I have a Chevy Trailblazer SUV, and I'm thinking about buying a pop-up (folding) camper. We would like to take our bicycles with us when we go camping. I currently use a bike carrier that mounts to my trailer hitch. So - if I connect the camper to my trailer hitch, what's the best way to haul the bicycles? They don't fit in the back of the SUV, and I DON'T want to put them on the roof of the SUV. Does the camper have a trailer hitch in the back?
2007-08-13 14:29:18 · 4 answers · asked by Hope this helps 4 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Camping
There are several options.
It is possible to use a hitch rack for your bikes and use an extended reciever to tow a pop-up, but it will put more weight on your hitch.
You can probably get a rack that would mount to the back of the pop-up, but that might put too much weight on the back of the pop-up, making the tongue weight too light.
The best thing to do is to put some bars (like for a roof mounted bike rack) on the top of the pop-up and carry the bikes on top of it. That would put the extra weight of the bikes directly over the wheels of the trailer. Just make sure the pop-up that you get is strong enough to accomodate packing stuff on top of it.
2007-08-13 14:49:34 · answer #1 · answered by wise1 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
My vote is to go with a rooftop mount on your trailer - we have used a roofrack system with three bike mounts on it for over 10 years with no problem. We have a Coleman tent trailer and our system was installed through the dealer for warranty reasons. On our previous tent trailer, we mounted a hitch on the back bumper and tried a hitch mount rack for 2 bikes, that was a disaster, the bouncing of the trailer broke the bike rack in the first day... the rest of the trip was bikes bungee corded to the roof of the trailer - also not recommended! Try the fleetwood camping trailer site - check out the accessories.
2007-08-13 18:15:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
If the spare tire on the pop-up is located in the rear of the trailer you might be able to use Thule's "Spare Me" bike carrier. It carries two bikes. I have one but it is mounted on my standard size spare on my car. I don't know if it will fit on a camper spare.
www.thuleracks.com should have the info. I used to sell the things, but no one ever wanted to put on on the back of a pop-up.
You might have to go with a roof mount system. Look to spend about $120 per bike rack. If you don't have roof racks already then figure dropping about $250 more.
2007-08-13 17:25:05 · answer #3 · answered by Willie D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maximum probable the greater effective weight is including to the stress on the park pin. next time attempt placing the parking brake whilst it continues to be in force after which placed the transmission in park. See if that eases the situation.
2016-12-30 12:39:37 · answer #4 · answered by tray 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋