Saturday, Feb 11, 2006 at 22:08
Tony
We took delivery of ours in December after months of research. Very happy so far.
Trackabout staff obliging and happy to negotiate on price and inclusions!
The one thing that I hadn't anticipated was the tow ball weight. I have a 60L Trailblaza and a battery mounted on the draw-bar and even with the spare wheel mounted on the tail
gate and front
water tank empty, the ball weight is still significant enough that I need to beef up the rear
suspension on the 100 series LC. The Safari axle is set
well back on the trailer and with the Drifta Kitchen occupying much of the rear load space, there is little opportunity to balance the load.
For your interest, the options I decided upon were...
Upgrade axle to 50mm square with parallel bearings
16" LC wheels
Electrics for fridge plus lights
Extra
water tank
Additional canvas front and back, plus kitchen annex and one side wall
Aluminium checkerplate box on drawbar for fridge
Shovel mounts
Extra height in tonneau
10' bedroom
Piezo stove (upgrade from poverty pack)
Since taking delivery, I found it worthwhile doing the following...
Couple of extra spreader bars for canvas roof
Marine carpet on trailer floor
Extra drawer for Drifta (avail from Trackabout)
Rubber gauze in Drifta drawers and shelves to stop stuff sliding around
Sealed a few gaps where mud / dirt/ sand / water might sit - eg where the fridge box sits in an steel angle "seat".
Glued foam to jerry storage to stop jerries rattling around.
Added an exhaust fan to the fridge box and insulation to underside of lid
Installed an east-west partition inside trailer 300m from front for storage of light bulky stuff like
camp-chairs, mats etc
Fixed a bottle opener to rear end for non-screw caps!!
In summary - a great unit and I'm looking fwd to many a fantastic trip!
Best of luck with your decision.
Kind regards
Spliney
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