Its really great to see you jazzed up and excited about things other than work. Those cantilevered carriers have always given me the spooks all that vibration and torque hanging way out in mid air. No doubt your camper hitch will never fail. Good for you man. Great to see you enjoying life. Its too short. Your making the right moves.
Only time I get concerned is when I see something like mobility scooters or even motorcycles hanging off the hitch, but obviously they do the job. The bulk of what I showed looks heavy but it won’t be that much, mostly suit case stuff and the occasional swap meet find. Anything heavy can go in the bed of the truck. I’ll have a crate filling up most of the space on our next trip so this is a welcomed addition.
@@AbomAdventures absolutely hence my "abom hitch never fail". Your smart enough to not overload the thing. It's still amazing how much those things can take with all that cantilevered leverage.
@@AbomAdventures You know how come intersections are slightly higher than the road, and when you go throug the car whoops? I was stored at a light and a crown Vic with one of those used for carrying a mobility scooter came barreling through the intersection going cross wise to my direction. The whole thing ripped spray on the whoop and smashed in the intersection. It was incredible.
Andrew, I won't have that problem. Both my truck and camper trailer is very high. The video of it installed on the camper is deceiving. The concrete slab is very high and the camper is backed up to it. .
@@AbomAdventures your probably slick and smooth enough with your driving to hit the dip in the intersection just riight as to flip the top up on the cooler, fling a cold soda right up to your drivers window, catch it, and flip the cooler lid back down without losing an ice cube. Lol. Man reading the comments I feel for you. Gadzukes.
I have the same Curt carrier, but I opted for the folding version. I love it for my Dodge Journey SUV. I use it for camping mostly, but it's also nice carrying trash cans to the dump center. I have a square Coleman 56 quart cooler and it fits exactly inside the rails, withing mm. I love mine. I may have to get the bag. I like seeing that.
I have a bag like that and built a pvc pipe box the same size as bag to square it up, works must better, reason is the bag drooped over the side acouple times. Works much better for me
Just a thought. When testing these hitch racks, you dont want to stand where you did (thats too easy) You want to jump on each side and rock it to see how sloppy the fitment is. Just what i would've liked to see, since i have some experience with these things (built and bought several with my grandpa for front and back of '88 southwind) and havent found one you could buy that didnt rock loudly while i drove through the sierras. Will drive you nuts.
Gday Adam, great carrier setup, how about making up 4 wheels on adjustable legs so when you want to load the back of the truck you can simply roll the carrier out of the way load up wheel it back into the receiver flick the wheels off and on your way, maybe food for thought, happy adventures mate. ATB Matty
Just some friendly advise Adam. Be sure to transfer your plate from the truck to your carrier and be careful on how much weight you put on the camper rear bumper, I have had to repair a few because the stock bumpers are thin and have only light welds holding them on and some cant hold the extra weight. Great videos and keep them coming. Happy Camping. Mark from Michigan.
Hey Adam it looks great and they give you so much cargo room. Seems like you always need a little extra space when going on a trip or camping. Just a little moral support don't listen to all the experts on here thanks for all the effort you put into both channels it's is been very valuable to me and thanks
Adam, just a question what about your vehicle number plate showing, here in Australia you have to show your rear number plate at all times even the caravan is in the same situation ,You can have one made and attach it to whatever you have hooked up on the hitch and that will do .
You might experience a bit of "tail wag" on the trailer it you load that carrier with too much weight. The trailer has a calculated amount of tongue weight. Remember I said MIGHT.... Just something to be aware of....
I would be worried (specially on the pickup) that your lights are hidden, any requirement to add a trailer board with lights ? Don't want anyone to not see your intentions, or to bump into it at night. Also, in the UK we are required not to block the license plate, or to have one on that carrier, wonder if it's the same there.
People are asking about the number plate which is a fair question, but what about hindering the brake lights and indicators wont you need to extend those as well?
When stopping overnight at a hotel, what is your game plan for security with the rack on the Ram? That's the biggest dislike I had with our hitch rack...we either had to unload it every night at a hotel or just risk that no one would go through it.
The hitch will be locked, as will be the totes, but yes you do run a risk of someone taking things. Anything high value will be with us inside the hotel or in the truck.
Was that you who just made the comment on the bumper? I was trying to comment but I guess you deleted. I fabricated my own receiver hitch that's bolted into the frame of the camper. It'll be good for light duty hauling with this unit.
Adam, Do you have to put your license plate on there as it's covered when you use it on your 4x4 ? In the UK we have to, just wondering if it's the same there. Cheers.
@@tmacie2 You must have a license plate visible from the rear of the truck. Anything blocking the plate will get you a ticket. A trailer has it's on plate. This rack is not a trailer.
David, the laws of doing this are very muddy. There's too many circumstances out there to just say "you must...." Do you tell that same line to everyone carrying a bunch of bicycles on the back of their car? I see them all the time and the tags are blocked. Some States don't require small equipment trailers to have tags, but yet they are blocking the truck tag. I'll most likely be mounting my tag to the rack just to fend off a chance of being pulled over., but I'd love to read some laws on this if anyone can provide the actual proof.
@@davidphillips6571 You are technically correct, however the plate that is on the trailer is not the plate for the truck, the trucks plate is still blocked by the trailer.
@@AbomAdventures I just did a quick Google search and one of the entries was for Florida. At least from what I can see, in Florida and Michigan, David is technically correct. There were also a couple of entries that has responses from those who claimed to be LEO and they said that unless there was other reasons they felt you needed to be pulled over, they wouldn't bother. So, my take on that: Can you get a ticket for it? Yes. The likelyhood of getting that ticket? Very slim.
I made a mistake showing this on video. The camper is backed up to my shop slab which is elevated, making the back end of the camper appear to be low to the ground. I assure you it is not. The rack sits just as high as it does on my truck.
@@Mark300winI have the same setup he purchased and no front license plate, not sure where you heard that, but not even in “chinafornia” do the police care lmao
