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I've been on thousands of miles of trails and other than Black Bear Pass I can't think of many that can't be done either way for any reason at all. Why can't you do this trail from West to East ? Are they trying to keep all traffic running in one director for safety ? simplicity ? Can...

My mistake then, I am guessing I got the wrong impression. In any case there is not any real partnership or any quid pro quo going on here. Ark never gave anything to Jeep Expeditions nor did they ask to be listed on our website, in fact we asked permission to list them on our website...

When we list someone in our Retail Partners section it doesn't mean that they give us stuff or any other quid pro quo kind of deal. We list companies there that we have bought gear from and think that it is quality stuff. If you understand that then you would know that your argument is...

Well everyone has their own opinion of what they like and don't but it's kind of hard to pass judgment on a particular product unless you've actually had hands on experience with that product. I've had the opportunity to use all three so I can make an objective comparison. If you look at...

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You posted before you saw the pictures. The XO coupler is mounted to 2" hitch stock, just like the American competition. The beauty of the design is that it can be mounted several different ways including directly to the front of the hitch or using 2" stock like I did so it can be...

Pimping.......LOL. Here are some of the pictures I said I'd post. This trailer was built in my driveway specifically for multiple day overland trips. Both the XO Coupler and the XO Jockey Wheel (trailer jack) were the perfect additions. Both have given me great service both on and...

I've tried all the rest and now use the best. The ARK XO off-road coupler by Ark Corp. I got lucky and got their sample on the last day of the SEMA show last year. They will soon be shipping these to their Illinois warehouse where they sell their XO off-road trailer jack out of in the...

The coupler is about the same $ as the jack. It takes a 50mm ball which they provide. They will start importing them early in 2016. They got some kind of approval last year to sell them here and when I talked to them at the AAPEX/SEMA show last month they said they had another container on...

I really like the Diamond Deluxe aluminum box. I sent them all of my write ups so far and even PDF copies of the magazine and told them they were free to use any of it on their website or advertising but I don't think that they've done anything yet. Maybe business is that good that they...

Am I done yet? Probably not, I have unused space on my trailer yet and there are plenty more ideas I can give you when it comes to optional gear. How about a vise for making trail repairs, especially to replace broken u-joints? Ever been on the trail after a storm or even a little used...

THE JEEP EXPEDITIONS HOME BUILT TRAILER - PART # 2 by: Mike Fissel - Founder, JeepExpeditions.org Adding Options to our affordable trailer............ In Part #1 we introduced you to our awesome $2500 trailer built in a weekends time in my driveway. The trailer was the basic trailer...

If I bought an M101 I would weld up the tabs that allow it to "dump". Not something I would need anyway but I've seen some good ideas using the bigger trailers and putting them all together gives me a bit of an urge to tackle this easy project. Thats the disadvantage to most of the tear drop...

Which reminds me, I need to post part two with all the options added. I had to wait until my article in JPFreek Adventure Magazine was published first. I'll also have a part 3 in the next issue of the magazine that deals with the Cascadia 5 man roof top tent and the gas strut elevating...

I don't know how I missed that earlier.................. Trailer kit is from Harbor Freight. It is their Super Duty kit rated at 1980lbs.

Ark is selling thru their US warehouse at: http://www.arkportablepower.com/ They currently have the "jockey wheels" in stock but I don't know for how long, they seem to be going fast. They should soon have the coupler available as it passed it's U.S. certifications back in May. The one I...

Yes, I have installed the fridge. The tongue weight is on the heavy side but I am not going to do anything about it until I have the roof top tent and the rear swing out spare tire carrier. As I said in a past post, my M101 with a centered axle had severe driving problems unless it was...

You're pretty much right on with that. Had I made it spring over (and I had an extra set of perches welded to the top of the axle in case I wanted to do that in the future) my ground clearance at the bottom of the frame would have been right around 29-30 inches. I've decided to keep it...

The nice thing about Jackson Creek is that they can make a custom box to your specs. I emailed them a crude drawing I did on my laptop and they sent me back a professional drawing showing what I wanted. I made a few changes but considering the price, most people who've seen it in person feel...

Ok, here we go with more of the build and where we are as of the end of May. Installing the new 3500# axle and finishing up phase one of the trailer build: The axle comes pretty much "bare". You will need to have spring perches welded on for either spring over or spring under. I will...