PaPa Smurf wrote:I would like to hear for a few more, little storage ... So tell me about your how you camp...???
I bought one as a temporary solution to my slowly progressing build. It is the sport model with the 5 foot platform on the front.
Simply put the tongue weight is excessive even with just a few things on the front platform. I'm going to move the battery off the tongue (to the rear of the trailer where I created some new storage space) and make a mount for the spare that utilizes the rear receiver to get more weight behind the axle.
Storage in the little guy is minimal and IMHO inadequate. I removed the galley counter and took out the little range top and the water tank as I prefer to cook away from the trailer on separate table. Now that the counter is just a flat surface, I keep the cooking gear and food in Rubbermaid containers (a couple of different sizes) there. Doing things this way is a bit of a compromise, but it only takes a couple of minutes to set up a cooking/dishwashing setup on a table because everything is in weatherproof containers. I then made a vertical divider from the plywood "floor" to just under the hatch opening to protect the taillights I then cut two hatches in the new galley counter top so you can access the area under the counter inbetween the kick panel in the cabin and the new divider protecting the taillights. Maybe 10 or 12 cubic feet of storage available now!!! I carry water in five gallon plastic Jerry cans. The the factory five gallon tank, the pump, and sink were not handy IMHO and its hard to keep things dry on the galley counter using the small shallow sink. Even though the trailer had only been used a couple of times before I bought it, the particle board was damaged from water splashing out of the sink! I plan on making a pump with a dip tube to get the water out of the 5 gallon Jerry cans so Suzy doesn't have to lift em.
IMHO the cabinets are a PITA to get stuff in and out of. I built a shelf under the existing cabinets and it was fine until I put the mattress in, ha. Not enough room. So, I'm going to remove all the factory cabinetry and install two simple shelves, one atop the other, where I can put Rubbermaid plastic containers filled with stuff. Easy to pull in and out, rain resistant if left outside, easy to get things in an out of. Building new shelves will allow me to put the two shelves for the Rubbermaid boxes and still have enough foot room under the shelf. This will
more than double the storage space in the cabin and it will be easier to get to things.
I've learned a lot from camping in the LG and will incorporate what I've learned in my build, eventually. But Suzy sez I must put her bathroom back together (bare studs right now for the past 18 months) before I even think about working on the trailer.
I don't see how the LG folks can advertise carrying a Quad on the front of the trailer. The tongue weight is marginal even with just a few things up there. I can see one being able to carry a quad or a couple of dirt bikes only by using a weight distributing hitch on vehicles limited to 350 pounds of tongue weight.
Cheers,
Gus
The opinions in this post are my own. My comments are directed to those that might like an alternative approach to those already espoused.There is the right way,the wrong way,the USMC way, your way, my way, and the highway.
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by PaPa Smurf » Fri Feb 03, 2012 9:22 am 
