4x6 Camping Trailer - can it be done?

[rjinga]

Ok, here's the deal - I'm "frugal". I already own a 4x6 utility trailer. I'd like to build a teardrop-style camper unit that I could put on, and take off, the trailer, so that I still use the trailer for hauling other stuff too.

I know that weight is always a factor, so the main function of the camper unit would be a sleeping area for the wife and me. I'm envisioning storage inside the frame rail, and the sleeping area above it, extending a few inches in each direction so that we have a (close to) queen-size bed. And, if the trailer could handle the weight, I'd have the standard cooking area in the back.

Has anyone ever seen, or built, something like this on this size trailer?

 

[biskit]

I would say many people on here start with a lot less, so yeh it can be good starting point. Just got to get your thinking head on now.

 

[verdesardog]

there are lots of threads on here starting with less. I personally like a stand up type of trailer. My first build was on a 4X8 trailer. It looked like a portable out house LOL and was too small for me.

 

[verdesardog]

 

[verdesardog]

I traded it straight over for a larger trailer and am in the process of making a larger one you can see here:

http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/120214-Camping-trailer-build

and here:

http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/116260-hitch

 

[4x4x4doors]

If you haven't already, check out the builds at www.tnttt.com There are several builds and plans that work with the removable TD body.

 

[Mark Harley]

I say do it.
A slide in box built like tear drop would be perfect.
Post your results.

 

[CLynn85]

I say do it.
A slide in box built like tear drop would be perfect.
Post your results.

Mark, any more pics/details on that one? I've often wondered why no one's done one like that before, at least not that I've seen. /threadjack

 

[Mark Harley]

Just a Google search.....Slide in Teardrop camper

 

[biskit]

View attachment 202699

And if your still there after viewing that!!!!!!!!!! go for it.

 

[lilgription]

my little removable pod is a 4x7

 

[Mark Harley]

lilgription:

I like what you made.

 

[highlandercj-7]

I'd go with a beefier trailer to start with. I'm not a fan of the thin 2x2 angle iron trailer. I'd use a minimum of 2x2 3/16" box tube for the frame. The POD is a great idea. I'd also use a steel frame building it so it would handle being taken on and off the trailer better.

 

[lilgription]

Thanks Mark. It suits my needs. Hunting and fishing sleeper. Made from all wood and if you do it right its a tank, mine is lifted off and on the trailer with a gantry in my garage and it stays on a dolly in there. My lift points are on the body tied into the 2x3 framing. The pod itself is about 400lbs

 

[Wise Old Jason]

I've been thinking about this myself. I got a little 4x6 for free, I mostly use it for hauling kayaks, but since I'm moving back home to AZ, kayaking won't be as easy to do anymore. Off roading and wilderness camping will be though, and I'm all about re-purposing.