Until recently My wife and I did all of our camping from my Jeep. You are the 1st and only other person I have seen that uses a tool box as a chuck box. The only difference is mine is a 4 drawer with a bin on top. I don't have any skills with woodworking so I thought a toolbox would serve the purpose at hand and it has. I guess great minds think alike. Great job on the build!
Nice trailer. I like your grill slide. Similar to what I’m wanting to do with my build. I have a ‘78 Suburban rolling chassis that I want to convert to a camper trailer. Turn the front seat area into the cooking storage. Mount a fridge and my Camp Chef burner onto a slide like that so it slides out the passenger door. Pull it with my ‘76 Burb.
When you cut down the Thule racks, how did you re-attach the uprights to the top or bottom brackets, were you able to reuse the bolts or did you have to weld it back together? Thanks!
The pieces are extruded aluminum so I was able to tap the holes where the bolts go because the holes run all the way through the piece. And rethread and install the original bolts.
Great set up. The only thing missing in my opinion is a decent heavy duty hitch that can handle offroad use. The D035 or McHitch seems to be the choice units down here in Oz.
Real slick. What kind of rack did you mount your tent on? It looks like a ladder rack with shorter legs. Just what I am looking for. My Erickson ladder rack is too high for my liking.
Trouble on the suspensions probably 3 to 5 inches. You can get different spindles that change the height of the trailer. They range from a 4 inch drop to a 4in lift
Excellent job. I do have a few questions... -Estimated cost? -Estimated time? -How does it to on dusty roads? -Where did you find all of that sheet metal?
About $5000-7000 without accessories. Took about 2 months to build. Does really well on dusty roads stays sealed and no dust inside. Got the metal from local steel yard. some will even cut to size for a small fee and free delivery.
Very sweet build, i love it. Can I ask how you sealed the doors ? I cant see it well , but did you weld angle iron for the door to lean on ? And what is that white think that you used on the edges? Also how thick steel sheet are you using ? Once again well done!
16 gauge steel. The doors are sealed with weather stripping. I used 1/2" x 1/8" flat bar that is welded to the body on the edge to hold the weather stripping. I also used auto seal sealer to completely seal the welded lips.
find you an used fuel tank from suburban install underneath. get some weight off the back and out of sight. p.s. first solar set up that i like trailer in the shade panels in the sun.
Hi- looks good. What gauge steel did you use on the side panels/door panels (aka- skins)? Looks like you attached the door latches directly to the sheet steel? Or are they partially attached to the door frames as well?
One word comes to mind......AWESOME!!!
Excellent build! Use what you have and don’t destroy your retirement buying the $50,000 version of what you built for a fraction.
Exactly glad you enjoyed the build. I'm pregnant do some more videos soon on upgrades that I have installed since I made this video.
Until recently My wife and I did all of our camping from my Jeep. You are the 1st and only other person I have seen that uses a tool box as a chuck box. The only difference is mine is a 4 drawer with a bin on top. I don't have any skills with woodworking so I thought a toolbox would serve the purpose at hand and it has. I guess great minds think alike. Great job on the build!
Thank you!
Well done ! 🙌
Thanks. I appreciate your comments!
You is a well lord , owner , freedom worker , master "golden hands " . It's rightly i'm said , isn't it ?
Brother, Awesome build! Figure how to Lock Gas Cans down to prevent from being stolen! Best Regards and Stay Safe!
Great build.
Thank you
A video or two on building the trailer would’ve been great, awesome build!
I agree totally should have gotten some footage of the build.
damn!! Very nice bro. Looks like heavy beast but also super heavy duty!!
Thanks! Fully loaded it weighs about 4000lbs
Nice trailer. I like your grill slide. Similar to what I’m wanting to do with my build. I have a ‘78 Suburban rolling chassis that I want to convert to a camper trailer. Turn the front seat area into the cooking storage. Mount a fridge and my Camp Chef burner onto a slide like that so it slides out the passenger door. Pull it with my ‘76 Burb.
Well Done! Looks like a good strong rig with lots of COOL features!
Excellent job & very nicely thought out.
Thank you!
Fantastic!
Great build Dude.
Thank you!
You got my Thumbs up from Zimbabwe👍
Thank you.
Nice built.
Outstanding build well done. 👍🏽
Sick build man! Very Inspiring
Yah bro thats pretty nice. Im in Prescott, when can I come pick up my new trailer ha. Hope youre out enjoying it!
LOL I am considering building these to sell. I'll let you know if I start building them.
@@BurbanOverland I just bought a mig welder to make one so you better hurry before I go buy some 2" hahaha
Very nice build. I am in the process of building a smaller lighter set up to be towed with a quad .
Outstanding job, great video too.
Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it!
When you cut down the Thule racks, how did you re-attach the uprights to the top or bottom brackets, were you able to reuse the bolts or did you have to weld it back together? Thanks!
The pieces are extruded aluminum so I was able to tap the holes where the bolts go because the holes run all the way through the piece. And rethread and install the original bolts.
Great set up. The only thing missing in my opinion is a decent heavy duty hitch that can handle offroad use. The D035 or McHitch seems to be the choice units down here in Oz.
I plan on upgrading to the D035.
@@BurbanOverland Good choice. I've been happy with mine.
Nice build man. 👍🏻
Thanks! 👍
Real slick. What kind of rack did you mount your tent on? It looks like a ladder rack with shorter legs. Just what I am looking for. My Erickson ladder rack is too high for my liking.
Yes. I picked up a Thule ladder rack for $80 and cut the legs shorter.
@@BurbanOverland I figured as much, thanks for the quick reply. Enjoy your rig!
Mint👌
Very nice
Thanks
Nice build. What did you use for gaskets on the doors? I'm about to build a trailer, but can't find a good gasket material that isn't a push on.
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I used a 1/8 inch thick half inch flat bar to have the weather stripping attach to.
Nice set up what’s the travel on that suspension can you adjust the height to match a lifted vehicle.
Trouble on the suspensions probably 3 to 5 inches. You can get different spindles that change the height of the trailer. They range from a 4 inch drop to a 4in lift
Excellent job. I do have a few questions...
-Estimated cost?
-Estimated time?
-How does it to on dusty roads?
-Where did you find all of that sheet metal?
About $5000-7000 without accessories.
Took about 2 months to build.
Does really well on dusty roads stays sealed and no dust inside.
Got the metal from local steel yard. some will even cut to size for a small fee and free delivery.
So how did you build the doors/seams to be waterproof?
Just made an update video on all current mods. I explained in that video how the doors are sealed.
I want to build a overland trailer but i want to use a truck utility body mounted on a trailer
Sounds like a great start. Don't need to go in the hole to build your dream.
Very sweet build, i love it. Can I ask how you sealed the doors ? I cant see it well , but did you weld angle iron for the door to lean on ? And what is that white think that you used on the edges?
Also how thick steel sheet are you using ?
Once again well done!
16 gauge steel. The doors are sealed with weather stripping. I used 1/2" x 1/8" flat bar that is welded to the body on the edge to hold the weather stripping. I also used auto seal sealer to completely seal the welded lips.
Very nice trailer. Did you say 42 gallons of water? That is a lot of weight! What is the total weight of the trailer loaded?
Yes 42 gallons. I have not had time to weight trailer yet.
very nice. Im on the process of skin my trailer. what gauge did you used on the doors and side panels.
16 gauge
find you an used fuel tank from suburban install underneath. get some weight off the back and out of sight. p.s. first solar set up that i like trailer in the shade panels in the sun.
Where did you get the propane tank mount? Thanks
Amazon
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Cool
Thank you
Hi- looks good. What gauge steel did you use on the side panels/door panels (aka- skins)? Looks like you attached the door latches directly to the sheet steel? Or are they partially attached to the door frames as well?
16 Guage. They are butt welded and the seems were ground down smooth. The latch are cutout and riveted to the sheet steel.
blue ridge parkinglot?
Correct
nice video keep up the hard work
Thanks, will do!
Can you post weight and dimensions? Thanks for sharing
I havent had a chance to weight it yet. Basic dimensions are 8 ft long 6 feet wide and 32 inch tall.
Hey cameraman, you're giving us motion sickness