It has a Renogy 200ah gel battery. https://www.renogy.com/deep-cycle-hybrid-gel-battery-12-volt-200ah/
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Sasquatch Smuggler - Expo Trailer Confessions
- Thread starter Corbet
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Took a trip up to Silverton over the weekend. Sasquatch asked to put my trailer on display at the SkiJoring event. While it was there I had the stainless steel fold down prep table upgrade installed.
Deployed
Folded for transport
Little cam latch secures it against a rubber pad
Swing out closed up.
On top of Molas Pass
Deployed
Folded for transport
Little cam latch secures it against a rubber pad
Swing out closed up.
On top of Molas Pass
Bike rack sourced. 1Up HD model. Nothing to add, everyone who owns bikes knows what it is. Only downside is that it will not fold into the full vertical storage position. It contacts the spare tire. If the Sasquatch receiver was 1-2” longer that issue would be resolved along with making installation easier. The rack contacts the spare but I can get the receiver locking pin in.
rover67
Rising Sun Member
Wow the bikes are spotless!
Well I cleaned up my Yeti before storing it for the winter. Bridger’s SantaCruz is new to him for Christmas so it got cleaned up by the PO for resale. Get dirty soon.
Finally got out on a shake down trip to Moab. Primarily to MTB with Bridger. Super happy with the camper. At this point I’m working out organizational systems to keep everything tidy. We had a pretty big pile of gear in the main cargo hold. Kitchen worked good. Only issue we had was a ton of wind that could get captured in the kitchen and make cooking a challenge at times. The heat from the stove was greatly diminished in this condition. Where as with a standard portable stove you could simply reposition it on a table and use the wind screens to protect the flame. Fold down table was a very welcome addition. Cooking would have been harder without it as a prep surface. The 200w solar as way more than enough to keep the battery fully charged. Low temps kept the fridge at idle so not much of a test. 1Up rack works great. You can Access the kitchen with it on, but best to completely remove it in camp for cooking duties. The 23Zero awning does not cover the fridge very well when kitchen is open. A left side awning would be better for that. I’m starting to wish the shower was on the right side of the trailer, only time will tell. Haven’t used it yet. Well below freezing at home yet. I didn’t fill the water tank in the trailer to minimize my return trip tasks. Towing was super stable. Always looked very planted in my mirrors. I made no effort to load it in any special way with regard to weight distribution. Traveled at speeds up to 80 MPH. Headed out again Easter weekend for an expo trip.
Kane Creek crossing
Camped at Sand Flats
Kane Creek crossing
Camped at Sand Flats
Easter weekend was spent in southern Utah with Steve Powers. Three nights out in three different spots.
Trailer tows like a dream and tracks nicely behind the 80 on the trail. First time wheeling with the turbo as well. The additional power was also a joy. Got stuck once climbing out of the creek and needed a tug but other than that pretty uneventful. Did put a dent in the bumper and broke a tail light dropping off a rock. That was a bummer. That and my trailer wiring harness shorting out causing a small fire added some unwelcome excitement.
Trailer tows like a dream and tracks nicely behind the 80 on the trail. First time wheeling with the turbo as well. The additional power was also a joy. Got stuck once climbing out of the creek and needed a tug but other than that pretty uneventful. Did put a dent in the bumper and broke a tail light dropping off a rock. That was a bummer. That and my trailer wiring harness shorting out causing a small fire added some unwelcome excitement.
The battery moved around on the Easter trip. Didn’t cause any issues but it certainly could move into a position where the hold down strap could hit both terminals. A call placed to Sasquatch yielded a solution that I’m assuming is now part of standard production. Simple pieces of angle to help position the battery. I made some other suggestions and will post pics once the upgrades are installed by Sasquatch. Need to find time to run the trailer up to them.
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I guess I should also mention this. Somehow I bent the tow ball receiver. It was early in the trip and I didn’t do anything I can definitely contribute to the incident. I returned it to Tractor Supply and got a 7500lb version. Bent until was a Reese “tactical” one that looked cool but sucked despite its 5000lb rating. Trailer might have been 2000lbs loaded.
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Nice man!! Congrats
Not that I can see. It’s a multi axis offroad coupler. I pulled the receiver off the truck and tried to figure out a way to get it to bind by hand connected to the trailer and couldn’t.
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