About 2 months ago, while walking through Walmart, my wife informed me that she wanted to buy a $120 tent to go camping. The thought of spending $120 for a tent to sleep on the ground just didn’t appeal to me me but the ADD in me saw the need for a project. I had this old 4x8 4-wheeler trailer sitting in the back yard that I have thought of turning into an adventure trailer and now looked like the time! I wish I had started taking pictures sooner and more often because once I got started photography was not a thought. The first picture is after I had done an axle flip and changed out the 13” tires for a pair of 205 75 15 tires to get it off the ground and built a rack to support a rooftop tent. 2 days later I found a Smittybuilt overlander xl gen 2 rooftop tent on marketplace and by that afternoon there was no going back!
I needed somewhere to put a battery, and a tounge box seemed appropriate, but I also wanted a 12v refrigerator and a on board water tank so I constructed a 4’x4’x20” enclosed compartment and a thick layer of Herculiner was sprayed on it to protect it. A 100ah lifepro4 battery was installed.
I need a table for my cooking area so I built a 5’ folding cooktop out of pine and treated it with tung oil for weather resistance
Ditch lights were wired on all corners and rock lights underneath
An 8’x7’ awning was attached along with a 53qt 12v refrigerator which slides out on a pair of 28” drawer sliders
Rear stabilizers were made out of 1/4“ angle iron and a ratchet strap.
at this point I haven’t gotten the water tank but 4 5 gallon water jugs will do just fine for now..
Also added a 40 amp dc to dc charger with 100 watt solar panel, a 1500 watt power inverter and a 5kw diesel heater..
Perfect timing to enjoy the fall weather!
I needed somewhere to put a battery, and a tounge box seemed appropriate, but I also wanted a 12v refrigerator and a on board water tank so I constructed a 4’x4’x20” enclosed compartment and a thick layer of Herculiner was sprayed on it to protect it. A 100ah lifepro4 battery was installed.
I need a table for my cooking area so I built a 5’ folding cooktop out of pine and treated it with tung oil for weather resistance
Ditch lights were wired on all corners and rock lights underneath
An 8’x7’ awning was attached along with a 53qt 12v refrigerator which slides out on a pair of 28” drawer sliders
Rear stabilizers were made out of 1/4“ angle iron and a ratchet strap.
at this point I haven’t gotten the water tank but 4 5 gallon water jugs will do just fine for now..
Also added a 40 amp dc to dc charger with 100 watt solar panel, a 1500 watt power inverter and a 5kw diesel heater..
Perfect timing to enjoy the fall weather!
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