Rig Sleds (The Trailer Thread)

[agjohn02]

Build a deck on the rear of the trailer, then mount a pop-up camper on the front.

nah, needs a cabover. pop-ups are a PITA

[Graystroke]

what about dismounting the pop up of its tires. welding a skid on the bottom w/ some D-rings. then fork it on the trailer and strap it down...You would have to find something like a little cloeman to be able to sit sideways. I think a pop-up would be great b/c they are light and would be less drag

[DRAGOONRANCH]

wood= pressure treated, cooler to lay on when your straping down your truck, anti-slip...also when you carry other things (if you do) won't slip...I imagine a wood deck is a lot lighter, won't last as long as steel, cheaper

Steel= last forever, very slick when wet, hot in the summer, stuff slides off if you want it too, durable, heavy, expensive

I'm a wood deck man.

x2

Ice on the deck is another story. Seems harder to get off the wood than the steel, so steel>wood if you are going to deal w/ much ice. (From my experience on a cold as **** alto trip) Expanded metal ontop of the steel is pretty good, but a ***** to lay on if you have to do much work or even just try to slide on it when hooking up. I would not trust my vehicle to ride on just the ex-metal though. I didn't see evidence when lookin the other day of any supports under the tires, seems dangerous to me.

[mudtoy67]

what about dismounting the pop up of its tires. welding a skid on the bottom w/ some D-rings. then fork it on the trailer and strap it down...You would have to find something like a little cloeman to be able to sit sideways. I think a pop-up would be great b/c they are light and would be less drag

Exactly my thinking on the pop-up, smaller for less drag and less weight. Plus I think i may be able to come across one a bit cheaper than a cabover. Though I can see where John gets his concern....some of the pop-ups I've looked at, though in good shape, were poorly designed.

[DRAGOONRANCH]

what about dismounting the pop up of its tires. welding a skid on the bottom w/ some D-rings. then fork it on the trailer and strap it down...You would have to find something like a little cloeman to be able to sit sideways. I think a pop-up would be great b/c they are light and would be less drag

Not everybody has a forklift just sittin around the garage. ( )

I don't have much experience w/ popups, but it just seems to me that if you're going through the trouble, why not just do this....




Pic to come later

[DRAGOONRANCH]

had to did through a few old links to find it...



EDIT to fix picture link

[Graystroke]

damn that would be HEAVY! you would have to find a big diesel towter for that.
He has neighbors w/ a front end loader...just get some forks to go on the bucket.

[agjohn02]

Not everybody has a forklift just sittin around the garage. ( )

we do

ill post pics one of these days...


all pop-ups are a pain. they do pull easier than a regular camper but i always hate putting ours up when you get to where you are going are folding it back up when you get ready to leave. it would really be a pita if it was up on a deckover.

[Sharpe]

Thats a long way to fall when you step out the door drunk to go take a piss...

[Graystroke]

we do

ill post pics one of these days...


all pop-ups are a pain. they do pull easier than a regular camper but i always hate putting ours up when you get to where you are going are folding it back up when you get ready to leave. it would really be a pita if it was up on a deckover.

i don't think he is talking of putting on the deck over...just below
everbody should have a forklift, forklifts are cheap.

[agjohn02]

im talking about deckover the tires, a float if you will.

[Graystroke]

looking at that picture you posted ed, imagine the tongue weight w/o a rig behend their...even then you would probably only want one truck on there so you could take some of the tongue weight off.

[Graystroke]

im talking about deckover the tires, a float if you will.

im still not follwing you. here is what i was talking about

[DRAGOONRANCH]

im still not follwing you. here is what i was talking about

If you were going to go through all the trouble of hacking a pop up (read: cheap) for this purpose, seems it would be even cheaper to just get a 20' bumperpull flat, and put a hitch to tow the pop up behind it. Then when the cheap piece of junk doesn't work anymore, you can throw it away and get another and not have to worry about more retrofitting.

You are right about that being some tounge weight w/ the setup I posted, but that is a purpose built rig and will probably see very little time w/ out rigs on it.

[Graystroke]

If you were going to go through all the trouble of hacking a pop up (read: cheap) for this purpose, seems it would be even cheaper to just get a 20' bumperpull flat, and put a hitch to tow the pop up behind it. Then when the cheap piece of junk doesn't work anymore, you can throw it away and get another and not have to worry about more retrofitting.

I have seen some cheap pop up campers for sale. $275-$1000 the are not hard to find. w/ the retro you don't have to worry about tires, lights, or registration/title.