good point - maybe it's better to try to tie the tarp onto the car

 

Canvas or wood would be the only way I tried it. There's no way you could get a plastic tarp tight enough not to flap and end up ripping. I don't know the metal thickness and what the deck looks like but you could make up some tabs out of 1" angle iron and screw the plywood in between the tire areas.

 

A tarp is not going to lift the car off the trailer.. But the loose edges of the tarp flapping in the wind will abrade whatever painted/finished surface of the car they're flapping against.

Trailiering a car is no different than driving it. If anything the fact that is it higher off the ground, and very close to the tow vehicle protects it a bit better than regular driving. Especially if you have mud flaps on the tow vehicle.

You are WAYYYYYYYY overthinking this towing thing @kyoo . Put car on trailer, strap, secure excess strap, drive.

 

i've been trailering with no issue, just thinking of when i trailer in december when salt water is ont he ground

 

Things that are intended to keep moisture out have a way of instead keeping moisture in. High velocity turbulent air vs and nice calm inside and all..

But I agree with Sean, you're way over thinking it.

 

Anything that tarp is touching will be beat to crap, so make sure it's nothing you care about

 

I have to admit that I cringed in the somewhat recent Gears and Gasoline video seeing Ben's Evo on the trailer after the winter/snow/salt tow from Virginia to RS Motors in the midwest. I wouldn't want my Evo subjected to that either. If it were me, I'd just rent an enclosed trailer.

 

not sure i have access to renting something like that.

so i gues sjust keep it simple, let the salt spray happen and just spray the car down after?

 

I'd screw down some plywood as mentioned above -or- give the car a good spray down after, yep!

 

Go to west marine and get the anti-salt wash agents they use to get saltwater off boats, but 2-3x the concentrate mix since its MUCH more salt on roads.

 

how much do enclosed trailers weigh? like a decent aluminum one. just curious

 

Depends on options. An average top trim 24' from intech or atc looks to be around 4,200 lbs. My 24' steel Bravo trailer weighs 4300 with just front cab's, empty. Look to be towing 10k pounds when you're all said and done.

 

You are assuming a really big trailer though. An enclosed trailer that just holds the car is about 2,000 lbs., or about 1,000 more than an aluminum open trailer.

 

For a top of the line 24ft trailer, it can definitely be pushing 4k lbs. A middle of the road alum trailer was in the high 2xxx to low 3xxx for a 24 footer. There are some lighter but theyre very bare. I havent seen anything in the 2000lb range though.

 

This is what I was thinking about:

https://www.trailex.com/products/pc/...-84180-p40.htm