Trail riding + camping

[crazybootlady]

My next horse will be a trail riding partner. My plans include overnight trips, and since it would be just me, possibly meeting a friend, my thought was to just sleep in my trailer.

I have a 4Star bumper pull, 2-horse slant with dressing room and a rear tack area.

I thought of hanging my hammock in the horse compartment, especially with it being more ventilated in summer. However, I have seen some pictures of people using the dressing room to set up a cot etch that could be left semi permanently through thru busy part of the year, it must reduced room for storing horse equipment. my other concern is ventilation, there is only a small screened window on the door, although the security of being able to lock the door at night from the inside is great.

What have others found ideal? I’d like to avoid pitching a tent if possible

[enjoytheride]

I sleep on a cot in my bumper pull. I keep the cot folded up until I get there and move my tack into the horse area when I set up. I also travel with some stuff loaded into the empty horse stall, works great. If you have a 14 inch vent hole in the roof you can add a 12 volt battery powered fan for extra ventilation.

[Obsidian_Fire]

I use my 2H BP to sleep in. I keep a foam pad in my tack area & an air bed with a mini-air compressor that blows it up.

I put a tarp on the floor of trailer, up the walls a bit (I had rings installed to tie the tarp to).

works beautifully. I use a piece of twine or bungee cords to keep the back door closed at night.

I also have a propane heater “Little Buddy” for cold mornings.

A friend of mine uses her front tack area - her cot is a fold up kind that goes flat against the wall. She installed a curtain rod/dowel for hanging clothes on. Since she has a rear tack area she doesn’t need the front for that. She uses the horse compartment for cooking, etc., staying out of the weather if need be.

[clanter]

suggest you highline tie your horses away from the trailer that way they can turn 360 degrees to see and also still lay down if they want…otherwise if tied to the trailer be prepared to be awaken every few minutes as they bang on something

[knightrider922]

I’d love to see more pictures of people’s set ups… I have a 2+1 and have thought of just camping in it without the horses. But I’m wondering how to secure the doors without locking myself inside. I guess if I have a stool inside I might be able to lock all of the doors and close the ramp. Might be able to open it from inside?

[Cheltenham]

[QUOTE=crazybootlady;8919565]
My next horse will be a trail riding partner. My plans include overnight trips, and since it would be just me, possibly meeting a friend, my thought was to just sleep in my trailer.

I have a 4Star bumper pull, 2-horse slant with dressing room and a rear tack area.

I thought of hanging my hammock in the horse compartment, especially with it being more ventilated in summer. However, I have seen some pictures of people using the dressing room to set up a cot etch that could be left semi permanently through thru busy part of the year, it must reduced room for storing horse equipment. my other concern is ventilation, there is only a small screened window on the door, although the security of being able to lock the door at night from the inside is great.

What have others found ideal? I’d like to avoid pitching a tent if possible[/QUOTE]

DR’s do get a bit hot. You can get one of those mosquito net/screen things made for house doorways. I bought some pet resistent screen at home depot and industrial velcro, made a heavier duty screen to cover my DR’s screen door—so you could definitely use velcro to make yourself a “scree door” pretty easy.

Have a fantastic fan roof fan installed would be —not cheap but not crazy expensive. You can also get decent battery op fans to move air.

IME a 7ft wide trailer is wide enough to lay a camp mattress crossways and sleep totally comfortable, legs not cramped up. I am 5’9". A 6’ 4" person might find it crampy though!

[tabula_rashah]

I do a lot of camping- in the summer I set up a tent. I tend to run hot and unless I’m somewhere unusually cool for summer the tent is nicer. I camped last night (cold, low 30’s) in the gooseneck of my trailer. It’s not insulated but I had enough blankets that it wasn’t bad

[crazybootlady]

My trailer is not insulated. I was lounging in my hammock in the yard by the fire a few nights ago (in the open). I use a sleeping bag as an under quilt and blanket (zipped around the hammock). It was in the low forties and the sleeping bag was very wet on the outside from moisture in the air…my trailer is not insulated. Is condensation a problem?

[GallopingGrape]

I do a ton of camping with my horse but I have a LQ bumper pull. There is a great group on FB called Horse Trailer Conversion and another Horse Trails and Camping Across America. Both have great ideas and photos for bumper pull camping.