Clearance and overhang... Oh, man, you just hit the Jeep people's hot buttons... the DIY camp trailer builder's... Not so much.
Still, I'd like to start a bit of a discussion about off-road, or maybe "rough road" trailering and see what people's experiences are.
My last travel trailer was rather conventional in nature, and I managed to tear off the entire wastewater valve and bust up a bunch of stuff driving on and off of a ferry. I think it was the "off" that did it. And I had to cross that ferry twice.
So, seeing as how I can chart my own course, I'm now interested in getting some good idea of how much overhang you can have in front and back, what's the best way to avoid smashing stuff.. How much clearance did you have or need for what you did?
My future travels hopefully include some of the high mountains in Colorado, deserts in Arizona, backcountry in Utah, back roads in Oregon ( The Oregon Back Country Discovery Routeshttp://www.oohva.org/) Along with a bunch of Idaho, Montana, and perhaps even some Alaska adventures.
For this, I need quite a bit of water and holding capacity, a large and comfortable bed, shower, cooking, refrigeration, and lots of storage, all this adds up to much larger than a small teardrop, so developing a strategy to make it as effective as possible is a requirement.
Anyone's ideas and experience... would be greatly appreciated.