Explorer I
Anyone who has ever met me knows I love to spend money on toys. The thing is that I'm kinda cheap at the same time. I want to get the most bang for the buck. I'm also very much a form-follows-function kinda person. Throw into that mix that I prefer to build thinks myself and the fact that I love to take existing materials I have laying around and re purposing them and you'll begin to understand my builds. So this trailer build started life as a dump trailer that was given to me. I've had it for a good ten years of so before I began any modifications. It has hauled a lot of mulch and gravel over the year. We have even used it to carry our kayaks from time to time. I restore and build custom motorcycles and so this little Sno Bear trailer was called into service for that endeavor too. As I began to get into overlanding I found that I didn't just want to drive and camp. I have been camping out of (and in ) the FJ for years but it just didn't let me take all the toys. So I began to look around the garage for what I had laying around that I could use to build up the trailer from a suburban mulch hauler to an adventure brawler. I had already installed motorcycle wheel chokes in the bed of the little Sno Bear. I found a old ladder rack that I had bought for the Taco'. My wife didn't like them for a kayak rack so I had them just laying around. I had always wanted a roof top tent too. So one day as I was sniffing around Craig's list looking for used overlanding gear I came across a used Tuff Stuff Ranger tent. The deal was too good to pass up so I pulled the trigger. I started to put it all together one night like Johnny Cash and ended up with what you see now. I added a set of kayak carriers to the side to carry the boats and the next thing you know I'm the proud owner of an adventure trailer. I still want to put on some larger leaf springs and wheels and tires to match my FJ. I'm also working on a shower made out of some 6th barrels and a CO2 tank as well as a composting toilet. Stay tuned for updates on this little DIY monster.
$0 Trailer
$30 Wheel Choke
$40 Kayak Carriers
$800 RTT
$870 Total
$0 Trailer
$30 Wheel Choke
$40 Kayak Carriers
$800 RTT
$870 Total
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