The little/light Camper Trailer Thread...

you guys and your fancy 'little" campers

>"One glitch that I didn't take into account is that I have to unhook in order to load/unload the bikes. I have to fix this somehow."

How are you going to unload the bikes with the trailer there anyway? (bigger bikes)

Came back to camp one time, my awning wasn't out like I'd left it... asked around and some of the other folks had rolled it up for me when the wind was about to rip it off the trailer - camped in the mountains and ya' never know where/when the gusts will come... where I'd been hiking it was nice and calm. I gave 'em a six pack for lookin' out for me.

Crank the truck so it is at an angle to the trailer and you can get a ramp in there. It's tight but you can do it.

Exactly. If I'm taking this rig I'm only going to bring a little bike anyway. I don't usually haul the big bikes. I just ride them

Can you just mount a bike hitch to the trailer instead?

The awning? Haven't experienced any wind yet.

I thought about that. I think the frame could handle it but I was worried about how the weight back there might effect the handling of the trailer.

Right. If you take too much weight off the tongue by adding it to the rear you can get a really dangerous situation.

I'm actually working on a scheme to move my small bike rack to mount across the V of the tongue in front of the trailer. Carry a 250 class.

I could probably do that. Lower the battery tray. Move the propane tanks forward or back. Hmmm

I'm going to move my tanks altogether. I don't need two so I'm going to carry one in the truck and just connect it up at the site. Could make a place for it inside I guess. But I want to move them to lighten the tongue so the bike won't make it tooo heavy.

I actually have a plan for my pick-up. To be posted once implemented. Not cheap, but I think I'll like it.

+1

Jackknife the combo like this...

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He just needs to address the trailer jack so he can fully lower the tailgate.

To the OP, can you carry the bikes without the tailgate on?

Get a stinger extension...


verify your tounge weight and head the warnings and be sure to get the solid one, mine was around $80-$90.

Works great for my RV and my truck.

I used one with my last RV to get my bike carrier past the spare tire.

Ah...I remember a time when this was about little/light camping trailers....

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Be careful how you load your trailer, though-- that added leverage can bring out any tendency in the trailer to sway, and then magnify it.

DAMHIK