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Plug & Play Brake Controller Install: The REDARC Tow-Pro Elite
As you know, one of the cornerstones of my overland adventure setup is my off-road camping trailer. Although not required by law due to its weight, it does have electric drum brakes. I like having trailer brakes because they are just as useful off-road as they are on-road. The LJ already has a brake controller […]
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Progress update on the Poor Man’s Teardrop 2.0
A while back I posted some pictures of a new trailer project. I acquired a surplus M116A3 generator trailer chassis from the local Army Depot. It was too good a deal to pass on. The original plan was to turn it into a flat-deck dual-purpose utility trailer and toy-hauler. M116A3 Generator Trailer purchased from a […]
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The ECOA/NHT Camping Trailer Enters Phase 2
When I set out to build my own off-road camping trailer I set two goals. First, I wanted it to be light so I set the goal of being under 2,000 pounds. Second, I wanted it to be inexpensive so I set the goal of being under $2,000. While I never weighed the trailer (probably […]
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ECOA Trailer Project Update
The goal of the next phase of the trailer project is to get the trailer weather tight. That would require rebuilding the door surrounds and patching the front window opening. So many choices… and this is only a third of what they carry. Not far from me is a store that is every DIY’ers dream. […]
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[Project – Plan] The ECOA overland adventure trailer: A DIY teardrop on a military M101 trailer
I will never claim every idea of mine is uniquely my own creation. As someone who spends countless hours every week scouring the forums, doing online image searches, and thumbing through the pages of a pile of magazines I glean what I can from the world. There is no need to reinvent the wheel. So […]
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Choosing a overland camping trailer
A quick online search will show you just how many different kinds of camping trailers there out there. They range from the super lush 5th-wheel campers (i.e. ‘glampers’) to small home-built DIY rolling tents. In between those extremes are a host of commercial and home-built trailers. What I am going to talk about are some […]
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Deciding factors for why I’m getting a camping trailer
If you’re following the ECOA Instagram feed (which you should be) then you’ve already seen the teaser pics of my newest project. Then plan is to combine a surplus military M101 cargo trailer with a commercial utility truck cap into a “poor man’s teardrop.” The platform on which I will be building my trailer: M101 […]
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