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    SxS - travel trailer build?

    So while at the River last year saw a fella that took a 36' single axle tandem flatbed and put a 12' box like the guys selling meat door to door have on the front. Not spacious but he had a way to sleep and have a way too haul stuff on 24'.

    A buddy took a old stock trailer and split it 50/50. Front half was sleeping quarters and he walled in at the mid point. From there back he cut the sides and roof off to haul is SxS too mud parks. Anyone done one of these or seen any ideas? Like too make on in the near future

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    Only pic I could find of buddy's for general idea

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      #3
      an atv will drive inside a horse trailer too if you did not need a reason to chop off the walls and roof.

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        #4
        Depends on the trailer and the SxS. I know our 32' aluminum with a 20' livestock box and living quarters will haul four wheelers and a stock mule, haven't checked my ranger yet but pretty sure if I ever go 2-3" lift it's a no go.

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          #5
          Also look at a cabover camper with a gooseneck.

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            #6
            I have, the first trailer I was talking about was the same way except it was a refrigerator box that goes in the back of a truck, and like your pic was real heavy on the hitch, or is that the slope of your driveway exaggerating it?

            Also how'd you attach the camper too the trailer?
            Last edited by Russ81; 03-08-2015, 05:10 PM.

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              #7
              Not mine. I had a similar setup but no pics of it.

              I believe some of it is driveway angle. I also wouldn't do it without airbags, I already had those though for when the camper was in the bed.

              Used chain and turnbuckles to hook the camper to the trailer. Real simple.

              Just make sure it's a camper where the entry door doesn't have a porch that hangs below the tailgate of the truck. If it does you have to build a box to set the camper on. Makes it insanely top heavy.

              The one in the pic is the right way.

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                #8
                That's why I'm leaning more towards what my buddy had with the old horse trailer, structure is trailer and walls combined instead of a camper on top of a trailer. With a 2500 I think that's going to be my safest bet.

                I think the guy I saw in New Braunfels even had air bags on his dually.

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                  #9
                  My camper was 3200#s but it had a full kitchen and a wet bath in it. Generator too. 9 or 10 feet I believe. There are much lighter ones out there. Just depends what creature comforts u want.

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                    #10
                    True that!

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by Russ81 View Post
                      Only pic I could find of buddy's for general idea

                      I think I have this same stock trailer sitting out-back (never use it). This looks like a great idea, and would look slick with a nice coat of paint.

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by ramrod View Post
                        I think I have this same stock trailer sitting out-back (never use it). This looks like a great idea, and would look slick with a nice coat of paint.
                        I've been casually looking and pricing different truck campers for a flatbed/camper rig (Capri campers is looking promising and been sworn by rodeo hands for years) or a aluminum or steel stock trailer. Ah the joys of trying to stay awake all night on the graveyard shift!

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                          #13
                          Google hybrid utility trailer. There are companies that make them. They come ready to go with beds, lights, etc.

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                            #14
                            I've known several people that have done this.

                            Most of them use a gooseneck utility trailer, and put a lightweight camper on the front (bumper pull or cabover, I've seen both) and leave 12-16' of deck space behind the camper for toys.

                            Another option is to look at used race trailers. Enclosed, they tend to be built much beefier than a comparable "toy hauler" and often they have living quarters at the front. They sell pretty cheap, after someone bankrupts himself racing.

                            I would like to build one of my own, I have some pretty neat ideas, but it would be expensive and very time consuming.

                            Some folks have built "toter homes". They will buy a medium duty truck, and build custom living quarters and leave room for toys at the back. You can buy a used medium duty truck pretty reasonable if you shop around and are mechanically inclined.

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