Hello fellow EGG People,
We started the path towards a molded
fiberglass trailer about four years ago, joined this and other forums and asked lots of questions and then became discouraged and purchased a very nice no OSB 23' trailer we have enjoyed.
The desire to tow a trailer with my vehicle instead of our truck led me to take up the search again and I gave myself until mid October. We received a ton of great advice for which we are grateful. After taking all that wonderful advice another people's experience into consideration along with how we camp and what we wanted from our camping experiences (off the grid primarily) we looked at many vintage and even newer Eggs and made a decision to pursue a
Trillium 4500 and bought one yesterday.
We used the inspection sheet, provided through this site, whenever we looked at trailers and it helped us find a sound 1977
Trillium 4500 we spent a good hour and a half on inspecting, looking at and thumping about every nook and cranny, top to bottom, interior and exterior. We were the first to call so the seller waited for us to be able to make the long trip to see it. Ours is a two owner one stored indoors most of it's life so the
fiberglass was in amazing condition. After much deliberation, the 4500 fit all our criteria, including the space for my tall, Viking hubs to comfortably be in. After I dragged him to see another 13' trailer, including the
trillium 1300, I thought he looked like a wee kid in detention in that size trailer and so I knew we either had to stay with our larger newer trailer or look at something a bit bigger. Several people I have been in conversations with on the Trillium Owners FB site comfortably tow their Trillium 4500's with 4 cyl vehicles rated to tow 2800 lbs and we are well familiar with tongue
weight, load distribution, etc. so we will be safe, especially with trailer breaks, anti sway, etc.
When hubs was in the 4500 he just looked comfortable in the larger front dinette seats and he fits well in the wider and longer rear dinette, bed combo. He can almost stand up in the 6'1" interior. Am making a curtain to divide the "bedroom" area from the rest of the trailer for porta potty privacy when needed and the design allows for stowage of such a thing without losing the dinette. We have work to do as all vintage trailers require unless a frame up restoration has been done in the past few years but feel good about doing that as time allows considering the price we paid (not a bargain but well within the realm of being able to put a new frame,
axle and do interior updating and still being within selling price of a frame up restoration). The trailer is capable as is once given a good cleaning as all the other components work. It has a three way
fridge and
furnace, something we wanted due to no hookups when we camp- Rust is at a minimal throughout the trailer. The owner changed
tires out religiously and maintained it well. We think this will be a good start. Time will tell and will keep you posted on any discoveries or things we do that might help others.
This forum is simply amazing. Thanks to everyone who contributes through questions that raise thoughts and opinions and to you 'experts' who help us become more aware of what we are getting into. Let the fun begin!