The outback is littered with the skeletons of old trailers that don’t make the distance. We have towed a trailer across the Simpson Desert over 100 times, however it is extremely solidly built. The draw bar is 150mmX 50mm steel tubing with web trussing underneath. Regardless, it still gives us trouble from time to time. Ask any Outback mechanic from Birdsville to Oodnadatta and they will curse “Bloody Tourists with their damn trailers!” If you can, leave your trailer at home. If you must bring it, make sure it is extremely tough. Tape cardboard or foam across the rear windows and lights of your vehicle so stones bouncing back don’t break your glass. Make sure the stud pattern on your wheels are interchangeable with your vehicle. There are all kinds of fancy 4X4 trailers on the marketplace, and often the manufacturers make all kinds of claims about their capabilities. The word off-road means different things to different people. Don't expect your trailer to go anywhere your vehicle will, and keep in mind the recovery costs when it falls apart.
 
   

This trailer had a very light draw bar. It almost snapped in two on a remote part of Stuart Creek Station. The repairs with old fence posts and number 8 wire allowed it to limp into Marree for repairs.(Thankyou Ronny Martin)

      
                       
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  Things can go wrong at the best of times. This trailer was being driven by a very experienced operator and got out of hand after light rain on the clay capping of the Birdsville Track     woops
                       
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