Hi all, I'm planning to go Boondock for the first time this year and have some questions that I hope can be answered. I'm planning on taking my 28' travel trailer to find a spot in the White Mountain area here in Arizona. My concern is driving on the dirt roads.. do I need to do anything to my trailer to handle this and should I scout out an area before hand. I know some of the back roads can get rough and narrow, I'm afraid of getting stuck in the middle of nowhere. My truck can handle the terrain, a F350 CCLB 4x4.

You might try pulling the area up on google maps the switch to satilite mode from maps and zoom in sometimes yous that a trailer was in the shot when it was mapped. Still a **** shoot, but it'll show wide areas where you can turn around, or unhook and drive into a area, just leave mom with a shotgun. If your going to do a lot of this you might flip the axles.

I generally scout before taking an unknown dirt road with my TT unless the road is clearly mapped by the USFS etc. but my TT is shorter than yours

We always preflight the area in the Jeep first before taking the MH in.

big_jeff wrote:My concern is driving on the dirt roads.. do I need to do anything to my trailer to handle this and should I scout out an area before hand.Depends on your trailer. Mine was very low slung originally until I put a five inch lift on it. Now I don't have to worry about the gas line or holding tanks snagging something on dirt roads or two tracks.Be aware a typical trailer has suspension for a highway, not a dirt road or trail... So the slower the better to not toss the insides around too much.If you're near enough to scout trails without the trailer, sounds like a good idea. It's what I do with the various fire trails on federal land around me.

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Nunyadamn
Explorer
Apr 14, 2018
34°25'37.1"N 111°23'59.8"W Don't tell anyone
GordonThree
Explorer
Apr 14, 2018
big_jeff wrote:
My concern is driving on the dirt roads.. do I need to do anything to my trailer to handle this and should I scout out an area before hand.

Depends on your trailer. Mine was very low slung originally until I put a five inch lift on it. Now I don't have to worry about the gas line or holding tanks snagging something on dirt roads or two tracks.

Be aware a typical trailer has suspension for a highway, not a dirt road or trail... So the slower the better to not toss the insides around too much.

If you're near enough to scout trails without the trailer, sounds like a good idea. It's what I do with the various fire trails on federal land around me.
scrubjaysnest
Explorer
Apr 14, 2018
We always preflight the area in the Jeep first before taking the MH in.
Lwiddis
Explorer II
Apr 13, 2018
I generally scout before taking an unknown dirt road with my TT unless the road is clearly mapped by the USFS etc. but my TT is shorter than yours
F-TROUP
Explorer
Apr 13, 2018
You might try pulling the area up on google maps the switch to satilite mode from maps and zoom in sometimes yous that a trailer was in the shot when it was mapped. Still a **** shoot, but it'll show wide areas where you can turn around, or unhook and drive into a area, just leave mom with a shotgun. If your going to do a lot of this you might flip the axles.

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