3..2..1....TOW!

[Bridgecity]

^ Everyone else is just more mature than us, haha.

[dkazzed]

My brother used to grease his trailer ball which I thought was a terrible idea, but I'm tempted to do the same with how loud it is compared to the vehicle lol. Maybe try graphite lubricant first so it's not as greasy?

I used to grease the balls all the time also, but just got tired of dealing with greasy balls. 

Maybe we should have a poll; greasy balls or dry balls

And ya, nice setup Ron.

Am I the only one who caught the true meaning of this?

Or have I just been hanging around degnerates for too long?

You better grease your degenerates just hanging around. 

[RRocket]

If you drive on gravel roads wouldn't great just collect a bunch of dirt and cause it to wear out?

Ron, how much is your range impacted by towing? I know it's not a big deal for you, just curious.

I dunno yet.

Give me a few outings.

[RRocket]

I grease the inside of the coupler on the trailer, not the ball itself. I also don't leave the ball in place when I am not towing...dangerous for the shins, looks ugly, and causes wear/rust on the ball & mount.

It doesn't look like there's much tongue weight at all, which could contribute to the rattling and bumping around. Might try adding a little weight on the front end of the trailer to smooth things out. I have a little single axle utility trailer than felt absolutely terrible, especially when empty, ratchet strapped a bag of pea gravel on the front end of the trailer and it improved it dramatically.

Most people have the wrong rise or drop of the ball receiver.

I haven't had a vehicle yet where I didn't have to buy a new ball receiver for the correct Rise or Drop.

So bust out the level, tape measure and see.

https://in.pinterest.com/pin/820358888408901008/

[GreatBigAbyss]

I grease the inside of the coupler on the trailer, not the ball itself. I also don't leave the ball in place when I am not towing...dangerous for the shins, looks ugly, and causes wear/rust on the ball & mount.

It doesn't look like there's much tongue weight at all, which could contribute to the rattling and bumping around. Might try adding a little weight on the front end of the trailer to smooth things out. I have a little single axle utility trailer than felt absolutely terrible, especially when empty, ratchet strapped a bag of pea gravel on the front end of the trailer and it improved it dramatically.

Most people have the wrong rise or drop of the ball receiver.

I haven't had a vehicle yet where I didn't have to buy a new ball receiver for the correct Rise or Drop.

So bust out the level, tape measure and see.

https://in.pinterest.com/pin/820358888408901008/

My balls always used to be up higher, especially when I had trucks.  Lately though, my balls seem to be a lot closer to the ground.  I dunno, must be because I'm getting older driving cars

[dkazzed]

My turn!

[Seafoam]

 Nice and level. New purchase ?

[RRocket]

My turn!

You probably don't even know it's back there....

[dkazzed]

The only time I notice it is when I'm in one pedal driving mode and trying to stop, but I infrequently use one pedal driving anyway like in heavy city traffic and at car washes when I'm maximizing the pre rinse and drying time. Also observed 28.5 kWh/100km at 105 km/h but I'm going to verify it on our first mini trip this weekend.

It's our third summer with this popup actually. With the insurance payout of the original Mazda 5 I bought in 2024, I was able to buy another Mazda 5 and this camper. Definitely felt the camper behind the 5 lol but it wasn't terrible. Refreshed the interior, added solar, lithium, USB chargers, and LED lights, it's been a good setup so far. A hard side camper is planned in 3-5 years, we're going to rent a camper on RVEzy or Outdoorsy just to try some layouts out, and see what the range hit is. 

[Firm]

The little popup is in great shape for an older unit, nice find!

[dkazzed]

Thanks! I think it was barely used, although was definitely smoked in and that took a long time just to minimize and never completely eliminate despite washing all fabrics (except the canvas), ozone treatment, carbon odour neutralizers, etc. We also refreshed the interior and added a solar system. The solar was great, the fridge/freezer was turned on at the beginning of the season and stayed on until the end of the season which reduced fridge stink. I think we slept a total of 36 nights in it across 8 camping trips.





But it's way too tiny for our family of 7, so we sold it.

[Firm]

36 nights in one season is pretty good! Would you be looking to find a bigger option next season?

[Blueprint]

That Lionel is very much a twin to the one we had when I was a kid! My Dad would not even feel the thing behind the XJ Cherokee with its 360.

[dkazzed]

36 nights in one season is pretty good! Would you be looking to find a bigger option next season?

Over 2.5 seasons! We already found a bigger option, structurally in great condition, but one of the springs snapped on the way home so we are completely overhauling the bottom end -- all new springs, axles with hubs and brakes, equalizers, U-bolts.

That Lionel is very much a twin to the one we had when I was a kid! My Dad would not even feel the thing behind the XJ Cherokee with its 360.

Really good quality units. I sold it for what I paid for it, albeit with some of those upgrades.