adventurebuddies
Adventurer
This trailer has served me well, but it's time to move on. I sold my Land Cruiser 80 and am now selling the trailer as we are moving over to an XPCamper. This trailer is a combination of factory and custom features that make it quite unique compared to other options. If you are in the market for an extremely durable and capable trailer with many creature comforts, read on….
Price $8,500 obo. I am happy to discuss details and answer questions over the phone so please PM your phone number and I will call you. The trailer is located in Orange County, CA.
My wife and I are self-described “glampers” and this trailer was custom built/modified to suit our needs. We are foodies and my wife loves to cook so the size of the kitchen was one of the priorities. She also gets cold easily, so a warm bed and a place to escape the elements if the weather gets nasty were prime considerations in this build. However, I did not want to sacrifice trail capability just to tow what basically is a mobile bedroom and kitchen.
In order the keep it trail worthy, the axle width and the overall height of the trailer were matched to our fully expedition built Land Cruiser 80. Basically, the trailer can follow through any trail that even remotely makes sense for a trailer. Unlike other trailers, the fact that the track width matched the vehicle (instead of being wider) means that it follows in about that same track as the vehicle tires, even around tight turns. This trailer’s capabilities easily keep up with the popular commercially built cargo-type trailers, but it offers an insulated place to sleep, lots of water storage, and a hot shower.
The main differences between this trailer versus other ones:
1) The kitchen area is open to the sleeping area. We designed it this way so that the sink with running water is accessible from the inside. During the epic snowstorm and mud bog of Overland Expo a few years ago, this feature proved to be especially useful as we were able to wash our hand/faces, brush teeth, etc without have to put on boots and raingear and step into the quagmire. A disadvantage of this design is that you lose the storage space of “overhead” cabinets or shelves.
2) The “tailgate” does not fold down. Instead, it lifts out and attaches to the spare tire swingout and then functions as extra counter top space. The size of the kitchen was a priority so this design gave us lots of counter space for prep work, cooking, etc. In order to gain so much counter space, we decided to not carry a fridge/freezer in the trailer. Instead, that was kept in the Land Cruiser since we frequently “day tripped” in the vehicle while the trailer stayed in base camp. By keeping the fridge in the vehicle, we could keep lunch and beverages with us and we freed up the trailer kitchen to be much larger than it would have been if there had been a fridge back there.
3) The trailer has 36 gallons of water storage in tanks under the chassis. Part of our “glamping” goal was to be able to use water freely. The water is in 4 tanks, each with 9 gallons of capacity. They are forward of the axle and are divided into two groups via some valves so that you can fill only half of them and/or choose to draw water from only half of them. The water pump provides pressurized water at the sink, exterior hose bib, and at the shower wand.
4) There is a propane fired “instant” hot water heater that provides hot water at the sink and at the shower wand. The controls are accessible from the outside to adjust temperature while showering. Wilderness camping at the end of a technical trail and then being able to take a hot shower is pretty awesome. I am including one of those “pop up” privies in the sale which makes for a great shower stall if you don’t feel comfortable showering in the buff.
Price $8,500 obo. I am happy to discuss details and answer questions over the phone so please PM your phone number and I will call you. The trailer is located in Orange County, CA.
My wife and I are self-described “glampers” and this trailer was custom built/modified to suit our needs. We are foodies and my wife loves to cook so the size of the kitchen was one of the priorities. She also gets cold easily, so a warm bed and a place to escape the elements if the weather gets nasty were prime considerations in this build. However, I did not want to sacrifice trail capability just to tow what basically is a mobile bedroom and kitchen.
In order the keep it trail worthy, the axle width and the overall height of the trailer were matched to our fully expedition built Land Cruiser 80. Basically, the trailer can follow through any trail that even remotely makes sense for a trailer. Unlike other trailers, the fact that the track width matched the vehicle (instead of being wider) means that it follows in about that same track as the vehicle tires, even around tight turns. This trailer’s capabilities easily keep up with the popular commercially built cargo-type trailers, but it offers an insulated place to sleep, lots of water storage, and a hot shower.
The main differences between this trailer versus other ones:
1) The kitchen area is open to the sleeping area. We designed it this way so that the sink with running water is accessible from the inside. During the epic snowstorm and mud bog of Overland Expo a few years ago, this feature proved to be especially useful as we were able to wash our hand/faces, brush teeth, etc without have to put on boots and raingear and step into the quagmire. A disadvantage of this design is that you lose the storage space of “overhead” cabinets or shelves.
2) The “tailgate” does not fold down. Instead, it lifts out and attaches to the spare tire swingout and then functions as extra counter top space. The size of the kitchen was a priority so this design gave us lots of counter space for prep work, cooking, etc. In order to gain so much counter space, we decided to not carry a fridge/freezer in the trailer. Instead, that was kept in the Land Cruiser since we frequently “day tripped” in the vehicle while the trailer stayed in base camp. By keeping the fridge in the vehicle, we could keep lunch and beverages with us and we freed up the trailer kitchen to be much larger than it would have been if there had been a fridge back there.
3) The trailer has 36 gallons of water storage in tanks under the chassis. Part of our “glamping” goal was to be able to use water freely. The water is in 4 tanks, each with 9 gallons of capacity. They are forward of the axle and are divided into two groups via some valves so that you can fill only half of them and/or choose to draw water from only half of them. The water pump provides pressurized water at the sink, exterior hose bib, and at the shower wand.
4) There is a propane fired “instant” hot water heater that provides hot water at the sink and at the shower wand. The controls are accessible from the outside to adjust temperature while showering. Wilderness camping at the end of a technical trail and then being able to take a hot shower is pretty awesome. I am including one of those “pop up” privies in the sale which makes for a great shower stall if you don’t feel comfortable showering in the buff.
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