Yulli
Yulli the Yeti
Thanks. Nice tear drop.
Moby1 owners?
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Thanks. Nice tear drop.
dozer2
New member
Good to hear from you Grease Cruiser! I appreciate the good word! Stop by and visit if you get up our way this week. You just missed us we were out on the San Rafael just last weekend.
It is true production has been a bit behind schedule at times. As with many companies as you build a new product, make changes or make plans to increase production short term delays are introduced for the long term benefit. We are working night and day to increase production and continuously innovating our designs. We have recently hired more trailer building specialists and have also expanded our shop into the unit next to us and moved our welding shop over there to accommodate our vastly growing business.
We find that our Moby1 customers are all unique and wonderful people. We love spending time with them and especially camping and exploring with them any chance we get!
It is true production has been a bit behind schedule at times. As with many companies as you build a new product, make changes or make plans to increase production short term delays are introduced for the long term benefit. We are working night and day to increase production and continuously innovating our designs. We have recently hired more trailer building specialists and have also expanded our shop into the unit next to us and moved our welding shop over there to accommodate our vastly growing business.
We find that our Moby1 customers are all unique and wonderful people. We love spending time with them and especially camping and exploring with them any chance we get!
Yulli
Yulli the Yeti
Just saw someone on Moby Facebook page that someone in WA picked up their XTR. If you're here on the site I'd love to see your trailer in person. I'm figuring out my financial stuff right now to put in an order. I've done my research and the reviews I've gotten has persuade me enough to order one even without having to go down and visit. Ashley has been very helpful when I email him and I can trust them for an awesome end item.
camodog
Adventurer
Can someone tell me a little more about the in cabin a/c? We are looking for something that we can keep our little dogs in while we do hikes that they are not allowed to be on. Maybe running it off solar or a generator that wont shut off and cook our pups. Thanks fo any info you can give us.
brushogger
Explorer
My wife and I met Ashley at EXPO and we loved the 60"XTR. There is definitely one in our future. The thing is armored much better than the other off road tear drops we have looked at. The frame and tube work is very beefy. The optional step flips over and becomes a rock rail that protects the door. Their awning frame is also very heavy duty. Moby is a class act. PS. Ashley said the lead time is 8-9 months which is understandable as these are built to order. To me, this is no issue since it was stated up front.
Pathfinder
Adventurer
I missed this thread last year for some reason
I took delivery of my 54 inch XTR last fall on the way to Capital Reef National Park. I waited a number of months for delivery, but it finally arrived, as ordered. Ashely and the crew were all first rate.
We ( my wife and I ) slept in it for several nights in the desert at 19 degrees and was quite happy to have the furnace keep us nice and warm.
I told Ashley they they should establish a Moby1 users group, so folks could trade war stories.
I pull mine with either and FJ or a V-8 Tundra. Both are capable, but I do prefer the Tundra going over Eisenhower Pass, as the altitude really makes the FJ work very hard in 3rd gear. Off road, the FJ pulls it just fine.
If I can answer any questions, I will be happy to do so.
I have the air conditioner, but have not needed to use it yet - Ashely assured me it will run on a 1K generator, or line voltage. I have a 2k Yamaha I plan to us later this summer.
More pictures here - http://pathfinder.smugmug.com/Travel/Utah-Fall-2013/33367796_rDh2sS#!i=2898161747&k=3hLKfjv
I took delivery of my 54 inch XTR last fall on the way to Capital Reef National Park. I waited a number of months for delivery, but it finally arrived, as ordered. Ashely and the crew were all first rate.
We ( my wife and I ) slept in it for several nights in the desert at 19 degrees and was quite happy to have the furnace keep us nice and warm.
I told Ashley they they should establish a Moby1 users group, so folks could trade war stories.
I pull mine with either and FJ or a V-8 Tundra. Both are capable, but I do prefer the Tundra going over Eisenhower Pass, as the altitude really makes the FJ work very hard in 3rd gear. Off road, the FJ pulls it just fine.
If I can answer any questions, I will be happy to do so.
I have the air conditioner, but have not needed to use it yet - Ashely assured me it will run on a 1K generator, or line voltage. I have a 2k Yamaha I plan to us later this summer.
More pictures here - http://pathfinder.smugmug.com/Travel/Utah-Fall-2013/33367796_rDh2sS#!i=2898161747&k=3hLKfjv
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Bombsight
Observer
I missed this thread last year for some reason
I took delivery of my 54 inch XTR last fall on the way to Capital Reef National Park. I waited a number of months for delivery, but it finally arrived, as ordered. Ashely and the crew were all first rate.
We ( my wife and I ) slept in it for several nights in the desert at 19 degrees and was quite happy to have the furnace keep us nice and warm.
I told Ashley they they should establish a Moby1 users group, so folks could trade war stories.
I pull mine with either and FJ or a V-8 Tundra. Both are capable, but I do prefer the Tundra going over Eisenhower Pass, as the altitude really makes the FJ work very hard in 3rd gear. Off road, the FJ pulls it just fine.
If I can answer any questions, I will be happy to do so.
I have the air conditioner, but have not needed to use it yet - Ashely assured me it will run on a 1K generator, or line voltage. I have a 2k Yamaha I plan to us later this summer.
More pictures here - http://pathfinder.smugmug.com/Travel/Utah-Fall-2013/33367796_rDh2sS#!i=2898161747&k=3hLKfjv
Really nice work with the camera, Pathfinder!
How do you power everything in your Moby? Genny, solar ... ? What would you change about the Moby if you could do it again?
Cant wait to get my 60" XTR...... Ashley says "Mid-late July". I can only hope.
Bombsight
Observer
This may give you a good idea as to the height inside, CGuava.
Attachments
since a normal height tear is based on a 4x8' sheet of plywood for the sides, you should have plenty of head room. sit on your bed measure from the bottom of the mattress to the top of your head, you should have plenty of room.
my tear walls (home built) are 4' tall, even with the mattress and 3" tall roof spars I have plenty of head room when sitting up.
my tear walls (home built) are 4' tall, even with the mattress and 3" tall roof spars I have plenty of head room when sitting up.
Pathfinder
Adventurer
I power everything with the two batteries in the battery box, except the air conditioner, which will need line current or a generator. All the lights are LEDS so the lighting draw is minimal. My plan is not to be where I need an air conditioner to sleep at night - hence either at altitude or higher latitude to keep me cool in the summer. Actually, I prefer to travel in the spring or fall and stay home in the summer, all things being equal.. The furnace is propane powered, but the furnace fan does run on the 12volt power from the batteries. In 4 days at 19 degrees at night, I could not measure any significant voltage drop in my batteries. There is a voltage meter with the battery charger in the battery box - very nice set up.
There is very little I would change in mine. Ashley has added a step beneath each cabin door, and I think that is a good idea. I don't really need step, but my wife does use a little plastic foldable green step to help get in and out in the middle of the night.
I am planning to add some large clothes hooks to the font edge of the trailer fenders to hang a plastic bag with my shoes in - it is nice not to bring your dirty shoes into the cabin at night in the dark, and it is nice to have them in a plastic bag so they are dry in the morning as well. I just set mine on the front of the fender in a zip lock bag, but a hook would be nice to hang them from.
I am planning on building an attachment to the fender on one side, so that I can suspend a 2 x 4 foot sheet of plywood to use a table when in camp. Rather than a leg at the distal end, I am thinking of a chain or cable to hook on the roof rack and 2 hooks on the fender to support a portable table.
I did not mount my license plate on the lower left side under the light, because I could not figure out how to attach a frame work, as the lower edge of the kitchen cover is abut 2 inches thick there, and it just wouldn't work I tapped and thread a frame on the metal arm of the spare tire carrier, and it seems to be quite secure.
I am going to stick with the tires that came on my FJ, BFG ATs, since I also have three of them for my Moby1 - even though I have thought about larger tires at times.
My 50 L Arb freezer is in the kitchen, tied down to a couple of aluminum angle irons attached to the sheet metal pan it sits on, with bungee cords. It should run several days with out charging the batteries, but I do have a 60watt solar panel if I need it.
I did buy the radio/sound system from Ashley,and it is nice, but I find I rarely use it. I prefer to use an iPod and keep quiet for my neighbors, I guess. I might skip it if asked next time.
One thing the Moby did not come with, that I strongly feel should be required for all trailers with a furnace, is a carbon monoxide sensor/alarm. You can get small battery powered one, fairly inexpensively, and that is what I did. I asked Ashley about this, and he agreed that it was an excellent suggestion. No one should sleep in a small closed space without a carbon monoxide sensor. I even have them in my house as well.
I thought long and hard about the 60 in wide version, but felt that it would then be wider than my FJ, and the trailer wheels would no longer follow my FJ's wheels so nicely.
Thee are two options I strongly recommend One is the hand brake, it really makes it easier to maneuver and position and lock by hand.
There other option ( that I think should be required ) is the electric brakes. When you are descending on a steep gravel road, you REALLY do not want the trailer to push you down the hill, or slew sideways. The electric brakes allow you to manually use the trailer brakes to help keep your rig controlled.
The trailer is not really heavy, but it is heavy enough that you will definitely know it is behind you if you tow with a jeep or an FJ. If you tow with a large pick up, then it is less important on asphalt, but on loose gravel, descending, you will really appreciate the security electric trailer brakes offer you.
I have a Trasheroo for the trailer spare when in camp, and I have a separate tent for the port potty if needed.
There is about four feet of room in the camper, so one can sit in bed and read with out any problem - it really does not feel claustrophobic to me, although I wondered if it might.
I did not get the roof opening fan, as it was not an option when I ordered mine, but I think I would strongly consider it. I may even see if Ashely can put it in later if I drop the trailer by for a few days.
Just a few random thoughts. You will get lots of questions from folks when you gas up as you travel, it is a great conversation starter.
There is very little I would change in mine. Ashley has added a step beneath each cabin door, and I think that is a good idea. I don't really need step, but my wife does use a little plastic foldable green step to help get in and out in the middle of the night.
I am planning to add some large clothes hooks to the font edge of the trailer fenders to hang a plastic bag with my shoes in - it is nice not to bring your dirty shoes into the cabin at night in the dark, and it is nice to have them in a plastic bag so they are dry in the morning as well. I just set mine on the front of the fender in a zip lock bag, but a hook would be nice to hang them from.
I am planning on building an attachment to the fender on one side, so that I can suspend a 2 x 4 foot sheet of plywood to use a table when in camp. Rather than a leg at the distal end, I am thinking of a chain or cable to hook on the roof rack and 2 hooks on the fender to support a portable table.
I did not mount my license plate on the lower left side under the light, because I could not figure out how to attach a frame work, as the lower edge of the kitchen cover is abut 2 inches thick there, and it just wouldn't work I tapped and thread a frame on the metal arm of the spare tire carrier, and it seems to be quite secure.
I am going to stick with the tires that came on my FJ, BFG ATs, since I also have three of them for my Moby1 - even though I have thought about larger tires at times.
My 50 L Arb freezer is in the kitchen, tied down to a couple of aluminum angle irons attached to the sheet metal pan it sits on, with bungee cords. It should run several days with out charging the batteries, but I do have a 60watt solar panel if I need it.
I did buy the radio/sound system from Ashley,and it is nice, but I find I rarely use it. I prefer to use an iPod and keep quiet for my neighbors, I guess. I might skip it if asked next time.
One thing the Moby did not come with, that I strongly feel should be required for all trailers with a furnace, is a carbon monoxide sensor/alarm. You can get small battery powered one, fairly inexpensively, and that is what I did. I asked Ashley about this, and he agreed that it was an excellent suggestion. No one should sleep in a small closed space without a carbon monoxide sensor. I even have them in my house as well.
I thought long and hard about the 60 in wide version, but felt that it would then be wider than my FJ, and the trailer wheels would no longer follow my FJ's wheels so nicely.
Thee are two options I strongly recommend One is the hand brake, it really makes it easier to maneuver and position and lock by hand.
There other option ( that I think should be required ) is the electric brakes. When you are descending on a steep gravel road, you REALLY do not want the trailer to push you down the hill, or slew sideways. The electric brakes allow you to manually use the trailer brakes to help keep your rig controlled.
The trailer is not really heavy, but it is heavy enough that you will definitely know it is behind you if you tow with a jeep or an FJ. If you tow with a large pick up, then it is less important on asphalt, but on loose gravel, descending, you will really appreciate the security electric trailer brakes offer you.
I have a Trasheroo for the trailer spare when in camp, and I have a separate tent for the port potty if needed.
There is about four feet of room in the camper, so one can sit in bed and read with out any problem - it really does not feel claustrophobic to me, although I wondered if it might.
I did not get the roof opening fan, as it was not an option when I ordered mine, but I think I would strongly consider it. I may even see if Ashely can put it in later if I drop the trailer by for a few days.
Just a few random thoughts. You will get lots of questions from folks when you gas up as you travel, it is a great conversation starter.
fireball
Explorer
@pathfinder, awesome trailer and some really beautiful photos in the link you provided. Top rate stuff!
A few more questions - do you have the power vent/fan on yours? Will this still work with a RTT mounted above? Also, what's the stand-under height of the awning?
We are seriously considering a TD with RTT above for our crew. Would like the ability to more quickly/easily move from spot to spot and have everything ready to go at a moment's notice. Want to rent yours to us for our 3 week trip to CO next month?
A few more questions - do you have the power vent/fan on yours? Will this still work with a RTT mounted above? Also, what's the stand-under height of the awning?
We are seriously considering a TD with RTT above for our crew. Would like the ability to more quickly/easily move from spot to spot and have everything ready to go at a moment's notice. Want to rent yours to us for our 3 week trip to CO next month?
Pathfinder
Adventurer
I do not have the power roof vent, it was not an option when my trailer was built. As I said, I might see if Ashely can install one after the fact, as I think they might be quite useful. I am not sure how much room there will be under the RTT to open the top hatch, but Ashley should be able to answer that question. I do have a Tepui that I am considering mounting on the trailer, but suspect it will have a significant on highway gas milage, so I have held off at this time.
I have not measured the stand up height of the awning, but my off the cuff guess is close to 7 feet. I am 6 feet even, and don't even come close to it. Again, I suspect Ashley can answer this as well.
I am not currently in the rental business, at this time. I'll keep you in mind if I ever change my mind.
One other change I have made, is that I am adding a platform of 1x2 slats to lift the mattress off the floor of the cabin to aid in air flow under the mattress, because in cold weather ( 10-15 degrees below freezing ), you do tend to get some condensation and then freezing of the water inside the trailer, since the walls are not insulated. One reason to keep the windows slightly open for ventilation. Even with raising the mattress 1.75 inches with the platform, there will still be lots of headroom to sit up.
I have not measured the stand up height of the awning, but my off the cuff guess is close to 7 feet. I am 6 feet even, and don't even come close to it. Again, I suspect Ashley can answer this as well.
I am not currently in the rental business, at this time. I'll keep you in mind if I ever change my mind.
One other change I have made, is that I am adding a platform of 1x2 slats to lift the mattress off the floor of the cabin to aid in air flow under the mattress, because in cold weather ( 10-15 degrees below freezing ), you do tend to get some condensation and then freezing of the water inside the trailer, since the walls are not insulated. One reason to keep the windows slightly open for ventilation. Even with raising the mattress 1.75 inches with the platform, there will still be lots of headroom to sit up.
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