Overland Style Trailer w/ Flat Bed

SkyScrapin · Friday at 10:50 AM

I'm looking for something that might not exist, at least as far as my Google skill is concerned.

I hunt a lot, and all over the country. My vision is some type of Goose Neck trailer with a tilt deck or low-boy style deck, long enough to carry a bunch of Japanese quarter horses or a bigger SxS; maybe both.

What I'm struggling to find is an option that has some type of overland type setup for remote camping. I don't need the creature comforts, but would pay for them if there was an all-in-one type deal. Ideally looking for something 4-season.

I'm not looking for a Toy Hauler / Camper setup. Have one. Love it. Need something lighter that can take some abuse.

Anyone come across something of this nature?

Preston

_Windrider_ · Friday at 10:59 AM

https://patriotcampers.com.au/toy-haulers/th730/

Can be outfitted like this

Not a gooseneck tho but maybe they can make it one.

oneshot86 · Friday at 12:29 PM

If you can dream it, it can be built.

Bullfrog08 · Friday at 1:27 PM

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packratt · Friday at 8:18 PM

Get a trailer and mount an in bed camper at the front

david walter · Friday at 10:27 PM

I know a guy who kind of did that. Took a long gooseneck flatbed and put a little RV without the wheels on the front and then in the back he had his off-road vehicle. It was kind of cool. Generator, lots of water and fuel.

He had a ton of room when the razor(?) wasn’t part of the deal. Multiple motorcycles, multiple ATVs. He didn’t baby it.

Almost everywhere he went people said “I want one of those!”

Modoc · Friday at 10:59 PM

One of my Cowboy Action Shooters built a platform for his flatbed to place his tent on with tie downs and some modular boxes where it stepped down from the goose neck. It seems to work for him. If you already have a flat bed trailer, maybe look at a roof mount tent to mount on the goose neck part and some removable storage for the front.

The trailer Windrider showed looks good, but not enough spare tires for the places I’ve gone.

TxWelder35 · Friday at 11:05 PM

If you can’t find something off the shelf might be able to help you build at least the trailer part. I’m local, we’ve met.

AMGtuned · Saturday at 5:45 AM

I think it was a Fleetwood Scorpion? Mid height flat trailer with a sideways mounted pop-up at the bow.

supercorndogs · Saturday at 5:56 AM

Lots of horse haulers with a sleeping area at every rodeo. I can tell you aluminum trailers take a beating on rough roads.

sirhrmechanic · Saturday at 5:57 AM

Build it… lots of trailer kits out there.

Bigger and larger-arch springs and/or extended shackles on springs. Set axles further apart. Bigger wheels and rugged tires (trailer tires have zero off—road strength)

Convert to pintle hitch. Raised taillights. If you can fit a surge brake instead of electric junk… definitely do that.

Metal deck, not wood. Basic welding skills and wrenching skills is all you need.

If you can buy a surplus Hmmwv trailer… it’s a great start!

Sirhr

sirhrmechanic · Saturday at 5:58 AM

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sirhrmechanic · Saturday at 6:00 AM

sirhrmechanic · Saturday at 6:04 AM

$4k in queensbury, ny

M260 · Saturday at 7:11 AM

As I think was mentioned check into horse trailers they can often have sleeping quarters up front where the gooseneck is. I'm just not sure of clearances to fit a big sxs height wise.

ggmanning · Saturday at 7:53 AM

M260 said:
As I think was mentioned check into horse trailers they can often have sleeping quarters up front where the gooseneck is. I'm just not sure of clearances to fit a big sxs height wise.

Buy one for warmbloods/thoroughbreds. They have taller ceilings. We used a living quarters HT to carry ATV's. We'd go camping...some rode ATV's, some rode horses.

ironman56 · Saturday at 9:28 AM

Jumping jack trailers might be on your list , they have a folding tent on the front and have a system that allows you to load a SxS on top of the tent when stowed for travel ,I'll try to post a link.

david walter · Saturday at 6:55 PM

Holy fuck! $140K?

_Windrider_ said:
https://patriotcampers.com.au/toy-haulers/th730/

Can be outfitted like this

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Not a gooseneck tho but maybe they can make it one.

_Windrider_ · Saturday at 7:34 PM

david walter said:
Holy fuck! $140K?

That’s probably Australian currency but not far off after you import it

Jrb572 · Saturday at 7:42 PM

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Something like this?

chevy_man · Saturday at 8:14 PM

sirhrmechanic said:
Build it… lots of trailer kits out there.

Bigger and larger-arch springs and/or extended shackles on springs. Set axles further apart. Bigger wheels and rugged tires (trailer tires have zero off—road strength)

Convert to pintle hitch. Raised taillights. If you can fit a surge brake instead of electric junk… definitely do that.

Metal deck, not wood. Basic welding skills and wrenching skills is all you need.

If you can buy a surplus Hmmwv trailer… it’s a great start!

Sirhr

Surge brakes are dumb. If you don't want wires at the brakes at least go electric over hydraulic. If you ever need to grab the trailer brakes you're shit outta luck with surge brakes. Why do you think they're never an option outside of cheap boat trailers?

Pintle hitches are also worthless. Many miles of listening to one of those pieces of shit clunk and bang. They belong nowhere near civilized vehicles.

Metal and wood both have their place. I prefer wood decks, but rough cut fir is plentiful here and lasts 10-15 years on the equipment trailers.

sirhrmechanic · Saturday at 9:58 PM

chevy_man said:
Surge brakes are dumb. If you don't want wires at the brakes at least go electric over hydraulic. If you ever need to grab the trailer brakes you're shit outta luck with surge brakes. Why do you think they're never an option outside of cheap boat trailers?

Pintle hitches are also worthless. Many miles of listening to one of those pieces of shit clunk and bang. They belong nowhere near civilized vehicles.

Metal and wood both have their place. I prefer wood decks, but rough cut fir is plentiful here and lasts 10-15 years on the equipment trailers.

Well the OP is looking for overland… on road going trailers… I’d agree with most of above.

But if he is truly going seriously off road… I stand by my recommendations.

Pintle hitches do suck on the road! But if your rig is going one way and your trailer another… a pintle (a proper rotating one) does things a ball can’t! And a gooseneck really can’t!!

Sirhr

chevy_man · Saturday at 10:22 PM

sirhrmechanic said:
Well the OP is looking for overland… on road going trailers… I’d agree with most of above.

But if he is truly going seriously off road… I stand by my recommendations.

Pintle hitches do suck on the road! But if your rig is going one way and your trailer another… a pintle (a proper rotating one) does things a ball can’t! And a gooseneck really can’t!!

Sirhr

He wants to bring "horses". He's not trying to go over the Rubicon with the trailer.

david walter · Sunday at 10:21 AM

And, no horses on a HMMV trailer GI.

BAMAboy18 · Sunday at 12:34 PM

oneshot86 said:
If you can dream it, it can be built.

That was my motto in the swimming pool business!

BAMAboy18 · Sunday at 12:38 PM

Modoc said:
One of my Cowboy Action Shooters built a platform for his flatbed to place his tent on with tie downs and some modular boxes where it stepped down from the goose neck. It seems to work for him. If you already have a flat bed trailer, maybe look at a roof mount tent to mount on the goose neck part and some removable storage for the front.

The trailer Windrider showed looks good, but not enough spare tires for the places I’ve gone.

It wouldn't be a stretch to even mount a pop-up w/AC!

BAMAboy18 · Sunday at 12:39 PM

chevy_man said:
He wants to bring "horses". He's not trying to go over the Rubicon with the trailer.

Japanese quarter horse = ATV

BurtG · Sunday at 12:42 PM

BAMAboy18 said:
Japanese quarter horse = ATV

Well that should have been explained lol

BurtG · Sunday at 12:44 PM

Looks like the chynese got ya covered

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BurtG · Sunday at 12:46 PM

I vote just put 4 wheeler in truck bed. Pull off road camper with said truck

_Windrider_ · Sunday at 12:54 PM

BurtG said:
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You gotta love their audacity. I mean literally using the patriot campers website too.

_Windrider_ · Sunday at 12:55 PM

Oh and fuck china

LeftyJason · Sunday at 2:04 PM

BAMAboy18 said:
Japanese quarter horse = ATV

I thought a Japanese quarter horse was a motorcycle.

BAMAboy18 · Sunday at 2:10 PM

LeftyJason said:
I thought a Japanese quarter horse was a motorcycle.

You're probably right...

chevy_man · Sunday at 3:05 PM

BAMAboy18 said:
Japanese quarter horse = ATV

Hence the quotations...

But I read it as he had tools for the trails. He wants a little gooseneck to haul down the highway and gravel roads.
Hell, I've seen ranchers take gooseneck horse trailers where most here wouldn't take their trucks.

BCP · Sunday at 6:22 PM

You can “lift” any old trailer and put bigger tires on it then add a box to the front. I see it all the time off-roading.

powdahound76 · Sunday at 11:36 PM

Build it.

Work with @TxWelder35 to design and build.

I have been looking a lighter durable trailer to build out the way I want.
Not much on the market works for me.
And the stuff that is close is stupid expensive because they beef it up a tad and put OFFROAD all over it.

Or skip the ATVs and hike……

hlee · Sunday at 11:48 PM

Or, ride the atvs to where you are going…

hlee · Sunday at 11:54 PM

I’ve had 6 x 50 lb bags of corn, me, my wife, and both sons riding a single Polaris Sportsman 850 4 wheeler. My rough estimate is north of 800 lbs. That’s WAY over it’s rated payload, but it got the job done. Hard to believe you couldn’t drag in a pretty impressive camp with a couple of 4 wheelers or side by sides. And, that is leaving the toy hauler at the edge of the pavement…

LuckyLuke80 · Monday at 3:09 AM

Someone mentioned these. I believe they will do custom configurations as well. If you want to go with the pintle for more flexibility off road as @sirhrmechanic then your local welder can adapt the hitch easily enough. As a truck driver I’d suggest the electric brakes though as surge brakes can be a pain on a down grade and I’ve had them heat the trailer brakes up something fierce. Just my $.02

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david walter · Monday at 7:52 PM

If you could put a stove in that tent that would simplify elk hunting

chevy_man · Monday at 10:25 PM

powdahound76 said:
Or skip the ATVs and hike……

That sounds horrible.

powdahound76 · Monday at 10:50 PM

chevy_man said:
That sounds horrible.

More guys that say that need tags in the units I hunt!!!

I love it.
No better vacation to me than a pack on my back and miles to hammer.
Sleep out under the stars is best.
Tent is good for weather or bugs.

Hunting too? Even better!!

I have a sticker that says “Hunt with the quads God gave ya!”

Landon4 · Tuesday at 12:45 AM

sirhrmechanic said:
Well the OP is looking for overland… on road going trailers… I’d agree with most of above.

But if he is truly going seriously off road… I stand by my recommendations.

Pintle hitches do suck on the road! But if your rig is going one way and your trailer another… a pintle (a proper rotating one) does things a ball can’t! And a gooseneck really can’t!!

Sirhr

These hitches are really good for off-road trailers it’s what I’m running on mine

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SkyScrapin · Tuesday at 10:29 AM

Fellas,

Thanks for all the recommendations. The hide never disappoints.

Horse trailers may work, but I'm leaning towards a purpose built trailer that's quick to hook-up to and roll out.

I should have clarified, I like the Overland capability of being self contained and ready to go with all essentials, but the most off-roading this trailer would see is washboard dirt roads. The SxS and ATVs are to get me a little further into the woods or away from camp. It's on foot from there.

@TxWelder35 I've got some ideas to run by you if interested.

Preston

LuckyLuke80 · Tuesday at 11:52 AM

powdahound76 said:
More guys that say that need tags in the units I hunt!!!

I love it.
No better vacation to me than a pack on my back and miles to hammer.
Sleep out under the stars is best.
Tent is good for weather or bugs.

Hunting too? Even better!!

I have a sticker that says “Hunt with the quads God gave ya!”

Haha! I did that on an archery elk hunt in the Idaho side of hells canyon. Man, it sucked and I loved every minute of that hunt. That country chews guys up and spits them back out into the salmon river drainage. The quads only work up on top of the mountain where the roads and trails are.

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