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Bob and Susan
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most people think that pulling a trailer is the most impt part...
nope...its the STOPPING
a kia might be pushed into another car in traffic
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JZ
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Quote: Originally posted by Bob and Susan  | most people think that pulling a trailer is the most impt part...
nope...its the STOPPING
a kia might be pushed into another car in traffic |
It has 12 inch electric brakes. I was towing and didn't realize the lane ended and I had to merge right. Slammed on the breaks and it stoppped fast.
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msteve1014
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I still think it is a silly, little trailer. If you want a camper/trailer, get one you can stand up in. I prefer a pop up camper on the truck, no
trailer. When you need/want to, pull a boat, dirt bikes or sxs, use a real trailer.
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| Quote: Originally posted by Bob and Susan | most people think that pulling a trailer is the most impt part...
nope...its the STOPPING
a kia might be pushed into another car in traffic |
I completely agree with you! On my property I sometimes hauled a 300 gallon water tank, but since my trailer does not have brakes, that load would
push me where it wanted to go if I had to make a sudden stop at highway speeds!
It is all about the load, and weight distribution, and I run pretty light on my Baja trips. I mean, how much stuff does one guy and a dog need?
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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bajatrailrider
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on trailer towing big truck always better. Dirt bikes in bed take much support. I had a new 12 Toyota prerunner it could not handle two bikes. All the
gear and small trailer. Dodge Diesel can't tell you towing anything.
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The wife and I are looking at something close in size but with a pop top so we can stand up inside. For me the trailer is a place to sleep and get out
of the weather, all of our living is done outside. I don't want a trailer so I can go to Baja and sit inside with the AC on and watch TV!
Many of these smaller trailers are very good offroad and will go any where the tow vehicle will go. I like to set up the trailer as a base and
use our vehicle to explore without the trailer in tow but that doesn't mean I won't pull it into some remote areas...
Bunch of good info, thanks JZ.
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JZ
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Yeah, these types of trailers are pretty capable off road.
[Edited on 12-10-2020 by JZ]
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