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[Silent Earth]

Stop looking at the prices and focus on snaffling the best design bits and copying it for yourself with a second hand U haul trailer as a foundation.

 

[Maverick]

though I didn't see much of a difference between the Timberline Range Camps trailers and the toy-hauler I sold not to long ago.

 

[Silent Earth]

Why are you using a Dodge to tow an aircraft carrier?

 

[Maverick]

That diesel has all the power I needed

 

[Arcticdude]

saw this and thought it may interest y'all
http://www.survivalistcamps.com/

I was looking at these a few months ago, but the price scared me away. I'll settle for a wall tent.

 

[Brent S]

Here's how the trailer is comming along. Fenders, a paint job, and decking are next! It wouldn't be too hard of a stretch to make a closed in trailer, as in a camper, but I think it would be good to start with an enclosed trailer for most people.

 

[Joe SA]

Brent that trailer looks like its coming along real nice, just a sugestion, have you given any thought to raisng the floor bed away from the wheel base so as to give you a bit more clearance on rough terrain?

 

[Silent Earth]

my thoughts exactly, bigger wheels means better ground clearance.

Clyde are you going to encapsulate the trailers lights or mesh them over cos they are very vulnerable where they are?

Its coming along very nicely though.

 

[Brent S]

Brent that trailer looks like its coming along real nice, just a sugestion, have you given any thought to raisng the floor bed away from the wheel base so as to give you a bit more clearance on rough terrain?

I actually flipped the springs/axel and lowered the trailer, so its an easier loading height. This is just going to be a work trailer, used on paved roads, or at least fairly acessable areas. I posted this just to show, and encourage people to consider doing it themselves. We, my son and I, are opening a buisness together soon so I am starting to get some equipment together for it. As soon as I finish the trailer I will weld together a ladder rack for his truck too.

 

[Gazrok]

One other note about diesel.

Thing is, fuel at the gas station isn't stored in separate tanks by grade. It's mixed by the dispenser to the right octane.

However, diesel IS a separate tank, and isn't mixed. So, post SHTF, you could siphon it directly out of the service station tanks and it would be ready to use. No mixing needed.

For the longest time lately, diesel was about 80 cents a gallon more than regular gas. So, my diesel truck has been unused for a while. I just can't afford the difference driving nearly 100 miles per day.

 

[Silent Earth]

Good points Gaz, odd though isn't it that DIESEL is less refined and processed than gasoline therefore it should be CHEAPER.

 

[Arcticdude]

Good points Gaz, odd though isn't it that DIESEL is less refined and processed than gasoline therefore it should be CHEAPER.

That was certainly true before the government mandated that all diesel be ULSD. Now there is more steps involved in removing the sulphur. Lately I have seen some stations selling diesel lower than regular unleaded gasoline. Of course that will change when they need to transition over to the winter grade diesel.

 

[Maverick]

I use off road diesel as much as possible of course that's in my older truck on my newer truck has a big warning not to use it

 

[Joe SA]

One other note about diesel.

Thing is, fuel at the gas station isn't stored in separate tanks by grade. It's mixed by the dispenser to the right octane.

However, diesel IS a separate tank, and isn't mixed. So, post SHTF, you could siphon it directly out of the service station tanks and it would be ready to use. No mixing needed.

For the longest time lately, diesel was about 80 cents a gallon more than regular gas. So, my diesel truck has been unused for a while. I just can't afford the difference driving nearly 100 miles per day.

Just one thing to remember when syphoning that diesel from those tanks, there is a lot of moisture buildup in those large tanks, water and a diesel engin dont mix well. Syphon into a large container that you can see into, the water settles to the bottom, then syphon into your vehicles tank leaving the water behind.

 

[Joe SA]

Another thing, you wont be able to siphon the diesel, you will need a small hand pump or something along those lines. When siphoning, the container you are siphoning from needs to be at a higher level than the one you are siphoning to. Those diesel hand pumps are usually aivalable at the Farmers Co-ops.

 

[bigpaul]

I've been thinking of a trailer myself but it will have to be a narrow one to get down the narrow lanes here.

 

[Silent Earth]

Its not been a week since I saw a Berlingo in town towing a monowheel trailer, foreign plates though so dunno if its UK legal, but I think they are for bikes so they should be for cars

 

[bigpaul]

interesting item but I think I prefer the 2 wheeled set up, a bit more stable when unhitched I feel.

 

[jimLE]

yeah me to..have to worry to much about balance to much..and every thing has to be just right.when it comes to what goes into it..

 

[Silent Earth]

They cannot tip over to the side left or right more than a few degrees because they use a walled towhitch,