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RE: [RC] [RC] [RC] Brenderup and back roads - terry banisterThere didn't seem to be ANYONE out there who was willing to sharean objective opinion based on personal experience. I am sorry to hear that. I will be happy to share my personal experience of 4 years use: Yes, is apparent by the design of the B that Europeans must not do horse camping, but rather use their trailers for horse shows and broodmare transport. The only model that does have a tack area (Baron) is touted as "dressing rooms", which we do not need for endurance. However, the trailer is designed for the horse's comfort and safety, and the ability to be towed by a car or smaller vehicle, which are the common reasons for purchasing the B. So, KNOWING THE TACK ROOM LIMITATIONS PRIOR TO PURCHASE, I simply modified the trailer to WORK FOR ENDURANCE: -REMOVED ONBOARD SADDLE RACK altogether (two bolts) and substituted a 35-gallon WATER-TANK SADDLE RACK on the floor -My horse is always unloaded before I use the tack room anyway, but I SECURED the lid in the upright position, with a STRAP, and hung all horse's blankets up high on over-the-door type PORTABLE BLANKET BAR. -Use BUNGEE CORDS to prevent doors from swinging shut in the wind (many American trailers do not have latches for open doors, including the horse-loading doors) -Never hit my head on tack door because never go inside to change - I go into the HORSE AREA where I have pushed the divider to one side and set up the ELECTRIC PORTA POTTTI and PROPANE SHOWER. -The mats are easily cleaned with a half-opened collapsable rake - the teeth fit right in the grooves -The storm door on my trailer does not rattle, so no modifications were necessary. "Maybe our roads are just a lot bumpier than yours" Yes, that must be the case, since none of the B owners out here have had the problem you describe. "people who thought it looked like a portapotty and would never consider putting their horse in it because of safety issues." Yes, I have heard it described as a TULIP, but the people who made the above observation are right. It would be unsafe to haul your horse in a porta potti! Hopefully, this information will help others before they waste their $$ on a Brenderup. <html><P><IMG height=12 src="http://graphics.hotmail.com/emsmiled.gif"; width=12> Happy Trails!</P> <P>Terry</P> <DIV></DIV></html>
I'm the one with the used Brenderup. I bought it from the dealer, who had used it for one year as a demo trailer. He did a complete overhaul on it before I bought it. So it was not your typical "used" trailer, and I highly doubt that the brake system was defective. Maybe our roads are just a lot bumpier than yours. Since my previous post, I've gotten a lot of requests for my feedback. I'm not surprised, since when I was shopping for it back in 2002 I could only find people who ZEALOUSLY LOVED IT and defended their position to the death, or people who thought it looked like a portapotty and would never consider putting their horse in it because of safety issues. There didn't seem to be ANYONE out there who was willing to share an objective opinion based on personal experience. So here's my reply to the folks who emailed: LOVED: the e-brake; the floor; the divider; the big front window; the material the walls were made from. HATED: the price (value for the $$); the inertia brakes (only over bumpy or frost-heaved roads though); the fact that the doors didn't latch open (they shut hard if I parked on a hill or the wind blew, and the thumb-shaped door latch makes an ugly bruise in the rib area); the half-height doors (I can't tell you how many times I hit my head); the tiny "dressing room" that I had to completely unload before using as such; how hard it was to get a saddle in and out through the little door; the round saddle racks don't hold ANY type of saddle well, they ALL fall off; my horse could shut the lid on me if he was on the trailer when I used the dressing room" because there was no hold-back latch for the lid; the hassle of having a ramp; the mats with the grooves (REALLY hard to clean out without a pressure washer). And, regarding the noise level... my new aluminum-skin, fully-insulated Merhow is quieter than the Brenderup was when the top half of the back door was closed and rattling around. Metal trailers don't ALL rattle down the road, you know. Hopefully this information helps someone, I sure wish I'd had access to it when I was shopping. Anyone who wants to discuss this further can email me directly at sharon1359(at)spamcop(dot)net. Sharon Kenney, Maine _________________________________________________________________ Don?t just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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