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My trailer has a rack that is currently built out of 1.5" square tubing. The rack is too tall for much offroading, the CG is just too high. I knew this might be an issue when I built it but figured I'd tackle it when it became a problem. Well, it's a problem so here I am. I will be using...

For me, camping in the winter means camping alone, the dogs won't even go with me!

No problem, love to help. The batteries are tied together in parallel to provide a total of 160Ah. I would have gone with larger batteries because more capacity is never bad but space in there is limited and a pair of group 34(s) fit well. The two shutoffs tie into the battery bank in parallel...

"The ladies" our two ridgebacks Stella and Mabel in the back of the FJ. Our newest addition, Walter the french bulldog at about 6 weeks old.

Dead blow from harbor freight, sizes from 1lb to 4lb, I think I have a 2 lb in my gear, was like $8 and works great.

+1 on Dinoot.com. My frame was built by them, well, kinda. Scott from Dinoot has a local to him (in Oregon) company that manufactures custom frames for 40's Fords I believe, they build his frames as well. Not sure what I paid as it was part of a long list of parts (fiberglass tub kit, axle...

For us a 5lb cylinder has worked out very well, we use it to cook only and after a few 2-3 trips it was still over half full. I have no issues getting it filled. I got the tank and the mount from Adventure Trailers and it wasn't cheap but the matching set mounted easily and fits perfectly on...

I've been slowly gathering parts and working on my Rotopax fuel and water canister mounts for about a week now when i have a few minutes and today i was able to get them mounted and completed, one more thing to mark off the list! My plan was to mount them to the sides of the tongue box but with...

my system is simple but looks complicated, due to the frame design i have a pair of 6 gallon tanks joined together, you can see the strainer and the pump and accumulator are inside the box. The filler and vent are RV parts and the outlet is a cheap hose bib from Home Depot, easy peasy.

i hear that, we havent been out since that weekend in Plain either (we were parked next to you, can see my yellow FJ in one of your photos). Sure was a hot weekend! We had just moved into a new house and spent the summer doing renovations. I have a bunch of changes planned for my trailer to do...

And for the kinda DIY'er here is a link to my trailer build. It was originally built and currently sits with a fully stationary, full height overhead rack. I use the same tent as BoxRocket and have run into some "center of gravity" issues with the height required to use the annex. I'm...

As for center of gravity and off roading I will say that having my tent base at about 6' from the ground is a real issue for anything too off camber. That much weight that high (even though it is somewhat offset by 2 marine batteries, lots of gear, 12 gallons of water and a set of very heavy...

The AT style one is too short for 33" tires? It's so simple I think you could put one together easily for a lot less money and at any height you wanted.

Agreed, I might actually remove my stabilzers and use this instead! Found one at Camping World for $20 less than AT sells it, looks like the same exact model!

I have 2 of them in my FJ cruiser, a group 24 and a 31. I've been running them for 3 years now with no issues. Plenty of power for winching and all my lighting plus running an ARB fridge on road trips. No complaints so far.

Commercial spray on bedliner is usually pretty heavy, is hard to repair if it gets damaged, and is very expensive. I was going to have the inside of my trailer done with Line-X but the price was insane plus the part they don't tell you until you ask for details is that they have issues getting...

Honestly I'm surprised you didn't see the same movement with the tent, I can't imagine that small change in height would cause this issue but who knows I guess. I would go with some stabilizers, I have the tongue jack and a stabilizer on each of the rear corners. I usually lower the tongue...

Thought about it and may get there after finishing the retrofit of the shocks. At this point for the issues i'm having i really think the shocks are going to solve them but we'll see, either way they have to get done so I'll start there and see where it takes me...

Our Tepui did the same thing. The worst of the condensation would collect on the aluminum floor under the mattress, which kinda makes sense. We added an anti-condensation mat under and that seemed to really solve the issue. The condensation still happens a little but nothing gets wet now, the...

Well, if you go with a multi axis coupler that alone makes it harder to steal, most people don't even understand what my Lock'n'Roll coupler even is. The farm/ranch store we go to sells utility trailers, they have the wheels off and steel cables locking them to a fence, that seems to work and...