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Ha ha, I do the same and would continue to do so, just might make it easier to find the DIY posts in the sea of complaints about commercial units and manufacturers :)

At any given moment 9 out of 10 posts are for complaints or issues with commercially available trailers...

Nice setup krick3tt, looks very similar to the "No-Weld Rack stuff I linked earlier, you were a visionary :) Interesting idea, like a pickup truck camper sort of thing? If you build the "rim" out of angle iron you'll still need to mount "load bars" of some sort on top to mount the tent as they...

I've seen people have good luck with these no weld rack systems from Compact Camping Concepts, might be able to use them or perhaps as an idea? You would have to come up with a way to not drill the tub, personally I would bolt that thing to the tub, RTTs weigh upwards of 150lbs and sitting on...

Exactly! Totally spaced on the name, thanks!

Looks great behind the 4Runner! Pics of the solar and other goodies?

Was able to get a few more bits done this weekend and I even grabbed some photos. Prepared for the arrival of the brake controller hopefully this week and fixed a couple small issues I found. I pulled apart the center console and part of the dash and pre-ran the brake and power wiring in the...

I started reading this forum when building my DIY trailer a few years ago, it was incredibly helpful. Now it seems the forum is mostly just discussions about commercially available trailers that people have bought and either have questions about or have issues with the manufacturer. Those are...

It's crazy to me that so many of the folks that are new to overlanding all seem to be looking for an expedition trailer that will take any abuse you give it, sleeps tons of people, has every amenity you have in your home, generators, internet connections, cable TV, the ability to cross any...

Surprisingly I got home from running a couple errands yesterday evening and they were sitting on my front steps! I was able to get them installed and adjust the brakes to a good starting point. Now that the brake install on the trailer side is complete I still need to order and install the...

We're currently in the permitting process for building a 1200 sqft shop on our property, once that happens I'll start going to auctions with a friend of mine that frequents a few and see what I can find for used equipment. Band saw is first then a lathe or a lathe mill combo but that's at least...

Finally received the correct brake drums but they didn't send me new grease seals as requested (the ones that came with the incorrect drums were installed in those drums). I've gone to 4 autoparts stores and none have had grease seals for a trailer, in fact, only 1 of them even knew what I was...

You are basically describing my trailer to a tee, arb fridge, RTT, propane, etc, cook partner stove! Perhaps you've seen them through your searching but there is a company called Dinoot.com that builds DIY parts/kits to build offroad (or on road) trailers. They offer fiberglass tubs in two...

Since when is this forum for tiny houses? Don't they have their own forums?

You mentioned DIY in your other posts but I'm not sure how much DIY you really meant, building the entire trailer or just outfitting. If you meant building the trailer then you might be interested in the route I took, a "kit" from Dinoot trailers. I've had a great experience designing...

An updated wiring diagram, added the rock lights and shuffled around how the lighting is distributed across the 4 channels of the wireless key fobs.

Why thank you! I thought about air bags but never moved forward with it. Currently the springs are rated above the trailer's loaded weight and i have shocks as well so it handles great as it is. If I make any significant changes to the suspension down the road it will probably to go Timbren...

So in normal form for me I was able to find enough time to get the brakes all installed on 1 side of the trailer, adjusted, greased bearings, everything, even put the dust cap back on. When I went to mount the wheel and realized they sent me the wrong lug pattern drums :( I ordered 6 on 5.5...

I believe I once owned a trailer exactly like that, lost it in a house fire 10 or so years ago. I run the same tires on my trailer and my FJ Cruiser, they wear like iron. A lot of things I ran into while building my trailer would have been easily sorted if I had a mill too, lucky! Anxious to...

Genset? Everywhere we go now everyone is running a generator and forgetting one of the main reasons we go overlanding, peace and quiet!