I am in need of a trailer in exactly 2 months. Long story short......Have 5 kids, traveling cross country early June for 3-4 weeks, usually take 39ft motorhome, have decided to drive and tent it! We dont fit in most camping spots we want anyways with the RV. So I usually fabricate everything i need but I dont have enough time to make a camping trailer and get it licensed in my state (very difficult for me to admit!). My wife wants a potty so I am thinking of buying a small enclosed cargo trailer (4x6 or 5x8) and modifying it slightly. Here are my plans if anyone has thoughts:
1. Spring over for more clearance and larger tires or replace with axleless suspension
2. I like the look of some teardrops with a porch on the front (if thats what it is called). I usually have 5-6 bikes with me so was thinking of extending the frame in front of the box by about 4 ft to put bikes and storage there. I would then have to probably move the axle due to tongue weight but I may be doing that anyways. I am concerned with the cheap steel I will have to work with, since I know if I built it from scratch I would have much beefier metal than these cheap trailers have.
3. I may put a RV fridge (runnign on propane and 12volt) and water tank in the back which may offset the extra tongue weight and I wont have to move the axle.
any thoughts.
1. Spring over for more clearance and larger tires or replace with axleless suspension
2. I like the look of some teardrops with a porch on the front (if thats what it is called). I usually have 5-6 bikes with me so was thinking of extending the frame in front of the box by about 4 ft to put bikes and storage there. I would then have to probably move the axle due to tongue weight but I may be doing that anyways. I am concerned with the cheap steel I will have to work with, since I know if I built it from scratch I would have much beefier metal than these cheap trailers have.
3. I may put a RV fridge (runnign on propane and 12volt) and water tank in the back which may offset the extra tongue weight and I wont have to move the axle.
any thoughts.