How maneuverable are TT's?

It sounds like you don't have enough room unless you can back up your drive ,which if it is fairly straight you can do.
If your GC is 16 or 17 feet long the trailer will still be in the driveway when the GC has used up the space in half of the tee.. If you could drive into the garage to get the trailer up into the tee you can unhook and maneuver the trailer back into its parking spot.
They have trailer dollys that would help with that.
If it is flat ground and a single axle you can easily unhook and pull the trailer forward and push it back into your spot.
I have been there and done that a lot without the benefit of the dolly.

I back up a sloped driveway and then swing the trailer around the garage. The general consensus from my neighbors are that I am an expert TT maneuverer.

They make hybrids with front decks. I would recommend a pup/front deck combo for a grand Cherokee. Our hybrid was too much for our trailblazer 5.3 V8 3.42 rear.

My neighbour has a pop up with a front deck that he puts his quad on, could be useful to carry a generator and whatever else you want

I haven't seen any travel trailer with built in generator. Easy solution is to buy a good rv generator and either carry it in the back of the jeep or in the TT. Some TT's may have a storage compartment large enough to accomodate the generator for transport, but wouldn't be designed for safe in-compartment operation.

scbwr wrote:
Go with the Aliner, a hybrid, or popup tent trailer. The hybrid or pop-up will give you more room, and you have a place for the canvas to dry out if you have to pack up wet. There's plenty of hybrids or popups that are towable with the Jeep GC...and again, they'll be much roomier than a real small TT. Since you're in MD, just make sure you get a unit with AC....then head over to Assateague (near Ocean City) and enjoy the surf!

I was hoping for something with a built in generator. That may have to give.

Quote"How maneuverable are TT's"

Depends if you know the secret of backing a trailer.

Some truck drivers can back the trailer down your 90' driveway at 20 MPH and not be bothered at all. It sounds like you have enough room, or perhaps it is time to cut down a tree or two. They make stump grinders that will grind away anything that was left. Stump grinders look like a 36" diameter tablesaw blade, and it moves back and forth across the stump until it is gone.

Fred.

PS: The secret is to keep your hand at the bottom of the steering wheel, and then move your hand in the direction that you want the back of the trailer to go. I used it to move my brother's 27' cargo trailer behind my 30' motorhome while in a very crowded pit area, at night, in the dark. The center isle was about 12' wide, and the trailer and my RV 8.5' wide. The people at my work back into docks all the time, they drive trucks for a living.

Fred.

diver110 wrote:
I am just back from offroading near Bald Eagle state park. My buddies stayed at camp site, but I was stuck in a hotel. I am still hoping to find a TT my 2009 Jeep GC can tow with a built in generator. I did check out Nash while I was in Oregon, and mostly liked what I saw, except the fumes of the new ones almost killed me

Another issue is where to put it. I have 1 1/2 acres, so you might think it would be no big deal, but alas my lot is not only not flat, but also wooded. I have a T shaped driveway, with a garage on the right of the top of the T. The drive in is fairly narrow, and about 90 feet long. At the end, I might be able to squeeze in a TT, but I doubt I have the maneuvering room. The horizontal bar is maybe 45 feet long, and 30 feet wide...

:) Hi, you have more driveway than I have property; Parking a trailer shouldn't be a problem. I park mine at home.

avoidcrowds wrote:

Don't know of any trailer with a built-in genny, though. You will have to haul that separately.

:) Hi, a lot of toy haulers have generators. Other than that, mostly they don't.

I tow a TrailManor 2417 Sport with a 2007 Grand Cherokee diesel. No problems. Dry wt 2350#, camping weight 3300 lbs (weighed fully-loaded). 17' tow length, and I can get it turned around in some narrow off-road locations.

But, if you don't want a hard-side expandable, then a canvas pop-up would be the way to go. Since the beds pull-out from the ends (just like the TrailManor does), you have more floor space than a model that doesn't expand. We had a canvas pop-up for 10 years before getting the TrailManor. Love the TM, but pop-ups are a great first step into trailering, especially for your type of use.

Don't know of any trailer with a built-in genny, though. You will have to haul that separately.