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It will deteriorate fast if left outside. Plywood, especially fir which I think that is will "check" in the weather and the bedliner will crack and chip right along with it. A coat of epoxy and some mat will slow down or even eliminate the checking, but requires a top coat for UV protection...

Those are such a great solution for towing with compact cars. Nice job on the save.

Well that's the simple (but expensive) way around it...

10x10 instant canopies. You can move them around for various camp configurations instead of being fixed to the trailer. Available as close as your nearest Walmart or sporting goods store but I get them clean/used on CL for half price or less. When they get damaged by weather or worn out you...

I would be on the lookout for a restorable pair of the "roadster" fenders that came on them. In my opinion those are what sets the David Bradley trailers apart from the many other post-war quarter ton trailers out there; super cool styling you just didn't see anywhere else. It also practically...

I was wondering what took so long for someone to post a photo like this...

Sell the fancy military wheels and tires, they usually have some value. Buy "normal" 8 lug wheels and tires including a spare. Fix the brake lines and bleed the brakes. Done.

I have seen a photo floating around the web of a red quarter ton trailer with a low profile canvas cover. The frame underneath was made using prefab pipe connectors that are normally seen for tarp shelters. It looked pretty good.

Well that's different I guess; just hate seeing good vintage stuff getting destroyed if it's not beyond help. I have built a couple of trailers using step side beds and they came out top notch. They sold for a lot more money than I had in them. My technique is to build a simple square tube...

Don't cut up a short bed square nose Chevy. That generation of trucks is starting to become the new "hotness," and the short boxes always fetch the most money. If it isn't a total basket case there is value in it to someone. Resell it to fund a trailer.

With a few simple upgrades you can take them on some reasonably rough terrain. I had this little guy 20 years ago and it was already old when I got it. With a simple spring over lift you can see it had plenty of ground clearance even with the 5.30-12 tires. The interior cabinets were beefed...

Let's not dismiss that teardrops just plain look cooler! The permanent and ready to go galley of a teardrop is also a huge advantage in my opinion. We had pop-ups for years and they were great for camping with kids. You get a lot of sleeping space for what you're towing and they can be a...

split the difference: find a clean used pop up. You will still get the tent experience but it's a little more practical when the kids are young. Clean used ones are usually available for less money than a new RTT. They're not a beast to tow and have room for showers and potties if you need it.

At Overland Expo West a couple of years ago I saw something really interesting. A guy had taken the roof, lift mechanism and canvas from a pop up tent trailer and grafted it to a utility bed trailer. The execution on it was very good - it looked like something factory built. It popped...

This: It's the same thing as a home made bug sprayer shower but is already assembled and has a nice neoprene jacket. In addition to the solar heating of the water I top it off with some boiling water. Works great and is very affordable.

I really like your tire/wheel choice. Tall and skinny mud tires capture that vintage trailer vibe. I built around matching my truck for sake of simplification (and hand-me-down tires on the trailer) but much prefer the look of what you have there. Nice work.

Nice work on the CJ suspension! I have CJ7 rear springs with shocks under mine and like it very much. the reproduction Jeep spring mounts and u-bolt plates are significantly beefier than the standard trailer bits.

Well as they say, "you can't take it with you." I had mine a bit before there was much M101 trailer love on the interwebs so did my learning the old fashioned way - trial and error. Since that time the 3/4 tons have become a lot more popular (and expensive). If you can believe it, I got mine...

Okay thanks. I went through the entire ordeal some years ago. Installed the electric brakes no problem but found the stock drums wouldn't work. Okay no problem (so I thought) just get trailer drums instead. Only those had different outer bearings than the original hub/drums. Well, being a...

Those Carry-On angle iron trailers are okay for the price but on the light duty side. I would beef up and extend the tongue if it were mine. You have a cambered axle so don't just "flip" it, weld on new perches. Some stabilizer jacks would be a smart addition for when the tent is deployed...