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Topic: Need trailer or roof box??

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dawnmidlands

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Hi we are new to camping and have a mondeo and need more room, id love a trailer but the space down side of house is 77cm but i cant find a trailer thin enough to get down there , maybe a roof box? but i dont have a roof rack fitted but wouldnt want a roof rack on all year round as it will look not nice, do they come off and on easy advice would be great

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Get a small trailer like an erde 102 and tip it on its side and take wheels off if you have to then put on a little trolly to move down the side of you house.

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A roofbox, and the two bars, will remove from the car, store in your shed or garage, and *generally* be a cheaper option than having a towbar fitted (assuming the car doesn't have one now) and buying a trailer.

On the other hand, *generally* a trailer will carry more and can be easier to load/unload than a roofbox. David's solution addresses the side access and if you have a towbar already fitted, that could be your best bet.

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Trekkin Tekkie

29/8/2013 at 12:25pm
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Is there any where else you could store a trailer? Friend's garage etc? Or could you consider using a caravan storage facility - we did that briefly when we didn't want the trailer tent we had at the time on the drive.

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id like a trailer do the wheels come off easy enough as noticed the axle behind wheel hangs down low on them but i think with the wheels off it would fit down with a squeeze i have only my back garden to store trailer etc i live in a terrace house so just have the entry to get down with it so need it to fit, only started camping but its getting addictive i love it lol

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29/8/2013 at 3:17pm
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we used to have an erde trailer takes 2 mins to take wheels off and i could carry our 102 with the wheels on it no problem they are realy light
i didnt have a long walkway like you i just used to leave wheels on mine and carry it in the back gate

paulh

30/8/2013 at 10:43am
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Have also got erde trailer, we have got no side or rear access so have to take it through the house only takes 5 minutes to take the sides & wheels off, then carry it through the house to the shed.

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We still don't know if the car already has a towbar fitted.

That impacts on the financial aspect of the choice posed in the OP.

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Tynxuk

30/8/2013 at 2:09pm
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We also live in a terrace house so have to get our trailer through the back gate, as we bought it second hand the fact the original owner had added castors to the back of it so it can be put on end and wheeled through to go down the side of his own house was a big selling point for us.

I collected it with my brother and think I scared the man selling it a bit by having to lift it on end myself and hitch it while they watched before I bought it as it was originally bought to free up space in the car for my weekend camping with the children while hubby worked.

dawnmidlands

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my car has a tow bar fitted :D

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Trailer then. Greater capacity and easier to load and unload.

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