Expo Trailer Option Family of Four
Hi:
With a family of four planning on touring the Americas for three years, we settled on a 24 foot Kodiak Hybrid.
We purchased a 2010 Kodiak 214.
Unloaded Trailer weight 4069 lbs
GVWR 5500 loaded
Carrying Capacity:1,431 lbs.
Hitch Weight:373 lbs.
Overall Length:24'1"
Exterior Height:9'8
Sleeps:6-8
Fresh Water:38 gallons
Gray Water:39 gallons
Black Water:28 gallons
Planning on flipping the axles, or putting in an air lift to increase ground clearance.
Certainly won't be using it on rocky woods roads, but the test in my mind is something I can pull onto and off the beach in Baja without getting stuck.
Took it on a first test run, 370 miles, 600 kms to North Bay Ontario. So far so good. 12 mpg with the WK CRD.
Have since taken it on a few trips. Only real modifications so far have been to start ripping out the extra decor, interior skirting boards to reveal extra storage, curtain boxes, and start planning where to add extra shelving drawers.
This is not meant to be an off-road trailer, since we are planning on covering the Americas, most will be highway driving, but we want to be able to get it into some rougher places without destroying it. Will likely fabricate a steel, or aluminium rock guard, rock slide to go around plumbing.
The idea, is that we get the extra space, two 4' wide beds that fold out, which do not require the entire shielded in housing.
I already posted this on a different thread, but wanted to post here. I will likely start a build thread soon, but so far have only begun tearing things out of it.
http://www.expeditionportal.com/for...onroad-offroad-platform?p=1890479#post1890479
On our first and second trips we were 9 & 7 days boondocking and this was a good test.
Future Improvements.
Proper revamp of charging system (Stock systems designed to be plugged in at all times at RV parks. Actually entire RV industry seems to be tied into this, so can be difficult to get good info about solar panels, chargers, cabling etc.)
Better monitoring, control of water systems
Axle flip, depending how much highway mpg we will lose.
Skid plate for sewer plumbing (We don't plan to try and get it across the Rubicon, but want to be somewhat able to go off-road without crippling the trailer.
Cheers
K