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Factory hardtops are awkward - being one piece (ignoring the freedom panels for the moment) they're big, bulky and very hard for one person to lift off or install safely or easily. They can also be very stuffy inside - the side windows are bonded in place and don't open. I think there's a...

I'm at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas again this year, so I'll post interesting trailer stuff I run across. Most interesting... Smittybilt is coming out with a trailer. They call it the Recon Overlander. Here are some photos... It's actually pretty nice. There are slides inside for the fridge...

I'm starting this thread to be a place where people can share the ways they use ammo cans in their Jeeps, share the ideas they have for using them but haven't implemented yet, or ask questions about them or about using them. Ammo cans make great storage containers for Jeeps - they're very...

The title of this thread is a question, not a statement :). I'm looking to build a cargo slide/tray system that can grow in capability as needs evolve. Initially maybe just for a cooler, but over time more cargo, a fridge, maybe some secure storage, maybe a cargo platform above the sliding...

Having the Safari Cab hardtop on my LJ for almost 4 years now, I've really gotten used to the "barn door" on the rear - access to the cargo area is so much easier with a one-operation barn door than it is with the factory two-step hatch/tailgate. The barn door is a fiberglass "upper" that...

First some background info: Over the last few years I've designed and built several off-road trailers. Starting with a trailer made from the rear halves of two Jeep tubs (the yellow one below), I decided that project was too hard for the average DIY-er so I designed and built what turned out...

I'm at the SEMA show in Las Vegas this week so I'll show you a few things I found interesting. Here's a custom-built off-road camp trailer, there may be some ideas here someone could use. Things to see in the first photo: - Roof top tent and awning mounted to the overhead rack - "Fenders"...

I've been working on a new fiberglass trailer kit idea, this one is patterned after the military M100/M416 trailers. Maybe because military-style trailers are so popular among the adventuring, overlanding and off-road crowd, reasonably restorable original military examples are getting very hard...

Looking for an alternate solution to hanging heavy full Jerry cans off the back of my Jeep, I've designed a side mount Jerry can rack. I know this mounting position might not be ideal for every type of Jeep usage, but for my usage it's perfect. Here are some photos of the prototype. It's...

You may be familiar with my first fiberglass trailer design, it's patterned after a Jeep tub: I built that trailer for fun, but designed it so that it could be a production kit. The kit is on the market now, in the size shown above and a longer 6' 6" version. I'm not a vendor, and I'm not...

This isn't an expedition-related project, so I'm not doing a build thread for it in this forum like I have with my other projects, but I thought some people might be interested in seeing this anyway... I've been building some custom fiberglass parts that I'm calling a "CJ Grille Conversion kit...

I've got a roof top tent that I want to mount on an XJ Cherokee roof rack and I'm trying to decide the best way to adapt the tent to the rack. I know some people mount tents to the drip rails of the XJ, but this XJ roof rack isn't actually on an XJ, it's on the fiberglass Safari Cab on my LJ...

Earlier this year, I built a Jeep-tub trailer from the back halves of two tubs left over from my pickup projects: The trailer has worked out great - I've already got over 2500 miles on it hauling future project parts home. I'm very happy with the end result, but it was a challenging...

You may have seen the Safari Cab hardtop project in another thread (http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/46300-How-would-you-outfit-this-custom-LJ), but if you haven't, the Safari Cab is a custom modular fiberglass hardtop I designed to fit Jeeps including CJ-7's, CJ-8's, YJ's, TJ's and...

Here's an idea for a budget roof rack basket using two inexpensive Harbor Freight ATV Cargo Carriers: This rack is to go on my custom hardtop, but my hardtop has an XJ rack on it so this idea will work with any rack that's similar to the XJ rack. Here's a rough drawing/photo simulation of...

What would you do to outfit this LJ as an expedition/overland vehicle? I'm just finishing up building the custom hardtop, and wondering how you guys might outfit it. I do plan side windows, as shown by the paper mockups. Hardtop will also be painted gloss black to match the Jeep body color...

I'm in the process of designing and building a series of modular fiberglass hardtops, and since the styling of the top is along the lines of expedition vehicles I thought folks in this forum might be interested. Here's a concept drawing of the top on an LJ: The top is assembled from modular...