My stuff just lays in the bed of the truck. I don't take it unless I am pulling a boat.Any pictures of your trailer you'd be willing to share? Or pm...
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My stuff just lays in the bed of the truck. I don't take it unless I am pulling a boat.Any pictures of your trailer you'd be willing to share? Or pm...
Do you ever leave the pavement?So far I've been PP blending just because I've been too lazy to finish my stick and it's easy at the shop. Idk, I might bank some eanx for when needed and just haul around 1 or 2 cascade tanks.
Just trying to gauge what other people do. I'm not trying to reinvent the wheel if someone out there has already done it.
Do you ever leave the pavement?
Need 4WD?
What else do you need to carry?
What gases do you need for the dives you plan?
How many divers?
How far do you have to drive and how much will it cost you in fuel and wear&tear to do it?
How far away is a the nearest fill station?
If you just pile more and more into your truck, breaking a spring, weight, and smoking your brake rotors end up being your limits. A braked trailer is a good option, unless you need 4WD or have to tow a boat already.
Some trips I bring 22 OC tanks
Some trips I bring 80s of 16/50, split them, top them with 32% from a 4cfm compressor with a stick to make 25/25
At some point you just need a CCR and a mini booster
At some point you just need a CCR and a mini booster
For right now it's a small Rix, about 10-12 steel OC tanks, and enough dive gear for 6 people. No need for 4WD (yet). No need for offroad. The extent of my diving is within rec range with nitrox depending on the dive, maybe some light deco, but nothing to warrant He yet.
What truck and springs? best to start thinking in weight now
12 tanks is already 600lbs...
Now add the compressor, 150lbs per 250cf o2 supply bottle (makes ~1600cf of 32%)
Pretty soon you are maxed out at what a 3/4 ton can carry
Where do you stay and will they tolerate the compressor noise?
Personally for a 1000mile drive to places with fill stations nearby I would just bring a bunch of tanks.
I bring my compressor into the bush, but they arent Rec dives and there's no mixed gases within even a days drive.
I actually saw that, was tempting but with everything that I've spent so far I'm pretty tapped out. What a cool setup though, from what I remember it was a great price. Was the booster included also? I don't remember that in the description.
Edit: any idea on the dry weight?
Unbraked? With an F150?I believe my little enclosed trailer is capped @ 1200 or 1300lbs cargo weight.
Unbraked? With an F150?
I can tell you from personal experience you can load that puppy up so its 2,500lbs tow weight. And then put another 1500lbs in the truck. This is not unrealistic at all with 12 cylinders, a couple of O2 supply bottles, 300lbs of compressor, dive gear, people, camping gear...
And you'll get back from your trip and need new brakes and rotors for $900... If there's any dirt roads on your trip add a broken shock on at least one rear side.