Cargo trailers to tow behind an RV
I'm wondering about factors that one might consider in the purchase of an enclosed cargo trailer to haul all that bulky, dirty sports equipment and nice stuff that we can't fit in the RV. (I think Re...
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I have been towing our 6X 10' {8'tall} cargo trailer behind our 24' E-350 V-10 for 3 and half years and 25,000 miles. Usually we are hauling either our Can Am Spyder at 1,000# or the Rzr SXS at 1,300#. The trailer is single axle and weighs 1,200# for a net weight of 2,200 - 2,600# depending on what else we load.
As you can see even when loaded with the Can Am Spyder I still have lots of room to store additional gear:
For the OP I highly recommend a single axle trailer as double axles will be not only be much heavier but a lot more money. Having an enclosed {cargo} trailer is ideal as it is for all intents and purposes a portable garage that follows the coach like a faithful puppy. Everything inside is out of the weather, completely protected from not only road debris but out of the prying eyes of bad guys.
If towing with a Sprinter you really want to keep the max loaded trailer weight under 3,000#. Towing the trailer costs me about 1 mpg {8.5 vs 9.5} typically cruising between 60 - 65 and often in the mountains here in the southwest. The V-10 while a tad thirsty is a torque monster that hauls the trailer over 9,000'+ passes without even breathing g hard.
While at 8' our trailer is tall it is sufficiently smaller than the rear profile of our coach so it does not suffer from excess windage as evidenced by the total absence of bugs of the front face of the trailer. When I tow it behind my Honda Ridgeline the top 4' of the front of the trailer is covered with bugs. The coach and trailer are 38' overall.
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As you can see even when loaded with the Can Am Spyder I still have lots of room to store additional gear:
For the OP I highly recommend a single axle trailer as double axles will be not only be much heavier but a lot more money. Having an enclosed {cargo} trailer is ideal as it is for all intents and purposes a portable garage that follows the coach like a faithful puppy. Everything inside is out of the weather, completely protected from not only road debris but out of the prying eyes of bad guys.
If towing with a Sprinter you really want to keep the max loaded trailer weight under 3,000#. Towing the trailer costs me about 1 mpg {8.5 vs 9.5} typically cruising between 60 - 65 and often in the mountains here in the southwest. The V-10 while a tad thirsty is a torque monster that hauls the trailer over 9,000'+ passes without even breathing g hard.
While at 8' our trailer is tall it is sufficiently smaller than the rear profile of our coach so it does not suffer from excess windage as evidenced by the total absence of bugs of the front face of the trailer. When I tow it behind my Honda Ridgeline the top 4' of the front of the trailer is covered with bugs. The coach and trailer are 38' overall.
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