I picked up a Burley Flatbed to compliment my Burley Travoy and Wike City cargo trailers.

The Flatbed seems to offer a nice bit of versatility when it comes to strapping rubbermaids to it.

I’ve seen 150L+ sizes, but I’m curious if anyone has actually been doing this. If so, any tips or things I should watch out for?

Obviously, securing the front and rear of the trailer (both sides are fully open) is probably going to be really important. LOL

  • just some guyEnglish
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    3 days ago

    I didn’t use a Rubbermaid, it was more like one of those rigid shipping totes there the top is 2 attached flaps. I used it for a long time in my single wheel trailer and it worked great! It probably wasn’t as good as your setup idea, since it could only keep out so much rain

  • dmention7@lemm.eeEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Never done this on a bike trailer, but my wife and I have driven multiple thousands of miles with a couple 30-ish gallon totes strapped into a hitch mount basket on her little Kia Soul.

    For my money, i prefer the 27 gallon tough totes from home depot since they are more square sided (better space utilization) and seem sturdier in compression (good for stacking or tying down with a ratchet strap)

    If I was going to do that long term or with anything valuable inside, I might look into DIYing some weatherstripping around the rim to help keep water from getting inside.

    • Showroom7561@lemmy.caOPEnglish
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      3 days ago

      i prefer the 27 gallon tough totes

      Those look way more purpose built with tie down groves and shape. Thanks for mentioning them!

      Not looking to tour or anything with the trailer, but if i had to do a major haul or XYZ, i was thinking a large enclosed container would be better than trying to hold everything together with cargo nets. LOL