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<blockquote data-quote="Derek12v" data-source="post: 537178" data-attributes="member: 7419"><p>I had a 28' enclosed trailer that I hauled my rig around in for a couple years. We camped in it every time in temperatures as cold as 15 degrees up to 100.</p><p></p><p>I had mine built with a wall separating the cargo area from the round nose. I put an extra door on the round nose and mounted a vertical tank compressor up there to have air anytime.</p><p></p><p>Like already mentioned tires are a PITA and I finally ended up with Load Range G 14 ply tires on and no issues once that was done (had dual 7k axles).</p><p></p><p>What is the overall width of your rig? My TJ was 91" and when I was talking with several enclosed trailer manufacturers, 87" was normal and you could pay extra to get 89" so I ended up with a normal width door and had to swap to rollers every time.. Wasn't bad but I won't do it again...ever....</p><p></p><p>The interior height of my trailer was 8'6" and it was perfect IMO. I had a 13.5k btu A/C with heat pump and it would do good on a black trailer even in 100 degree heat but the heat pump sucked even with the walls and roof insulated. When it was 15 degrees one night we had 2 1500 watt electric heaters running and that was keeping it bearable until we started tripping the 30 amp breaker at the campground. The trailer was wired for 50 amp with receptacles all over inside and out.</p><p></p><p>I recommend getting the biggest awning you can on the side with your entry door. I had a 22' and it made a nice area to sit and work on rigs in the rain. I also had 2 - 500 watt halogens recessed into the exterior wall under the awning for working on rigs all night.</p><p></p><p>One thing I overlooked is the fact that most trailer manufactures position the center of the axles roughly 60% of the deck length back from front of the deck. In my case I should have had them position the axles closer to 55%. I had a full size toolbox with close to 2,000 lbs of tools in it plus a work bench and overhead cabinets full of spare parts, fluids, camping gear. Long story short I ended up with way to much tongue weight.</p><p></p><p>I had the rubber coin floor and had no issues with it at all.</p><p></p><p>Here is a link with pictures of my trailer I sold <a href="http://www.hardlinecrawlers.com/forums/index.php?topic=39855.0" target="_blank">http://www.hardlinecrawlers.com/forums/index.php?topic=39855.0</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Derek12v, post: 537178, member: 7419"] I had a 28' enclosed trailer that I hauled my rig around in for a couple years. We camped in it every time in temperatures as cold as 15 degrees up to 100. I had mine built with a wall separating the cargo area from the round nose. I put an extra door on the round nose and mounted a vertical tank compressor up there to have air anytime. Like already mentioned tires are a PITA and I finally ended up with Load Range G 14 ply tires on and no issues once that was done (had dual 7k axles). What is the overall width of your rig? My TJ was 91" and when I was talking with several enclosed trailer manufacturers, 87" was normal and you could pay extra to get 89" so I ended up with a normal width door and had to swap to rollers every time.. Wasn't bad but I won't do it again...ever.... The interior height of my trailer was 8'6" and it was perfect IMO. I had a 13.5k btu A/C with heat pump and it would do good on a black trailer even in 100 degree heat but the heat pump sucked even with the walls and roof insulated. When it was 15 degrees one night we had 2 1500 watt electric heaters running and that was keeping it bearable until we started tripping the 30 amp breaker at the campground. The trailer was wired for 50 amp with receptacles all over inside and out. I recommend getting the biggest awning you can on the side with your entry door. I had a 22' and it made a nice area to sit and work on rigs in the rain. I also had 2 - 500 watt halogens recessed into the exterior wall under the awning for working on rigs all night. One thing I overlooked is the fact that most trailer manufactures position the center of the axles roughly 60% of the deck length back from front of the deck. In my case I should have had them position the axles closer to 55%. I had a full size toolbox with close to 2,000 lbs of tools in it plus a work bench and overhead cabinets full of spare parts, fluids, camping gear. Long story short I ended up with way to much tongue weight. I had the rubber coin floor and had no issues with it at all. Here is a link with pictures of my trailer I sold [url=http://www.hardlinecrawlers.com/forums/index.php?topic=39855.0]http://www.hardlinecrawlers.com/forums/index.php?topic=39855.0[/url] [/QUOTE]
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