Midnightsun
Adventurer
We made the Big Bend NP last week got back home Sunday and it was a heck of a trip. We pulled both jeep and trailer behind our motor home and everything went well. We stayed at lajitas rv resort first night then left motor home behind and headed into the Big Bend with just jeep and trailer , stop in at Panther junction and got permit for twisted shoe camp spot to spend the night but first it was test time to see how things handled on the black gap trail and it was a HELL of a ride. 6 1/2 miles of some great off roading. Can't say enough good things on how jeep and trailer worked together. The lock and roll hitch worked perfect not once did the tounge of trailer drag and there was a lot of straight up straight down twisting jeep off camber 50 degrees one way and trailer twisting other. I did bounce trailer tire off ground one time I saw at about 45 degree angle and it came back down . We went the full 6 1/2 miles then turned around and went back other direction. I had trailer loaded about 1900lbs and jeep pulled with plenty of power. Never spun a tire and lockers
dug in like a pro. Going back up canyon wall was crazy. Small ridge of a road not even as wide as jeep so going up and coming down your riding the wall with about 1500 to 2000 ft drop off the side once you start don't stop. Pulled Like a BOSS !! Lol. I could go on and on but it was a BLAST. I'll admit I scared my wife couple times and it cought me off gaurd several times. But the equipment did its job. Suspension on the trailer did great I could see it in my mirro and was impressive. I am gonna put actuators on my tent rack so I can bring tent down. My tent is 3 man and weighs only 90 lbs but turning trailer so far sideways I'd rather have it down on the deck other than that everything I did to trailer worked perfectly . It was hot about 96-98 and fridge did awesome on the 12v. Voltage drop to about 11.10 from full charge 12.7 in about 7 hrs but I ran genset about 45 min and I was back up full again
dug in like a pro. Going back up canyon wall was crazy. Small ridge of a road not even as wide as jeep so going up and coming down your riding the wall with about 1500 to 2000 ft drop off the side once you start don't stop. Pulled Like a BOSS !! Lol. I could go on and on but it was a BLAST. I'll admit I scared my wife couple times and it cought me off gaurd several times. But the equipment did its job. Suspension on the trailer did great I could see it in my mirro and was impressive. I am gonna put actuators on my tent rack so I can bring tent down. My tent is 3 man and weighs only 90 lbs but turning trailer so far sideways I'd rather have it down on the deck other than that everything I did to trailer worked perfectly . It was hot about 96-98 and fridge did awesome on the 12v. Voltage drop to about 11.10 from full charge 12.7 in about 7 hrs but I ran genset about 45 min and I was back up full again
