Adventures

As we have new llama packing adventures, this is where we will share them.

Okay, this is the first llama adventure I decided to document and share on the site, but it isn’t actually a trip.

First, think of some of those trailheads and areas you would like to get to, but may not want to drag a trailer into. You know the spots. We all have them!

A stock rack let us reach some of those places easier, but it limited the distance we wanted to travel with the llamas out in the wind and it also limited the number of llamas we could take in our shortbed pickup.

My dream solution to haul more llamas was a flatbed truck. A big one…

So, we swapped our shortbed Chevy out to a Ram 4500 with an 11.5′ bed. So much room for activities!

My master plan looked like this:

But my budget was looking more like this:

So, it was time to get creative. It was time for some Redneck Ingenuity. It was time to play “Buy someone else’s junk and make it mine”!

Ok, so it might not look like much now, but it is going to morph into a sweet llama chariot!

First, note the guns on that kid!

Then picture a removable cabover llama camper with corner jacks for our 11.5 ft flatbed truck.

It will have a lowering rear ramp door, a man door on passenger side, more/different windows and roof vents for additional airflow, several tie off points inside, a cut down roof rack for low profile hay storage, a basement for 50-100 gallons of stock water and additional storage. All tack and gear should fit easily into the cabover area. That area will be capable of sealing off from the llama area to keep the spit and hay debris off the gear. The cabover will also double as a sleep platform for the quicky overnighters with a bedroll at trailheads. There will be tieoffs for hammocks in the main stock area too.

Haven tent hammock in action. This think is really comfortable and works great for an easy setup on the go.

Anyway, we will post progress pictures over the next few months as we slice and dice this cargo box and it starts to take shape.

Epic pack llama adventures await!

UPDATE: 04/07/2025

With a job change, this project took a backseat for several months, but we are back at it. We trimmed the rack down to size and started the teardown. I decided to take it to bare metal and build it back fresh.

More updates to follow!