Hi there!
I'm new to the forum and have started to build a teardrop that I can off road with and also sleep in. I haven't seen many of those around. My specs for this trailer are as follows:
1: Trailer must be able to make it on the hardest trails possible
2: Trailer must survive a 6' vertical drop onto rocks with no damage
3: Trailer must be able to carry 1000 lbs on the roof
4: Trailer must have air conditioning/heat/solar power/propane/ (all normal trailer stuff)
5: I must be able to sleep in it
I had a leftover UTV trailer that I used to move from San Jose, so I was just going to use that. Luckily, the previous owner had swapped in 30" Jeep lift springs but left the wimpy 2000lb axle. First order of business was replacing that with a 6 lug 5200lb axle and springover kit for additional lift. That still was not enough lift so I made some 9" 410 stainless shackles to lift the leaves up even more.
trailer as utility version
with 5200lb axles, Toyota 4runner spare wheels and 31" tires. Cheap wood base stripped off and frame painted black
Starting to weld the frame on. Using .120 mild steel 1x1 for main frame