Post favorite pics of your rig and trailer
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Sleam
Explorer
Little Red
Little Red is new to me as of yesterday! A full days drive to pick up and return home in the snow and fog, I'm tired now. This morning at home, I started practicing backing up and gave up then tried again, finally able to get it in place. This will take practice. In the meantime, I get to pack and play with how to arrange what goes where without sliding around.
Little Red is new to me as of yesterday! A full days drive to pick up and return home in the snow and fog, I'm tired now. This morning at home, I started practicing backing up and gave up then tried again, finally able to get it in place. This will take practice. In the meantime, I get to pack and play with how to arrange what goes where without sliding around.
pyrate
Rollin' along
Nice trailer. The backup process can take a bit of time, especially with something small that isn't always easy to see. Good rule of thumb, go slow. For some, physically turning yourself in your seat and looking out the back window is helpful.
jonnyquest
Adventurer
Very cool. One trailer backing tip I received is to move the bottom of the steering wheel in the direction you want the trailer to go. Will we see you at Overland Expo in May?
My Adventure Trailer
Took the family on the first "official" camping trip this past August. We (myself, wife, and two boys 9 & 11) camped at PJ Hoffmaster State Park near Muskegon, MI. We had a great time! Vacations prior to this consisted of renting homes along Lake Michigan's shoreline, that too was a blast but the cost was ridiculous so we decided to try the camping thing. We are hooked, well…. myself and the boys are hooked, the wife is almost there…. Now I want to do it bigger and better!! Original trailer (second pic) did the job with tarps but couldn't keep the water out at 60 mph as well as not being big enough so I bought the M1101 a few weeks ago to replace it. I am researching so I can build the perfect trailer for my needs. I would like to utilize the trailer to do everything from hauling firewood to being a moderate adventure rig. First mod will be adding a water tight/removable top. I have my older brother CAD designing one for me now. Looking forward to what he comes up with…… Thanks everyone for the inspiration there are some impressive trailers on this site!!
Took the family on the first "official" camping trip this past August. We (myself, wife, and two boys 9 & 11) camped at PJ Hoffmaster State Park near Muskegon, MI. We had a great time! Vacations prior to this consisted of renting homes along Lake Michigan's shoreline, that too was a blast but the cost was ridiculous so we decided to try the camping thing. We are hooked, well…. myself and the boys are hooked, the wife is almost there…. Now I want to do it bigger and better!! Original trailer (second pic) did the job with tarps but couldn't keep the water out at 60 mph as well as not being big enough so I bought the M1101 a few weeks ago to replace it. I am researching so I can build the perfect trailer for my needs. I would like to utilize the trailer to do everything from hauling firewood to being a moderate adventure rig. First mod will be adding a water tight/removable top. I have my older brother CAD designing one for me now. Looking forward to what he comes up with…… Thanks everyone for the inspiration there are some impressive trailers on this site!!
Sleam
Explorer
Little Red
Only a week ago, we drove to Raton to meet up and buy Little Red, a 1985 ish M416 trailer with a lockable lid. It was just what I'd hoped for, size, condition.
Since then I've not had much time to take it out but I have filled it with the camping gear, trying to keep the weight distributed right, and I added the high lift jack, the crate at the front and today I added solar powered string lights that are now attached to the inside of the lid with duct tape! It works, I open the lid and have light! Very happy with this so far. Now I need to practice more.
and another from today!
Only a week ago, we drove to Raton to meet up and buy Little Red, a 1985 ish M416 trailer with a lockable lid. It was just what I'd hoped for, size, condition.
Since then I've not had much time to take it out but I have filled it with the camping gear, trying to keep the weight distributed right, and I added the high lift jack, the crate at the front and today I added solar powered string lights that are now attached to the inside of the lid with duct tape! It works, I open the lid and have light! Very happy with this so far. Now I need to practice more.
and another from today!
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Sleam
Explorer
This is the first photo I have of my truck and trailer.
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Beautiful!
Abntroop
Observer
Thanks man, I took those this last summer. Left Vancouver, Wa for a ten day poke my nose around trip through central Idaho. LOTS of off pavement driving and lots of elevation gains and losses. Was a neat trip. Plan on doing the same again this summer as there was alot I didnt have the chance to explore.
