I am getting ready to order my Dream trailer, 3h LQ.  A few questions.

1. It weighs appx. 9900     would you upgrade from the 6000# axles to 7000# ?

2. As an option you can enclose the battery and propane area.  Yes or No

3. Upgrade holding tank to 27 gallon and water to 40 gallon....... not sure what standard was

4. Rumber floor?  I know this was discussed.

5. Furnace or not ..... we are in Co. so even in summer in gets cool at night.

6. hydraulic jack

7. stereo, probably not but resale??

8. microwave, probably

Thoughts........ I don't want to go way over budget but at the same time I will probably never do this again.

I did decide to go with the mid tack.

Thanks,

Lindsay

It's not the destination, it's the Trail

Yes to all.

Ditto to all. Additional height? Spare tire? Loading lights? Escape door? Outside speakers? Awning? Outside faucet? Insulated stall area?

Gard

it is 7'6'' tall        1 1/2" insulated full trailer ( is that enough?)    escape door.. yes   outside faucet and receptacle ... yes   Outside speakers if I get the stereo    Spare tire..yes   loading light ..yes  and I already added the awining after reading previous posts :)

Thanks,

Lindsay

It's not the destination, it's the Trail  

You're ready to order one hell of a trailer. Doing it right in the beginning, makes for a long, enjoyable ownership. Good job!

Gard

Why not the enclosed battery and propane?  Just wondering.  My hsuband says it is covered anyway being under the gooseneck but.....

Lindsay

It's not the destination, it's the trail

How muh does enclosing the propane and Battery cost.  It will give you some extra storage. Besides the propane and battery. A place to put some tools, A way to lock up the batteries and propane.

If you keep adding all the extras, Yes to the axle upgrade.   It's much cheaper to buy replacement tires in the "Load Range E" than to replace Load Range "G" Tires. But most of us only buy new tires every 3-4 years. At 10,000lb for the trailer + 3 horses =3300lbs + 1000lbs of tack & gear + 1000 lbs of personal gear & food = 15,300lbs 25% on truck gooseneck  leaves 11,475 on the trailer axles.  two 6000 axles = 12,000.  So you have no room for extras. I'd upgrade the axles.

The bigger holding tank will probably reduce your ground clearance. Will you ever drive down Forest Service or BLM roads dirt roads?  If you never leave the pavement, Your fine, but if you venture off road, I'd see what effect it has on ground clearance. Besides the bigger tanks add to your weight.

Rumber - I love it.

Furnace - No question

You will want some help jacking up a 15,000lb loaded trailer.  Hydraulic is great. Electric is better than hand cranking

Stereo is not that expensive and it's nice.  I enjoy listening to a audio book while I hang around waiting to go to bed.

Microwave - Yes

$520 to enclose the front, battery and propane.  I will be going down BLM roads so had not thought about the clearance with the larger holding tank.

This is why this site is so great.  It brings up things that I hadn't thought about.

Thanks so much for all the help.  Don't stop now.

Lindsay

Spend another $500 and have the trailer lifted especially if you plan on "off roading"

As to holding tank and water storage.  Get all you can.  There is never enough room.

Electric Jack, you will never regret it.

Stereo, maybe it will work for a year or two.....

Hayrack on top?  Great for storage, or you can buy ours later hayrak.com .  Probably easier to buy it already on there.

Regards, Danl

Hydraulic jack is much better than electric

Jaloucie windows are really nice as they crank out and if it rains, it doesn't get inside the trailer.  Wish I had them on my trailer.

Yes to all listed, but enclosing the front.

• I'd enclose the battery box inside a stainless steel box, but just use double propane tank cover to keep the tanks clean. Easy to unzip to turn the propane on and off.
  
• If it is a 10ft shortwall or larger, I'd go with the ducted air and heat too. Doesn't cost too much more and cools and heats your trailer evenly.
  
• I wish I'd have gotten the Microwave/convection oven option, but it wasn't in my budget at the time.
  
• Also, if you are not ready for a generator, I'd have it wired for one just in case you want to add one later (another thing I wish we'd did). If you go this route, make sure you get the back tack door or manager door with the grill.
  
• And add a light inside and hooks inside the manager too if it does not come with them. Helps when setting up camp and night and trying to find something that you have stored in there.
  
• Drops on head and hips for horses comfort. Or stock with removable plexi on hips. This increases air flow.

Are you also getting a walk-thru door from the LQ to the mid-tack and then from the mid-tack to the horse compartment? This would give you a bonus area when you get to your camping destination to store stuff like hay, wet pads, buckets etc in the horse compartment without putting into your mid-tack. At least get a walk-through from your mid-tack so you can take off muddy shoes/clothes without getting too much dirt in your LQ. And it is handy to wipe off little paws too if you take a dog.

Oh so many options and choices. You might have to number all these items in order of importance to you and then pick which ones can be done later. Happy trailer designing.

lindszo, just sent you a pm with my in-put!

adding a few thousand in options up front is only going to raise the payment a little if you are going to finance it!

We waited on our bigfoot jack to save about $8. per month, and took a almost a year to finally get one installed and blew some of our tax money!

Live and learn!

Get the stuff you want now and pay a little more on the monthly payment. It costs way much more to add at a  later date down the road. Plus - I never seem to come up with the money to finally get all the add-ons. Should - coulda-would- live and learn!