lowenbrau said:
I don't think you'll have any trouble with the trailer handling the camper but you need to be really careful with the ditch crossings. A four wheeled vehicle has the advantage of two axles working against each other to resit a rollover. A trailer has no such advantage. As soon as the axle hits the magic camber number.... flop. It happens when you least expect it and often enough to make me uncomfortable with any real offroading with such a setup.
I have an Alaskan camper in a trailer made from a 3/4 ton pickup. It seems to follow pretty well but it had the advantage of being lower while traveling and has not (while I've had it) seen anything really difficult trail-wise.
Kudos for using the 101A1 as the platform. I think they are the most practial (though maybe not the most agile) trailers available for the money.
Thanks for the advice.
I have not taken my trailer on any trails yet. I do have a wash in my yard, and tested it there, it did well. I would not try anything harder than a 3 rated trail (on a scale of 5). I do want to be able to cross a wash, washed out section of road, rocks, and other obsticals. I did find that my traction control works more pulling the trailer up out of the wash. The trailer has a surge braks, that seems to help going down hill.
I will also have to keep the camper under 1000 pounds, 2200 lbs. total, due to the off road towing limmits if my truck. A tent camper of some kind would be good, and would not be damaged in a roll over.
I will have to do some testing. May be I will simulate a camper with some other load, and see how it handles.