Today the trailer gets a new heavier duty axle kit and 35 inch tires to match the Jeep. Here is what we are working with. 3500 Pound Trailer Axle 15×8 Procomp steel wheels and Cooper tires. My off road trailer started life as one of those mobile electronic highway signs. [...]
New gear being used today: Smittybilt 5.6 CFM Compressor What goes down must go up. If you air down those tires, you need to fill them back up before getting on the asphalt again. With oversized tires, that means you need a big compressor. Let’s take a look at a [...]
I go into a bit of greater depth on the individual steps of overland trailer build, but for those who like a cheat sheet, I wanted to do a summary page. So, for the sake of brevity, let’s get to it. Parts List Used 4×4 flatbed trailer from Facebook Marketplace. [...]
So I woke up and got the itch to do a little exploring. Started doing some research online and found a Texas roadside attraction that was close to home that me and the kids could go take a look at. It is amazing how much interesting stuff is near your [...]
So I got a little time to work on the trailer and install a simple box. It is amazing how little time that you have to work on these things with 3 children. It hasn’t helped that the wife has been out of town with work a lot lately. I [...]
What we are working with today: Used trailer from Facebook Marketplace (here is a similar one) I love my Jeep but there is one thing that Jeeps lack and that is storage space. That little 3 foot by 3 foot storage area behind the back seats fills up incredibly fast. [...]
Gear going on today: 1″ Front Spacers 1″ Rear Spacers 15×8 Procomp steel wheels and Cooper tires. Hurricane Fender Flares A Jeep, in stock form, is a very capable vehicle. Straight off the showroom floor, they can do some pretty amazing things. In fact, their capability exceeds what most Overlanders [...]
Okay, it is time to get started on this journey and the first piece of business at hand is choosing an appropriate Overlanding vehicle. My current vehicle, up until now has been a 2018 Ram 1500 equiped with the 5.7 Hemi V8. It has been a great vehicle but [...]