Christian C nice job. Look forward to feed back as the other owners went silent. What's your tow vehicle' capacity?
I have a 2010 Nissan xTerra with the v8. It's tow capacity is 5000. It tows the trailer pretty damn easily. I haven't REALLY done any true off road / big bumps yet, but SO FAR, it tows and tracks REALLY well.
I just came home from a 5 day excursion to Red Rock Canyon State Park / Ricardo campground and there were PRETTY severe winds which literally folded and broke 2 of my friend's tents and, unfortunately, they had to bail back home. Me and my girl heard a few gusts and once or twice the wind *kinda* moved the trailer, but overall we slept warmly and WONDERFULLY....and because it was on a moderate slope / tongue lifted to get us level, I couldn't put the stabilizers down, but it didn't really matter. STILL very stable.
SO...Things I've modified.
By the way, I KNEW I was going to be modifying things because That Is My Way. I modify EVERYTHING.
Removed the stock pull out shade and got an Overland Vehicle Systems Awning 270 - Dark Gray / Black Travel Cover - Driverside - but mounted it on the passenger side. I did that so some of the shade would wrap around / over the front fold out. I made custom stainless steel brackets / parts to mount it securely. TRULY a great / mandatory addition. I also bought the 3 walls so there CAN be a 80% covered area. I MAINLY changed out the stock shade because it didn't cover the cooking area and...I cook a lot...
To nail all of the tie down lines down I have Ground Grabba 1/2 hex lag screws / plates and an impact driver.
I added 2 channels of BTF LED COB RF remote controlled under beam lighting to 6 of the swing out bars. They are RGB + white so I can have a full disco AND nice lighting for cooking. I can light 3 beams at a time or all 6. FULLY RGB plus silly fading / pulsing effects...
I also replaced the outside work light since it was JUST about eye level and STUPIDLY bright and at the wrong angle. I designed and 3D printed a new light with12 volt / bright diffused cob LED bar that ALSO has the power feeds to the two channels of LED lighting and has two waterproof switches for secondary control of lights and power.
It came with a single burner 7 jet Chinese stove and a two burner stove which was ALSO not attached nor plumbed. The stock position of the original cooktop put the chef RIGHT in the doorway so I flipped it to the OTHER side. I tried hooking up the included 2 burner stove, but it was REMARKABLY anemic. Once I discovered THAT, I went and bought a Dometic D21 / 2 burner stove and SHOEHORNED it into the pull out where it JUST barely fit after LOTS of steel snipping. Once I did THAT, I decided to do internal propane plumbing so I don't have to run a propane line draped outside / plugged into the side of the jockey box where the propane lived. I also got a high pressure ball valve as a secondary shutoff which I mounted in the existing hole in the jockey box and 3D printed an inside bracket for the manifold, and a round handle for open / close.
I wasn't too fond of the hole in the dining table where the Chinese induction cookplate went, so I designed and 3D printed a storage bowl and laser cut a piece of acrylic to fill the hole. SO now the Air Conditioning control and playing cards and a couple other things live there. I have another induction plate that lives in the hold for when / if we need to heat things inside.
I hated the interior ceiling light - it was JUST too flippin bright ALL THE TIME, so I took it apart and replaced the internals with BTF 12v RF controlled / dimmable cob LED White light.
I have more than a few other mods / additions which I'll share later...with pictures...probably this weekend.
Later!
