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Personscotsgordon
15/11/2015 at 1:50am
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Any thoughts from the camping collective on trailers. Have just sold my small (5 x 3) trailer and looking at something bigger, but still within 750kg range.
As well as looking for bigger am also looking for more secure so looking at hard top options as opposed to soft top on the smaller one.
Have looked at Brenderup, Annsems etc but am now thinking of a locally manufactured one by CLH trailers in Wales. Am thinking support local business and if there any problems then they are only 40 minutes away.
Any thoughts appreciated.
http://www.clhtrailers.com/catalogue/online/secure-storage-trailers/storage-trailer/

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PersonOpensauce
15/11/2015 at 7:58am
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They look like tidy trailers, the running gear & lights will all be bought in items as fitted to other makes of trailer & the rest of it you can see with your own eyes, it's easy enough to check quality of build on a trailer because there's not much to it.

If you are keeping it for yrs & price is right then go for it, only minus point if you want to sell it is that well known 'names' might get a better price.


Personscotsgordon
15/11/2015 at 1:05pm
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Its not a cheap purchase so will definately have to be kept for a long time. 7x4x4 internal box, lifting lockable lid with gas struts, jockey wheel, 2x rear prop stands, spare wheel £1468.80 inc vat. ouch!


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PersonGrampian91
15/11/2015 at 8:50pm
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What are you towing it with? Are you looking at braked or unbraked? Single axle? Min/Max size?


Personscotsgordon
17/11/2015 at 6:52pm
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towing car Skoda Fabia, single axle unbraked, 750kg range, box size 7ftx4ft approx.

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PersonOpensauce
18/11/2015 at 7:52am
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Skoda Fabia will have much less than 750kg unbraked tow weight. Law for unbraked trailer is max 750kg gross weight or half car kerbweight whichever is less. Fabia max tow unbraked will be well under 600kg so with large unbraked trailer you will have less payload than with smaller trailer. If you need more payload you could go for braked trailer.

Your max tow unbraked will be indicated in car handbook or just halve the kerbweight figure.

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PersonTimCESmith
18/11/2015 at 10:37am
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One of these might be drier:

Ifor Williams box van


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01/12/2015 at 11:07am
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Just to add my views...

Had an Erde 122 (or similar size) with an ABS hard top with 'roof bars' which we did not use (the roof bars). Bought it second hand and sold it, and bought a Brenderup 1150 with the hard top.

The Brenderup tows really well at all speeds as it has the larger wheels.

The huge trailer you are looking at is just HUGE! Do you really need all that space? Do you have space to store it? If so fine but we have our trailer stored in the garage and the 'lid' left open so that we don't get condensation on any of our kit.

This last week a package of 'roof bars' for this trailer arrived and was squirrelled away to the garage before I could see it!! Think Mr Frazzle has been shopping again!


PersonGrampian91
01/12/2015 at 3:03pm
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Whats the unladen kerbweight on the Fabia? Your unbraked towing limit maybe as little as 500kg on the new model and as little as 400kg on the older one.

Check the V5C (logbook) for the unbraked limit.

Unbraked limit = 750kg or 50% of the cars kerbweight whichever is the lowest.


Personscotsgordon
02/12/2015 at 12:37am
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As several of you have suggested the Fabia wouldnt be up for towing that trailer, no probs just bought a 2nd hand Shogun. Need an enormous trailer as will be used for non camping things too. Also though I could set up my camp kitchen in the trailer in foul weather.

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PersonOpensauce
02/12/2015 at 11:31am
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The Fabia will tow the weight ok but as pointed out, low unbraked tow weight will limit payload in an unbraked trailer. Cheaper than buying & running larger car would be to keep the Fabia & pay the extra for a braked trailer. This will give you a better payload than heavier car that allows up to 750kg unbraked tow.


Personshrew
02/12/2015 at 4:51pm
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hi for that price you can get a tickner box trailer which is dry and secure also looks really smart


PersonGrampian91
04/12/2015 at 7:52am
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Its just the unbraked limit thats the problem. add brakes and you can easily tow 750kg and much more.



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