PackRat
Senior Member
No, I'm not gonna put my Alaskan on a trailer but I did do a shakedown trip and discovered one nagging thing......where do I put all the "stuff" that isn't in a drawer or somewhere? Yep, it goes in a box on the floor. That includes my propane tank, camp chairs, cooler, briquettes and anything else that does not have a home.
I had a WWII Bantam trailer I used to go to jeep meets with but it has no tailgate so getting heavy stuff up into and then back out of it was tough. So...I sold my beloved mint condition WWII trailer and found myself a civilian Bantam T3-C trailer in very good condition for less than half of what the military one went for.
My F-250 hardly knew the Alaskan was in on flat ground (thanks to a telescoping top!) and did just fine in the hills. So when I went to pickup the T3-C up in the foothills of the Sierras, I really didn't notice anything different in terms of added towing issues. All I need is some new tires for it and to complete the registration and voila! I'm good to go. It even cam with a home-made "covered wagon" frame and top.
I know guys complain that with a camper in the truck bed they can't do the dump run or materials run or stuff like that so I think a small trailer is the best of both worlds. It weighs in at about 485 lbs and will carry that much off-road and 1,000 on the highway.
I know one thing, when guys post that the just want to crawl into their Alaskan (or other pop-up camper) with it in the down position, I won't be unloading a ton of stuff after opening the door just to get into it!
I had a WWII Bantam trailer I used to go to jeep meets with but it has no tailgate so getting heavy stuff up into and then back out of it was tough. So...I sold my beloved mint condition WWII trailer and found myself a civilian Bantam T3-C trailer in very good condition for less than half of what the military one went for.
My F-250 hardly knew the Alaskan was in on flat ground (thanks to a telescoping top!) and did just fine in the hills. So when I went to pickup the T3-C up in the foothills of the Sierras, I really didn't notice anything different in terms of added towing issues. All I need is some new tires for it and to complete the registration and voila! I'm good to go. It even cam with a home-made "covered wagon" frame and top.
I know guys complain that with a camper in the truck bed they can't do the dump run or materials run or stuff like that so I think a small trailer is the best of both worlds. It weighs in at about 485 lbs and will carry that much off-road and 1,000 on the highway.
I know one thing, when guys post that the just want to crawl into their Alaskan (or other pop-up camper) with it in the down position, I won't be unloading a ton of stuff after opening the door just to get into it!