turninghawk
Gatlinburg, TN
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gsjk wrote:I have an alluminum flat bed trailer with an air dam. It works great for me as I can take any of my cars with me and they still look like new after 25k of travel. Storage has not been a huge problem but then everyone's situation is different eh?
I'm the same way. I have a tow dolly and an aluminum tandem-axle Featherlite trailer, in that I take various vehicles on various trips. However, If I had a vehicle like yours, and it was my only toad, I would definitely go 4-down. The trailers and dolly's can become a bit of a storage problem in a few unique situations, although I've never had a problem.
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BaldyD1
Central Florida area
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Pops,
Do whatever YOU want to do. The trailer should be fine and probably just as convenient; particularly if the dinghy can be broken so it can not be towed 4 down.
We now tow our dinghy 4 down but we towed for about 5 years on a dolly. Never had a real problem storing the dolly. Both are fine and with a floor mounted box brake in the dinghy, the hook-up is about the same time or less with a dolly. The trailer probably will be faster to load than either of the other methods. Good luck with what method you choose to tow your dinghy.
Speedy, Jackie & Dusty {Shih-Tzu/Maltese}
2006 Kountry Star KSDP 3912
2005 Saturn Vue (dinghy)
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AZPops
Southwest
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Thanks everyone for your time, recommendations and advise. You’all have made/brought up some good points to consider. Gave me a few things to think about.
My reason for asking is that I wanted to have this type of information before putting down my cash on a particular towing system (?).
Thanks again,
Pops
PS Gary, thanks for the tip on the fuse issue or sould I say non-issue on the 09' Jeep.
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nickelAF
Charleston, WV
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If you choose a trailer, put a hitch on your Jeep. Not for hauling just for parking the trailer in a tight spots.
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Deb and Ed M
SW MI, USA
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On our journeys, some of the best/scenic/most dog-friendly RV spots were "back-ins" - so we'd unhook our flat-towed Wrangler at the gate, then drive each unit back to our spot.
Having a trailer would have made that more of a hassle.
Deb
PS: knowing you have dogs....we bought nylon web "cargo netting" from BigBoyJeep.com that let us drive our Wrangler with the top down and still contain the dogs inside the vehicle. They loved that fresh-air-in-the-face feel, too!!
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AZPops
Southwest
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nickelAF wrote:If you choose a trailer, put a hitch on your Jeep. Not for hauling just for parking the trailer in a tight spots.
Thanks good idea, should I go that route (with the trailer).
Deb and Ed M wrote: knowing you have dogs....we bought nylon web "cargo netting" from BigBoyJeep.com that let us drive our Wrangler with the top down
Thanks Deb, I have BigBoyJeep bookedmarked...
Pops
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