Hi from New Mexico

[MtnDon]

My wife and I have camped and slept in assorted tents, small to large, RV's from a Boler to a 23 ft Class C, in the back of a pickup and even slept in the rear of our Bronco II and now out Jeep Cherokee XJ. It's getting a tad difficult in the XJ what with sometimes needing to keep all the food inside overnight as well as sleep the 2 of us. We don't want another large RV, we don't like tents as much as we did 30+ years ago, so we started thinking about a tiny trailer.

I have a 5x8 Northern Tool flatbed that can be re-purposed; it is virtually new. We're planning a simple unit, mainly just a sleeper. I'm going to deviate from the traditional airfoil-like shape though. Plus I'll extend the tongue, I like a tongue that lets me open the XJ's rear tire carrier all the way when hitched. We have had well organized galley equipment for years and will continue to use that. We'll drag it behind the XJ which is modified so I'll think about switching to a larger diameter wheel. Dirt roads will be definitely in the picture but I don't intend to drag it over some of the very rocky stuff we sometimes do. That's the plan.

[jss06]

Welcome,

You may want to check out the Sawtooth XL build or my own build thread. With mine I can open the swing out gate on my LJ without any problems. Both of these trailers are built to be used off-road.

[Forrest747]

There is also a Hummer that is his build is using the same rims and tires for his trailer. I did the same thing for my build as well. Good luck.

[bc toys]

welcome to site and good luck with a nice build

[Catherine+twins]

Hi, MtnDon

Sounds like you are ready to get to work. Do you have a garage to work in this winter, or are you in the south part of the state where you have mild weather to work with? My build has stretched into two years as I have to work outside most of the time, and the summers are just too busy (and HOT this year), the winters too cold, and the spring too WINDY.

Catherine

[MtnDon]

We have a garage. We're near Albuquerque so do have cool, sometimes even cold as in freezing weather. We'll see how it goes.