Interesting Trailer Camper

Quote: Originally posted by LancairDriver

A friend recently returned from wandering Baja with his new Opus 15 camper pulled by his Dodge Ram 2500. He is really sold on it and had a trouble free 3 week trip around most of the peninsula. It seems rather pricy but has a lot of comfortable features. Definitely not for the “sleep on the ground set” but fits a certain niche. https://www.trailerlife.com/rv-gear/rvs/opus-op-15-hybrid-ca...

Nice trailer. An offroad teardrop on steroids.

On my recent trip I noticed a number of well set up Class B/Sprinter type vans and lusted after a few. Saw some nice "expo" trailers and teardrops as well and lusted after some of those.

Then I remembered my 1946 Bantam T3-C trailer at home in my garage and how well it worked as a base camp trailer when my family first took it to Baja in 1965 when I was 15 and decided that after 55 years it was still my favorite base camp setup.

Quote: Originally posted by Marc

It's nice, but for the money I would go for the tricked out van.

Yep, one of these any day over a camper.




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I wish I could find an old photo or slide that my Dad might have taken of the first trailer we towed to Mexico (mainland, Manzanillo).

It was 1957, and we were a family of six in a 1953 Buick Roadmaster! There was no trailer hitch involved, the trailer clamped directly to the bumper in two places just about the width of the trunk lid.

Instead of an axle, the trailer had a single wheel, mounted on a heavy duty castor and a coil spring. Imagine trying to dodge potholes with that set up!

I would love to share more about driving with that set up, but my Dad had some silly notion that a ten year old should not be driving!

Sprinter aren't cheap, 80k easy. Not sure how much real off-roading you are going to do. I like the van idea but again take a look at the price for even an old one. A few pictures of what we run now but will up grade before long. Nothing fancy, but lite and Aussie tough... I prefer a trailer but not any of the stuff built out of wood or mass produced. Craftmanship costs money, just like a good paint job or one from miracle!







And Baja!



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Of course you can always take a mobile five star hotel camping on the beaches of Baja for total comfort with hot showers, air conditioning when needed, refrigerator/freezer, king size bed, towing an off road capable vehicle for side trips. The better roads seem to be attracting more bigger rigs now. Throw your sleeping bag out and sleep on the ground to star gaze as an option. Seems to be a lot more of them running around Baja lately, and more Canadians also.




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Quote: Originally posted by LancairDriver

Of course you can always take a mobile five star hotel camping on the beaches of Baja for total comfort with hot showers, air conditioning when needed, refrigerator/freezer, king size bed, towing an off road capable vehicle for side trips. The better roads seem to be attracting more bigger rigs now. Throw your sleeping bag out and sleep on the ground to star gaze as an option. Seems to be a lot more of them running around Baja lately, and more Canadians also. [Edited on 2-9-2020 by LancairDriver]

Quote: Originally posted by advrider

I was just reading about a bus that got stuck in Baja, I think it took a week to get out of the sand. Might have been on this form some place. Not something I want to drive around even in the US, I have a bus license but have no interest in trying to get around in that! Even some of the big fifth wheels limit where you can go. Lucky for me my wife feels the same way and like to travel small and lite.

Just have edm1 (Art) make on for you... he puts ARB locked 4WD systems on motorhomes!

The Mission Santa María road and Shell Island "bottomless sand" proved to be no match (well the sand did swallow it until more air was let out of the tires)!

The following year (2011), Art made a larger 4WD motorhome (so his wife would be more comfortable)!

For the trailer minded person on a budget.

Quote: Originally posted by LancairDriver

A friend recently returned from wandering Baja with his new Opus 15 camper pulled by his Dodge Ram 2500. He is really sold on it and had a trouble free 3 week trip around most of the peninsula. It seems rather pricy but has a lot of comfortable features. Definitely not for the “sleep on the ground set” but fits a certain niche. https://www.trailerlife.com/rv-gear/rvs/opus-op-15-hybrid-ca...

I cleaned the mission hill climb on my 250. I was so out of control at top I crashed on the easy part. Over the top on leavel part

The stair steps make most all bikes wheelie. My bike stays planted not the rider. Out of control but on throttle.

Art did a great job on those rigs,
advrider , that’s a big house in a small box
We’ve been having great times in a small ultra lightweight fiberglass trailer that the Suburban can tow across beaches and drag into mountains .
Lionel

Quote: Originally posted by JZ

Where is this hill you speak of?

this is coming from someone. That can't ride a dirt bike drive a 4x4 up or walk. Maybe grandma could help you up.

Quote: Originally posted by advrider

Sprinter aren't cheap, 80k easy. Not sure how much real off-roading you are going to do. I like the van idea but again take a look at the price for even an old one. A few pictures of what we run now but will up grade before long. Nothing fancy, but lite and Aussie tough... I prefer a trailer but not any of the stuff built out of wood or mass produced. Craftmanship costs money, just like a good paint job or one from miracle! And Baja! qwT3F9/i-Bm44mMS/A][/ur [Edited on 2-9-2020 by advrider] [Edited on 2-9-2020 by advrider] [Edited on 2-9-2020 by advrider]