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Sorry about the abrupt halt to our postings of our build. Right after our last post, which was just over a year ago, the property that we had been renting was put up for sale. That resulted in the decision to move to Tucson from Phoenix. Long story short, a couple months of looking for the right...

It has been a couple weeks since we posted anything. Life (as usual) has been getting in the way of doing what we want to. We decided to tackle installing the side window a few weeks back. It has been completed for a while, but we did not post it here due to... life of course. To create the...

Thank you. We are glad you like it. And a few of you are finding all this of value. It is just about perfect for us. Unfortunately, work and life keep us from just forging ahead with all the plans and ideas. We will get there soon enough though. Matt

The meter is between the solar charge controller and the batteries. You can see it in the picture just above the picture of it. It was a pain to wire in due to the really short leads. We ended up using a 8AWG butt connector and double heat shrinking it. For a cheap Chinese meter it works...

This past weekend we were finally able to put a little time in on the trailer after two plus weeks of solid work and family obligations. The focus was to finish up existing projects. We finished up installing all the insulation in the back galley area. After that we finished up reconnecting...

Our off-road 5x10 cargo trailer conversion out in the dirt. It is a work in progress, but it is coming along nicely.

I do not know currently. When we last hauled it over to the dump to run it across the scale it was about 1100 lbs, but that was before we swapped out the axle. There has been a lot done to it since then. We will make sure the next time we weigh it we will post it here. Matt

This week did not provide much time for the trailer, but we did get a few things done. First up was the continuation of the 12v and 120v electrical. We re-positioned most of the 12v components to into a tighter cluster. There are still a few things to be done including wiring in the 12v...

Our last update about two weeks ago had us forging ahead with the various sub projects we were working on. Most of that planned work got set aside as we realized that we were getting ahead of ourselves. We did not go on the planned Easter camping trip due to illness in the family. This was...

We have been dealing with some family stuff along with the normal life stuff that has kept us from being able to put any significant time in on the trailer, but we have been working on it and have some good updates. As stated in the last post, we replaced all three of the 8-10 year old used...

We had to do two separate posts because you can only post 10 pictures in a single post. Our camping trip with the trailer was great. We went camping along the Santa Maria River which is northwest out of Wickenburg, Arizona. We have camped down river about 15 miles previously, but this spot...

The previous week was a whirl wind with a big push to get the trailer back into usable and road worthy condition to take it on our camping trip this past weekend. The running lights and associated wiring needed to be reinstalled after being removed for all the interior work. All lights were...

We went through the same process over the past six months. As you saw in our cargo trailer conversion build post, we went from a single 4" dropper axle and 5x4.5 lug idler hubs with 205/75R15 wheels\tires to a straight axle 6x5.5 lug electric brake hubs and 285/75R16 wheels\tires. We also had to...

Over the past three weeks we have made some decent progress. We got underway welding in the additional metal supports in the walls and floor. We picked up all the material from our local metal shop that provides cut to spec pieces. The welding was made complex by the flex seal like paint that...

This weekend we continued working on the list of items. First up was exterior lights. We added two additional flood lights to the sides of the trailer. These turned out awesome just like to one on the rear. At the same time we installed additional red running lights on the upper rear side...

It looks like yours is coming along nicely. You are certainly a little further on in some aspects than we are. I like the look of the flooring you have going. We might have to steal that idea for ours. We are both dealing with more or less the same things. Our trailer is not leaking bad...

Thank you. We do not have a current or pretty schematic, but here is a picture of the hand drawn one we started with. We have been planning to update it and eventually put it in Visio. It shows most of the wire, fuse, stud sizes and all the major components. Most wire runs for lighting and...

It has been a couple weeks so here is the latest update. As we mentioned in our last post, the trailer sits taller than the garage door. To get it outside, we rigged up a cart using an metal frame and heavy duty casters to lower the trailer onto and pull it out. Once outside, we jacked it up...

We have not posted an update since mid summer, but we have been working on the trailer albeit slowly. Family and work have been taking precedent so the trailer has been getting attention only as time becomes available. That makes posting here even tougher. Sorry about that. With regard to...

Jake - The build is coming along super nice. I am impressed at the level of detail. The gas fire pit is an awesome idea. I might steal it. Sorry about your better half's difficulties on the trip. Experience almost always works those things out. The most important thing is that they are...