Single Axle vs Dual Axle

resmas wrote:

rfryer wrote:
I don’t agree the bigger TT is easier to back. But that’s because my camping is mostly in the mountains and national forests and maneuverability is king. The bigger TT is “easier” to back because it’s less sensitive to steering input. In tight quarters you want sensitivity to steering input. With practice you can wiggle in about anywhere so short is “easier” to me.:)

If you compare apples to apples - let's say, a 16' TT with a SINGLE axle to a 16' TT with a dual axle, the dual axle is going to be easier to maneuver, and will still get into the sites in mountain campgrounds. If those campgrounds were only accessible by single-axle trailers, they would have very few campsites occupied.

My husband can wiggle any of our trailers into places he's told are impossible. Including the 43' toyhauler. It does take practice, like you said... But even with the triple-trailer endorsed CDL he has had for 20 years, he still HATES backing our single axle trailer. I can back everything we own, too, I'm just slower. LOTS slower.

I’m not disputing you, resmas, but when I posted I was thinking of boondocking, not campgrounds. Even relatively undeveloped campgrounds have some maneuvering room whereas boondocking you may be trying to wiggle back through some trees. A double axle being easier to maneuver than a single sounds pretty iffy to me but since I’ve never used one I can’t dispute that.

Suffice to say that I find my single very easy to wiggle through tight spots and I probably couldn’t do that with anything bigger. But then I wouldn’t want to back the big rigs your husband does either. You’re right about slow; I move very slowly while barely tweaking the wheel, otherwise I’m forced to pull forward to readjust.