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Expedition Trailer

The M416 trailer has been modified for use as an off-road expedition trailer.

M416 Fender Modification for Larger Tires

Wednesday, June 30, 2010
By tomas
M416 Fender Modification for Larger Tires

For our adventure travels I run the same tires and rims on our M416 trailer as on the FJ. With the larger 295 tires additional fender clearance was needed as well as additional width. The M416 fenders have a lip that is about 1.25 inches that adds additional strength. By cutting this lip off... more

New RoofTop Tent – Ezi-Awn T-Top 1800 First Look

Sunday, June 27, 2010
By tomas
New RoofTop Tent – Ezi-Awn T-Top 1800 First Look

I finally received our new rooftop tent. The ARB tent was not large enough for 3 people so we are upgrading to a Ezi Awn T-Top 1800 RoofTop Tent. The 1800 is going to give us and additional 17 inches in width which will allow the 3 of us to have enough room to... more

M416 Scepter Fuel Can Racks

Wednesday, December 23, 2009
By tomas
M416 Scepter Fuel Can Racks

It took me some time to figure out where to carry my Scepter Fuel cans on my M416 trailer. We initially carried two fuel cans on top of the FJ. We then went on a trip where we needed to use the 2 cans and did not have a reserve. I always like to... more

ARB Simpson III Rooftop Tent Detailed Review

Thursday, September 24, 2009
By tomas
ARB Simpson III Rooftop  Tent Detailed Review

Tent Construction Tent Body The fabric is a heavy ripstop cotton polyester tent canvas. All fastening clips are nylon and the window and door zippers are self healing coil. I found the construction of the tent to be top notch. All the seams are very well stitched and are sealed with seam tape on... more

ARB Simpson III Rooftop Tent Review – Introduction

Tuesday, September 22, 2009
By tomas
ARB Simpson III Rooftop Tent Review – Introduction

This is the first in a series of posts that will be a complete review of the ARB Simpson III Rooftop tent. With adventure or overland travel, camp tends to be moved almost every night. With this type of travel, setting up and tearing down the tent consume lots of time.  On one of... more

ARB Simpson III Rooftop Tent Installation

Monday, September 21, 2009
By tomas
ARB Simpson III Rooftop Tent Installation

With the ARB Simpson III Rooftop Tent in the driveway I first inspected the packing looking for any external shipping damage and found one corner of the box crushed. After photos of the corner I finished unpacking the tent  which I found to be double boxed with the outside box being heavy duty. Even with... more

ARB Simpson III Rooftop Tent Setup

Sunday, September 20, 2009
By tomas
ARB Simpson III Rooftop Tent Setup

Using the ARB Simpson III Rooftop Tent makes setting up camp a snap, taking very little time and effort.  For me the following steps work well to get the tent ready to be used: Undo the 3 Velcro straps Unzip and pull the cover back Lift my rack to the correct height Undo the... more

M416 Military Trailer Rear Jack Stand

Thursday, September 17, 2009
By tomas
M416 Military Trailer Rear Jack Stand

With the installation of the ARB Simpson III roof top tent on the M416 Military Trailer it became necessary to have adjustable jack stands in both the front and rear of the trailer. For the front jack I used a normal crank up jack and the install can be seen here. For the rear... more

M416 Military Trailer Adjustable Jack Stand

Friday, September 11, 2009
By tomas
M416 Military Trailer Adjustable Jack Stand

With the addition of the ARB rooftop tent to my expedition trailer came the need to be able to level the trailer. The existing trailer stand is of a fixed length and to level the trailer required stacking rocks. To make the system more function I have added a crank up jack stand to... more

M416 Military Trailer Rooftop Tent Rack

Tuesday, September 1, 2009
By tomas
M416 Military Trailer Rooftop Tent Rack

Having just purchased an ARB rooftop tent to evaluate I needed a place to mount it. I had thought about using the rack on top of the FJ but that would have require relocating a number of items. I also want to be able to setup base camp and leave the tent in place while we... more