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Love this thread.

Not to derail the conversation you guys are having, but anyone every build their own trailer?

I have a couple of big trips planned out, but no exact start dates set unfortunately. As I was planning them, I started doing more and more research on adventure trailers. They seem like they would incredibly helpful. Being able to put a RTT, water, fuel, all of my cooking stuff, solar, and a table all in the trailer and just leave it at a campsite when I want to explore sounds awesome.

Anyone ever build their own??
@ Dirtco, built a really nice one.

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Love this thread. Not to derail the conversation you guys are having, but anyone every build their own trailer?
Adventure trailers and their usefulness depend on the amount of movements you make during your trip. For most Americans, it's common place to drive all day, then camp at a site for a couple of days, then get moving again. In this sense, a trailer makes total sense. For those who move from point to point daily with no extended stay locations, a trailer takes more time to set up and tear down than it's worth. Just something to consider.
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Yea, I'm leaning towards the Frontrunner, cost and side to side rack instead of front to back. I avoided them before because of the drilling required. But I'm not getting rid of the 4Runner until it's dead so, what's a few more holes!
Both are great options and a bonus, they both use 6 & 8mm slots so some accessories are interchangeable. I actually use the frontrunner RTT mounts on my K9
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Thanks for the link! I'll have to look through that.
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Adventure trailers and their usefulness depend on the amount of movements you make during your trip. For most Americans, it's common place to drive all day, then camp at a site for a couple of days, then get moving again. In this sense, a trailer makes total sense. For those who move from point to point daily with no extended stay locations, a trailer takes more time to set up and tear down than it's worth. Just something to consider.
Totally agree. I am in the process of finishing up planning the route for a 3,500 mile trip around Canada, Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. Camping trailers can definitely be a hinderance at some points, but I think the ability to leave it at a camp for 2 days while exploring, carry extra water, fuel and supplies, and basically make it a separate "home" outweigh most of the cons for me.
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Thanks for the link! I'll have to look through that.

Off Grid overlander build - Expedition Portal

There are a lot more custom trailer builds on that site.

One of the many things I enjoy about 'overlanding', is not everyone does it the same. A trailer doesn't fit my style, but I can really appreciate them.

Good luck with your choice. Keep this thread updated with your decision.
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Off Grid overlander build - Expedition Portal

There are a lot more custom trailer builds on that site.

One of the many things I enjoy about 'overlanding', is not everyone does it the same. A trailer doesn't fit my style, but I can really appreciate them.

Good luck with your choice. Keep this thread updated with your decision.
Yea I've been reading through tons of stuff on ExPo. The trailer builds are awesome.

And dang son, that trailer is freakin huge! While I would love a trailer that big for some luxury living, I'm trying to keep my trailer down to 1000-1500 lbs dry. But thanks for the link!
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Both are great options and a bonus, they both use 6 & 8mm slots so some accessories are interchangeable. I actually use the frontrunner RTT mounts on my K9
Is the spacing of the slats on the K9 and Frontrunner racks the same? I was looking at the Frontrunner propane tank mount but wasn't sure if it would fit the K9 rack.
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Is the spacing of the slats on the K9 and Frontrunner racks the same? I was looking at the Frontrunner propane tank mount but wasn't sure if it would fit the K9 rack.
As you probably know, the K9 top slats run from front to back of vehicle and the frontrunner side to side of the vehicle. Now the bottom of the K9 rack runs side to side so looking at the propane bracket, you might be able to fit it using those slats. However to be sure, we would need some measurements of the spacing on the 8mm slats on the Frontrunner....I have the K9 so anybody out there with Frontrunner, please feel free to chime in.

I'll be at my go to store tomorrow having some work done and they are a Frontrunner vendor so maybe I can get you a better answer.....

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Ok here is a small contribution if you have a rack that has 8mm and 6mm mounting slots that will save you some money if you tie down a lot of stuff on the rack. For the K9 and Frontrunner, I believe the eye nut kits are around 10 bucks or so for a pair of 8mm. You can make your own so much cheaper

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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Buy eye nuts (links above) and add nylon washers and 1nch 6mm or 8mm bolts. Job done!
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Ok here is a small contribution if you have a rack that has 8mm and 6mm mounting slots that will save you some money if you tie down a lot of stuff on the rack. For the K9 and Frontrunner, I believe the eye nut kits are around 10 bucks or so for a pair of 8mm. You can make your own so much cheaper

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Buy eye nuts (links above) and add nylon washers and 1nch 6mm or 8mm bolts. Job done!
Good man, I definitely need some of these.

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As you probably know, the K9 top slats run from front to back of vehicle and the frontrunner side to side of the vehicle. Now the bottom of the K9 rack runs side to side so looking at the propane bracket, you might be able to fit it using those slats. However to be sure, we would need some measurements of the spacing on the 8mm slats on the Frontrunner....I have the K9 so anybody out there with Frontrunner, please feel free to chime in.

I'll be at my go to Overland store tomorrow having some work done and they are a Frontrunner vendor so maybe I can get you a better answer.....
That'd be cool if you get a chance to measure a rack there. Frontrunner is 45 mins from my parent's house which is about 5 hours away from me. Was planning on hitting them up next time I'm in the area.
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Love this thread.

Not to derail the conversation you guys are having, but anyone every build their own trailer?

I have a couple of big trips planned out, but no exact start dates set unfortunately. As I was planning them, I started doing more and more research on adventure trailers. They seem like they would incredibly helpful. Being able to put a RTT, water, fuel, all of my cooking stuff, solar, and a table all in the trailer and just leave it at a campsite when I want to explore sounds awesome.

Anyone ever build their own??
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Good man, I definitely need some of these.



That'd be cool if you get a chance to measure a rack there. Frontrunner is 45 mins from my parent's house which is about 5 hours away from me. Was planning on hitting them up next time I'm in the area.
Do my best to measure a 5th Gen rack or the propane brackets if available...
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I previously posted this under the "Adventures of Megaweapon" thread in the 5th Gen forum, but I'll post it here too for those that missed it.

August 2016 Nevada/Mojave ghost town trip:
2016 Nevada-Mojave Trip


These are the places I visited on the 2016 trip:

Jasper Queen Mine, CA
Corona Mine, CA
Minnietta-Keystone Mine, CA
Lookout Mine, NV
Black Butte Mine, NV
Nevada Rand Mine, NV
Nevada Scheelite Mine, NV
Red Top Mine, NV
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Pershing Mine, NV
Beacon Hill Mine, NV
Boyer Ranch, NV
Chalk Mountain Mines, NV
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Ellsworth, NV
Vindicator Mine, NV
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Cloverdale, NV
Goldfield, NV
Gold Point, NV
Minnietta, CA
Lead (aka Hughes) Mine, CA
Lookout City, CA
Ballarat, CA
Goler Canyon and Newman's Cabin, CA
Lotus Mine, CA

In addition to all these historic places, I also photographed some wildlife including hawks, antelope, burros, and a Great Basin rattlesnake (got some video of the snake).

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Sierra Expeditions? Was chatting with Will today. Try to stop by every time I'm in town, seem to spend money every time I'm there too.
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