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Summers420us
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Syncro Pilot I too have looked at both of those. Do you think they are too big for a standard 2.1 weeezerboxer.
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PDXWesty
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Those are pretty cool!
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bjrogers86auto
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Those are really nice! It must be the time of year...starting to think about summer trips and how to get all of our stuff to the water.
This is a snow bear brand trailer(4x6) that I made racks for. I am considering putting the sides back on and a single rack to stack the boats above the box. This would allow me to stow gear inside the trailer. For the most part I have just used it to haul the boats from A to B. This summer I would like to tour with the boats a bit more.
Brian
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unibagel
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volkswagenguru
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| Unibagel. I love your design. Mind if I borrow some elements from it? |
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vwlovr
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Resurecting this old thread. Taking a 6,000+ mile journey this summer with family of 4. We pack fairly light, but last time we did this, we had gear on the floor and on the bed in the back that I would like to move to a trailer. It does not need to be too deep to store all our loose gear and bags so that when we stop, we don't have to do the gear shuffle... Heck, if I can get the cooler inside or on the toungue... even better. I would also like to put 4 bikes on it via a roof rack, so the lower the better.
Stopped and looked at 4X6 enclosed yesterday and was scared of size and height of that box behind the Vanagon... especially going over the rockies.
Want something a tad bigger than what is hauled behind a motorcycle, but this 4X6 I think is just too BIG and definitely too TALL:
Do you have any ideas?
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i towed a trailer just like this (except it was 5x8) from CA to UT and it towed great and mine was pretty packed and my van was packed even more. i have a zetec, but it's pretty bogged down by some big ass tires. so it's not a huge power advantage. it was a little pokey over 8k ft passes, but it drove better than i thought it would.
the van pushes all the wind, so it really wasn't that big if a deal to tow. the only problem i ran into was my home made bumper hitch wasn't 100% up to the task and it started to fail, but i scored a welder on craigslist and he had me up and running in no time. having something enclosed is really nice especially if hauling bikes. |
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unibagel
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| volkswagenguru wrote: |
| Unibagel. I love your design. Mind if I borrow some elements from it? |
Only if you post up your results!  I can provide measurements, 3D files, drawings, whatever you need just LMK...
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Summers420us
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Nice! Do you haul behind 2.1? How does it do? mpg? Top speed? Over Rockies? Would you haul coast to coast? Weight?
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