My Off Road TD

[OrionAZ]

I went 4x4ing in Sedona and 6 months later I had my own Jeep. Took it back and it didn’t have the ground clearance. 3 months later and a three in lift I was having a blast. As the wife and I are getting wiser with age we decided a Teardrop would be great for us. I wanted to build on I could take off road so, I had a frame made. 5 ft W X 8 ft L 2X4 box tubing steel frame with 2X2 cross members and a 2X4 hitch. It sits on a 5000 lbs axle (overkill). I mounted the stock 29" jeep tires.
I used Kuffel creek Cubbie plans and overbuild it. 3/4 flooring on 2x2 framing, 5/8 in walls with 1x2 framing, Red oak spars, etc. Being 5ft wide, it's a queen size bed and you can sleep 3 if one person is a child or your real close.
So far I have taken it from AZ into CA and back to Fl to VA and back to Fl. Paved roads dirt roads, and some trails. We have dry camped and state park camped and even spent a night in a Wal Mart parking lot. The only trouble I have is the springs are to stiff and on a washboard/rough trail everything comes out of the cabinets. I have started to post pics of the build in my album. I wouldn't try to take it on the Rubicon trail but with a foot of ground clearance I got allot of places to take it. We have a Marine Battery for lights when necessary. It sits in the jeep with a battery isolator and the alternator keeps it charged. 5 gal water with a sink for dishes. Propane stove. Roof rack for the kayaks. Just installed a faucet for water when available. I’m thinking about using the Jeep to heat water for a shower. And as we live in Florida I’m now thinking about A/C

http://picasaweb.google.com/EllsworthJP ... 6624626754

[Dean_A]

Nice build!!! I like your water jug placement over the sink. All the convenience of a faucet without the plumbing headaches!

--Dean

[Endo]

Jeeps and teardrops..............2 of my favorite things


Nice job!

[exminnesotaboy]

nice clean build! Other than a classic car, nothing looks cooler than a Jeep pulling a teardrop. With the top down, pulling into a camp site, nothing could be better - maybe I am a little cocky, but I think everyone is jealous

[Unkl Ron]

Jeep Wrangler - my favorite TD Tow vehicle.
OK.... what can you do with a Jeep Wrangler that you can't do with any other currently made vehicle??

[OrionAZ]

OK youve got my courosity up....what can you do in a jeep?
Everyone else thanks for the feedback.
You are right top down pullint the TD into camp...not much better. Just a little tricky backing it up

[Unkl Ron]

Ans: Put the front windshield down...

[PresTx82]

OK youve got my courosity up....what can you do in a jeep?

We could start a whole new thread on that, but everyone would have to post their pictures!

[pete.wilson]

Hey

OrionAZ wrote:
OK youve got my courosity up....what can you do in a jeep?


Ans: It's a Jeep thing, you wouldn't understand! LOL

Pete Wilson


P.S. Real are built not bought!

[PresTx82]

Ans: It's a Jeep thing, you wouldn't understand! LOL

EXACTLY ......!

[MOKI SEAKER]

Great looking flamingo's,
Darn, I got'ta get me some pink flamingo's and curtains...Had a TJ but like my truck better...Jim G

[pete.wilson]

Hey

OrionAZ,

Love the trailer and who couldn't love a jeep. One little piece of advice: Put a cover or build an enclosure for the AC Inverter, so that should the sink plumbing ever fail or water gets splashed, you won't ruin your inverter.

Pete Wilson


Jeeps Rule!!!!!!!!!!!!

[4123]

Here's a photo of my '47 Willy's CJ2A. For a while I ran a 350 Chevy V8 motor in it. After breaking two transmissions, I pulled the 350 and installed a Ford 2000cc 90 HP motor. We pulled our '47 Cub/Modernistic all over the Pacific Northwest with this Jeep. It was a great combination. Bye the way, with the 2000cc motor, the Jeep would go 80 MPH and get 24mpg pulling the teardrop!

[OrionAZ]

Pete Good idea on the cover. I need to come up with something removable.

[OrionAZ]

4123 Sweeeet jeep. I wish I got that kink of milage.