Badlands
The American West
Been building this trailer for awhile as both an expedition and/or emergency evacuation trailer. The plan was for long term self sufficiency in the field. I started out with a utility service box mounted on an I-beam frame, the trailer has a heavy duty axle with electric brakes, I flipped the axle to get the trailer up and installed 2 BF Goodrich mud terrain tires on bead lock wheels and ordered a 3rd wheel and tire as a spare. I then painted the trailer original Vietnam era O.D. Green. I cut the rack down and added a canopy which I bed linered on the outside and painted on the inside, then added an 8 ft ARB Canopy on the passenger side rack.
I mounted a shovel on the front compartment and made a rack across the tongue to hold a Honda Trail 70 motorcycle. The water cans are just sitting on the rack for now until I decide where to mount them. I bought a Radio Flyer wagon and painted it the same color as the trailer and bed linered the inside thinking it would work great for fetching water and supplies, Beats the heck out of carrying two 5 gallon jerry cans of water!
I am working on comms right now, The 102" CB whip antenna is installed and I am adding a scanner and ham antennas, I will keep my radios in a pelican case for safe keeping while traveling.
Just mounted a high lift jack on the rear bumper. Here are some other photos as of today.
I installed two 6 volt commercial batteries wired together for 12 volt then added a 1000 watt inverter, I still have to mount the two 120 watt solar panels on the canopy but I did install a trickle charger/battery maintainer for when electricity is available to keep the batteries topped off. I also added a 12 volt electrical fuse and switch panel made from a sprinkler control box.
In the rear I added a 100 gallon diesel fuel tank, a rack for the 5 gallon jerry cans of gas which are for the generator which I still have to install. Also a 65 gallon fresh water tank with electric pump plumbed to a brass faucet coming out the back of the trailer, it sits high enough to get a 5 gallon bucket under it and I can attach a hose to the faucet as well. I will also be installing a shower of some sort, I'm just not there yet!
Its getting there but still lots to do!
I mounted a shovel on the front compartment and made a rack across the tongue to hold a Honda Trail 70 motorcycle. The water cans are just sitting on the rack for now until I decide where to mount them. I bought a Radio Flyer wagon and painted it the same color as the trailer and bed linered the inside thinking it would work great for fetching water and supplies, Beats the heck out of carrying two 5 gallon jerry cans of water!
I am working on comms right now, The 102" CB whip antenna is installed and I am adding a scanner and ham antennas, I will keep my radios in a pelican case for safe keeping while traveling.
Just mounted a high lift jack on the rear bumper. Here are some other photos as of today.
I installed two 6 volt commercial batteries wired together for 12 volt then added a 1000 watt inverter, I still have to mount the two 120 watt solar panels on the canopy but I did install a trickle charger/battery maintainer for when electricity is available to keep the batteries topped off. I also added a 12 volt electrical fuse and switch panel made from a sprinkler control box.
In the rear I added a 100 gallon diesel fuel tank, a rack for the 5 gallon jerry cans of gas which are for the generator which I still have to install. Also a 65 gallon fresh water tank with electric pump plumbed to a brass faucet coming out the back of the trailer, it sits high enough to get a 5 gallon bucket under it and I can attach a hose to the faucet as well. I will also be installing a shower of some sort, I'm just not there yet!
Its getting there but still lots to do!
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