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$6000 will buy a lot of adventure travel. Everything you need to go is included except for food, water, and beer – maybe you would want to add a pillow and blanket too.
"Bistro" is our custom built expedition trailer. It got its name because of the café below/ apartment above layout. It has been a loyal companion for the last 4 years, but our kids have grown and recreation plans have changed. This trailer was a great project and has been very reliable.
This trailer will go almost anywhere your 4x4 can go and will hold its own in any campground (actually it draws crowds of admirers). It is light enough to easily maneuver; short enough to turn tightly; easy to back; low and narrow enough to avoid trees and other obstructions. We have had it behind us in the Sierras; the Nevada deserts; Death Valley; the Pony Express Trail and throughout the western states.
Build thread is here: M716 into a Camp Trailer
· M716 military flat bed ¼ Ton trailer w/pintle hitch (includes receiver mounted pintle hook)
· Aluminum panels wrapped around boxed steel frame construction
· Extended tongue for easier turning and additional storage
· Electric actuators to raise/lower sleeping and cargo platform
· LED brake/tail/turn signals
· 3 crank adjusted leveling stabilizers
· Leveling block kit
· Newer CJ-5 leaf springs, shocks and wheel bearings
· Wheel spacers with like new 215/85R16 LT tires and spare
· Tongue mounted storage box
· Tepui Autana roof top tent with annex – sleeps two adults and a kid up top and two adults, a kid and the dogs below
· Upgraded mattress approximately queen size with pad and sheets
· ARB Awning with screen room for bug free cooking
· 15 gal fresh water tank with flo-jet water pump and sprayer
· Camp Chef 5L hot water heater with trailer connections for water and propane
· LED kitchen and tent lighting
· 63 qt. Edgestar refrigerator on custom slide with significant sticker collection
· Deep Cycle battery with onboard AC charger (also wired to charge from vehicle while towing) and volt meter – battery can charge from tow vehicle, solar panel and/or 120v AC
· 100W Solar Panel with controller for extended camping ability
· 12v accessory outlets
· Internal storage area with separate access door
· Tie downs for deck storage
· Two mounted pelican storage boxes
· Coleman propane stove and integrated slide out kitchen
· Weber propane BBQ
· Custom kitchen/storage drawers/work surfaces
· Included aluminum folding table
· Onboard propane tank plumbed with 3 quick disconnect fittings for stove, bbq and hot water heater
· Portable propane space heater
Total Trailer dry weight is estimated at 1000 pounds.
Fully loaded with water, food, propane, etc. at 1300-1400 pounds
Easily towed behind our 1995 FZJ-80 Land Cruiser
Easy to maneuver by hand if needed. We have had to disconnect and swing it around on no-go trails where we couldn’t turn around and didn’t want to back up for 5 miles.
Trailer is 21” off ground; 45” at top of deck; 80” to top of tent when closed (lowered) and 79” to top of sleeping platform (raised). Trailer is 11’ long from pintle to spare tire
Known issues:
Small dent on left fender and scrapes on awning from minor roll over on trail
Annex extension pole is bent and splinted
Normal wear and tear
$6000 will buy a lot of adventure travel. Everything you need to go is included except for food, water, and beer – maybe you would want to add a pillow and blanket too.
"Bistro" is our custom built expedition trailer. It got its name because of the café below/ apartment above layout. It has been a loyal companion for the last 4 years, but our kids have grown and recreation plans have changed. This trailer was a great project and has been very reliable.
This trailer will go almost anywhere your 4x4 can go and will hold its own in any campground (actually it draws crowds of admirers). It is light enough to easily maneuver; short enough to turn tightly; easy to back; low and narrow enough to avoid trees and other obstructions. We have had it behind us in the Sierras; the Nevada deserts; Death Valley; the Pony Express Trail and throughout the western states.
Build thread is here: M716 into a Camp Trailer
· M716 military flat bed ¼ Ton trailer w/pintle hitch (includes receiver mounted pintle hook)
· Aluminum panels wrapped around boxed steel frame construction
· Extended tongue for easier turning and additional storage
· Electric actuators to raise/lower sleeping and cargo platform
· LED brake/tail/turn signals
· 3 crank adjusted leveling stabilizers
· Leveling block kit
· Newer CJ-5 leaf springs, shocks and wheel bearings
· Wheel spacers with like new 215/85R16 LT tires and spare
· Tongue mounted storage box
· Tepui Autana roof top tent with annex – sleeps two adults and a kid up top and two adults, a kid and the dogs below
· Upgraded mattress approximately queen size with pad and sheets
· ARB Awning with screen room for bug free cooking
· 15 gal fresh water tank with flo-jet water pump and sprayer
· Camp Chef 5L hot water heater with trailer connections for water and propane
· LED kitchen and tent lighting
· 63 qt. Edgestar refrigerator on custom slide with significant sticker collection
· Deep Cycle battery with onboard AC charger (also wired to charge from vehicle while towing) and volt meter – battery can charge from tow vehicle, solar panel and/or 120v AC
· 100W Solar Panel with controller for extended camping ability
· 12v accessory outlets
· Internal storage area with separate access door
· Tie downs for deck storage
· Two mounted pelican storage boxes
· Coleman propane stove and integrated slide out kitchen
· Weber propane BBQ
· Custom kitchen/storage drawers/work surfaces
· Included aluminum folding table
· Onboard propane tank plumbed with 3 quick disconnect fittings for stove, bbq and hot water heater
· Portable propane space heater
Total Trailer dry weight is estimated at 1000 pounds.
Fully loaded with water, food, propane, etc. at 1300-1400 pounds
Easily towed behind our 1995 FZJ-80 Land Cruiser
Easy to maneuver by hand if needed. We have had to disconnect and swing it around on no-go trails where we couldn’t turn around and didn’t want to back up for 5 miles.
Trailer is 21” off ground; 45” at top of deck; 80” to top of tent when closed (lowered) and 79” to top of sleeping platform (raised). Trailer is 11’ long from pintle to spare tire
Known issues:
Small dent on left fender and scrapes on awning from minor roll over on trail
Annex extension pole is bent and splinted
Normal wear and tear
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