Trailer tent thingy...

matty_daak · May 20, 2012

Anyone ever used one of these trailer tents/folding campers?

1997 Pennine Aztec Folding Camper/Trailer Tent | eBay

Do people think it could be modified to take bigger wheels/tyres? Obviously the supports will need lengthening and a longer jockey wheel... but it could make a nice expedition trailer maybe??

discomark10 · May 20, 2012

personly ide say wheel wise, get a set of steel landy wheels and get the original wheels weled into the LR rim with the center removed, that way u can pick your offset.

Sean · May 20, 2012

discomark10 said:
personly ide say wheel wise, get a set of steel landy wheels and get the original wheels weled into the LR rim with the center removed, that way u can pick your offset.

the bearings won't take proper wheels, usually just crappy 250kg trailer axles

modified Sankey is what folks usually do

matty_daak · May 20, 2012

how bout a sankey axle under it?

muddyfox · May 20, 2012

matty_daak said:
how bout a sankey axle under it?

That could work, but the sankey axel is likely to be be wider (the wheels will need bigger mud gaurds). You would also need to extend all of the legs, buy a bigger jockey wheel and consider the breaking system to the sankey axel.

Might be easier to use the whole sankey chassis and axel.

matty_daak · May 20, 2012

humm... i hear another project approaching!!

Bump · May 21, 2012

I have a trailer tent, used for normal camping, i don't think i'd want to take it off road though, it may be ok, but, i think all the twisting and strain you put through it will just wreck it.

You can get proper ones (like roof tents) built onto Sanky's and alike...

I guess it depends how hard core the off-road driving is really.

matty_daak · May 23, 2012

I guess it depends how hard core the off-road driving is really

If im out on a long camping weekend its usually just laning.... However I would re-inforce the thing or something... I dunno just a thought

I do like the idea though

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