Enthusiast III
- 676
- First Name
- Thatch
- Last Name
- VdB
- Member #
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3241
- Ham/GMRS Callsign
- KE0ETT
Hey all,
New member here (#2904). Looks like a great resource.
For anyone who might want to weigh in, I am pulling a small off-road trailer I've built around White Rim in May. I've done this trip before by Mtn Bike and I remember the few hills that would be a significant challenge were I to be pulling a trailer down, while someone else was coming up. This is my first OR trailer and so it will be a learning curve for me. Any thoughts? My first thought was to leave the trailer at the top, drive a passenger to the bottom, and then drive back up to get the trailer. The person at the bottom would be there to stop someone who may be getting ready to go up, and ask (kindly) if they wouldn't mind waiting until I got back down with the trailer. I remember the dicey hills are not that long, but they would suck to back up with a trailer (probably not even possible actually).
Also, we'll be there May 6/7/8 (after spending a couple of days in the Flatops in Western Colorado), going counter-clockwise and out Potash even though Shaffer is way more fun, but due to the above. Would be cool to meet-up with anyone else who might be there. Will have mobile ham radio up and monitoring Wilderness Protocol frequency.
Your suggestions/thoughts re: the trailer really appreciated!
New member here (#2904). Looks like a great resource.
For anyone who might want to weigh in, I am pulling a small off-road trailer I've built around White Rim in May. I've done this trip before by Mtn Bike and I remember the few hills that would be a significant challenge were I to be pulling a trailer down, while someone else was coming up. This is my first OR trailer and so it will be a learning curve for me. Any thoughts? My first thought was to leave the trailer at the top, drive a passenger to the bottom, and then drive back up to get the trailer. The person at the bottom would be there to stop someone who may be getting ready to go up, and ask (kindly) if they wouldn't mind waiting until I got back down with the trailer. I remember the dicey hills are not that long, but they would suck to back up with a trailer (probably not even possible actually).
Also, we'll be there May 6/7/8 (after spending a couple of days in the Flatops in Western Colorado), going counter-clockwise and out Potash even though Shaffer is way more fun, but due to the above. Would be cool to meet-up with anyone else who might be there. Will have mobile ham radio up and monitoring Wilderness Protocol frequency.
Your suggestions/thoughts re: the trailer really appreciated!
