Hacked, Conversions and Trailering"Harley Sidecar, Conversion Trikes and Motorcycle Pull Behind Trailering Enthusiasts"
A forum for the discussion of your sidecar, Conversion Trike or Pull Behind Motorcycle Trailer.
I have an Aspen Classic. Bought it for my "retirement trip", when we spent four months traveling coast to coast and border to border. Pulled it behind my '00 Roadglide for many thousands of miles. Quick to set up, queen size bed and lots of room to stand up in and a ton of storage space under the bed, which can actually be a drawback, as when we first got it we tended to overload it. Sturdy, handled some serious thunderstorms fine, stayed dry inside in heavy rain.
We also pull it behind the cage when we take the grandkids camping.
I have an Aspen Sentry that I've been happy with. The Aspen Sentry has a queen size bed while the Aspen Classic has a king sized bed. I initially purchased a Kompact Kamp MiniMate, but I found that camper to be too small for how I like to camp. I sold it after a few months of use and purchased the Sentry.
For you guys that have an Aspen, where did you buy it? Did you go to Illinois to pick it up at the factory?
I ordered/purchased mine from Trailmaster, Inc. They are a distributor. I did pick up the trailer from the Aspen factory in El Paso, IL. Trailmaster typically has a winter sale and you can save a few dollars by waiting for it. A couple of options that I would recommend are:
1. Soft Touch Carpet Liner - I heard a rumor they don't offer this anymore, but I would ask.
2. Electric brakes
3. Swivel coupler
4. Cooler rack
5. Coupler handle
Any other options you might be interested in could be added at a later time.
I also purchased their Sun-Rain Canopy, but I haven't used it yet.
For a cooler, I use a Coleman 36 Quart Xtreme 5 Cooler.
I like the looks of the Aspen Classic. The Roll-A-Home is also nice. Anybody have a tow behind camper that they tow with their motorcycle?
Been there done that,so to speak. 1st camper was a Aspen sentry, nice camper, but easy to take more than you should in the storage area. Then wife wanted a hard sided camper. Found a aliner Alite 400, pulled with a trike,to heavy for a bike. Then I decided it was just to much,so now have a leesure lite. Found it used and in great shape. Easy set up ,enough room for both of us ,hard off ground floor,and pulls easy with trike. I have not pulled with my bike yet but don't expect any problems.I like this one the best of the ones I have had.
I bought the sentry on a winter sale and picked it up at the factory in the spring.
Last edited by fabricater; 12-28-2018 at 07:36 PM.
Pulled a Timeout camper for years. We. Liked the 8ft from end of bed to door. We've had two other couples inside playing cards while it was storming outside. Set up in 5 minutes solo. Less with both of us. Queen air matress worked fine.
Have you pulled any trailers with a bike? Proper cornering technique on the bike is essential.
I never knew there was such a thing, I've seen the little cargo trailers.... but this is genius! Just checked the site and didn't have anything on pricing. These things are cool!
11-01-2018, 12:31 PM
