Support Trailer
Well with a family of 5 and a Lance 830 it became clear that to make the truck camper work I need a support trailer. I just picked up a Carry-on 5x8 utility trailer with wood floor and steel sides. T...
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mlts22 wrote:
Another good thing about a support trailer is that it is a good way to ensure that your campsite stays yours, especially with first come, first served sites. A sign can "blow away", but a trailer that is well chocked will take felony-level actions to move it out of place.
Until someone decides they want the trailer. On the news here a couple of nights ago a business had their trailer coupler locked and their security camera showed the thief backing his truck up to the trailer. Then broke the lock on the coupler and drove away with the trailer. The only thing that is funny and I would love to see the thief's face when he busted the lock on the back to open it up and find 2 coffins stored in it :S. The business is a coffin sales business. Can you imagine the crook trying to take these to a pawn shop trying to pawn them. Most of the time they expect to find tools or some good stuff in them.
I'm in the process of getting my 7X14 Road Force all set up. I had the floor and 2" up the side sprayed with LineX. I have wired it with A/C so I can just run an extension cord to the side and plug it in and have power inside it. I also removed the brake away battery and replaced it with a Grp AGM 24 battery mounted inside of the trailer. I then added some backup/docking lights to the back. I have them hooked into my reverse from the truck but I also have a switch on the inside of the trailer I can switch them over to run off my battery in the trailer so if needed I have some work lights on the back. I also added a switch that allows my dome lights to work off the battery in the trailer also so even if not plugged into the truck I can still have dome lights. I'm thinking of removing the vent and installing a fantastic fan in it so I can get some air flow into the trailer on hot days. I added a Wheeldock that is a front wheel locking for my Harley when I load it in, by just loosen a couple of 9/16" screws I can take it out so I can load the ATV without interference.
It just seems it never ends as I keep seeing things to add to it.
