Questions about Cargo Trailers behind RV

photobug wrote:
Now I'm a little nervous about towing it with the MH. When I bought it, I towed it with my van up and down the highway at 70+ didn't have an issue. I don't plan to be driving the MH that fast anyways, uses too much gas. Heaviest thing I'd be putting in the trailer is the spare for the MH, maybe I'll stack it on top of the trailer's spare. Any good ways of measuring the tongue weight? I'm told you should have 10% of the trailer weight as tongue weight.
Anyone using bearing buddies? if I'm taking the bearings apart anyways, might be easier to install them. How often do you need to grease or repack anyways?

Just think of your camper as a bigger van, you will be fine. All that extra storage space will be awesome for a long trip.

You can see the trailer behind your camper while you are driving? You may want to put markers on the back corners, but as long as you know where the trailer is you will be good.

Do some test tows with the camper and trailer. You don't have to overload the tongue -- putting the camper's spare on top of the trailer's spare on top of the tongue is probably over loading it. There are instructions somewhere in these forums about how to use a bathroom scale to get your tongue weight.

Grease-able (sp? that doesn't look right) bearings are good, usually known as EZ-Lube. Actual "Bearing Buddies" are designed for boat trailers (to keep water out of the bearings). I think the axles need to be designed for the grease nipple? I am not sure if you can just add the grease nipples you will need?

"How often do you need to grease or repack anyways?".... "need"? 1,000s of miles and/or many years, all depends on how much driving you do. I see no need to grease the bearings more than once a year, unless you are driving every day for hundreds of miles. Put new greased bearing in and you will be fine.

Sounds like a fun trip, keep us updated!