TrailsOffroad is a new site with the goal of being the best source for off-road trail information. It is supported by a large number of writers across the country who are committed to mapping out detailed trail information along with periodic trail condition updates throughout the year. Chris has joined the team and will be [...]
Recently I decided to upgrade my ARB 37 Quart fridge to an Indel B 51. The fridge was purchased through Equipt Expedition Outfitters. The goal was to get a bit more storage capacity while trying to not break the bank. Paul at Equipt Expedition Outfitters has done a thorough review. Here are my quick thoughts after [...]
A better way to secure your Roof Top Tent (RTT). I was tired of messing with the “green ropes” provided with my RTT. I just didn’t find them easy to use and they were a pain to roll up and store with the tent. So I came up with a better solution. In high wind [...]
I had the opportunity to do a nice upgrade to our off road trailer. I was able to sell my old TJM Yulara RTT to a neighbor so that meant and upgrade was in order. While it is the slow season for camping I have a few trips planned this winter season. I went to [...]
Updated May 2020 - We are all about being organized. It makes trips more enjoyable and it makes last-minute getaways even easier. Knowing where your stuff is and that it is easily accessible is very important. Here are some of our favorite storage solutions for gear, food, and water. This article was updated in [...]
Update: There is a new version of the Luminoodle on Kickstarter. The campaign ends soon. The new version has an on/off switch, there is a dimmer control, and now colors along with some other features. I am looking forward to the dim control and being able to use red lighting to reduce the amount of [...]
Part 3 - The Home Stretch. The trailer was about ready to be skinned, doors, installed, kitchen installed, and testing on some local trails prior to the full big trip to Utah. The testing never happened. We ending up finishing my trailer at 9pm the day prior to heading to Utah for the border [...]
If you missed it part 1 is here. With Phase 1 of the Phase 1 build complete it was time to work on the interior structure of the trailer. The plan has to have storage in the front and storage along the top of the inside of the trailer. Somewhere early in the process I [...]
Before I even go into the details, brilliant ideas, dumb ideas, triumphs, mistakes and an occasional chair throwing there are 3 key ingredients to building a DIY trailer. You have to be crazy enough to do it You need to have friends with skill sets that far exceed your own Your friends have to be [...]
On our recent trip to the North Rim one of our fellow travelers had a water line leak on his trailer sink. A first glance we thought it was at the connecting point of the hose to the trailer plumbing. We were wrong. It was actually coming from where the hose goes into the connection [...]
