The goal is to create a platform big enough to set my 7'x7' tent.
So tonight I bought some plywood and made 2 wood covers / platforms.
One will secure to the trailer and the other will fasten to that (fold open) but also hinged on the trailer too so I can still have access inside.

So tonight the wood was cut & secured & tomorrow Ill try and make some kind of legs to support the fold open part.
Here's some quick pictures of tonight's work

Very cool, nice work Paul

Killer man! I love that trailer!!!

nice, I always wanted to do that with my old trailer

offroadaz wrote:nice, I always wanted to do that with my old trailer

Do you still have that, or did you end up selling it?

alanzona wrote:Do you still have that, or did you end up selling it?

sold it for $700 awhile back. I had it sitting for 2 years and never even bought a pintle hook so I could to with it :-/

Dang... something like this is perfect for the Colorado trip coming up this summer.

Sick. I love it

Here's a few quick pic's



Sealing the wood tonight & hope to get everything all loaded up & ready for the hunt this weekend!

how are you securing the tent to the platform?

are those legs adjustable for height? might want to add that in for uneven ground?

Sick Paul, completely awesome

offroadaz wrote:how are you securing the tent to the platform?

are those legs adjustable for height? might want to add that in for uneven ground?

Tent will be secured with 1" wood screws

2 on each corner and 1 on all the other tie downs.
I only made the support to match the trailer as I typically park & level it at the kick stand / support leg up front.


Thompson's water sealed the top where the tent will set

Also made a small door so if I need to get into the inside of the trailer I can un-do one end of the tent to gain access.
Again this is just a quick ugly project to keep me off the cold ground!

Very cool, I"m jealous haha wanna see pictures of it in action this weekend! Guy I work with is going out this weekend easy of Florence to hunt as well

looks great! Hope it works with all the snow we are going to get...

awesome poo hole! lol

HA! no... not a poop hole...
simple access panel if I need to reach in.
So heres some pictures of it in action...





Snow testing...

Looks good out there Paul. Great job

That is so awesome Paul! I absolutely love it.

very nice

did you notice any difference in insulation since youre up off the ground?

offroadaz wrote:very nice

did you notice any difference in insulation since youre up off the ground?

Actually yes.
With the snow it was COLD! but last year with me & the boys we slept on the ground and all of us noticed the air mattresses didnt provide much insulation between us & the ground.
Being up & I sleep on the trailer portion I think helps insulate 1/2 the tent from the cold damp ground.
With all the rain & snow Im glad I went ahead and used the water sealer to treat the wood, its not 100% practical there's quite a bit of set up / take down (requires a screw gun & a wrench) And its a bit of a pain to hop in - out of (used an ice chest to help get my feet up on the deck to avoid kneeling in the water / snow)
But I'm happy with it! there were some gnarly gust of wind that shook the tent - trailer but everything stayed upright.