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Maybe. But it would look cool. Plus after you pitch your tent you can unhook the trailer and enjoy the unladen bike easily. Touring for months means you would have some weight, I don't think you can escape that. On longer tours I get bogged down at times with extra food, water and stuff accumulated. The weight starts to matter less when you get into the groove of things and you are busy enjoying it.
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A Yak weighs 19 lbs FFS
That is not the correct value (there is a mistake on the manufacturer's website), a BOB Yak actually weighs 6.1kg (13.5lb).
If you are willing to consider an aluminium alloy single-wheel trailer then the Toppeak Journey weighs 4.85 kg (10.7 lb).
An advantage of the trailer arrangement is that all you need to change is the QR skewer on your current bike, which can remain relatively lightweight in construction as it will share the weight with the trailer. Though some higher volume tyres, improved brakes, etc. would make sense.
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the weight of the bags doesn't reduce just because they're in a trailer.
Yes, yes it does. Sorta. It certainly rides completely differently, pulling weight on a third wheel.
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@Squaredisk Never tried a trailer. But wouldn't the bike be lugged down even more? A Yak weighs 19 lbs FFS. And the weight of the bags doesn't reduce just because they're in a trailer.