Six grand for camping is some serious stuff. I took a look at the link and WOW. Gots to say, I've never seen anything close to what those trailers look like.
Yeah, had I know it was going to end up being so much, I probably would not have done it. Oh well, live and learn. It should be pretty nice though. We don't go camping as often as we like because the "overhead" of getting ready to go and then unpacking when we come home is so high. With this camping cargo trailer, the idea is that:
a]. You can't really go camping with a soft top Jeep and expect your stuff to be there when you get back. It's a real bummer. The result is you park somewhere and then don't want to leave the campsite. That's also a bummer. The main idea of the trailer is to give me some security for my stuff when camping (or diving) with the soft top Jeep. Also good protection from bears - which can be a real problem up here. So, the high dollar stuff goes in the steel toolboxes for extra protection. The other stuff can go in the main trailer body.
b]. The trailer remains fully packed up with camping gear and associated items, and is ready to go pretty much any time. This includes the obvious stuff, such as tents, sleeping bags, camp chairs, camp tools, firewood, and so forth, as well as personal clothes for camping, reading material, auto/trailer tools, gas cans, water cans, etc.
c]. It has everything that is needed, including a galley with cooking gear, spices, and whatever else is needed there.
d]. To go camping, all you really need to do is fill the cooler(s) with ice and food, put water in the water cans (don't want to leave it in there, makes it taste funny), throw in any "additional campers' gear) and off you go.
e]. When you get home, you can unload stuff that needs to go in the washing machine and washer it at leisure, rather than immediately, and when it's clean, put it back in the trailer.
Hopefully, next summer we will go camping and/or diving at least every other weekend. We'll see how it goes. I am really anxious to use it. If I were not such a wussy, I'd make a winter camping trip to check it out - but you know, camping in the snow and icy cold isn't my idea of a good time
If I had to do that, I would buy me a nice tent and strap it to the ATV.
But then you have the cost of the ATV, transporting it, etc.
On feature I left out on this thing - it is pretty flexible. All of the doors are removable. Also, all of the "interior walls" are removable. So, what this means is that, if you needed to, you could take off the front and rear doors, take out the interior walls, and then load it with long boards (such as logs, or 2x4s, etc.) - sort of as if it were a flat bed. I guess if you really wanted to, you could haul a canoe or something that way - but that's why I made the top flat too, so you could put stuff up there if needed - or even sleep up there if needed. A future mod may be one of those roof top tents - but it's not on the agenda any time soon
FWIW, this thing has a 3500 pound axle and electric brakes. Net cargo capacity will probably be around 2000 pounds. That's a lot of scuba or camping gear
