Originally Posted by
PatrickGSR94
My trailer is pretty much the same as the one 10 Wheels posted above. Sure it says it has 100 lb. capacity, but I really don't think I can physically fit 3 reusable bags from Aldi plus 6 or 7 plastic bags from Walmart in there along with my kid. We typically buy 2.5 to 3 gallons of milk at a time (5 or 6 1/2 gal cartons of lactose-free and almond milk), so that stuff is VERY heavy and also very bulky.
Plus that advertised weight capacity is supported by the "sling" seat, which hangs from the top cross-tube and is also supported by a strap underneath the front edge of the seat. I wouldn't want a bunch of heavy stuff supported only by the fabric "bottom" of the trailer. The stuff would probably scrape the ground lol. I would have to do a crate like in 10 Wheels' pic, but then no room for kid.
I
wondered about those kid trailers for cargo hauling... I nearly touched off WWIII, maybe three months ago when I advised a poster to go for a Bob Yak or Nashbar, single wheel trailer over a kiddie caboose. My point of departure was the frontal area of the kid hauler and the aerodynamic drag but... the fact is, the Bob Yak is rated for 70lbs but since the bed is steel mesh... ... we have never loaded it to its rated weight... its usually closer to 120lbs. I'm pretty certain that if I got into it carefully enough (190lb) I wouldn't damage the trailer even though the weight would be distributed over a very small surface area. No, you don't want your kid in a Bob Yak, you need a kid seat or an X-tracycle. Come to think of it, the X-tracycle is probably a better option for many contemplating grocery hauling with children than a child trailer. JMO.
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