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Glad to have helped inspire you! Nice find with that truck, it looks clean!! What are some of your overall plans?

I still like the light grey quite a lot over the other options... Medium would be a second choice. Not a fan of the white, or dark grey, and sand just doesnt work since your truck is white.

Oh thats interesting.... And not good since these vocuume bonded walls all trailers are going to make them much harder to repair... Thanks for the info!

Do you suppose one would want to also consider strengthening the entire frame if your already strengthen between the control arms?

black series are great campers, but being aussie, they aren't insulated very well I have found out a year or so ago.

And to consider most of these trucks are 'throwaway' vehicles too... Insane. How anyone can even afford it is beyond me, considering theres so many brand new vehicles running around out there.

I do agree, and I have been looking at this for about 3 years now. Much of my inspiration comes from Europe and Ausies. Their designs are purely function, where here its about ease of construction for maximum profit. I have lived with significantly less than pretty much all fellow Americans...

Yeah 'factory' trailers are all junk anyway. I've been in one 4 years, my neighbor also happens to be a RV tech of 15 years and sees all the good/bad. It works, but I'll tell ya I would never buy one again. Well that isn't true, the only RV manufacturer I would buy from would be Outdoor RV...

Your close-up pics are impressive! Let me know if you ever swing by western MT! As for the color. I vote light grey. I think it balances the white of the truck well, with the black bed. The other colors, at least via photoshop, seem to be to..er...heavy. It makes it feel like the back end of...

For the size of trailer your building, I would run the exact same tire, size, and rim as on your rig. Never know if you get in a bad way and need redundancy...

Weight is a consideration. Arbitrarily only. I have a OBS 7.3L, but that doesnt mean I purposefully want to max it out. I think, for living on the road, lighter is better, considering having ample insulation for super cold winters. I suppose though to maybe word my question a different way...

26' is about the largest i would want to go simply due to weight considerations. I have lived in a 18' trailer for the last 4 years... so that size is totally dooable, and its not a great floorplan either... It is though difficult to try and decide between a 15' floor length and a 22' floor...

I do agree larger sometimes means more comfortable, but I also know from experience that floorplan and layout has a huge impact maybe even more so than physical size. I also wouldn't want to be worried about low hanging branches, and do plan to not go too far in the backwoods because it will be...

Lets talk sizes! I soon shall be beginning the design of a more or less custom trailer based on a retail model base (think Alaskan flatbed model but in trailer form). Much I will change or customize or ask the company to do. But it all starts with the base - size. Based on calculations, the...

This is a great point and was originally a big concern for me. But the tires in my drawings should be accurate to scale, +/- a few inches. They are 35's. So 70" wide for both. The bed as drawn is 82" wide. So that should net 5" on either side for tail lights assuming the tires are spaced 2"...

I posted a few pics up on my build thread - https://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/destination-unknown-a-1997-f350-build.172147/ Opted to do some hand drawings...

I have made some progress in recent days on my bed idea/plans. Plans always change, but this is basically the same idea I have had in mind for a little over a year now. So I think at this point, it is probably safe to say the general thoughts aren't going to change much. Now I suppose the...

Had to go for a cruise yesterday.... ps. first post will be edited to include more of an introduction like my other build thread

Though a good option, due to experience and experties, I think this would end up in costing a lot more than I'm willing (or able) to pay simpley due to so many explanations needed and likely a lot of changes from original drawings/thoughts, as things just change over time. I think for now, I...

Have you ever considered comparing a JK frame with your welded extended frame? Thinking that might be a easier and stronger way to go. Although, it would certainly cause other complications...