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A few months back I posted that I had purchased a mini tent trailer (Sunlite Excell II) to tow behind my Hybrid Maverick, and this was my second outing with the combo, a week long trip in south central British Columbia; the first trip was just a weekend in June. The Maverick handled the steep and winding mountain roads without any difficulty, even loaded up with all my camping gear, trailer, kayak and bike. I noticed the weight of everything more while stopping than anything else. Had to take the faster highway corners slower, due to the trailer, rather than the truck since it would be easy to flip this little guy going too fast! The little tires on the trailer are only rated for 100km/h (60MPH), so no racing with it anyway.
I'm a front country camper, so nothing difficult at all for the Hybrid on this trip. The one unpaved road, other than in campgrounds, I took was harder on the trailer than the truck, since it has limited wheel travel on the suspension, so potholes had to been taken with extreme care to not damage the fiberglass body of the trailer. The biggest hurdle is parking this little trailer, which can get away from you very quickly when backing up, I did better at some places than others. I have limited experience with trailers, before this just lawn mower type utility trailers, so I have a lot to learn about with it yet. Thankfully the trailer can easily be moved by hand, so typically I just got it off the road and put it where I wanted it that way. This was a must on the first night of the trip, since I arrived after dark and couldn't see well enough to even try backing into the site with the trailer hooked up.
Stayed at four different campgrounds during the trip, all of which were very nice and all offered plenty of kayaking, biking and hiking opportunities. One things for sure, using this tent trailer is much easier on the body than sleeping on a tent on the ground! It's still a tent trailer though, so you have to be prepared for the cold, just like in a regular tent! Most nights it was down to or below 5°C (41°F), so not too cold, but enough that I needed a sleeping bag, not just sheets and a blanket, but that is what you get camping in the mountains during mid-September in Canada.
Now some simple pictures to enjoy.
I'm a front country camper, so nothing difficult at all for the Hybrid on this trip. The one unpaved road, other than in campgrounds, I took was harder on the trailer than the truck, since it has limited wheel travel on the suspension, so potholes had to been taken with extreme care to not damage the fiberglass body of the trailer. The biggest hurdle is parking this little trailer, which can get away from you very quickly when backing up, I did better at some places than others. I have limited experience with trailers, before this just lawn mower type utility trailers, so I have a lot to learn about with it yet. Thankfully the trailer can easily be moved by hand, so typically I just got it off the road and put it where I wanted it that way. This was a must on the first night of the trip, since I arrived after dark and couldn't see well enough to even try backing into the site with the trailer hooked up.
Stayed at four different campgrounds during the trip, all of which were very nice and all offered plenty of kayaking, biking and hiking opportunities. One things for sure, using this tent trailer is much easier on the body than sleeping on a tent on the ground! It's still a tent trailer though, so you have to be prepared for the cold, just like in a regular tent! Most nights it was down to or below 5°C (41°F), so not too cold, but enough that I needed a sleeping bag, not just sheets and a blanket, but that is what you get camping in the mountains during mid-September in Canada.
Now some simple pictures to enjoy.
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