Trailer control. Myth or reality??

G'day Willem,

that trailer certainly is holding up well for you. I remember when you started looking for one, you would be pleased with what you have put together no doubt, it is good when things just work for you like that.

btw, how did the painting side of things go?

kind regards,

Jeremy.

G'day Jeremy

Yep, I am happy with the trailer. I will be making somemodifications to it to be able to incorporate all our kitchen stuff as well. At the moment it carries the three tents, fold up table, 2 camp mats, 2 sleeping bags, 2 small gas bottles, hi liftjack, jockey wheel, 2 x 5lt oil containers, trolley jack, 20 x 2olt water containers and 12 jerrycans.

The artist did 12 watercolour paintings during the course of the holiday and feels quite pleased with herself :-)

Regards

Hi, Willem ..................

By "spring-over" ... am I correct in assuming you've mounted the springs on top of the axle ??? Which is what I have already done [gave me the extra clearance needed and saved expensive replacing of the guards.] ........... pleased to know that I have followed in your hallowed wheel-steps !!
Also run 31 x 10.5 x 15, similar to my Troopy ....... but I would have been loth to lower them to 10 psi's ....... until I read your comments.

As this is my first time with a trailer behind [other than a boat trailer] I wasa comfortable with around 20 psi ............... the corrugations up here [Cape York Peninsula] sometimes get pretty fierce and it will be interesting to see [and feel !] the results of a much lower pressure.

I am currently doing the same with my trailer as you appear to have done, [I can't afford a camper trailer set-up yet,] ...... but have oodles of tried and true camping gear ............. don't really NEED a camper trailer .. just a want, as I am now much closer to 70 than to 60 and my comfort needs have increased over the years.

I am just taking the leap into the next phase of my goals which is gold prospecting/detecting and the camper trailer avenue will give me the few more creature comforts ....... to allow me to spend several days in the hills with some bare essentials.

Always very interested in yours and others posts/lifestyle ..............and learned heaps from the experienced and diverse contributors to this forum. Such a wealth of information and ideas to draw on ....... ay!!

Whilst I have been a camper more than forty years ...... I still peek into others camps/vehicles to see how they do things better than me ......... and then
borrow/steal their best bits !!!

Hi Pedro

Yes, springs mounted on top of axle. I am still considering fitting shock absorbers as well but do not want to overkill the accessories...:-) I made sure that when I bought my trailer it had the same wheel width as the Nissan. It tracks very well over any surface. I fitted a TREG multiswivel hitch and to date have had the trailer at extreme angles behind me without a problem. My only bugbear with a trailer is reversing it on tracks orin the bush. I am forever wanting to go back to see something I have missed along the way. Doing a U-turn is not always possible.

I have no need for a camper trailer. As with your sentiments the CT's are terribly overpriced for what they are and heavy to tow as well.

I am in a similar age bracket and yes, it is nice to have better comfort....:-)

My gold detector at this stage it is but a dream.....................

Cheers