Explorer Box Trailer
At Compact Camping Concepts, an “Explorer Box” Tent Topped Camping Trailer™ is the perfect
blend of compact size and room for all your camping
essentials; it’s a rolling camp box of sorts. At 400 lbs,
almost any vehicle can handle towing one. It’s compact size
is a benefit both when stored and being towed. When packed
up waiting for your next adventure it takes up very little
space. In many garages, they will fit stored sideways in
front of your vehicle. On the road, their small size
minimizes the impact on mileage, handling and braking when
being towed.
Its design is inspired by the simplicity of vintage tent
trailers, with some teardrop trailer influences. They
notably expand your available space, providing ample storage
and gear hauling capabilities, so a smaller vehicle isn’t a
deterrent to camping adventures. There is a front kitchen /
galley area with organized, shelved storage compartments and
counters space. When in transit the front deck area provides
open storage for your cooler, making it accessible without
unpacking. In the rear is a large general storage
compartment for bulkier items and storage containers. Take a
look at the
Storage Compartments.
When it’s bed time, you’re off-the-ground for a dry,
comfortable, restful nights sleeps. Our self-erecting, instant up
Tent Units are a breeze to setup and require no unpacking to use. Simply remove the travel cover and pull open. No
assembling and threading poles, no staking and no guidelines to mess with.
Best of all, the Explorer Box has been designed as a straight
forward, DIY friendly project, here is an
Overview of Building one. It uses a plywood building method that
home-builders with basic woodworking skills can use to create durable camping trailer
that will give you many years of service. They are very
budget friendly to build; starting at $1,400 to $1,500.
See a
Cost Breakdown. Part of what makes them simple to build is the availability of
Bolt-Together Frame Kits. There is also room for variations and personalization, making them easily
tailored to your style of camping.
Build your own with our Construction Manual
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Step by step building guide | |
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General building notes | |
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Ordering Options
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Lay Flat, Spiral Bound hardcopy of
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CD Version of our Explorer Box Build Manual - $19.95* Free Shipping Full Manual on CD in Adobe 9 PDF Format *Not currently available for International Orders |
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| Hard Copy Explorer Box Build Manual AND CD - $39.99 plus shipping | |
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Don’t worry if a DIY project isn’t your thing, we offer build-to-order Explorer Boxes and can build them to many levels of completion depending on your skills and available time. An Explorer Box isn’t exactly what you’re looking? You have some ideas of your own? We also offer custom building services for converting your ideas into a reality. Contact Us for available information. Also check out our Trailer Ideas page to stimulate your thinking.
Maybe a Tent Topped Camping Trailer isn’t right for you, although extra storage capacity would be a big benefit, how about a Gear Hauler version.
Specs (based on using a
bolt-together frame kit with a 4 x 6 deck)
- 375-425 lb dry weight
- 1000 lb GVW
- 80-110 lb tongue weight
- 4.80 x 12" tires with 12" steel wheels
- 1 7/8" or 2" coupler
- Box width - 48"
- Overall width - 63"
- Box length - 56"
- Front Deck - 16" x 48"
- Overall length - 120"
- Height with tent closed - 49"
- Height with tent open - 85"
- Bottom of frame to ground clearance - 16'
- 32 cu ft of interior storage space
Compact Camping Concepts has what you need to build, use and maintain an Explorer Box Tent Topped camping trailer.
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