Background: I am a new wanabie tear drop builder and have been researching, drawing, and reading everything I can find including most of the post on this site. I still have some questions that I hope I can get some advice and this groups thoughts on before starting. I am a Jeep owner who will be doing some offroading, but mostly logging roads up here, dirt roads, etc, but not really rock crawling or extreme. I live in Washington state and we do have big hills. Looking at a 2" square ladder type chassis, pretty standard it looks like and thinking about a 2000lb axle, w/3 leaf springs set up. 5X10 benroy design.
Concerns and things I just don't get:
1) Trailer Brakes have been mentioned several times, do you think a 5X10 needs them?
2) Does anyone think for light to moderate offroading, I should upgrade to a 3500lb axle?
3) I had not considered shocks at all for the trailer, but several have discussed it, is that for more exteme off roading?
4) I have millions of questions left, but I guess knowing what I plan on using the rig for, if anyone has any other recommendations or advice that would be great.
Pretty long winded, but its not often you get a chance to ask a question or two before jumping in the deep end of the pool.
Ron
Bellingham, Washington State