Originally Posted by
rtciv
Would you object to finding a second-hand kiddy trailer and converting it to your needs? None of those links are particularly special, and surely a kiddy trailer would be just as good?
I'd go with the AOSOM one, though, out of those - if I had to buy one. They're on eBay a lot around here, and the price is really good, as is the maximum weight capacity.
Back in the old days this is exactly what I'd have done, or just built my own from scratch (see the "post your trailer thread" to see some of my previous work, I have 3 trailers posted there) but I recently moved from my house in Knoxville where i had a full garage/workshop where i had access to a welder, woodworking tools, and plenty of storage space, to a 900sq ft apartment in MD. Since storage space is at an absolute premium around here I think buying a ready-made cargo trailer may be the best play here. If a kiddie trailer fell into my lap I'd consider it but I'd rather get the right tool for the right job and all that.
The Aosom trailer is the cheapest but it weighs a staggering 35lbs! That is almost 3 times the weight of the Burley and twice the weight of most of the rest of the trailers. I can't see myself needing to haul over 100lbs on too many occasions (
My wife has a brand new crossover utility vehicle for that) but 35lbs is a lot to pull around every time I need to use it.