[RB] "I used a u-haul car hauler BUT I bolted 3/4" plywood to the hauler. The frame is narrower than the hauler so it will just fall right through. You can do the same thing by carrying some GOOD boards to lay cross the hauler for the frame to rest on. Then I used some tie down straps to tighten everything down. The straps I got at Wal-Mart have hooks on one end and a ratchet to tighten up the other long strap. I think for the boards I'd take some 2x2 or larger to be sure it's able to hold the frame as it bounces down the road.

As for space to hold all the other boxes, I also bolted a smaller plywood up over the V on the tongue. Then I strapped a number of the boxes to that. The rest I put inside my truck."

[MR] "I recommend setting the frame on 4 car tires, This raises it up so you can get some downward component to the strap tension and deadens the whole affair to the expansion joint bumps. Tried the wood thing and they just bounce out."

[DP]" Used an oversized flatbed garden trailer. Set the frame directly down on large carpet strips. I would have to agree that setting the whole unit on four tires and strapping it down would work very well. We had to stop every hour or so to "re-position" due to vibration movement to one side. In addition, the powdercoat was scraped off a bit even with the carpet. Four tires would just be too easy."

[PM] "I picked up my kit uncrated using the U-haul car hauler about 3 weeks ago. My tow vehicle was a Grand Cherokee.

I used notched 4x4s (with carpet attached to the notches) to cover the opening on the trailer and 8 tie downs (4 on the 4x4's and 4 on the car). I did not have a problem and I towed it about 350 miles.

With the rear seats folded up and 1 passenger, I still had to put one box on the roof rack and two in the cockpit of the kit. This wasn't a problem, but be aware that those boxes take up a LOT of real estate."

[FK] "I built a 7' x 14' single axle trailer to go pick up my car. I set the car on the trailers wood floor and used long screws to attach sort pieces of 2 x 4 to the trailer floor around the inside of the 4 inch frame rails to prevent the car from shifting. Held it all down with heavy nylon ratchet straps. I put all the boxes in the back of my Grand Cherokee. I traveled over 1700 miles in 2 days with no problems."

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