Square Tubing Size Question

[AricBrown]

Hi I have a trailer I built its made from 2in Square tubing and 1in square tubing.

The RTT is a Tepui Expedition and its attached straight to the top. I bought some nice angle brackets to give it some lift off of the trailer (about 9 inches).

I dragged the trailer and tent from Texas to Maine behind my 4Runner and it did wonderful.

Would 1 in .120 square tubing be strong enough to support the tent and be strong enough to keep it from flying off? The length of the tubing will be around 5 ft long and the tent will be attached in 4 places on 2 pieces of tubing.

Thanks

 

[Castaway]

Plenty

 

[CampStewart]

I would have used thinner tubing, 1 or 2 sizes smaller

 

[bshinn]

.120 is overkill, if your welds are solid you'll never have any issues.

 

[Snirp88]

That's exactly what I used for the framework up to my rtt. Worked great, very sturdy.

 

[AricBrown]

Sorry I disappeared... Work happens. I think I am going to go and get the metal today. Thanks for all the help

I attached a pic of the trailer on the beach on North Padre Island Texas. I am going to lift tent up about 9 inches or so.