If final weekend’s Lutz Minicamper appeared a bit too comfortable, costly or pavement-limited for you, maybe you will just like the Let’s Go Aero (LGA) Crashpad a bit higher. Initially designed as a ruggedized towable pickup mattress for hauling heavy, jagged cargo throughout equally jagged off-road surfaces, LGA’s trailer now transforms right into a pull-behind pop-top pickup camper of the best type. It is an inexpensive, hassle-free and versatile solution to journey and camp your manner by means of the wild.
The Crashpad is not a lot a trailer mannequin as it’s an upfit equipment for LGA’s LittleGiant and SpecOps cargo trailers. The LittleGiant trailer was launched in 2008 as a easy, versatile utility trailer impressed by a pickup mattress. It is developed some through the years, and the up to date model includes a U-shaped tub physique produced from powder-coated galvanized metal. Its detachable entrance and rear partitions make it much more versatile than a pickup mattress for carrying cargo that outsizes its 7.2-ft (2.2-m) mattress size – issues like lumber or paddleboards. The partitions can then be reinstalled each time a correct boxed mattress is required.
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A 3/4-ton trailer, the LittleGiant presents 1,500 lb (680 kg) of payload on what LGA calls an all-terrain platform. The 1-ton SpecOps steps up as a heavier responsibility overland model of the identical trailer with an upgraded torsion axle, bigger wheels and mud-terrain tires for a full 2,000 lb (907 kg) of drag-anywhere payload. The SpecOps additionally presents 5 extra inches (13 cm) of floor clearance for 20 inches (51 cm). Each trailers have the identical 86 x 54 x 24-in (218 x 137 x 61-cm) field measurements and detachable tailgate and entrance gate.
In opposition to a backdrop of pandemic-accelerated curiosity in tenting and street journeys, LGA added the Crashpad to the LittleGiant/SpecOps accent household in 2021. Less complicated than the corporate’s Treehaus or Summithaus trailer tent camper programs, the Crashpad presents the benefit of placing a tough roof over your head that then doubles as a lockable arduous cowl for safeguarding the gear contained in the trailer.
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That tough roof is LGA’s Hexcap, a strut-assisted tonneau cowl produced from UV-resistant polypropylene composite. It is lined wagon-like dome form is not achieved merely for nineteenth century vibes however as a manner of accelerating general cargo capability above the trailer’s sidewall. In the identical manner, it will increase inside headroom when tenting. The quilt additionally provides cargo safety through lockable latches (locks offered individually) and is offered as an adjunct by itself in addition to with the Crashpad bundle.
Making a camper out of a HexCapped trailer was so simple as connecting the cap and trailer with sidewall cloth and a zippered again door. That waterproof-coated 185D Cordura cloth installs and removes through heavy-duty Velcro, with out a single instrument. The design consists of two aspect home windows and an entry door display for loads of air flow. The window and door screens embody zippered weatherproof cloth shades, and an above-entry awning supplies additional safety from rain, solar and climate.
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Viewing the Crashpad from the skin, we initially assumed campers would merely sleep atop the bathtub flooring. Nevertheless, LGA has a extra elegant, versatile resolution, including a folding polypropylene platform to the construct in order that campers sleep above the ground. The fold-out platform is supported by 5 metal beams that connect into the usual C-channel rails that run the size of the trailer atop the sidewalls.
The platform measures 75 x 54 in (191 x 137 cm) and sleeps two, providing 48 inches (122 cm) of headroom on the entrance the place the sloped roof is highest. LGA doesn’t embody a mattress, however it will be simple sufficient to deliver your personal inflatable or foam mattress. In reality, these dimensions are equivalent to a full-size mattress, so campers can go for a full-size mattress to cowl the entire platform or single sleeping pads/baggage for every individual.
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Past giving campers a greater mattress choice than a dusty, banged-up cargo trailer tub, the platform ensures they do not need to unload all their gear when sleeping inside – the gear can stay on the ground 21 inches (53 cm) under the sleeping platform. The platform may double as a cargo shelf for organizing gear when touring, providing 24 inches (61 cm) of peak to the height of the tonneau arch. For many who do not desire a shelf throughout transit, the sleeping platform folds all the way down to a 75 x 18 x 2-in (191 x 46 x 5-cm) type that packs simply on the trailer flooring or towards the sidewall.
One last platform benefit – campers can preserve the trailer flooring empty as an area for pets to sleep.
Let’s Go Aero upgrades the tailgate for the Crashpad bundle with a set of hinges and help cables that turns it right into a sturdy truck-style tailgate. It could actually function a cooking desk, out of doors shelf or bench seat and even features a foam pad insert to be used as a seat. The tailgate may take away from the rear-end and fasten to both aspect of the trailer to function a aspect desk – this manner, nobody has to step over the kitchen when getting out and in of the inside.
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Easy design means easy setup. LGA has basically created a pop-up wedge tent on wheels. Setup will take barely longer than simply popping a rooftop tent since among the Velcro must be secured, the sleeping platform would possibly should be arrange, and the awning would possibly want guying out, however it want solely take a couple of minutes to go from towing to mendacity down in mattress.
The whole Crashpad bundle with Hexcap tonneau cowl provides 110 lb (50 kg) to the load of the bottom trailer, bringing whole weight to 590 lb (268 kg) for the 10-foot-long (3-m) LittleGiant and 670 lb (304 kg) for the 10-ft SpecOps.
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All in all, the Crashpad looks like a slick little resolution for doubling up the utility of an already versatile cargo trailer. Past serving as a main shelter, it additionally looks like a pure match for hauling gear that will not slot in the primary camper van, motorhome or truck camper, then working as an additional bed room for youngsters or friends.
The LittleGiant Crashpad is offered for a value of US$6,998, whereas the SpecOps overland Crashpad goes for $8,198. LGA additionally presents the Crashpad as an upfit equipment for current LittleGiant and SpecOps homeowners, so in case you already personal the trailer or desire a easy cargo hauler with the choice of including a camper setup later, you’ve got that skill. That equipment prices $2,999 with the Hexcap or $1,499 for many who have already got the Hexcap.
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