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What gauge materials are you using?

Wasn't trying to bust your chops; just honestly curious as most folks choose the path of least resistance. It sounds like you have something very specific in mind and the only way to get there is do it yourself. Should be a cool purpose built set up when you're done, and you probably won't...

So with the height, weight, width and overall length you are getting into with the camper/trailer combo, why not a small travel trailer or Casita/Scamp instead? Seems like it would be a lot less hassle for comparable living space and similar tow size. Just curious.

Do you already have the camper?

For sure this. Truck bed conversions often have axle placement that isn't ideal for a trailer and that can get squirrely if not accounted for. With a camper on there, COG becomes an issue as well. I think if it were me I would be looking to get as low as practical, like with a drop axle and...

Canned corned beef hash with a sunny side egg on top is top notch! It's a bit of a guilty pleasure because of the fat and sodium but you only live once right?

2x2 - .120 is plenty good for a quarter ton trailer frame and usually very common and affordable. Chassis made from that and an A frame tongue in 2x3 - .120. Good split between weight and strength in my observation. Tube thinner than .120 seems to dent up a little easy so I don't know if the...

Mount the panel fixed to the lid horizontally. Make the lid height adjustable so you can angle the panel based on season and latitude. much simpler and your solar will be more effective. just a thought

Because you can leave it packed and ready to rock! It's like a bug-out bag, but for camping. Never know when the boss won't let you sneak out after lunch on a Friday...

That Habitat looks really good on the trailer. I have seen regular old cabovers and truck caps slapped on trailers and while a creative option, they aren't very visually appealing. After seeing this I would almost want to purpose build a trailer just to hold one. Well done sir.

It still looks overkill to me. Maybe 2" square .120 for main frame rails? Center cross members can be angle vice tube, and I would only use two. With your tongue design I would also consider square instead of rectangle tube. If you think about it, a junky Carry-on angle iron trailer would...

Using the square tube for the top rail is a cool idea. It would probably make putting on a lid that much easier.

It seems that using hub centric wheel spacers is the easiest way to run factory Toyota alloy wheels, yes. There is no compelling reason I can think of not to use a new axle except perhaps losing the factory parking brake feature. Modern electric trailer brakes are available with park brake...

It's hard to say from the photos. Is it all surface rust or is there rot and flaking metal? Judging by the mix of trees in the picture backgrounds I am going to take a guess about location as NorCal/Sierra foothills/Gold Country. If so, you have a pretty dry climate and that helps. I know a...

What you have looks to be a military trailer that has received a lot of previous owner mods. Aside from the coupler change, it appears to have commercial trailer fenders, different spring mounts (Toyota maybe?), some boxing in at the rear, no landing leg, etc.. I believe the bottom width of...

Yes you should be able to disassemble it as described. Traditional trailer stuff has the hub and drum integrated as one part while your military is a little different. The hub and drum are two separate pieces. See if you can find an exploded diagram for either the trailer or a WWII Jeep...

I would think no more than 1-2 thousands (.025mm - .05mm) larger than the hub would be about right. That's sort of typical shaft to bearing clearance for machinery. The spacers you found are about .015 undersized to the hub, I don't think those will fit for you. Couple of options; call...

As promised: the holes in the Tacoma alloy wheels measure .745, the stock lug nuts are .725. I think the fit tolerance should be .001 to .0015 for lug centric wheels. You are absolutely correct - this combo will not work. So the hub centric spacers seem to be the path of least resistance for...

Well, if that's the case then it obviously wouldn't work. Interesting. I would swear that wasn't the case last time I messed with the Toyota OEM stuff. I think I have a 2nd Gen Tacoma TRD alloy wheel and factory lug nuts laying around. I will measure this weekend and report back. I assume...

Aren't they functionally the same thing as regular mag wheel lug nuts, just metric? I would think it's no different than old school lug centric mag wheels on muscle cars. Those are centered on the studs via shank lug nuts that are precise in the wheel holes and just the right length to tighten...