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AKgringo
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Location: Anchorage, AK (no mas!)
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I pull a small utility trailer, but I run over sized 15 inch tires at only ten pounds pressure. It takes a lot of the bounce out that would usually
be handled by shocks.
It has a 3500 pound axle under it, but I only carry a few hundred pounds on the trip south. it is mainly to give me more room in my itty bitty SUV!
In 2014 I covered over 1000 mile of back roads (including about 500 of the Baja 1K route) with no problems.
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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BajaMama
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Late to the party: I highly recommend Baja Cactus in El Rosario - here are my reasons - secure parking, gas & groceries close by, and getting on
the road really early get I call the white knuckle road behind you, especially with a trailer. While I have headed north and driven that stretch with
more traffic than I like, I really like getting it done with little traffic early in the morning. You will definitely get to Mulege in daylight.
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Alm
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AK, a kayaker without RV, camping on the beach, usually carries less in a car than somebody living in his Baja home and returning there from
semi-annual trip to the great "Land of the Staff"  , or traveling with a couple of
ATVs.
Besides, most of this said staff won't fit well on the roof rack, while 2 kayaks will. All kinds of saddles, attachments and no-holes roof mounts for
kayaks and canoes have been developed over the last few decades. With kayaks on the roof, it's hard to justify the need in a utility trailer.
Traveling in a car in Baja you are rarely more than an hour away from food and water supply or few hours from a hotel (in case if you need one).
Kayakers are not much into back roads, only if those roads are the shortest route to the sea.
[Edited on 3-21-2017 by Alm]
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AKgringo
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Quote: Originally posted by Alm  | | AK, a kayaker without RV, camping on the beach, usually carries less in a car than somebody living in his Baja home and returning there from
semi-annual trip to the great "Land of the Staff" , or traveling with a couple of
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Alm, you must have me mixed up with some other Nomad! I don't have a place in Baja and this is what my RV looks like;
https://tse4.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.rP1eAvI26gm0BSrPLI37vwEsD...
I can't see putting much of a rack on that little guy!
With the back seat removed, I have room for an ice chest, a dry goods box, my duffle bag, dogs bed and a bit of emergency stuff. If I want toys, or
even camping gear, I need a trailer!
The point I failed to get across, is that if you need to pull a trailer, tailor it to your needs!
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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BajaBlanca
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I recommend the Huerta in San Ignacio if you make it that far and want a fun experience.
My nieces stayed there and enjoyed it - I hear the restaurant is excellent.
Have fun and drive safely meaning NO nighttime driving!
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honda tom
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Location: middle calif
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Guerrero Negro is 9 or 10 hours from the border. plenty of hotels, lots of good food. Another 1.5 hours to San Ignacio .. lots of choices. Cross at
5am you will cruise in to either well before dark.
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BajaBuckeye
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Just how early can we plan to cross the border at Tecate and get our FMM paperwork as well?
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honda tom
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I thought San Ysidro crossing was 24 hours on paperwork. also if crossing early this is faster (toll road)
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David K
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Tecate border is open from 5 am to 11 pm every day.
I wouldn't expect everyone to be on duty the first thing in the morning, so have breakfast first!
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