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If anyone is ever interested in exploring MNF shoot me a PM. It's my back yard, and know the southern portion fairly well if anyone wants a guide. We try to run the Lost Coast too on occasion if that would interest anyone.

The main trail is easy 2wd stuff. Many of the harder trails are so overgrown with brush they are impassable with a jeep without serious pinstripping. BLM has been pretty slack on maintaining them. The creek bed on the Lake County side has some trails that are pretty clear, and the obstacle...

I'm a newbie over here, but thought I'd extend the invite to a annual event some of us NorCal jeep folk have put on over the years in our local area. It's not exactly a "overland " type run, but you could very well make it one if you so desired. Join us for a day of adventure, exploring what...

Great shots! Spent a little time in the Shasta area myself. So much to explore up there.

The TJ is a great platform to build from. My opinion might be bias though, lol!

Went up Walker Ridge road to try and drop a pole at the dam side of Indian Valley Res. and ran into this, Not sure why BLM decided to close the area, so a bit bummed, we went around to the north end of the Res. and fished for a bit knowing we weren't going to catch anything. Along the way on...

Tooled around up there over the holiday. Took the M10 to Letts lake and dropped a pole for a while. Wanted to take the M5 back over Goat Mt. and into Bartlett Springs, but there was a road closed sign at Letts Lake going that route. It was getting dark and didn't want to chance it, so we headed...

Just a little north of Boonville is Hendy Woods State Park. It's a nice park with quite a few camp sites for tent and RV camping, plus some nice hiking trails. Also, if you venture up the Lost Coast, you can take Usal Rd. to Usal Beach for dispersed camping. The trail head is a bit challenging...

Having the cage removable really adds to the overall utility of the trailer.

Future plans include busting it back apart for a little more body work to the sides and a proper paint job. My old bones are tired of sleeping on the ground, so a RTT may be in Franky's future. I decided to add some cage work to accept a RTT, and make it removable if needed.

Trailer worked out well as I had hoped. It was truly a fun project. I learned a bunch, improved my welding skills, and made something useful from a pile of junk for the most part. It was time to start my overlanding adventures, so we headed out to our local national forest for some...

With no weight in it, the trailer wanted to waggy a bit at freeway speeds. As long as I had a little weight up front in the basket it towed smooth. It was time to try it out on a day trip. Took the wife fishing for the day at a local spot.

My jeep buddy had an old tonneau cover from an Explorer Sport Track that he thought might work for the trailer project, so he gave it to me to try. It actually fit pretty good, so I picked up some snaps and installed it. I was able to attach it in the back with a TJ soft top bar and brackets...

As you can see in those poser shots I trimmed the TJ flares to fit the tub. Next up, I wanted to add some additional storage up front and also add some tongue weight to the trailer, so I scrapped up some scrap pieces and fabbed up a basket. Also added some additional bracing to the tongue to...

It was now time to put this project on wheels and make it a roller. Poser shots with the new hitch in action.

I cleaned up the CL Canyon wheels and put a unique look to them. Was shooting to get them to look similar to the wheels on my Jeep. A co-worker had a buddy that was getting rid of some 32" KM2's super cheap, so I scooped them up for the trailer. A jeep buddy who also happens to be a...

The frame was taking shape, and my welds were improving with practice. I purchased some new wheel hubs and bearings, cleaned up the beggared up stub shaft on the one side and got the leaf springs set up. All welded up and painted. Yes, the tongue looks a little long, and it was. I ended up...

North of the bridge here and welcome. I'm new here as well. Lots to explore in this neck of the woods. You have an impressive fleet!

Next up I needed to think about building a frame. Best option I could think of was to just start from scratch and build the frame to fit the tub's mount points, so some cash needed to be exchanged for some steel. Out of time for today, so stay tuned for the frame building shenanigans to unfold.