vandwellers what size trailer are u Hauling behind your van

[Trekking]

Anybody hauling a cargo trailer or a travel trailer behind their van.

I was interested in picking up a cargo trailer and I was wondering if it would be better going with a 14 footer or a 20 footer. Thinking a 20 footer would be a lot more room for building a really nice custom verse to 14 I could be wrong. I was wondering if one would be harder than the other to haul. I was thinking dual axle should be a lot easier to share with that a flat verses of single axle. I would appreciate any input from you folks at home trailers.

 

[Lucky mike]

I pull a 6x14.......I will tell you a dual axle is better than a single.....singles have alot more bounce and sway and dont ride as well

 

[Trekking]

I pull a 6x14.......I will tell you a dual axle is better than a single.....singles have alot more bounce and sway and dont ride as well

I was thinking the dual axle would give you more safety an great braking power with the 14 or 20 foot trailer also having power brakes.

 

[sl1966]

16' single axle pulled by a 4x4 truck.

 

[akrvbob]

I have a 6 x 10 cargo trailer I converted to my home and I pull it with a 1 ton Chevy Express G3500. it laughs at the trailer and calls it names and even kicks sand in it's face!!

It tracks perfectly, never had the slightest issues with it.

I've taken it some pretty rough places in the back-country that I guarantee you could never get a 6x14 or 7 footer of any length.

That was a top priority for me but if you don't care about that then any of them will do.
Bob

 

[Trekking]

I started another post in the RV section regarding the cargo trailers.
I was wondering if the RV parks or campgrounds give you any grief about having a cargo trailer instead of a trailer trailer in there parks?

 

[Unchained]

I'm still saving for a van, but have a vintage, single axle 15' travel trailer that I will be pulling. When I brought it home with a friend's pickup, it towed like it wasn't even there on the freeway.
One thing to look at for trailers is registration. Because mine is under 16', it has PTI plates that cost around $25 every 5 years to renew in California. Not sure how other states do it, but it is something to consider depending on your home state.

 

[Blue]

None, I'll just get by with less.

 

[Patrick46]

I had a 6' x 10' cargo trailer, but really wanted a 12'er, so that's what I've got my eyes out for now.

and next time I want barn doors on back, and not a beavertail ramp again.

 

[Trekking]

I had a 6' x 10' cargo trailer, but really wanted a 12'er, so that's what I've got my eyes out for now.

and next time I want barn doors on back, and not a beavertail ramp again.

I have seen some really really nice 20 foot ones with the beaver tail. The guys built up as portable houses in a beavertail Goes Down that's actually the patio in the back part they actually have a wall with a regular house door and it with a lock on it, And a hole coming out with pipe on an angle for the wood burning stove.

 

[Patrick46]

I have seen some really really nice 20 foot ones with the beaver tail. The guys built up as portable houses in a beavertail Goes Down that's actually the patio in the back part they actually have a wall with a regular house door and it with a lock on it, And a hole coming out with pipe on an angle for the wood burning stove.

see...now that wouldn't be too bad. I like that idea, but an extra wall in a tiny box will take up more room than I can sacrifice.


the thing I don't like about beavertails, is if you wanna get something out of the back of your trailer, then once you lower the ramp, EVERYTHING inside is not only in view of anybody who happens to be within eyeshot of you (so much for privacy), but also is subject to getting rained on. (bedding and whatnot)

With barn doors, you can open just the one door a crack, grab whatever you need, and close it back up. Your home and it's contents are not subject to prying eyes, and nothing much else gets wet if it IS raining out. (this is a personal senario I encountered with mine.)

We too, however, thought about the idea of setting our EZ-Up with the zip-on walls over the top of the ramp to give us an add-a-room type thing.

like minds.

 

[Lucky mike]

Granted I dont stay in mine...its pretty much a wood shop and sales counter but I also like barn doors easy in easy out...floating storage mounted to the doors allows them to be swung out of the way when opened......in my case the barn doors are part of the display front when I set up

 

[WheelEstate USA]

I'd rather not pull a trailer unless it was loaded with inventory and is paying its own way.

Everyone had different wants/needs. We're looking to downsize even more.