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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canoe on top wrote:
I think you've come to realize that anything big enough to full time in comfortably is not going to be an off road trailer. I realize that, "big enough to live in comfortably" is subjective. The 22GQ was 24 ft. That's a lot of overhang for off road but works pretty well for, "off the pavement". Living in Utah, you know that even your van is too big for a lot of serious, "off roading". There again, that is a subjective term. I had a pop up camper built on a '76 GMC Jimmy years ago that was very good off road but, I wouldn't want to try to live in it. It went over Elephant Hill in Canyonlands a number of times.
Elephant Hill is one of my favorite trails, I've done it many times. What a beautiful area. Apart from the squeeze, my van would have no issues on that trail. That being said, my hardcore offroad days are behind me, and I don't plan on doing anything tougher than Elephant Hill. The van will get me into the Maze to Dollhouse, and Beef Basin and other rough roads, which is fine for me. I have a mountain bike and hiking boots any time I really need to get back in there.
