fully enclosed Overland trailer to be towed by a Jeep

    Since this trailer is also my mobile office, power is the PRIMARY concern. The Redarc Manager 30 taking care of charging and working properly to prioritize inputs means that I can be off grid for as long as the food and water hold out and still give my clients great service.
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    Building a fully enclosed Overland trailer to be towed by a Jeep

    ...and memorial day. This was a pressure test of all systems because there was damage to my daughter's camper water system. I had to support 5 people for 4 days and myself for an extra 2 days. Previous to this trip, the trailer hadn't seen shore power in 10 days. Still hasn't. So, I ran the...
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    Building a fully enclosed Overland trailer to be towed by a Jeep

    The latest journey is underway. Stops near McCall, Galena Summit, and Driggs ID plus the Flaming Gorge and now it is in storage for a whopping 4 days in Colorado Springs before Camping in the Rockies and...uh...more? It needs a toilet paper roll holder. With running the fridge, freezer...
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    Building a fully enclosed Overland trailer to be towed by a Jeep

    Ceiling is 6'2" and I am a towering 5'8". So, no slouching. The materials and sources are in the first few pages of the thread. 2mm GRP with gelcoat on one side. Marine epoxy and 40lb hard foam insulation. The blue kind from a local industrial supply place. The huge roll of GRP came...
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    Building a fully enclosed Overland trailer to be towed by a Jeep

    So, I boxed in the AC and cut a hole in the side of the trailer for the condenser intake. Pics are mirro images because my rear facing camera is broken on my camera. The AC is primarily for the dog so we can leave him in the trailer while we go to lunch in town when it is hot. Therefore, it HAS...
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