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BizmarksMom
Dec 07, 2017Explorer
My first trailer I bought based on floor plan. When it became obvious that trailer was not holding up to the dirt roads I drive down to get to my preferred boondocking spots, I started looking for trailers built with heavier suspensions and underbodies.
1) Nothing over 25' total, so I could still get into the campsites I like and down the roads I like.
2) Has to hold up to dirt and gravel roads. Nothing extreme, (I drop the trailer before I do that stuff) but definitely not smooth pavement.
3) My F150 was paid for, and I wasn't prepared to buy another truck right then.
I looked at the floor plans that met the above requirements, and chose my current Nash 22h.
My first question for people looking for their first trailer is "what kind of camping do you plan on doing?" If you are driving good roads into a KOA campground, a rolling luxury condo with all of the amenities will do fine. If you are driving 20 miles up a (decent) dirt road to a dry forest service campsite, you're going to need a different trailer.
1) Nothing over 25' total, so I could still get into the campsites I like and down the roads I like.
2) Has to hold up to dirt and gravel roads. Nothing extreme, (I drop the trailer before I do that stuff) but definitely not smooth pavement.
3) My F150 was paid for, and I wasn't prepared to buy another truck right then.
I looked at the floor plans that met the above requirements, and chose my current Nash 22h.
My first question for people looking for their first trailer is "what kind of camping do you plan on doing?" If you are driving good roads into a KOA campground, a rolling luxury condo with all of the amenities will do fine. If you are driving 20 miles up a (decent) dirt road to a dry forest service campsite, you're going to need a different trailer.
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