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General => Introductions => Topic started by: ITSATD on August 07, 2012, 02:50:39 PM
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Been looking around here for a little while now and finally took the time to become a member.
Currently owning a well setup patrol for camping and doing the tuff stuff up the high country, I'm now a lot more interested in doing the big long trips your remember for a life time and can hopefully tell and take my kids on one day when i have a couple.
Even though i have a well setup patrol and there is only me and the misses i think the short wheel base just isn't going to be big enough.
I'm wanting to build a camper trailer / jetski trailer. with tent kitchen etc not having seen one done before Ive got a pretty good picture in my head i need to start getting pictures from my head into some steel.
thinking
4 link triangular or some say A frame suspension setup with disconnect able swaybars
you might think I'm crazy and can tell me if i am but i don't like the thought of a big 3 seater jetski sitting on some big angles when off road.
want to sit it on 35" mud terrains just because that's what the car will be on for a big trip and can use the spares for car or trailer.
big kitchen on the A frame of the trailer
and a big tent up on top.
any ideas or suggestions will be a great help
here are a few pic of my car just because it feels like the only reason i get out of bed to got to work is to think about where i want to take it next
(http://i1107.photobucket.com/albums/h391/Lachlan87/46cf40fa.jpg)
(http://i1107.photobucket.com/albums/h391/Lachlan87/photo5.jpg)
(http://i1107.photobucket.com/albums/h391/Lachlan87/IMG_0713.jpg)
Just started the first step of mods for those long remote trips
(http://i1107.photobucket.com/albums/h391/Lachlan87/photo4.jpg)
(http://i1107.photobucket.com/albums/h391/Lachlan87/P1000309_0001228.jpg)
And playing on the dunes when i went over to tassie a year or so ago
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Welcome mate and the Patrol...
Greg
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welcome to myswag
:cheers: sheeds
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G'day and welcome.
Good looking patrol there mate. 8)
Look forward to following your camper trailer construction.
:cheers:
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G'day & Welcome.
I was considering your trailer requirements in my mind, but every permutation was truck down by the thought f you reversing it into the water to retrieve your jetski. For sure you could build a jetski trailer wth 35" wheels, but you might need to make it a tipper so as the get the back lowe enough to pull the ski on without having to back it so far into the drink. You could build a frame over this with a roof topper on it. I had initially though of two long drawers down either side for a kitchen and storage, but sealing them against regular immersion might be hard. Would you reallt travel much offroad with a jetski, maybe an inflatable rib would be easier?
Anyway, welcome and good luck with your build.
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G'day & Welcome.
I was considering your trailer requirements in my mind, but every permutation was truck down by the thought f you reversing it into the water to retrieve your jetski. For sure you could build a jetski trailer wth 35" wheels, but you might need to make it a tipper so as the get the back lowe enough to pull the ski on without having to back it so far into the drink. You could build a frame over this with a roof topper on it. I had initially though of two long drawers down either side for a kitchen and storage, but sealing them against regular immersion might be hard. Would you reallt travel much offroad with a jetski, maybe an inflatable rib would be easier?
Anyway, welcome and good luck with your build.
Thanks everyone and I was thinking about the height of the jetski and getting into the water witch had me worried untill I was in america and every 2nd f250 had 40 inch tires and twin jetskis on the rear tubs they just had a simple ramp with rollers and a small winch.
Reason I want a jetski is i love them the speed can use ski tubes off them fish off them and just enjoy them anywhere you travel on the coast up north.
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G'day ITSATD,
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To MySwag,
What you be able to modify something like what is in this thread?
Motorbike trailer come camper (http://myswag.org/forum/index.php?topic=23917.msg371269#msg371269), Just a thought. I reckon there is potential to modify this for a few different needs.
Hope you enjoy your time here.
Happy & Safe travels.
:cheers:
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Hi and welcome to My Swag
:cheers: bubba