beemerphile1 wrote:
My next trailer is likely to be a Northwoods Manufacturing Arctic Fox. They are a heavy trailer, but on the other hand the model I am considering has a cargo capacity of 3,000 pounds.
Look at the cargo capacity of the lite RVs and you will see that they are built meeting the absolute minimum requirements. Many have such a tiny cargo capacity that you are exceeding it by only carrying minimal gear, food, and water.
Not true for all. My small, inexpensive, lightweight trailer has nearly 3,000 lbs of cargo capacity (of which, I use about 300). A ridiculously high number relative to its size. It's also built on a frame with a GVWR of 14,000 lbs - stamped into the frame.
You really have to look at the specifics of the particular trailer - some are decent. Some are not. Some, with lower quality control, have individual units that are decent.
Both Lance and CampLite are lightweight and have a reputation for good build quality. Scamp, Casita, EggCamper, BigFoot (not all that light) do too.
I'd say there's a better correlation between price and build quality, but that correlation is also imperfect.
