1967 M416 Expedition Trailer

[JeepWK05]

I feel it is pretty good condition and might be worth restoring one day. Therefore i designed my camper around the idea of altering the trailer as little as possible.

Here is the trailer fully closed ready for travel

Here it is deployed

I plan to have a one foot bumper for storage with 2" receiver for a bike carrier.

I plan to have a 18" counter that will be attached to the trailer with 4 pins allowing for easy folding, taking off, or moving to the other side of trailer (depending on how camp is setup).

The awning will be home made. During travel the awning will be stored in the PVC piping in one of the corners (other is for fishing poles). The L brackets will be secured with pins, and will be easily flipped to raise the awning high enough for head clearance.

The tub will feature two doors and will be weather proof and lockable.

The top storage will be lockable and will store two five gallon water cans and one five gallon gas can along with shovel, axe, and other tools.

I haven't started building yet or buying materials, i want to have my plan finished and receive input before I plunge into the project.

What do you guys think? Only problem i see so far is having too much weight up top.

 

[Koffer]

I think it looks like a nice clean simple design . as for the weight it could be a little top heavy but if your keeping it at the stock height and carrying water and heavy gear in the box you should be fine . Id be a little more worried about the tongue weight as you'll have a lot on the back of the trailer with the tank/wood/bike etc since the M416 is designed to be well balanced and easy to move when fully loaded with the axle in the middle .

 

[titanpat57]

Nice design..looks functional...what about tongue weight?

Pat

 

[jonheld]

I think it looks like a nice clean simple design . as for the weight it could be a little top heavy but if your keeping it at the stock height and carrying water and heavy gear in the box you should be fine . Id be a little more worried about the tongue weight as you'll have a lot on the back of the trailer with the tank/wood/bike etc since the M416 is designed to be well balanced and easy to move when fully loaded with the axle in the middle .

I agree with Todd. Tounge weight is key as I found out (almost) the hard way.

I like your concept and have been kicking around some similar ideas.

 

[kennyfj40]

I like your design. You may want to add some stabelizing jacks to the rear if you are mounting your RTT to enter it the way you have in the picture. I used some trailer jacks I got off of e-bay. I also added another set to the front as I think it feels more stable when in the RTT.

 

[Thornton]

Looks like you've got a really nice trailer to start your build.
Good Luck

 

[GLTHFJ60]

I like your design. You may want to add some stabelizing jacks to the rear if you are mounting your RTT to enter it the way you have in the picture. I used some trailer jacks I got off of e-bay. I also added another set to the front as I think it feels more stable when in the RTT.

I can vouch for those jacks. Makes a big difference.

 

[woytovich]

How are you planning on attaching the new part to the top of the trailer?

Mark

 

[greentruck]

I gotta agree with Kenny and Johnny on the stabilizing jacks. Personally, even with the jacks I'd still be nervous about the idea of having the RTT cantilever off the back of the trailer. Much better to go sideways IMO when the RTT opens.

Stacking the wood on the rear might be OK when the rest of the trailer is fully loaded, but it's still a lot of weight that far behind the axle. It will aggravate the tendency of a rear-opening RTT to unbalance the trailer when it's deployed. If you unload it at camp, then my concern lessens considerably. It's just that you may end up stacking something else heavy back there and it will be problematic whether it's wood or whatever.

 

[titanpat57]

I think if you move some weight to the tongue as a balancing feature you'll be fine....coupled with REAR JACKS...which IMHO, are essential if you'd like to flip the tent over the rear. If your planning to have you're awnings open up and your standing under them (I think you're going to need 6' min.) the room under the tent is invaluable, for dressing or a potty room for the gals.

Heres a pic of my last camper...but notice I had about 300 lbs of tongue weight.

I also made my own awnings, but not a very simple design (seems to be a trend)

Here's a link... https://forum.ih8mud.com/trailer-tech/230339-new-build-all-comments-welcome.html