Offroad Travel Trailers in the US?
My favorite type of camping is in the middle of nowhere, away from everyone else. This often means travel over hundreds of miles off road. I'm not talking a dirt road you could take a prius on, but a ...
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My guess is that a cargo trailer would not be well insulated. Check out the Fun Finders (although a 189 is probably too cramped for full timing). The newer Fun Finders are very well insulated -- thick foam in the walls and ceiling. But if you want real four season capability, check out the Nash or the Arctic Fox. I have also heard that the Lance trailers are well insulated -- I am not sure if that is true.
Also, you could easily add extra insulation under the trailer -- I have done that, and more can be done than what I did. You could slap on a one inch thick layer of foam board, covered with an underlayer of coroplast. This would not affect ground clearance if the trailer axle is flipped -- your ground clearance would be determined by the height of the axle above ground. And with monster tires, no problem -- you might have more clearance on the trailer than on the tow vehicle.
The only thing to watch out for is the escape angle -- if you have a big overhang in back, coming out of a deep ditch can be a problem. Some folks put skids or rollers in the back, for just such an event. With my new trailer, the back has never come within a foot of the ground, no matter how rough the terrain. But that is partly because it is so short.
Also, you could easily add extra insulation under the trailer -- I have done that, and more can be done than what I did. You could slap on a one inch thick layer of foam board, covered with an underlayer of coroplast. This would not affect ground clearance if the trailer axle is flipped -- your ground clearance would be determined by the height of the axle above ground. And with monster tires, no problem -- you might have more clearance on the trailer than on the tow vehicle.
The only thing to watch out for is the escape angle -- if you have a big overhang in back, coming out of a deep ditch can be a problem. Some folks put skids or rollers in the back, for just such an event. With my new trailer, the back has never come within a foot of the ground, no matter how rough the terrain. But that is partly because it is so short.
