igorsadventures
Road tripper
Hello fellow travelers!
My wanderlust is getting stronger with every trip. Now I want to have more freedom and independence. I have been fascinated by teardrops for a long time but know very little, so I could really use some advice
First of all my travel style now is more road tripping then overlanding. My present car can do no offroad, so I am looking for a road trailer. My questions are:
1. Please confirm I can tow a trailer with regular class 5 license (I live in Montreal)
2. Any ideas where I can park a trailer in a city? I live in condo building with only one parking space for my car. I don't really want to leave a trailer on a street.
3. Is it possible to rent a trailer first? I want to try one or two models before I can make my mind and buy. I am a tall person (194 cm or over 6 feet), so I need quite a long trailer to sleep comfortably.
4. My budget is around 5-6K CAD, maybe a bit more, is it possible to buy a decent second-hand trailer? I don't want a trailer older then maybe 5 years, and I would like to avoid custom-built ones for now (what is good for someone, is not so good for other). Would it make sense to buy it in the US? I can see that there are more of them for sale. However actual exchange rate can kill the idea and i'm not sure if I can import it (I know about 15 year restriction for cars, not sure about trailers)
Sorry if some of my questions are stupid, I've been living in Canada for 7 months only, don't know many things that are obvious to others.
My wanderlust is getting stronger with every trip. Now I want to have more freedom and independence. I have been fascinated by teardrops for a long time but know very little, so I could really use some advice
First of all my travel style now is more road tripping then overlanding. My present car can do no offroad, so I am looking for a road trailer. My questions are:
1. Please confirm I can tow a trailer with regular class 5 license (I live in Montreal)
2. Any ideas where I can park a trailer in a city? I live in condo building with only one parking space for my car. I don't really want to leave a trailer on a street.
3. Is it possible to rent a trailer first? I want to try one or two models before I can make my mind and buy. I am a tall person (194 cm or over 6 feet), so I need quite a long trailer to sleep comfortably.
4. My budget is around 5-6K CAD, maybe a bit more, is it possible to buy a decent second-hand trailer? I don't want a trailer older then maybe 5 years, and I would like to avoid custom-built ones for now (what is good for someone, is not so good for other). Would it make sense to buy it in the US? I can see that there are more of them for sale. However actual exchange rate can kill the idea and i'm not sure if I can import it (I know about 15 year restriction for cars, not sure about trailers)
Sorry if some of my questions are stupid, I've been living in Canada for 7 months only, don't know many things that are obvious to others.
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