Off road camper

[peteillingworth]

Thought has just occured to me and I would like the opinions of the group, would it be do able to get myself a second hand trailer tent and somehow uprate the suspension and tyres to make it capable of some 'gentle' green laning / wild camping ?

Its just a thought while I am sat here at home watching the rain.

 

[Vagnarok]

Depends how hard you offroad I guess. A trailer tent chassis is not really up to it. There would be way too much twist on the frame. I have a well built dutch one here and it flexes quite a lot.

II was going to build my own based on a small military trailer axle which originally carried a generator unit.

Its mounted just like the trailer tent Indespension types but has a heavy duty tube between them which is much more suited to light off road use.

It has standard 4x98pcd hubs and is braked also. Making it good for any future regulation changes.

I have since decided to concentrate on on-board storage so the axle us for sale. Let me know if it is something you can use.

 

[Vagnarok]

Photos of the axle. Feel free to ask questions.

 

[peteillingworth]

did'nt think it was doable really, just sat here bored thinking about stuff, dedicated offroad camping trailers seen way too expensive for the amount of time I would actually use one , I am getting a bit past crawling out of a tent on my hands and knees so thinking about alternatives

 

[lacofdfireman]

Should be doable. I built my own from the ground up. I did a hard sided trailer though instead of a military style with a RTT on it. Love it. I’ve taken mine on some pretty gnarly stuff.

 

[Vagnarok]

I don't see why not. As long as the frame is rigid enough.

Depends how you build it. But if you are putting a roof tent on it a steel framed structure triangulated at key points should be up to the task.

I guess it depends on your use.

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