Crux Expedition Trailers in Denver CO.
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rambling question.. Why do you have a dual ARB (or 2 if i am reading this correctly..) installed on the trailer? I'm asking b/c A) the battery draw for an ARB compressor is severe let along a dual, and never mind 2 and B) why not just keep it on the truck and add an outlet in the rear and/or a longer hose...
I have a dual ARB in the truck and use 2 ARB hoses when needed to air up the trailer tires.. I usually use both along with the dual outlets to air up 2 tires at the same time on my regulated system.
just curious
Ravenmad
Observer
Sorry for the delayed response. Good Question. I guess I should have clarified with more details. It's an ARB Dual compressor, with a 5 gallon tank. I do have an ARB HD compressor on my jeep for the ARBs and airing up tires (although, I find with 40s the HD compressor is good for about a 10-12psi fill up on each tire before it just gets to hot). Personally, I like a compressor on the trailer, its good for blowing dust out of the tent, airing up the inevitable air mattress for my daughter and ultimately it gives me a capability at camp to run small air tools for repairs. I agree, the AMP draw on an ARB dual compressor is high. It is part of the reason for adding a Honda generator, shore power and a second battery. Don't get me wrong, its not the only reason for adding those things (actually a small portion of the reason) but it is part of the reason.
My Expo trailer is meant to be a base camp and in such I have basically made a list of the capabilities I want/think I need, thats why I divided the trailer in half. One side for Mechanicals, repairs, service and Medical. The other side (drivers side opens up into the tent annex) is for cooking, life support and food. My buddy has a cappuccino machine in his trailer and a mount for a TV, is that excess? YES SIR IT IS, but its what he wanted and when we go camping I sit in his camp and watch video footage of the day on his TV while sipping a cappuccino. He in turn will bring an air mattress over to air up with my compressor lolol... In the end, its just what I wanted.
I did want to put 2 dual compressors in the trailer on an air tank so I could run air impacts, but the AMP draw was just WAY to much and in the end it didn't make sense. Thanks again for the thoughtful question, its always good to gain an outside perspective, Ive been saved from myself many times because of it...
KellyM
Adventurer
What do you think of your Crux Trailer?
CreeperSleeper
Looking for bigger rocks.
x2! I would love some more info / feedback on these trailers.
Joined the tribe last weekend and couldn't be happier. Just beginning the loadout and setup. Going to take a few trips to get it dialed in I guess, but the thing is well built.
Now I need to add the 13" rotors & dual piston calipers and finish the LS swap. This thing is an even bigger pig with 2500#'s dragging behind it!
Now I need to add the 13" rotors & dual piston calipers and finish the LS swap. This thing is an even bigger pig with 2500#'s dragging behind it!
So far, I'm happy with the basic quality of the trailer but the quality of the electrical system leaves a little to be desired. The wiring, while functional was not neat by any means. Some of this I attribute to some aftermarket work the dealership did, but some was factory build quality. When I 1st got it home, I powered the fridge up (Dometic CF50) to see how long it would run. It made it until sometime Tuesday before shutting down due to low voltage (12.5V). I plugged the charger into AC power, but I would not charge indicating the batteries had a full charge. With the quality of the charger, I decided to pull the inverter as well and check it out. There were screws and spacers that hold the main circuit board to the case that were stripped and rolling around inside the case and the board was loose. After some contemplation, I decided to delete the AC power from the trailer to save the space and hassle of dragging the trailer 90 miles away for warranty work.
I replaced the charger with a NOCO Gen2 20A dual battery charger/maintainer and added a shore power port while I was at it. I am in the process of cleaning up the wiring harness, and once that's accomplished I don't see any other issues.
It finally dried out enough here to open it up and check everything out. erecting the annex is a workout!
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Cuse Runner
New member
Hope u dont mind me peppering you with quedtions....
How long have you owned?
Any warranty items?
Did u compare w the Black Series line? If so, any thoughts?
How's the canvas' waterproofing?
Much appreciated!
Cuse Runner
New member
We’ve only had it on one trip for 4 days, no rain, so haven’t tested the waterproofing. For what we wanted, it is exactly that. Unlike other more expensive brands, Patriot/ Turtleback/ etc, this is a weekender vs those. The 18 gallon water tank is small compared to those. Other than that, battery, sleeping, kitchen are great. Going from a ground tent to this, night and day, this is a great base camp setup that can grow as you do.