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 meAnother 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...

my neighbor tows one of those A-Liners or ChaletsShe uses it far mor than any of us in the neighborhood .it has a front swivel wheel in the front like my boat trailer .she single handedly manuevers it in and out of her garage .her set up time from flat is about a minute

A trailer is as maneuverable as the driver is skilled. I seen people freak out about putting a 20' trailer in a spot, only to have someone else come along with a 30' and put it right in. If you're overall rig, TV and TT is around 40 feet you would need at least that much length plus some maneuvering room. 30 x 45 is probably big enough but it's tough to say without being there.

With, say, a Nash 23, I am probably closer to 42 feet for TV and TT. I may have to add a pad extension onto the cost of the TT! And I just paid $3,000 to fix a sink hole behind the pad. :(

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 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.

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scbwr
Explorer II
Sep 23, 2013
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!
diver110
Explorer
Sep 23, 2013
With, say, a Nash 23, I am probably closer to 42 feet for TV and TT. I may have to add a pad extension onto the cost of the TT! And I just paid $3,000 to fix a sink hole behind the pad. :(
KD4UPL
Explorer II
Sep 23, 2013
A trailer is as maneuverable as the driver is skilled. I seen people freak out about putting a 20' trailer in a spot, only to have someone else come along with a 30' and put it right in.
If you're overall rig, TV and TT is around 40 feet you would need at least that much length plus some maneuvering room. 30 x 45 is probably big enough but it's tough to say without being there.
Lowsuv
Explorer
Sep 23, 2013
my neighbor tows one of those A-Liners or Chalets
She uses it far mor than any of us in the neighborhood .
it has a front swivel wheel in the front like my boat trailer .
she single handedly manuevers it in and out of her garage .
her set up time from flat is about a minute

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