Whats the ideal length for an offraod type trailer

[Robert Bills]

Here is the rear receiver on mine:

[GeoTracker90]

BDC

You pose an interesting question, and as others have mentioned the answer is based on may variables.

My question is, what would you like to ideally accomplish with your trailer? What items do you envision being able to put in, on, around your trailer? Also to what extreme are you going to be using this for off road / overland travel?

I think that these are all questions that need to be answered when deciding on the ideal.

Mike

[Big Daddy Chia]

BDC

You pose an interesting question, and as others have mentioned the answer is based on may variables.

My question is, what would you like to ideally accomplish with your trailer? What items do you envision being able to put in, on, around your trailer? Also to what extreme are you going to be using this for off road / overland travel?

I think that these are all questions that need to be answered when deciding on the ideal.

Mike

Well for being in Texas and having no land access I am looking for something mostly to haul all my stuff. When I went wheeling at Superflift Offraod Park i towed my jeep behind my xterra and the jeep was compleletly loaded down with stuff as was the xterra. That was travelling with me, the wife and a 6 month old at the time. When I go wheeling or camping I dont pack lite at all. right now I am trying to figure out how to either pack everythign in one car for a weeks trip to AZ next year, or figure some way to build a low budget trailer to pull behind my jeep and still be able to handle leaving the trail.

[RHINO]

as others have said, its a very varied answer and there really isnt a "right" answer.

but heres some numbers for you, the popular 416 that so many have based off road trailers off of has a 6ft long box and about 2ft of tongue.

most agree that 2ft tongue is way too short and that 4ft of tongue is real good.