Wood in bed or trailer?

We are going camping for Thanksgiving. I haul a small trailer (5x8 I think). We use to to take our camping gear in. Nothing heavy. My truck pulled it fin last year.

I also take about a 1/8th cord of wood (the heaviest part of the load). Last year I put this in the front of the trailer. I was wondering if it would be better to put it in the bed of the truck instead?

What do you think? Bed or trailer? Or does not matter?

 

Well i dont think it really matters as long as you load it properly in the bed or the trailer, i would probably put it in the bed cause its easier for the truck to carry something then to pull something. But only 1/8 cord thats not any real weight for you to be worried about

 

If you're towing the trailer regardless, I'd put the wood in the trailer.

 

trailer will prob haul in better with less sag, but if you need portability at your camp site then put it in the truck

 

Assuming you're going camping and will 'unhook' the trailer at the campsite.

Put the wood in the trailer ....or else you'll have to carry it around with you everywhere you go after you've setup camp. Assuming you'll need to drive somewhere after you setup the campsite.

 

Make sure you are legal to haul wood. Some areas have quarrantines for firewood due to invasive, tree killing bugs ie, Emerald Ash Borer. In some areas, like Ohio, there are large fines.
It really won't matter if you load it in the truck or trailer, just where in each you load it will make a difference.

 

Thanks everyone. Think I will stick with putting in the trailer.

It should be in the front of the trailer, right? Since it is the heaviest thing we take?

 

With that small amount it probably doesn't matter.

With heavier stuff it does.

We used to use pickups and trailers to move construction supplies/equipment.
The guys would sometimes make the mistake of loading the truck first and then they would connect to the trailer and down she would go.
Then they would have to take weight out of the truck to bring it back up.

Load the trailer properly (60/40 front to back) and then connect to the truck.
Load the truck.

 

Assuming the wood is heavier than the camping gear, stack the wood across the front of the trailer and load the camping gear behind it.

 

Yeah, you want a little more weight in front of trailer's axle.
If there is too much weight behind the trailer's axle you could get some fish tail action.

One way to keep an eye on things is to measure the truck's bumper height while everything is empty. Hook up the empty trailer and start loading while watching that bumper height.
I don't think I'd want to sink it more than 1-1/2" - 2" but each rig will have it's own sweet spot depending on your suspension.