Our January trip this year was to Death Valley and Saline Valley Hot Springs. I will say that I have had very good luck with mechanical issues while in the backcountry, but with this trip it was to change. Vehicle and trailer maintenance is key to successful backcountry adventure trips. I go through the trailer and…
Expedition Trailer
The M416 trailer has been modified for use as an off-road expedition trailer.
Expedition Trailer
M416 Fresh Water Tanks
by tomas •
For some time I have been planning on mounting water tanks under the bed of our M416 trailer. The idea was to be able to carry more water and to have the weight down low to help keep the trailer from tipping. I ordered two 15 gallon tanks off the Internet as a starting point…
Expedition Trailer
MAX Coupler Hitch Installed
by tomas •
The standard pintle hitch on the M416 trail is a great hitch. However, there are a few shortcomings; the pintle is REALLY noisy; in many cases the tongue is too short; for high speed highway travel it is lacking in stability; and it is really hard to back. The positive of the original pintle is that it is…
Expedition Trailer
New Rooftop Tent Rack for Trailer
by tomas •
Version 1 of my Rooftop rack for the trailer was mounted inside the trailer bed. This was going to cause problems with installing a hard cover for the trailer. Here are a few pictures showing the new rack with the frame modifications required to support it. Mounting the tent on the new rack …
Expedition Trailer
M416 Frame Mods
by tomas •
With the intention of moving my roof top tent rack outside the trailer bed some frame modifications were needed. The initial modifications where to the frame. I needed to extend the front and rear frame cross members about 10″ out from the side of the bed. The front and rear cross members where replaced. The…