nwoods
Expedition Leader
Or, in my case....too many people!
Hard to go camping with 4 folks and a dog in a 2 door LJ
Just My Opinion - Why Have a Trailer You Can't Sleep In?!
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Or, in my case....too many people!
Hard to go camping with 4 folks and a dog in a 2 door LJ
Albatross
Member
I think it depends on the requirements and what kind of comfort you want to have.
Of course also what kind of trips you are doing, weekend trips or 3-4 weeks in the outback.
I have made my desicion:
http://forum.expeditionportal.com/threads/158673-The-building-of-a-biwak-box-upon-an-offroad-trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPo8DZE4u-Q
... in 1-2 years time I perhaps want to have something smaller or bigger...
Of course also what kind of trips you are doing, weekend trips or 3-4 weeks in the outback.
I have made my desicion:
http://forum.expeditionportal.com/threads/158673-The-building-of-a-biwak-box-upon-an-offroad-trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPo8DZE4u-Q
... in 1-2 years time I perhaps want to have something smaller or bigger...
Nd4SpdSe
Adventurer, eh?
Cause I like to keep my gear storage and my sleeping area separate. All gear that may get went and dirty over a trip I don't have to worry about getting my sleeping area dirty. I don't have to worry about any bugs from stuff like my firewood getting into my bed, mattress and sheets. Because I can setup my RTT to sleep within minutes, rather then to take time to empty the trailer to be able to sleep, especially in the dark and bad weather, and have to setup cover for all the gear that's sitting outside in the rain. Since I don't have to empty my trailer, my gear can stay secured while I sleep, rather then having it exposed and open to theft while urban camping.
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SoDakSooner
Adventurer
I am(or will be when the trailer is finished) set up to put the tent either on the trailer or on top of the jeep. Even my little harbor freight trailer was a godsend when just camping, still running the tent on the roof. We like to do a little rock crawling too, and it is nice to not have the tent on top. Ive already worn a few holes into the cover of our RTT and only have about a week of sleeping in it.
It is nice when situations dictate, just to be able to drop everything and go. even if I am not sleeping in it. It is nice when the jeep is clean and empty, especially with kids and dogs tagging along.
I do have too much ********. Not lying.
It is nice when situations dictate, just to be able to drop everything and go. even if I am not sleeping in it. It is nice when the jeep is clean and empty, especially with kids and dogs tagging along.
I do have too much ********. Not lying.
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I agree, hence the Kamparoo! :victory: I also have a need to stand up inside a trailer and change clothes like a human, not a primate.
wagex
Adventurer
main reason i have my trailer is most of my stuff is loaded and ready to go when i am. just fill ice chest and water tank ready to go any time. i have a few things in the house i load up into the car. i dont even sleep in an rtt or in the trailer though, usually just a hammock.... or which ever folding chair i fall asleep in. lol
i shower and change clothes outside, i have surprised a few people boating at the lake before whilst i was showering lol
i shower and change clothes outside, i have surprised a few people boating at the lake before whilst i was showering lol
GR8ADV
Explorer
Cause I like to keep my gear storage and my sleeping area separate. All gear that may get went and dirty over a trip I don't have to worry about getting my sleeping area dirty. I don't have to worry about any bugs from stuff like my firewood getting into my bed, mattress and sheets. Because I can setup my RTT to sleep within minutes, rather then to take time to empty the trailer to be able to sleep, especially in the dark and bad weather, and have to setup cover for all the gear that's sitting outside in the rain. Since I don't have to empty my trailer, my gear can stay secured while I sleep, rather then having it exposed and open to theft while urban camping.
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Nice set up. That camping spot is a little to urban for me.
Nd4SpdSe
Adventurer, eh?
Thanks. It all depends. The first was over (Canadian) thanksgiving weekend last year. We we're doing some heavy construction for a haunted house at their place and it was just way more convenient to stay there, but they had no room for us to sleep there, so we brought up the trailer and slept in front of their house for 4 days. The second was on our 12-day Eastern Canada trip last year, and we stopped in to visit an old friend of mine that had moved to Halifax. It was just a single night stay there before continuing on. While it's not part of the plan for the trailer, apparently it does happen, and sometimes the convenience of the trailer is just that, convenient, to use even in town.
Be sure there are other times that are a little more natural
SoDakSooner
Adventurer
I have a '46 Bantam T3-C that my father bought in 1965 to tow behind the family jeep. I restored it 18 years ago and made a conscious decision not to build in sleeping arrangements. It is too short to sleep "in" and I didn't want the increase in the center of gravity that would result from mounting a RTT. The primary purpose of my trailer is for setting up a base camp for extended stays with field kitchen, 12v. fridge, food/water/propane/gear storage, hot shower, toilet facilities, etc. for a family or a group. Frankly, I prefer a cot in a ground tent to climbing up and down a ladder with a RTT. So does my dog.
What elitist B.S. from someone with a pickup bed to fill with ********.
Try taking a family of 5 with food, water and gear on a two week trip to Cabo San Lucas and back in a jeep or other rig with limited storage space and you will learn the advantages of an offroad trailer. I don't take my trailer on every run, just the runs where it is necessary to carry more gear than will fit in my rig.
BTW, here is a photo of a WWII military trailer (MBT or T3) that does have sleeping accommodations, formerly owned by a member of the Chuckwalla Jeep Club in SoCal. This was typical of the trailers towed by members of that club during the early 1960's with chuck box, fold down military surplus ambulance cots, covered wagon style top, etc. I first saw these when I was a boy and in many ways my trailer restoration was inspired by the Chuckawalla Jeep Club trailers.
Sweet trailers....
Weight and storage capability decided it for me. I needed something to take 4 of us in a Defender 90 - which with the rear seats up has basically 10" of storage room in it. Also a teardrop with RTT weighs too much for my truck to tow into the mountains.
So i have an AT Horizon + an Oz Tent RV-5 for when all 4 of us go (3 can fit in the RTT)
So i have an AT Horizon + an Oz Tent RV-5 for when all 4 of us go (3 can fit in the RTT)
GR8ADV
Explorer
. Is that mud bay?Thanks. It all depends. The first was over (Canadian) thanksgiving weekend last year. We we're doing some heavy construction for a haunted house at their place and it was just way more convenient to stay there, but they had no room for us to sleep there, so we brought up the trailer and slept in front of their house for 4 days. The second was on our 12-day Eastern Canada trip last year, and we stopped in to visit an old friend of mine that had moved to Halifax. It was just a single night stay there before continuing on. While it's not part of the plan for the trailer, apparently it does happen, and sometimes the convenience of the trailer is just that, convenient, to use even in town.
Be sure there are other times that are a little more natural
Options!
Good timing on this thread.
As has been mentioned before, options are nice. I've owned a few m416's and on this go around what ever trailer I buy/build is going to have to do it all.
It's going to have to be able to move my son's dirtbike around, haul wood, random craigslist scores, pack camping gear for trips when my land cruiser is loaded with people, move rocks, haul spare parts and maybe, just maybe have a removable rack with an RTT. This is coming from a guy (and his 6 year old son) who haven't slept in a tent in years, we just sleep in the back of whatever I happen to be driving.
A trailer is a tool just like anything else, just because yours is designed to sleep in doesn't make it any better than anyone else's, it just makes it different.
Mike
Good timing on this thread.
As has been mentioned before, options are nice. I've owned a few m416's and on this go around what ever trailer I buy/build is going to have to do it all.
It's going to have to be able to move my son's dirtbike around, haul wood, random craigslist scores, pack camping gear for trips when my land cruiser is loaded with people, move rocks, haul spare parts and maybe, just maybe have a removable rack with an RTT. This is coming from a guy (and his 6 year old son) who haven't slept in a tent in years, we just sleep in the back of whatever I happen to be driving.
A trailer is a tool just like anything else, just because yours is designed to sleep in doesn't make it any better than anyone else's, it just makes it different.
Mike