I'm about a year out from starting to build a RTT camping trailer. Probably going to try to source a M101 or M1102 and modify the heck out of it. Need to get some welding experience under my belt before I tackle this project. Anyway, the idea I'm toying with is to have a telescoping RTT platform so that I can keep it low for towing/off road, but put it high at a camp sight. I'm experienced enough with electric linear actuators and pop-out designs to know that I don't want to go that route. Not reliable enough for off-road on what I could make on my budget. So the rough idea I have is to build a simple telescoping system but with pivot arms that would allow my RTT platform to move a little laterally while lifting one side at a time. It would only be a few inches at a time, but I'm not looking to do a huge lift. Here's some rough sketches I put together. While down and stowed, there would be locking pins keeping everything in place. When at the camp, I could pull the pins, then raise one side at a time a few perforated holes at a time. The RTT platform (green) could move along the arc of the pivot arms (orange) while the telescoping tubes (blue) are raised. This would allow the telescoping tubes (blue) to stay vertical and minimize binding in the trailer mount tubes (red). This is just a concept drawing. Nothing to scale or accounting for structural integrity yet. Likely would incorporate some easily attained struts to help with the lifting of the rather large and heavy RTT I am eying (23zero Walkabout87). Let me know what you think. Any critiques to make it better or abandon the project are welcome. Thanks.
This is also posted in expeditionportal too, if any of you are there as well.
This is also posted in expeditionportal too, if any of you are there as well.