Motoz Expedition Trailer: Urban Escape Unit

[motoz]

I got a little ahead of myself, here's some progress pics from the paint shop.

With the top box and RTT frame installed...

I scored a bargain on some new rims today. I grabbed a set of 4 H3 Hummer alloys for $160. Someone traded them in at my local tire store.

I'll get some 265/75 r16 put on. These should look good against my tow vehicle...

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[motoz]

The sun finally came out today so I grabbed a couple more shots.

This is the front box on the RHS. I'm going to house all the electrical components in here. The plan is to house a 120AH AGM in the box underneath then house the distribution board and chargers in the gullwing box.

This is the LHS box. This will be the kitchen / bar. I had the doors lined with stainless to make bench tops.
The fridge and stove are on slides.

Here's a shot of it hooked up to the car.

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[grimbo]

Coming together nicely

 

[Mark Harley]

Very Nice! I wish we could get cool crew cabs like your in the states!

 

[Crush Jeep]

Here's a shot of it hooked up to the car.

It looks good but I'm not sure I would call that a car. What type of vehicle is that? It looks BA. Are you going to put a tent on the trailer?

 

[motoz]

Here's a shot of it hooked up to the car.

It looks good but I'm not sure I would call that a car. What type of vehicle is that? It looks BA. Are you going to put a tent on the trailer?

Mate it's a Mitsubishi Triton. There badged L200 in other countries. I've got a build thread going in the Mitsubishi section with some more details.

Yes we've got a roof top tent to mount and a foxwing awning.





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[matthewp]

How did I miss this build?! This is a gorgeous trailer!

 

[motoz]

Thanks for the comments mate. So I battled with this flu that I seem to have caught and did a bit more on the trailer today.

I fitted a foxwing style awning to the tent frame. This thing is pretty big and will offer a great deal of shade and shelter over the cooking area and at the back of the trailer.

I also made sure the fridge fit !!! Luckily there's 20mm to spare on the top lip of the door. I knew it was going to be close though it worked out really well.

Here's a shot from underneath. Makes the awning look like a giant fan !!!




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[motoz]

...forgot to add the pic before...

:lol:


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[motoz]

I haven't updated this thread for a while but...

So we gave the old girl its madden voyage through the Flinders last week. Originally this trailer was going to be the base utilising the RTT. So we gave the old girl its madden voyage through the Flinders last week. Originally this trailer was going to be the base utilising the RTT. With the arrival of our daughter a more family friendly solution was needed.

We commissioned Challenge Campers here in Adelaide to build the tent. It ended up being on a queen size base with a 12' tent and zip on 7' awning.

It's currently rolling on 205/70 x 16 or about a 28" tire. I plan to use the H3 wheels and the current 32" Duratracs on the trailer. This should get it sitting level to the Triton.
While the tent was being made we added a new 66" axle and electric drum brakes.

We had the tent pack built to mount straight onto the previously fabricated storage module.

The awning side offers a great bit of cover. There are optional panels to zip in and enclose the space.

 

[motoz]

The tent builder incorporated zip up access panels into the internal storage pods on the side of the trailer. These are a HD backed canvas to help stop any elements getting in.

Looking out from the other side...

We had some storage pockets added up in the bed area. Good for phones / keys etc.


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[motoz]

As we don't have an electrical system setup yet I grabbed one of the new portable tent light kits from 4WD Supplies here in Oz. These are made here in Australia by Doble Outdoors.

I purchased the full kit which consists of the 200t, 100p, 5w portable solar panel, table, 12v USB charger, daisy chain leads and other patch leads. We bought an extra 100p as well.

The kit has the 200t (telescopic) pole which can be used as a pole on the awning. They have three power settings. Light output on high, med and low with upto 250 lumens and 250hrs between charges.

The 100p (potable) is the same though a smaller unit. They both have the same IP54 rating and lithium ion batteries.

Each light has 2 outputs that can be used to recharge phones / tablets etc via the supplied USB patch leads.
All units recharge via the 5w panel that is either free standing or sits atop the tent pole at three different pitch levels.

They come with a handy little table that attaches to the pole.

All in all the function and form are fantastic. It made it very easy moving around the tent at night on the lowest settings as not to wake the little one.

The 100p is also handy to keep charged in the vehicle as an emergency light or portable power bank.

http://www.4wdsupplies.com.au/doble-outdoors-combo-pack/
I'll update how they perform long term as we do a few more trips.

(Source images used in some parts as my photos were sub standard)




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[MTaco]

Wow, nice set up! Glad I found this thread. Very neat to see all the things you guys get down under. Too bad you couldn't use that raised rack, that looked like a nice setup but your new tent is very nice too. Keep the updates coming.

 

[motoz]

Wow, nice set up! Glad I found this thread. Very neat to see all the things you guys get down under. Too bad you couldn't use that raised rack, that looked like a nice setup but your new tent is very nice too. Keep the updates coming.

Thanks mate.
Don't worry I drool over a lot of the items available in the U.S that never make it over this side of the globe. Alas such is life.

Yes we tried to make the rack work for us though as we now have a little one to consider space was always going to be an issue. It has worked out well though as the space I assigned for the clothes storage box on the side of the trailer was setup for the RTT awning room. It was worked out perfect as the ladder now fits on the other side giving us full access to this space while the tent is setup.

Its good to have a win every now and again, even if it was just by chance.

The next round of updates will include a custom stainless water tank. I will then get all the measurements together to get a pull out kitchen made up. We will go with a Drifta unit. We have fitted their system in the vehicle and it works perfectly.

 

[MTaco]

Can't wait to see the pull out Drifta kitchen. I noticed the Drifta logo in the back of your rig. Is that a kitchen or drawer? Any pics?