Thread: SHOW US YOUR OFF ROAD / CAMP TRAILERS Builds or finished articles

Hey Happy, did you put insulation between the inside and outside panels? What about ventilation? Because when you are going to sleep with midget in it, you guys are going to produce a lot of condensation ;-)

Cladding going on now along with bars etc.
50mm of wall cavity so 50 mm of polystyrene insulation

It goes quiet as when you shut the doors

Bit to go yet but coming along

Paint completed. Galv roof rack nearly ready to go on
Checker plate box on front getting moded to shape of towbar V

Bit to do yet but getting there





Running boards and mud guards all done ready to be assembled



These were built some time ago. Just to give an idea what it will look like when assembled

Originally Posted by Happy

Seems there is some interest in this topic,

Lets see your builds , finished articles, what you used in construction, tricks ,tips,
What gear you used and neat stuff plus what failed...

Here s where I started a year or so ago.. Had bought the frame then lengthened it and changed to 6 stud wheels. Ill flick up

pics as I get a quiet moment...

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Shit, how much meth did you fit in that big old electric motor in the background?

Originally Posted by 223nut

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Brought mine when I was looking at making a ply tear drop... Much easier option. Big issue with mine is condensation.

could line the inside with 10mm foam glued onto the panels? or sound deadening etc.
pay to experiment though...

Back from being clad. Roof rack galved and fitted

More than strong enough to stand on

Wiring to go then finish off interior

Fit side running boards then just little stuff










Font box is still away being cut to follow the tow bar shape (no easy task !!)

Mud guards / Seating All installed

No wonder your a @Happy prick! Nicely done.

Do you Airbnb it out??? That’s be nice parked up the Plateau or Matata or Kaimanawas for a night or three

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Well, this is sort of relevant or at least bits of it may be I built this mobile darkroom for making wet plate images in the back country. It has variable height air bag trailing arm suspension and is light weight and strong.

A mate donated a 1974 crusader caravan which I had thought would be a good start but once inspected it turned out that only the chassis base was worth while - at least it was square. Re jigged it a little to be narrower (same width as 4x4 ute) and built everything on that back up. The frame work is wood (hardwood marine ply base), insulated with extruded poly and clad inside and out with signboard (alluminium plastic composite 4mm thick). The sign board is glued to the framework with a flexible glue and it's this skin that makes it so resilient to abuse and so strong.

Heres where we re at today. All externally finished just some interior stuff to complete.

Did not quite make xmas finish as added twin battery and all the associated bits for solar charging

Has clever electrics with left and right totally separate. Flatten 1 still got one. Can run on both or left battery or right.

1500 Watt invertor for fast charge on devices.

LEDS all individually switched to service which side you re using.

Pull out side with 3 meter canopy and built in LEDs. . Storage boxes plus floor on roof so can sit ,shoot or what ever off the roof.

Front box we cut and re welded to follow tow bar shape. Heaps of storage space within cabinets each side.

70 Liter water tank fitted but not plumbed in as yet












If it ever stops blowing a gale here It will get a test soon.

Sure to need some mods so work in progress as yet but overall pretty sound

[QUOTE=Happy;938505]Heres where we re at today. All externally finished just some interior stuff to complete.

Did not quite make xmas finish as added twin battery and all the associated bits for solar charging

Has clever electrics with left and right totally separate. Flatten 1 still got one. Can run on both or left battery or right.

1500 Watt invertor for fast charge on devices.

LEDS all individually switched to service which side you re using.

Pull out side with 3 meter canopy and built in LEDs. . Storage boxes plus floor on roof so can sit ,shoot or what ever off the roof.

Front box we cut and re welded to follow tow bar shape. Heaps of storage space within cabinets each side.

70 Liter water tank fitted but not plumbed in as yet




I can hear Aqualung already

Has anybody here ever used those large plastic honeycomb panels like the Europeans use for making caravans? Structural so the chassis doesn't need to be so strong.

I'd like to build a lightweight caravan and those types of panels would save a hell of a lot of mucking around with standard type walls etc and weigh a lot less.

Finally got mine underway, very much a make it up as I go along build, I know bugger all about caravans apart from watching 'Snatch'.

Jayco Chassis which I've raised a bit to make it a bit better off road.

Making it out of Monopan/Pantech panels, 4.8kg/m2 and seriously strong, I've never worked with anything like it so I'm learning as I go, there doesn't seem to much info on it out there either.

I've got the floor cut out and test fitted, ready for glue and rivets.

Originally Posted by berg243

if you take mower deck off the tow vehicle you will get a bit more ground clearance.

Haha I just use it for manoeuvring the trailer around. Moved it around no problems even with the 400kg of panels on it.

Still making it up as I go along.