Roof Rack for Camper Trailer
Submitted: Saturday, Jul 30, 2005 at 21:18
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Hi, I am finally going to order a camper trailer. The soft floor type, opens to the side. I want to be able to carry 4 push bikes plus mount some solar panels. I have 6 40w panels, probably only want to mount 2 or 3. So obvoiusly I need a roof rack. I have seen a couple of types, first type pivots to the right to allow the tent to open. Problem I see with this type is it would get in the way of loading the trailer. Second type has a vertical water pipe just in front of the box. The rack pivots on this pipe and moves horizontally to over the A frame. They use a long jockey wheel at the rear to move the rack.
Anyone got any better ideas?
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Reply By: MartyB - Thursday, Aug 04, 2005 at 20:24
Thursday, Aug 04, 2005 at 20:24
Thanks for the replies, I finally got back online to read them.
I was all set to buy a Freedom Trailer, then I dropped into Rods Engineering in
Maroochydore. Freedom is the best tent setup in my opinion with a steel trailer. At Rods I can buy an Aluminium trailer and could then have the same tent as the Freedom fitted. Either way would work out about the same price. I just have to decide if it is worth the extra hastle to get an Aluminium trailer.
The Freedom optrion is pay the deposit, wait for it to be built, pay the rest & go camping.
The Aluminum option is buy the trailer from one place, buy & fit the bed base. Take it elsewhere for the tent to be fitted.
I still haven't sorted out a roof rack, I will probably get the trailer then eventually sort out the rack.
The extra room beside the draw bar is the best option to fit us all in so I will have this added.
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