I have been posting a LOT about our remodel and garage build in the last couple of months, so I thought I would mix it up and post something not remodel related – mostly not related…

Simple and unassailable fact:  A grown man needs access to a truck or a trailer.  Since our move back to Seattle from France, I haven’t really had either and have been visiting U-haul for my hauling/dumping/moving/logistic needs, but that is getting both tedious and expensive.  I finally bit the bullet and had a trailer made to match my CJ7 Jeep.  I had it built because there wasn’t one available retail that matched what all I wanted to do with it – remodel work, hauling heavy loads of dirt and lawn debris, moving, climbing base camp set up, camping, SCA events, hauling firewood, etc.  I also wanted a shorter and narrower trailer than the standard 5X8 utility trailer that you can find at the roadside truck and trailer dealers.  I wanted it to both look good with the Jeep and I plan on hauling it places that a bigger trailer would be a hindrance so I took the opportunity to have a little customization done to get exactly what I want.

The specs for the new trailer are as follows:

1. 4X6 tube steel frame with extended tongue
2. Wheel base to match the Jeep’s so that it will track in the same ruts off-road
3. 6 lug 225 wheels with grease zerts right on the hub
4. Steel load-bearing fenders
5. More ground clearance than the Jeep for dodging stumps and rocks on trails
6. Long lasting LED brake and running lights
7. Spare tire mount
8. Treated wood bed with 6 D-Ring tie downs
9. 3500lb rated axle, so I can load this thing up with dirt or concrete
10. Black hardened acrylic paint to match the Jeep
11. Swing rear gate that is also removable
12. Welded lip for ramp mounts
13. Swinging front wheel jack
14. High replaceable wood sides to match the lines on the jeep.
15. I will be adding:
    1. Uni-strut interior rails on the sides and bed.
    2. A triangular tongue tool/storage box.
    3. Three Jerry can holders for gas and water on the outside.
    4. One propane bottle holder for the grill/heater when camping
    5. Load-bearing torsion box cover
    6. Removable rack for carrying sheet goods and lumber

I used it the first day I owned it to haul some granite and paint for the bathroom and it will be full of doors and windows on Friday.