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Bear Lake owner.

I deliberated ages on which trailor and bit the bullet and got a Brenderup. Its more expensive but far better construction to the others (apart from Ifor) and tows like a dream. We got the 1150 but with side extensions and the plastic lid, = more volumn than the 1240.

Brenderup all the way, oh yes in keeping with all the other comments, its full to the brim!

I looked at Brenderup amoing others when looking to get a trailer. Yes, they are nice, but they are expensive.  I did bid on a couple on Ebay but the prices went to high.

In the end I ened up with a Franc (5x3, extended sides), as much as anything becuase that was the one that the bidding stayed within my price range. Have to say it is absolutely fine towing. You don't notice it is there. 

I didn't feel that I could justify a more expensive one, and I certainly don't now feel that I would have needed to have got one

Hi, have read lots of posts about trailers with interest.  Am a Wolf Lake Owner, have a WV GOlf Estate and have a roofbox.  But I just can't cram eveyrthing in and passengers be comfortable, so on the look out for a trailer.

I am hoping I can get a trailer that I can store my camping gear in all winter long - is this possible to do without damaging camping gear (damp, condensation etc?).

I had originally thought of a trailer (possibly an ERDE 122 with a hard top lid) ... but am now thinking of a Ifor William Box Trailer.  Money is a consideration but I'm hoping to only do such a purchase once and for it to last me 10 years or so, so am willing to buy as good as I can to get what we need.

I'd appreciate any advice on Winter Storage of Camping Gear in Trailer/ Box Trailer ... as well as general views of which to buy.  Thanks!

Humbird

All my gear, including the Bear Lake and weekend tents, are left in the Ifor box trailer, which is stored in the garage, over the winter period. Not had any problems with damp or condensation within the trailer so far, touches wood... They aren't cheap, but they hold their value, and what's more, allow you to take so much stuff that the car is left empty for the journey. Also doubles up as a "shed" at the back of the tent whilst onsite. It's lockable, so the Cobb, daughters bike, my scrumpy etc can all be locked away safely. I had a daxara 147 previous to the box trailer, with a roof box attached to the top. Also recommended as it saved attaching the roof box to the car, but, made it difficult to lift the lid of the trailer when the roof box wasn't empty. I don't regret the expense spent on the box trailer. Hope this helps...

That's a big help ... thanks for taking the time to reply.  May I ask how you load up your box van ... have you made any internal shelving?  I noticed somebody else on the site had done that and had tent/poles at the bottom of the trailer, had constructed a shelf unit to sit on top for other gear ... thus enabling them to put in and take out the tent without having to empty the whole trailer (it was an ERDE type).  With a box trailer I'm wondering how best one would load it up ..... How do you do yours?  Thanks again for the advice,

Humbird

Sory, I forgot to ask is yours the BV64E (roller or double-door type?).  Any views of which is better?  The retailer said the double door type are easier for thiefs to wrench open than a roller door (but this could just be sales pitch since he only had the roller door type in stock!). 

I'm being quoted 1100 pounds plus VAT.  I'm in Ireland, so its a Northern Ireland distributor.  They are a lot more in the republic.

Thanks, Humbird

I keep it simple, I leave the tent plus poles, pegs etc at the back of the trailer (next to the roller doors), with our luggage underneath. First thing out, last thing back in. No shelves. But I have "borrowed" some large plastic removal crates from work which I store everything in... Crockery just comes out in one box, another for pans etc, another for the hookup, lights etc... These just stack on top of each other in the trailer...  As far as the doors are concerned... Not got a clue... I find the rollers useful, but noisy... Probably need some WD40... Wonder if doors would make using the "shed" a quieter process when on a campsite... Also I believe the door trailer can have a roof box fitted to the top? I got mine second hand, but in perfect nick, off ebay for £925... A high price to pay for second hand, but it is in really good condition, and I got £400 for my Daxara and roof box.... Why worry about having the doors broken into? Unlikely to happen on a campsite - your tent doesn't have roller doors and is probably worth more than the trailer! Unless you are storing it outside at home, where a thief may have more opportunity to break into it... There are a lot of second hand vans on ebay around the £600 mark...

Just to add that whatever trailer you own please ensure its correctly maintained and the tyres kept at the right pressures and in good condition and never overload it above its max permissable weight

I say this after a accident occured near my home about 2 yrs ago, where a trailer became de-hitched from the towcar and ended up mounting the pavement, hitting a 4yr old boy and his mother as they walked to school. sadly the little boy died later that day in hospital from his injuries, caused by being hit by the runaway trailer.

Also to add, its well worth paying the bit extra to have a jockey wheel fitted if you have to manouver a loaded trailer around on your drive, or to dehitch should you get stuck on a narrow road with no where to turn without de-hitching, its so easy to injure your back trying to tug it round whilst supporting the noseweight manually whilst bend over in a stooping position, as i found out the hard way many years ago when i owned my first trailer

Julia .

I have been involved in trailers for many years I have been involved with many manufactures including Erde, Daxara, maypole, Franc, indespension, brenderup, ifor, beatson and more.

For camping I would recommend the following points.

1 Do not buy a trailer with accessories to extend it in height unless you need the height for an item buy a larger trailer as you will probably need to extend it later as you buy more equipment.

2 If you are travelling long distances regularly buy a trailer with large wheels (13") as the tyres and bearings will last longer

3 Stick with popular brands as if you do have a problem 100's of miles away from home you should be able to buy replacement parts. Erde is good for this as halfords although very expensive can get parts for these and there is a halfords in most towns.

4. if you are looking at a box trailer try and get a braked trailer as an unbraked box is heavy and this will reduce the payload. if you check your V5 you will probably not be able to tow an unbraked trailer of 750kg. if the box trailer weighs approx 250kg and your car can only tow 600kg unbraked then you can only load 350kg into your trailer this is not much more than the smallest trailers on the market you are paying approx £1100 for a box trailer and you will not be able to use the full capacity.

Brands

maypole / Camel / Wilstow only do small trailers and parts are not to readily available

Erde / Daxara / Franc are good all-rounder and have a full range, with a large range of accessories for camping

Brenderup / Anssems make the top end or the ranges for camping.

all the above manufactures seem to manufacture trailers to very similar specifications for the sizes of trailer.

I do like Erde trailers as they have a large range trailers, a large range of accessories for most of the trailers, and parts are easily available the 153 is a very good trailer as it is rated at 650kg ideal for most cars. it only weighs 110kg giving a good payload, It has the full range of accessories available, it is well built and strong, and it is one of the cheapest trailers available with 13" wheels and an a-frame drawbar.

I have found a site ( www.erdetrailer.co.uk ) this site has a lot of information on erde trailers.

If you are not sure on size of trailer try hiring or borrowing a trailer. (try before you buy)

Pete

Quote: Originally posted by Woofers on 15/6/2010

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Only advice from me is to go for as big as you can afford, I guarantee you will wish you had bought bigger if you don't

Another thing to consider is the size of the tyres, the smaller the tyre the more revolutions on the road which can cause blowouts (so I was told)

We started off with a Franc 5 x 3 below, lovely trailer but we outgrew it and always wished we bought bigger initially

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Now we have the Erde 234 (7 x 4) trailer below and its brilliant, there is only us and our 2 dogs and its still full! (I don't think its normal to take as much as we do tho)

<img style="WIDTH: 600px; HEIGHT: 476px" id=fullSizedImage class=media alt="P1050650-1-1.jpg picture by Haras1970" src="https://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g256/Haras1970/Brook%20Meadows%20April%202010/P1050650-1-1.jpg?t=1276639760" GALLERYIMG="no">

Hope you find your perfect trailer

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Quote: Originally posted by g4fne on 20/8/2019

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Quote: Originally posted by Woofers on 15/6/2010

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Only advice from me is to go for as big as you can afford, I guarantee you will wish you had bought bigger if you don't

Another thing to consider is the size of the tyres, the smaller the tyre the more revolutions on the road which can cause blowouts (so I was told)

We started off with a Franc 5 x 3 below, lovely trailer but we outgrew it and always wished we bought bigger initially

<img style="WIDTH: 600px; HEIGHT: 450px" id=fullSizedImage class=media alt="P1050339.jpg picture by Haras1970" src="https://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g256/Haras1970/P1050339.jpg?t=1276639071" GALLERYIMG="no">

Now we have the Erde 234 (7 x 4) trailer below and its brilliant, there is only us and our 2 dogs and its still full! (I don't think its normal to take as much as we do tho)

<img style="WIDTH: 600px; HEIGHT: 476px" id=fullSizedImage class=media alt="P1050650-1-1.jpg picture by Haras1970" src="https://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g256/Haras1970/Brook%20Meadows%20April%202010/P1050650-1-1.jpg?t=1276639760" GALLERYIMG="no">

Hope you find your perfect trailer

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This is a long shot, but do you still have the Erde 234x4 trailer ... I am after some user info if possible please. I will also send a PM to you

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