lucylandie Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Hello Everyone, I have just registered with this site and now can’t find the thread which led me here! It was all about camper conversions for Sankey trailers and was dated from 2009. I have tried searching with variations of “camper, trailer and Sankey” but can’t seem to locate it. Any help very much appreciated. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markyboy Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Try a google search using "LR4x4.com" as part of the search criteria, often works better than the sites own search function. This one was started in 2009, is that it? regards, Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 @miketomcat and @perv have built Sankey camping trailers too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 I have a Sankey camping trailer too. A Howling Moon trailer tent mounted on a custom framework, trailer with onboard water, fridge, lighting etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Here's mine. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Thanks Mike and Dave, was looking for both yours but neither turned up in Google search for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Bowie69 said: Thanks Mike and Dave, was looking for both yours but neither turned up in Google search for some reason. It took me ages to find it. Don't know why it even has sankey in the tittle. You never know one day I might start the overland caravan project. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinribs Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 On 4/26/2019 at 5:22 PM, Dave W said: I have a Sankey camping trailer too. A Howling Moon trailer tent mounted on a custom framework, trailer with onboard water, fridge, lighting etc... Did you build this yourself cos it's just what I'm looking for and do you have any more pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 (edited) On 4/2/2022 at 2:47 PM, Tinribs said: Did you build this yourself cos it's just what I'm looking for and do you have any more pictures Yes, built it myself, more or less. The two main components that determined the design were the trailer itself and the tent. The tent specifications give you the optimum height above the ground for the tent to be mounted so that determined how high the supporting structure needed to be. Original trailer... Tubular framework made and treated... the 3 longitudinal bars that support the tent bolt on so the canvas can be below them but above the main frame. The canvas fitted (custom made by a local company) Interior electrics fitted out, consumer unit, charger and two large batteries, waterproof mains sockets at each side, accessible from the front and sides. Initial water pump on wheel arch - later replaced with a better unit. LED lighting strips attached to each of the roof bars. I also added a wooden "shelf" around the entire tub top to make it easier to add/fix things into place and run wiring etc... Rubber matting on the floor... Simple water system with individual bottles to make it easier to fill and avoid contamination... Fridge fitted... (added a home made fridge slider later on)... fold down water tap at rear (there's one on each side), gas bottle in situ. One of the best things about the tent is that everything for the tent goes in the bag on the top of the trailer so there's loads of room inside the trailer for food, cooking gear, clothing and so on. Internal view, main double bed upstairs... (mattress permanently stored in the tent as per a roof tent) there's also a zipped access panel that lets you get access into the side of the trailer from the accommodation. Additional annex room has a curtain and is large enough for a double bed (we use it for dog crates !) You can deploy the tent with or without all of the extra bits depending on how long you expect to stay, for an overnight we wouldn't put up the annexe or most of the side awnings, they're all detachable. Edited April 3, 2022 by Dave W 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 That's very cool, I have to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreePointFive Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 I really like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 That makes more sense than I thought it would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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