Madcapwoodwright
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Hello all!
The 80-series Landcruiser has seen many miles since purchase two years ago. It has now become time to add to it's capability by adding a RTT. Sleeping on the ground for so many years has become tiresome as I enter my dotage.
In that vein, I had always intended to buy a RTT and camp that way, but with a 70# mutt, and a wife with knees that ache like my back does, we went on a spree of daydreaming through what set up would work best for us.
As a kid, I used to go camping with a favorite aunt&uncle. They had an Attex pop-up camper that was the picture of simplicity and diminutive size. Alas, these are now un-obtainium.
The concept was sound though, light weight, manuverable by a single person, no frills, and basic. A tent, on a trailer.
After seeing many, VERY expensive adventure trailers with RTT's , I wondered if I could make something like it for us?
I ended up buying a 5x8 utility trailer from Tractor Supply Company ($750) and a TuffStuff Delta Overland RTT (ships June 30) and plan to mount the tent, opening toward the back.
Add in some leveling/stability legs and a new ice chest, and I anticipate a capable (for the moderate Backcountry type camping we do) low profile adventure trailer, with the added utility of a trailer we can haul stuff on when not outfitted for camping.
The plan calls for mounting 1"x1" tube steel across the top rail of the trailer, and mounting the delta to them. I plan to double them up (three pairs) two per cross member, bolted to the trailers top rail for peace of mind.
Can any of you offer any constructive critique of this plan?
The only sticking point so far is what to do about the oversized tailgate/ramp. Current plans call for either dripping it down when set up at camp, or folding it flat on the trailer floor. Removal is not an option as it is permanently affixed. It may get cut off later....still an unknown.
Thoughts?
The 80-series Landcruiser has seen many miles since purchase two years ago. It has now become time to add to it's capability by adding a RTT. Sleeping on the ground for so many years has become tiresome as I enter my dotage.
In that vein, I had always intended to buy a RTT and camp that way, but with a 70# mutt, and a wife with knees that ache like my back does, we went on a spree of daydreaming through what set up would work best for us.
As a kid, I used to go camping with a favorite aunt&uncle. They had an Attex pop-up camper that was the picture of simplicity and diminutive size. Alas, these are now un-obtainium.
The concept was sound though, light weight, manuverable by a single person, no frills, and basic. A tent, on a trailer.
After seeing many, VERY expensive adventure trailers with RTT's , I wondered if I could make something like it for us?
I ended up buying a 5x8 utility trailer from Tractor Supply Company ($750) and a TuffStuff Delta Overland RTT (ships June 30) and plan to mount the tent, opening toward the back.
Add in some leveling/stability legs and a new ice chest, and I anticipate a capable (for the moderate Backcountry type camping we do) low profile adventure trailer, with the added utility of a trailer we can haul stuff on when not outfitted for camping.
The plan calls for mounting 1"x1" tube steel across the top rail of the trailer, and mounting the delta to them. I plan to double them up (three pairs) two per cross member, bolted to the trailers top rail for peace of mind.
Can any of you offer any constructive critique of this plan?
The only sticking point so far is what to do about the oversized tailgate/ramp. Current plans call for either dripping it down when set up at camp, or folding it flat on the trailer floor. Removal is not an option as it is permanently affixed. It may get cut off later....still an unknown.
Thoughts?
