Off road towing

Take your time pls, and keep everything in perspective, and use engine ( gears ) to break downhill, and that way you will keep breaks cool for when you really need them ...
Also you can use your electronic breaks to act as a anchor, to keep you straight on steep stuff, but your engine and gears are still the best bet

When going up steep stuff ,, use low range and 1st gear, and revs up to 2/3 towards the redline or otherwise you may find out that your vehicle will stall, and its a long embarrasing reverse lesson
Good luck
Bucky

Most people never learn to reverse the trailler and this is one way of knowing how to control a trailer, weight is important too knowing how much your trailer weighs loaded and unloaded, also the capabilities of the tow vehicle when offroad, mainly because the added weight will effect the momentum going up steep slopes.

I find when i approach a steep incline i select low range reguardless of whether it's rutted, slippery gravel, or even not that steep, and i alway look at the best way to go up (ie) best and easiest line, even if i have to walk up a fair distance, also if you have a locker or any other traction aid, then engage it.

The most important thing in my opinion is always have an escape route if alone, always look at the terrain before attempting it and you don't feel comfortable DON'T attempt it, but if you can don't travel alone, this way you have a recovery vehicle if anything does go wrong.

A good idea is if you have another 4b with you and it doesn't have a trailer send them up first, make it the lead vehicle.

Keep the weight down to a minimum and make sure the brakes are adjusted up well and pads are good, wheel bearings are greased and hitch is greased too, alot of people forget this.

Under no circumstances attempt any steep climbs or desents with a NON BRAKED TRAILER.

The worst part of going up steep inclines is not the steepness so much but obsticals on the climb and this includes errosion humps and i can tell you from experience the errosion humps in the High Country are BIG.

a WINCH in my opinion is a must when towing offroad, also chokes for times when you may need to unhitch, on a steep hill.

Training, if you have never towed on or offroad, most important don't rush things and don't do anything if your not sure.

Make sure your 4X4 and trailer have adequate clearence.

Thats just some of the things one should look at.

Baz.

My advice is to take it slow and easy - remebering that you have a trailer behind so once your vehicle clears the obsticle the trailer still has to clear it.

I am assuming that it is set up for off road use, in particular the trailer hitch. If you are using the standard 50mm towball hitch you are going to be extremly limited to your choice of tracks due the limits of the towball.

Also make sure if you let air out of your vehicles tyres then you let the air out of the trailers tyres - they should be equal to the rear tyres.

Enjoy your self.