I wished I had time for touring, but I do some days use my bike for constant runs hauling things all day.
I have grown to love my 17lb Nashbar trailer, empty I forget its there, lightly loaded it tows nice, heavy load they do make handling screwy. I can't tell you how many miles it has on it, but the list of things I have hauled is beyond counting. It's not the quality of the BOB, nor near as heavy, but with proper maintenance I have no problems.