I used an extraWheel trailer for my bike ride in Alaska, mainly because my CF adventure bike didn't like racks. Handlebar roll, frame bag, seat bag carried most of my necessary items. The heavy cargo: food and water, went in a pair of medium sized panniers on the trailer. Total weight of luggage and consumables was in the neighborhood of 25 pounds, not including the trailer. Towing doesn't impact the ride too much, as long as mountains are not on the route. If you do much climbing, you might wish you had gone ultralight instead of adding a trailer.