TurtleBack Expedition purchasing experience/review

[NCJL]

Further clarification is needed.
The water tank in the trailer I purchased was a 42 gallon tank pushed to the passenger side by at least 6” inches not 4mm. No baffles.
I had a 36 gallon water tank made with baffles. I installed the new tank centered between the rails, side to side.

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[chacomaya]

Wow, what an experience. Thank you so much for documenting and posting all of this. You made our trailer choice a lot easier between the TB, the Off Grid Switchback, and the Patriot. Decided to go with a Patriot X1N. Will be picking it up later this Fall. The Aussies seem to have this trailer stuff down, so hoping for an ownership experience less fraught than your own!

 

[Will]

Wow, what an experience. Thank you so much for documenting and posting all of this. You made our trailer choice a lot easier between the TB, the Off Grid Switchback, and the Patriot. Decided to go with a Patriot X1N. Will be picking it up later this Fall. The Aussies seem to have this trailer stuff down, so hoping for an ownership experience less fraught than your own!

Yea it seems down under they’ve been doing the whole overland thing for a couple decades before it really started to catch on over here in the states.
Congrats on the trailer purchase and post up pics of that Patriot once you get it. I’ve never seen one in person but they look like they are a well thought out and solid product.

 

[alksion]

Honestly, maybe all of these problems exist, but I have not had one issue with my Getaway since picking it up in September 2021. I love the dual lithium setup.

My gut tells me the OP is highly intelligent (not being sarcastic) and could probably find critical issues on both Patriot and Off-Grid Switchback trailers.

OP, if I ever make a product (I own a service-based company right now) I am sending it to you first for beta testing!

 

[_olllllllo_]

Great write-up, but so sorry you had all these issues. I researched trailers for 2 years before selecting the Off Grid Expedition 2.0. The thing I really like about OGT is they monitor the Facebook group page and as customers mention improvements they made, they will incorporate them. As @alksion mentions nobody will build a perfect anything, but what you went through is beyond reasonable for 99% of owners. Good luck and I am glad you have improved the trailer so much on your own. My trailer is 2700 lbs fully loaded with 31 gallons of water and all supplies. My JLUR 3.6 with 6-speed pulls it great. I have over 30 nights of camping planned in 2021. Get out and enjoy the Jeep and trailer.

 

[alksion]

Great write-up, but so sorry you had all these issues. I researched trailers for 2 years before selecting the Off Grid Expedition 2.0. The thing I really like about OGT is they monitor the Facebook group page and as customers mention improvements they made, they will incorporate them. As @alksion mentions nobody will build a perfect anything, but what you went through is beyond reasonable for 99% of owners. Good luck and I am glad you have improved the trailer so much on your own. My trailer is 2700 lbs fully loaded with 31 gallons of water and all supplies. My JLUR 3.6 with 6-speed pulls it great. I have over 30 nights of camping planned in 2021. Get out and enjoy the Jeep and trailer.

As I’ve mentioned, I have not a single issue and I taken-off pretty fast from red lights with my 392 plus towing it all over SoCal trails.

But really I don’t care what people choose. I have no brand loyalty nor does really matter to me.

 

[Jimac]

Great write-up, but so sorry you had all these issues. I researched trailers for 2 years before selecting the Off Grid Expedition 2.0. The thing I really like about OGT is they monitor the Facebook group page and as customers mention improvements they made, they will incorporate them. As @alksion mentions nobody will build a perfect anything, but what you went through is beyond reasonable for 99% of owners. Good luck and I am glad you have improved the trailer so much on your own. My trailer is 2700 lbs fully loaded with 31 gallons of water and all supplies. My JLUR 3.6 with 6-speed pulls it great. I have over 30 nights of camping planned in 2021. Get out and enjoy the Jeep and trailer.

Here’s mine.

 

[_olllllllo_]

Here’s mine.

Are you in the Off Grid Trailer Facebook page? I could swear I have seen that image before. How does the 2-door pull the Expo?

 

[Jimac]

Are you in the Off Grid Trailer Facebook page? I could swear I have seen that image before. How does the 2-door pull the Expo?

No on Facebook. OffGridTrailer uses my photo sometimes. My JLR pulls ok low altitude and flat. Added overload bump stops. Happy so far.

 

[NCJL]

Been awhile. I’ve been building the Gladiator the past year. Started some new modes for the trailer recently. Getting ready for what we hope to be many great camping adventures this year.
I’ll be posting updates on the Gladiator side.
Link attached.

https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/forum/threads/turtleback-trailer-purchase-experience.46845/

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