adventure/expedition trailer....looking for ideas/insight

Jeepin'WNC · **Joined:** Mon Nov 15, 2010 1:48 am **Posts:** 191

Who here has built an adventure/expedition trailer? I'm looking for ideas.... I recently purchased someone else's unfinished cargo trailer camper conversion... I'm wanting to turn this into a dual purpose trailer for hauling my motorcycle to rallies, and camping in while I'm there, and tackling mild off-road (forest service and logging roads to get to good camping sites).
What I got was an 8' long x 5' wide x 5' interior height motorcycle trailer with a 2,000 lbs axle and springs. The hubs on the axle match the bolt pattern of the Liberty, but I'm planning on upgrading the axle very soon to a 3,500 pound version with brake flanges, and greaseable hubs in same bolt pattern, to match my Liberty, and keeping the 2,000 lbs. springs for a smooth ride. I was hoping to utilize my Jeep's stock rear shocks on the trailer, but at the present height of the trailer, they would be mounted almost horizontally...
The PO had the trailer wired for 110AC 30 amp shore power by an RV dealer; and it has three 110 outlets and a DC converter. 12v dc runs to a fuse panel that powers a ceiling mounted light with 2 1156 bulbs and a roof vent fan w/a thermostat... I'm hoping to add a solar panel or two to the roof of the trailer along with a charge controller and a deep cycle battery, and add a two pole flat plug in-line in the output from the DC converter to allow to run of of just DC, or AC with the converter....
So far I have given the trailer a home made 1 1/2" shackle lift and switched out the 185/65/13 wheel and tire combo for some 235/60/15's that I already had. They are mounted on some 15X8 steel rims with 3" backspacing...I would like to eventually have both the trailer and the Liberty wearing 31x10.50x15's on Cragar D windows in 15x7 with 4" backspace...Front spring hangers 1" longer than the trailer has now, along with 31x10.50's would give the trailer the same ground clearance as my Liberty.
I've been looking into ideas on several tear-drop camper websites, cargo trailer conversion sites and off-road/adventure trailer sites (australian sites are great! Home of the beloved ARB/OME products!!) Any ideas I could gather from the great people here would be awesome!!
Thanks, Jeepin'WNC

Sport · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:23 am

We needs pic, sounds like a sweet trailer.

acweller · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 12:40 pm

You should check out expeditionportal.com. Lots of info there.

ATXKJ · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 9:46 pm

Several of the original LOST California folks had Adventure trailers - or RRT's

They are seriously good
and they are seriously expensive....

expedition portal - should have more recent information.

riptricket · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:15 pm

where i find all of my dream trailers!
http://forum.ih8mud.com/trailer-tech/

Jeepin'WNC · **Joined:** Mon Nov 15, 2010 1:48 am **Posts:** 191

Thanks for the replies!! I've looked at a lot of stuff at Expedition Portal..and I've seen several things at Ih8mud; but didn't know that they had a trailer tech section!!! Awesome!!'
Yes, I absolutely need to get some pics. I gotta get a new USB cable to get pics from my old digi cam, or my phone...I've heard "pics or it didn't happen" on more than one forum!!

BugginKJ · **Joined:** Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:35 pm **Posts:** 4576

A ton of great people and info here. Tons of folks there with the been there and done it knowledge, worth a look. :JEEPIN:

http://www.mikenchell.com/forums/

JL Rockies · **Posted:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 2:40 pm

These projects were built at Utah Powder Coatings... it's kind of a big deal.

http://www.lostjeeps.com/forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=54475

Jeepin'WNC · **Joined:** Mon Nov 15, 2010 1:48 am **Posts:** 191

BugginKJ: Thanks man, Mikenchell is one of the sites I found early on in my research that got the whole idea rollin'!!
JL Rockies: Awesome!!

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