Well made off road trailer

theoldwizard1 wrote:

goducks10 wrote:
All you need to know about off road TT's.
http://outdoorsrvmfg.com/

Using 2" rigid foam insulation is a good start. I would still want more details on some of their construction techniques before laying down the extra money for their product.

Their product would be more believable if it had a 3 year warranty for roof, walls, floors, skylights, windows, doors as all mating/sealing as well as the chassis.

No one in the industry offers a 3 year warranty for walls. Almost all roofs have a 12 year warranty.
ORV's warranty's pretty much inline with the rest of the industry. But the rest of the industry doesn't use USA made steel to build their own frames. Most of the industry doesn't offer shocks either.
2 years for walls and 3 years for frames is better than the industry standard warranty.
Have you watched the videos on their site? They explain their construction Technics.

The frame and suspension will probably be the most important thing. Not many TT manufacturers have frames that are good for hard usage. Northwood TTs have the best frames and are independently tested & certified, heavy duty "off-road" and built in-house. Northwood is the parent company to several brands - Arctic Fox, Nash & Outdoors RV. Besides the frame, they are built better overall and have many good features.

The only other frame that *might* be acceptable for harder use is the BAL Ultra Frame. Not many brands use it. It is used by Lance, Jayco and I think 2-3 others. Avoid the frame built by Li**ert.

If we were to ever get a new TT, we'd be looking at a Northwood product. OutdoorsRV used to have a great brochure that listed many of the features but I can't seem to find it now.

goducks10 wrote:
All you need to know about off road TT's.
http://outdoorsrvmfg.com/

Using 2" rigid foam insulation is a good start. I would still want more details on some of their construction techniques before laying down the extra money for their product.

Their product would be more believable if it had a 3 year warranty for roof, walls, floors, skylights, windows, doors as all mating/sealing as well as the chassis.

All you need to know about off road TT's.
http://outdoorsrvmfg.com/

Hi, Thanks everyone for the input. I should probably have made it a bit clearer. Will not be heading into the woods or undeveloped areas for really roughing it. Mostly State and Federal parts that have undeveloped locations for trailers... so basically Boon docking but in locations designated for boon docking so some accommodations for travel trailers size and length is expected.. but not much

So far Lance and The Arctic Fox seem to be the most accommodating to what I want. Anyone know anything about the Lance Trailers?

Thanks

My Jayco has almost 12 years going down washboard and rutted dirt roads and so far is holding up. Like has been said before just take it slow so you don't shake things apart. But also realize that a 30 footer will be limited to fairly flat trails. The overhang is so long that you can drag the tail and or damage plumbing it you're not careful.

A 30 footer on a two track trail? You have a lot more courage than I do -- it can be really hard to find a good place to turn around, even with my little trailer. (The box itself is just under 12 feet long, or should I say 12 feet short?)

But many trailers can be towed on bad roads. Just take it really slow -- bad impacts can tweak the frame. Use tough components when you flip the axle. Lock the drawers and cabinets. Watch those overhanging branches, too.

Just my opinion, but I don't like towing any kind of trailer on dirt roads due to the ST tires. I would rather use an E rated LT tire but you would probably need new wheels due to tire/wheel psi ratings that would have to fit your wheel wells and trailer framework.
I have done it a few times and was lucky afterwards. Rolling down the highway at 65 mph after covering miles of off road travel is not a good idea IMO.

If you venture into the back country with no cell service, i would know how to retract a slideout and retract an electric awning . Know the 'how-to' mechanics of both because you will probably have no help.

A pop-up TC with no slide and aluminum siding would be the unit of choice for ground clearance (holding tanks,dump valves) , low center of gravity, E rated tires to stand up to rocks and the aluminum saves weight, filon is heavier. Its also a lot easier to make a u-turn when you get into a back road 'tight spot' .

If you choose to go ahead with it :
Mods can also be done to any unit.

leaf spring equalizers
shocks
flip the axles , to offer increased ground clearance to offer more protection to the dump valves and holding tanks.

Yep, check out Arctic Fox. We had a 30' fifth wheel for years and took it down lots of somewhat-maintained dirt roads in Wyoming.

Look at Northwood Mfg - Arctic Fox.