Another Newbie

[dsmith]

Greeting from the Land of Lincoln,

I have been "lurking" here for a while, and finally decided to dive in. A little about me and what brought me here:

I'm 44 y.o. and have been a camper and outdoorsman all my life, but have always been frustraed by the amount of time it took to load up and get dirt on my boots. Even as a ScoutMaster I was never happy with our Patrol and Troop boxes, they were heavy and impracticle from the standpoint of being simple to setup and start cooking. So I started to search the web for a better way. Googled compact trailers and JackPot!

Although what I am building is not A TD or TTT it is inspired from many of you. It is what I call a "pup tear" or more accurately a pack mule.

Original design criteria:
1) Compact enough to fit on a utility trailer and hold a four wheeler.
2) Multi-tasking: Camp, Fish, Hunt
3) Have a deployable galley that with little effort was ready for business.
4) Storage for gear, (yeah, I still tent camp, but the older I get the more creature comforts I want)
5) Special compartments for Bow, Rifle/Shotgun.
6) Possible kennel for Dog - hence "pup tear".

I know, I know, I ask a lot from a small package! This is where a lot of your folks designs have aided me. I'm new to this posting stuff so please be patient with me as I figure this out. I am going to try to post my concept design from Sketch-up to give you an idea what I am building, I'll try build pics later. OOOkay, I just lost my model!

[mandy]

Welcome DS.

It sounds like you want a galley on wheels. That sounds cool I have seen something like that here some where, but unfortunately I can't remember where. Hopefully some one else can remember. Have fun and remember take lots of pictures cause that make Auntie M happy.

Mandy

[Wolffarmer]

Nice idea.

When planning where to put the dog kennel i would place it as close to the mid point between the trailer axle and hitch as possible. That is the smoothest riding place on the trailer.

[mikeschn]

Hey Dsmith,

Welcome to the forum.

Looking forward to seeing those sketches. Hope you find your model.

Mike...

[dan galvin]

welcome dsmith after i was done with the newbies i was in the General discussion area you might be interested in this one scroll down to
[How does the front of your trailer hold up] there is a trailer you may be
want to take a look at.
Dan

[Miriam C.]

So first question: how big is the quad? Do I have it right, you are going to haul the quad and a bunch of stuff to the fishing hole or deer stand?

First thing----ditch the tent. You will not regret it........

Second---do you really want to haul all that stuff out and pack it all back?

You can make a teardrop toy hauler and have it all. Including a great big
to the playground.

[Mike_La]

Hi......

[Roly Nelson]

OK, Ds, you have come to the right place to get advice and answers. All we ask is sketches of your proposed design, progress pictures as your build continues and a ton of questions so we can feel important and give you the best advice we can think of. Good luck on your build.
Roly

[dsmith]

Thanks guys for the interest! My PC crashed and I had to have the IT guys replace it, once that was done I managed top post the sketches. I have some build pics soon, I didn't take many to begin with, sorry. :cry

[dsmith]

Mirriam,

The Quad is a Yamaha Rhino s x s, the pack mule is to act as A base camp when hunting or fishing.

Ditching the tent for me is a tough leap. I didn't start using that until I was in my 30's, before that it was a bed roll.

TD Toy Hauler, hmmmm!