Camping with your Gladiator

[DesertGladiator]

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[atxatxatx]

Nice setup, details ?

 

[DesertGladiator]

Nice setup, details ?

It's a 2004 trailer made by HMDE, I picked it up on OfferUp as a shell for $3500. I flipped the axle, added big tires and wheels, solar, sink and a stove and its going strong at a little over $5k invested. It's been good to me so far. ?

 

[Glad_he_ate]

Getting weight distribution hitch set up sense the guys at the dealer are retarded. Headed to myrtle beach sc in 17 days. First camp in new tt, 1640 miles round trip if there are no detours… when she is all packed and ready to roll I’ll swing over to the local cat scale 2min from my house and get some solid weights. Really looking forward to it!!

 

[Glad_he_ate]

My salesman would not sell me anything that was over weight for my truck. Obviously his would lol

 

[Tar Heel Wrangler]

I'm dying to go camping, but I won't do it until the pollen is gone. Pollen sucks.

 

[Ogre_FL]

Been pleasantly surprised how well we like the truck tent.
Kind of bought it on a whim, but it has been enjoyable.
FAR better than regular tent camping.

 

[teamblkdog]

Can it be removed easily? I love our AluCab but wish I could remove it when not using it. I have considered trying to switch to a Khaya or something removable.

My Alu-Cab dealer would tell you the Khaya is too heavy for the Gladiator.

 

[Mtpisgah]

My Alu-Cab dealer would tell you the Khaya is too heavy for the Gladiator.

Not surprising since the canopy camper is really a bit heavy. I lifted it to have heavier coils and I am getting ready to install Dobinsons to see if they help. Also switched the Mojave rear shocks to Fox 2.5s.

 

[mx5red]

Been pleasantly surprised how well we like the truck tent.
Kind of bought it on a whim, but it has been enjoyable.
FAR better than regular tent camping.

If the tent goes in the bed, where do you have room to haul all your stuff?

 

[rharr]

My setup for camping 4 days in the back woods. Camping down along the boarder

 

[Largemarge_JT]

We do a lot of camping in the warmer months here in Utah. I tow a 12 foot jumping Jack trailer with A side by side loaded on top.

 

[Ogre_FL]

If the tent goes in the bed, where do you have room to haul all your stuff?

You don't drive with the tent set up.
You set it up once you are at your destination. Plenty of room for everything else.

Even fit under the tonnue

 

[mx5red]

You don't drive with the tent set up.
You set it up once you are at your destination. Plenty of room for everything else.

Even fit under the tonnue

Well I figured not fully deployed but I wasn’t sure if it stayed half set up or fully boxed up and have to set it all back up. I like the idea and cheap, but don’t like having to take all the stuff out of the bed just to get your bed set up. Damn those RTTs are convenient for that.

 

[mx5red]

We do a lot of camping in the warmer months here in Utah. I tow a 12 foot jumping Jack trailer with A side by side loaded on top.

Haven’t heard of those.. that’s a pretty slick trailer.

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