DemonOfTheFall
Member
ASKING $8,000 OBO
Located in Denver, CO
Call, TXT or Email if interested: (970) 987-1969 or trrowland@outlook.com
Well, this is a very bittersweet post for me. Our family is in the process of selling most of our belongings as this time next month we will be starting our next adventure and living and travelling full time in an RV with our 1.5 year old son and 3 year old daughter. I am extremely excited and feeling very lucky to be in a position to do this, but it also means selling some vehicles and toys and hardest of all our beloved TrakShak. We have considered storing it, but we don't know how long this adventure will be.. could be 1 year, could be 10, we don't have a plan other than hitting the road and figuring it out as we go. We even briefly considered towing it behind our LX570... which will be towed behind a 40ft Class A motorhome. That's probably a bit much, and not sure that's even legal... so we must part ways. Enough about my feelings, lets talk about this awesome trailer!
These things are fairly common in Australia, but I am only aware of 2 that have made it over to North America so this thing definitely turns some heads and rightly so, it is an amazing piece of engineering. I'm a visual person so lets get to the photos and I'll explain as we go!
Here is the rear of the trailer with everything closed up and ready to tow. The body appears wider than the track width but its just the perspective. This thing has some seriously beefy independent suspension and it is the best towing trailer I have ever had. I've done some long hauls with it through some remote areas and let's just say its seen speeds nearly double what the sign you see in your mirrors on the U-Haul tell you keep it under and it's just rock solid. Light enough that you can tow it with anything. But heavy enough that it is planted and doesn't get blown around.
On the trail this thing is even more impressive. I have taken it all over CO and UT and it has never held me back. Approach and departure angles are great and the clearance is amazing, but the suspension is just so dialed in. I've been dragging trailers and campers of all sorts off-road for many years, my wheeling buddy has a converted M101 with an RTT and solar setup that probably weighs half what this thing does, but it's a handful compared to this thing. You really have to experience it for yourself to appreciated but it is well engineered and floats through the rough stuff.
You can probably guess the environment this thing was designed for just by how much water and fuel it can carry. 6 Scepter Jerry Cans on this side. 3 More and 2 x 10Lb propane tanks on the other. The Light Green Jerry Cans are for Water. The Dark green cans are for fuel. All 6 Scepter Cans are included along with the good (Not the CARB safety latch, leak everywhere style, B.S.) gas spout.
OK let's get to the fun stuff and start opening it up! Flip two latches and the gas struts will lift the solar panels to vertical. Notice the white strips of plastic on the top of the solar frame and the tie down points on the corners. The solar frame is also a boat loader. This thing is designed to carry an aluminum boat on top of the solar panels, it even has a mount of the front to carry your outboard motor. Don't worry it gets even better this thing is so cool!
Now from here you can deploy the tent and keep the solar rack up and out of the way and then tilt it catch the sunlight. This is helpful if you are camped in a tight area and it keeps the trailer foot print small.
If you have some room to spread out you can rotate the arms down further. The panels are hinged at the top and have two quick release pins on the bottom. The arm can be deployed at any angle and will rotate down until parallel with the ground
You now have a huge range of motion and adjustment to position the panels optimally! Notice in the background there is a blue NRS Strap from the solar frame to the trailer. The hydraulic pistons effectively make the whole solar setup weightless. You can move it around with one hand and very little effort. This means the wind can pick up your panels and fold the whole assembly back up for you. The strap prevents the arms from moving and keeps the arm and panels in place even in high winds. The panels are covered in what appears to be Nylon or another tough, yet semi-soft and flexible plastic. There are a few scuff and scratches on the panel but they are purely cosmetic and in the plastic top sheet, not into the panels themselves. It appears much worse than it really is in this photo as its been in my garage all winter getting dusty and I hadn't cleaned it up yet in these photos.
Underneath the Solar/Boat frame is the tent. There are two sleeping areas with wood under each mattress. When I received this trailer the original wood had not been maintained and it started rotting and a bit of moisture got inside. The stock mattresses were ruined and I tossed them out. Canvas was dirty and damp in spots but had not started to mildew or rot so that was good. There was some surface rust beginning to form inside around the sleeping areas as the mattresses had soaked up and retained all of the moisture. I put several weekends of work into cleaning up all of the rust, ripping out the stock sleeping platforms and replacing with new wood, sealing everything back up and then finally I spent about 20 hours cleaning the canvas and then applying two new coats of Nikwax Cotton Proof. This thing will not let a drop of water in during ANY level of rainstorm. I've had it in pouring rain and howling wind for 3 days straight without even the slightest hint of moisture intrusion. Anyone who has had heavy outfitter style cotton tents will know what I'm talking about. They shrug off rain like nothing and you don't have to deal with condensation because they breathe amazingly well even when they are completely sealed up.
Specs for the Solar Panels - There are 3 in Total
Ok, we have power but now we need shelter. Lets deploy the tent! Pop two more latches on the opposite side and now we can flip open the tent. Again the gas struts make this whole structure feel weightless, you can easily flip this open with one hand.
Located in Denver, CO
Call, TXT or Email if interested: (970) 987-1969 or trrowland@outlook.com
Well, this is a very bittersweet post for me. Our family is in the process of selling most of our belongings as this time next month we will be starting our next adventure and living and travelling full time in an RV with our 1.5 year old son and 3 year old daughter. I am extremely excited and feeling very lucky to be in a position to do this, but it also means selling some vehicles and toys and hardest of all our beloved TrakShak. We have considered storing it, but we don't know how long this adventure will be.. could be 1 year, could be 10, we don't have a plan other than hitting the road and figuring it out as we go. We even briefly considered towing it behind our LX570... which will be towed behind a 40ft Class A motorhome. That's probably a bit much, and not sure that's even legal... so we must part ways. Enough about my feelings, lets talk about this awesome trailer!
These things are fairly common in Australia, but I am only aware of 2 that have made it over to North America so this thing definitely turns some heads and rightly so, it is an amazing piece of engineering. I'm a visual person so lets get to the photos and I'll explain as we go!
Here is the rear of the trailer with everything closed up and ready to tow. The body appears wider than the track width but its just the perspective. This thing has some seriously beefy independent suspension and it is the best towing trailer I have ever had. I've done some long hauls with it through some remote areas and let's just say its seen speeds nearly double what the sign you see in your mirrors on the U-Haul tell you keep it under and it's just rock solid. Light enough that you can tow it with anything. But heavy enough that it is planted and doesn't get blown around.
On the trail this thing is even more impressive. I have taken it all over CO and UT and it has never held me back. Approach and departure angles are great and the clearance is amazing, but the suspension is just so dialed in. I've been dragging trailers and campers of all sorts off-road for many years, my wheeling buddy has a converted M101 with an RTT and solar setup that probably weighs half what this thing does, but it's a handful compared to this thing. You really have to experience it for yourself to appreciated but it is well engineered and floats through the rough stuff.
You can probably guess the environment this thing was designed for just by how much water and fuel it can carry. 6 Scepter Jerry Cans on this side. 3 More and 2 x 10Lb propane tanks on the other. The Light Green Jerry Cans are for Water. The Dark green cans are for fuel. All 6 Scepter Cans are included along with the good (Not the CARB safety latch, leak everywhere style, B.S.) gas spout.
OK let's get to the fun stuff and start opening it up! Flip two latches and the gas struts will lift the solar panels to vertical. Notice the white strips of plastic on the top of the solar frame and the tie down points on the corners. The solar frame is also a boat loader. This thing is designed to carry an aluminum boat on top of the solar panels, it even has a mount of the front to carry your outboard motor. Don't worry it gets even better this thing is so cool!
Now from here you can deploy the tent and keep the solar rack up and out of the way and then tilt it catch the sunlight. This is helpful if you are camped in a tight area and it keeps the trailer foot print small.
If you have some room to spread out you can rotate the arms down further. The panels are hinged at the top and have two quick release pins on the bottom. The arm can be deployed at any angle and will rotate down until parallel with the ground
You now have a huge range of motion and adjustment to position the panels optimally! Notice in the background there is a blue NRS Strap from the solar frame to the trailer. The hydraulic pistons effectively make the whole solar setup weightless. You can move it around with one hand and very little effort. This means the wind can pick up your panels and fold the whole assembly back up for you. The strap prevents the arms from moving and keeps the arm and panels in place even in high winds. The panels are covered in what appears to be Nylon or another tough, yet semi-soft and flexible plastic. There are a few scuff and scratches on the panel but they are purely cosmetic and in the plastic top sheet, not into the panels themselves. It appears much worse than it really is in this photo as its been in my garage all winter getting dusty and I hadn't cleaned it up yet in these photos.
Underneath the Solar/Boat frame is the tent. There are two sleeping areas with wood under each mattress. When I received this trailer the original wood had not been maintained and it started rotting and a bit of moisture got inside. The stock mattresses were ruined and I tossed them out. Canvas was dirty and damp in spots but had not started to mildew or rot so that was good. There was some surface rust beginning to form inside around the sleeping areas as the mattresses had soaked up and retained all of the moisture. I put several weekends of work into cleaning up all of the rust, ripping out the stock sleeping platforms and replacing with new wood, sealing everything back up and then finally I spent about 20 hours cleaning the canvas and then applying two new coats of Nikwax Cotton Proof. This thing will not let a drop of water in during ANY level of rainstorm. I've had it in pouring rain and howling wind for 3 days straight without even the slightest hint of moisture intrusion. Anyone who has had heavy outfitter style cotton tents will know what I'm talking about. They shrug off rain like nothing and you don't have to deal with condensation because they breathe amazingly well even when they are completely sealed up.
Specs for the Solar Panels - There are 3 in Total
Ok, we have power but now we need shelter. Lets deploy the tent! Pop two more latches on the opposite side and now we can flip open the tent. Again the gas struts make this whole structure feel weightless, you can easily flip this open with one hand.
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