The "trailer argument" has a lot to do with the budget involved. If you are looking at a fairly recent glider (say, from the 90s on) you are pretty sure to get a fairly decent Cobra or equivalent trailer with it. But if your wallet is a bit thinner and you are looking at G-102s, ASW-19s, Std Cirrus (Cirri?), etc, then the trailer can make a LOT of difference - A replacement could end up costing almost as much as the glider!

As in all advice given on RAS, it's worth every penny paid for...but there usually is a grain of truth buried in it somewhere.

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