I think that many people underestimate the value of a well designed
trailer. I have owned both a 1-26 (Open Trailer) and an HP16 (Schreder
Trailer). With some modifications to both of these trailers I was/am
able assemble these aircraft almost as fast and as easily as the ASW20,
LS6 and ASW27 that I typically fly with. I almost always disassemble
between each flight.

Here are the things I look for in a trailer.

1. you must be able to remove the fuselage from the trailer by your
self. The Cradle on wheels has proven itself to work well for this.

2. Avoid trailers that Tilt. It is much more convient to have the
trailer solidly attached to a vehical when rigging. A Ramp is best
either with a jack to raise the aircraft out of the dolley or just
designed to be the correct height to extend the gear and slide out of
the Dolly. A well designed back door that tilts down with the ramp on
it can work pretty well also.

3. Wing Root should be to the front of the trailer in most cases. since
you will roll the fuselage out to the back of the ramp, this will mean
when you pull the wing out the heavy part will be very near the
fuselage wing root. This way you should just lift the wing off of the
wing dolly and install it directly into the fuselage.

4. Avoid as much as possible dollies and trailer parts that physically
attach the glider parts. You want be able to just set in or lift out
the wings into the wing dollies.

The easier it is to load and unload you glider, the more likely you
will fly, the more likely you will venture away from you home airport
knowing that if you land out at an easily accessable place (like
another airport) you can load you glider in 15 minutes and be on your
way back home. Or like me take off work early head for the airport and
rig my glider while the other gliders are launching.

Take a look at how the Cobra's and other expensive trailers work, they
do things the way the do for a reason and it doesn't have the as fancy
or expensive to work.

Brian
CFIIG/ASEL