I do a lot of camping/overlanding. Actually it is one Iāve asked many times. As a matter of fact I was camping just two days ago with friends and said Iād like to find a small camper trailer I could mount my RTT on and that could follow me wherever I go with my Jeep.
To the tune of $16k + ā¦ and because it has the name Jeep on it? I get the PIA of breaking camp. I just donāt get the need for a āJeepā branded trailer that is approaching the cost of another Jeep.
Look at the Smittybilt Scout. Weāve had it for a while now and absolutely love it. We spent $7,300 brand new on it, not including the tent or stove. Here are a couple of pictures with tent deployed at camp, and in the driveway hooked up. It will take 37ā tires without any mods, and the hub pattern matches the JT at 5x5.
Excellent! Thank you!Look at the Smittybilt Scout. Weāve had it for a while now and absolutely love it. We spent $7,300 brand new on it, not including the tent or stove. Here are a couple of pictures with tent deployed at camp, and in the driveway hooked up. It will take 37ā tires without any mods, and the hub pattern matches the JT at 5x5.
Any time. Itās rock solid and weāve had it on some serious terrain. It goes over anything the Jeep will. It weighs around 2,200lbs and will take around 1,700lbs of cargo.
I didnāt say it had to be a Jeep branded trailer or that it had to cost 16k. What I said was that something with its capabilities would fill a need and something I would be interested in. If there are other companies who could fill this need better and at a more reasonable price Iām all in.
BTW, if you know where I can get a new Jeep for $16k let me know. . .
It will flop, nobody gonna pay that for a half ass little trailer with nothing on it except a tent, or is that an "option"....Surprise, surprise.
Buddy of mine bought an old YJ for half that to use at his farm instead of buying a side by side. Iām not trying to get in a spat Iām just saying they are not going to have much of a market for what is a hyper niche accessory at a hyper high price. Badging it as a Jeep isnāt going to help the math on that equation either since that carries a MOPAR tax with it.
Look for an old M416 military trailer. We have one for camping and it will go anywhere my jeep can. It will also be a lot cheaper.
They have a 29/30k option (30k if you want the Jeep branding) Seems to have everything for cooking, etc. I think some folks will like this because it seems to be a 'one stop shop' type of deal.
