Trailer ideas

Looking for suggestions for a trailer that will work with our RTT + annex, and store most/all of our camping gear.

Price is a key concern and I don't have the ability to retrofit something like a 416 or fab up parts.

 

Those are nice: http://manleyorv.com/trailers/morv-utility.html

They are not as expensive as other heavy-duty off-road trailers that usually come with a bunch of bells and whistles. But if you don't intend to take it off-road at all, there are probably cheaper options out there though.

 

Looks nice, but a little too costly for what is included. The best deal was saw at the Overland Expo was a fully enclosed, independent suspension (no axle), trailer with a piston-driven top for $6800. It was essentially the same width and length as a short bed on our trucks.

It seemed like a good deal compared to what I've seen so far, but we're hoping to do better than that on price.

 

Yeah, pretty much every purpose built off-road trailers are in that $6K-$8K range... or more. I'll be interested to know if you ever decide on something.

 

Lots of used ones for sale on Expo... some expensive... some cheap... some manufactured and some homebuilts... Lots to choose from.

http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/forums/99-Expedition-Campers-and-Trailers

 

I was on ExPo this morning and the same thought (looking at classifieds) hit me. I'm cautious about buying used as I don't want to get in the middle of nowhere and have a trailer get stranded due to abuse or poor maintenance. Same reason I generally don't buy used vehicles. If I could find one from someone with a good rep / well known, I'd feel much better.

 

A trailer breaking down it is not as serious as the truck breaking down. I would be inclined to take the chance on a good looking trailer if the savings were significant.

 

Also trailers are much simpler than a motor vehicle.

Good frame, axle, suspension, bearings and tires. Not much else that can result in a major failure. And even then, you can always park it there and continue with your main vehicle to get whatever you need for repairs.

 

All good points. I did some looking today and the things I see missing most often from the trailers for sale are a) a metal top (or any top), b) locking top / tailgate, and c) significant space.

One trailer we saw at OXEast was the Titan ORT (made locally, so I'll probably give them a call and/or visit for more Q&A). I guess it / they are new to the market, but I liked that it was roughly the same size as the short bed on the Tacoma and had options to add a lock to the top (the tailgate locks). I think they told me $6800 which is more than I want to spend, plus we'd have to add a spare and different/higher mounts for our RTT.

Anyhow, that's what I'm using for a yard stick. For anything in the $5-6k range, used, it better have superior features (i.e. roughly same size, but added tongue storage, water storage and/or battery/solar). To find something like the Titan, I would hope to get it for $3-4k used and I'm just not seeing that so far.