Looks like the old wet the finger spread the calk goofy homeowner method...eek
Get a wierd feeling about this trailer. Total speculation but I got the feeling they possible farm stuff out but got this response:
" The company originated from the expedition world (Acela/MAN style expedition trucks) and Baja Edition is the first line of expedition trailers that is inspired by the expedition builds that traverse continents.
Yes one of our facilities is in Redding. And yes we do most of the stuff in-house"
Tried to find a video walk thru but only found a Canadian Instagramer that just posted drone vids pulling the trailer.
These look very interesting, but I'm not so sure about them. The advertising says the frame is galvanized, but the pictures show it black? The frame tongue rails look quite small, so I'm skeptical about the frame. A good close inspection in person would be very valuable. Very little info on the wall construction and I think if they have an aluminum skeleton inside they would be proud of it. If not, the body, mounting system looks suspect to me. The swing arms are said to be DOM tubing, that means nothing because they do not mention th thickness of the tubing. DOM simply means "Drawn Over Mandrel, but says nothing about wall thickness, which can be almost anything. He mentions the shocks are mounted outside to give better handling, but since the swingarm is pivoted in front the inside and outside move just the same. Handling cannot be different with the shock on the outside, but on the outside would reduce swing arm flexing and they look like they will flex. Maybe I missed something, but his explanation is not adequate. His swingarms are proprietary, so if you ever damage a spindle, you have to replace the whole thing and get it from him. With the Reboot, short axles are Ubolted to the swingarms. If you ever damage a spindle, or want to upgrade to a 5200 lb axles, you simply buy any 5200 lb axle from any supplier, cut off 24" of it and bolt it in. Very simple and could be fixed on the road in a remote location. This means you could switch to bigger bearings or bigger brakes too, by simply bolting in the 24" axle stubs you bought at a trailer supply house. Reboot uses twin Bilstein shocks that are off the shelf and work very well. No super expensive Fox remote reservoir shocks with proprietary valving. Sheesh. These trailers are not for Baja racing. There is no need for high end proprietary racing shocks. They talk about the wheel track being the same as the truck track. That's nice, but not really necessary. A bit wider is more stable. And in making the track this narrow, they placed the tires so close to the frame that it looks like there is no room for chains. I hate running chains, but in California if you have to chain up the truck, you also have to chain up the trailer. And as I understand it, if there are chain controls, you cannot proceed simply with snow tires if you are towing. The Reboot has a wider track, but it is undoubtedly, more stable off road or on higher speed highway turns and there is plenty of room to chain up if required. I would only do it in an emergency, but it is nice to know I can. I don't want a cassette toilet or a "composting" toilet. I use the Separett brand Tiny toilet. Much better. I also want to cook with propane because I don't want to add the load of an induction stove to the solar system or be tied to induction pans. There is not too much info on the solar or battery bank sizes, but they seem to not be as large as possible. There is no mention of an arched roof, which further tends to support the idea that there is no aluminum skeleton. The Reboot has an arched roof with an aluminum truss structure. The Reboot walls also have aluminum skeletons and are screwed to the frame very securely. Flat roofs puddle. Puddling leads to leaks. And finally, I like my Reboot 12 gallon air tank. It is excellent for filling aired down tires. No air tank in the RREV.
