Perfect for towing to Moab in June…
Not feasible this year because of pole vault competitions but I’m retiring from vault after this season so should be able to travel to wheel as much as I want next year
Perfect for towing to Moab in June…
Yup. Seems like a trailer is never a bad investment. Except from what I hear as soon as you start trailering you start breaking shit
Oh, now that you have a truck, anytime an acquaintance is moving, prepare to be their new best friend. Doubly so if you get a trailer
If you get a trailer other people will want to borrow it and break shit for you
I borrowed a friend's trailer one time.
The wiring on it was a mess.
I rewired it before I took it back to him.
His wife asked if I could please borrow their Jeep
Nobody I have ever loaned a trailer to brought it back better than it left. The same condition rarely, worse mostly, and they never even bat an eye over not paying for or fixing the damage.
The advantage to a trailer is increases your range to wheel. The thought of driving a TJ to Moab and back would haunt me. I put my TJ on my trailer behind my Tundra, 75 to 85 mph Moab , Ouray or Cali at least twice a year. Much more comfortable and better mileage. That doesn’t even factor in the confidence that if you break, you winch it on the trailer and head home vs. figuring out how to make a repair in the AutoZone parking lot and hope it holds to get you home.
The advantage to a trailer is increases your range to wheel. The thought of driving a TJ to Moab and back would haunt me. I put my TJ on my trailer behind my Tundra, 75 to 85 mph Moab , Ouray or Cali at least twice a year. Much more comfortable and better mileage. That doesn’t even factor in the confidence that if you break, you winch it on the trailer and head home vs. figuring out how to make a repair in the AutoZone parking lot and hope it holds to get you home.
If I can’t drive to Moab, I shouldn’t be wheelin at Moab. My .02c and how I meticulously go over my rig. I did have an issue once, but made it to Green River with a bit of serpentine left and fixed it in the O’Reilly’s parking lot. Good for another hundred thou.
Funny he just got a truck and ya'll are giving trailering advice already
You haven't had a catastrophic breakdown yet either. There are some breakages you can't fix in a O'Riley's parking lot.
Funny he just got a truck and ya'll are giving trailering advice already...
Hell, the truck pulling the trailer with the Jeep could have a problem, or the trailer.
I borrowed a friend's trailer one time.
The wiring on it was a mess.
I rewired it before I took it back to him.
His wife asked if I could please borrow their Jeep
Yeah, because I went over everything. Can something extraordinary happen? Yeah, but I could die tomorrow too. One can only mitigate. Hell, the truck pulling the trailer with the Jeep could have a problem, or the trailer.
Folks that have never towed the rig on a trailer to long distance destination overlook that part. TJ's and TJ Unlimited models can be made to be comfy to drive. They will never be as comfy as even a reasonably good tow rig. Get one with 4 doors and somewhat modern, not even on the same planet. We did a lot of driving to events when we were part of John's team for rock crawling competitions. Being able to head out late, one of us crawl in the back and take a nap on the bed we made while the other drove was invaluable.Much more comfortable and better mileage.
Folks that have never towed the rig on a trailer to long distance destination overlook that part. TJ's and TJ Unlimited models can be made to be comfy to drive. They will never be as comfy as even a reasonably good tow rig. Get one with 4 doors and somewhat modern, not even on the same planet. We did a lot of driving to events when we were part of John's team for rock crawling competitions. Being able to head out late, one of us crawl in the back and take a nap on the bed we made while the other drove was invaluable.
We drove to Las Cruces once and fighting a stupidly fierce headwind all the way was only noticed by watching the fuel gauge deliver less than normal miles per gallon, actually about 1/2 as many as normal but the rig stayed at our intended speed, easy to drive, nothing other than sucky fuel range told us how bad it was. 400-500 miles between fuel stops is not to be sneezed at either.
Absolutely. My TJ continues to morph into something more like a trail rig, but I still daily drive it and very much enjoy that (10 miles each direction on rural roads). However, even though it will go 80+ easily and without vibes, it is very tiring after only a short time on the freeway, mostly due to noise (especially wind, but also tires and exhaust). Plus, with a tow rig you can carry more spares and tools, not to mention luggage.