Pulling the trailer was not the issue. Getting it off the ground when it was fully loaded was. If you jackknife it, it holds the bike up. If you didn't jackknife it, it pulls the bike over, even with the kickstand (especially with the handlebar bag on). So, I had to jackknife it whenever I stopped.

I never figured out an easy way to get it moving after jackknifing it. It wasn't overloaded. I was only carrying 33 lbs of gear, and it's rated for 45. I didn't like the torque I felt it was putting on my rear wheel, skewer and frame whenever I tried to stand it up.

I keep thinking someone with better experience could show me a little trick or something. Or that this Nashbar version works differently than the real BOB trailers. I once saw a guy in CA in the middle of nowhere with a BOB trailer. He was seriously going across country. His trailer was standing up and so was his bike, in line with each other. You just can't balance your gear that well. My bike is a tourer, so it's set up for the load. I just don't know what gives.

I'm seriously considering putting training wheels on it, though. If anyone knows what I'm doing wrong, I'd really like to be enlightened. I was cursing that thing at the foot of the dam!

Karen