Hi , I'm looking for a very lightweight trailer to pull a few kayaks ( whitewater ) with my 09 Fit Sport . I've installed a Hidden Hitch for use with bike rack . I have a roof mounted (Yakima ) rack for boats but it really gouges my gas mileage . I was wondering if anyone had used the Dooit Trailer ? They look very solid and are about 5 to 600 dollars cheaper than the Yakima Rack and Roll . Please let me know your experiences , TIA , TGRfit.

 

That brand of trailers looks like good quality, but seems overpriced to me. For your stated purpose, you might want to look at the Thule line of trailers from Trailer hitch, hitches and bike rack (800)298-8924. The quality is still there, but at a much lower price.

 

Woops! Sorry about the above misinformation. Apparently Thule has stopped making their line of small utility trailers. Etrailers had been sending me emails for years advertising great prices on 6 to 8 different sizes of Thule all-metal trailers ranging from $500-1200. All gone now from the etrailer site, and not even mentioned on the Thule site.

But, another good marketing chain for small trailers is "Rack 'N Road".

 

You could buy a new 4 x 6 utility trailer for around $500, and have a trailer for other uses. Seen ones that weigh 250#'s empty.
I have 2 larger utility trailers, but might get a lighter one for my Fit.

 

Can you tell me how much ground clearance you loose under the rear panel, with the Hidden Hitch trailer hitch?
I'm in the market, and want to loose the least clearance.
Thanks for any info on the hitch.

 

With stock wheels & tires, ground to underside of Hidden Hitch crossbar is 7.5", about the same clearance as the underside of spring perches of the rear axle (so you don't lose anything). Your front lip is lower than that.

Hidden Hitch and Draw Tite hitches are exactly the same, and don't need drilling for installation.

The Curt hitch does require drilling at each frame rail just in front of the rear bumper on each side of the car, and two more bolt holes to be drilled in the spare tire well. It has the exact same weight limitations as the first two hitches, so I don't see anything to justify the extra labor and hole drilling for the installation. The holes look like great sites for future corrosion problems.

 

Make sure regardless of which trailer you go with, have the rear tire pressure a few psi higher at least.

 

From what I've seen/read, at least with the '12 Fit, the Curt hitch requires drilling only one hole. The other holes already exist. Perhaps it varies with different years of Fits?

 

If there was some valid reason that a brand hitch, requiring holes to be drilled, was a better hitch, it might be worth it.
But if the hitches were equal, why drill holes?
I am mainly interested in the hitch, which is as close to the rear bumper as possible.
Would rather not drag it, going up a steep driveway, etc.

 

Yakima still makes trailers but they are expensive. I think a better option would be a 4x6 un-assembled trailer from Harbor Freight/Northern Tools for $250

Cargo Trailers | Yakima

 

Those Yakima trailers are a joke. 250 - 350 capacity! lol
Buy a real trailer.