I don't typically post here or any other forum for that matter but this one was so valuable in helping me get ideas for my trailer I feel obligated to post this message. I know I appreciated pictures when I was looking so this is picture heavy. I hope at least someone finds value in this post. You will not see any pictures of the outside as I fall into the camp of not putting anything on the outside that advertises what may be inside or what I do. If you are looking for cool pictures of the outside this is not the post to view. Having said that I think the trailers that have decals on the outside are awesome!
I tried to keep 3 guidelines in mind in the development:
1) I wanted to be able to use this to move furniture or other things so any shelving needed to be quick to put in or take out.
2) Portability - knowing that at some point you sell a trailer or upgrade I felt it was important not to drill a tone of holes into the exterior and be able to remove the "expensive" components.
3) While I did not want to take shortcuts, I wanted to stay inexpensive.
The trailer is a 6x12 Carry On single axle. The first thing I did was prime and paint (2 coats) the floor and a little up the wall. I used floor and porch paint as I was told this is quite different that simple exterior wall paint. I did think about replacing the luan with plywood but as you will see in the end I really did not need to incur the expense or the additional weight. Here are the before and after pictures of the paint job.
At this point I treated the project as 2 sub-projects that being the structure and the electricity. Unfortunately this is not a V-nose but the nose does have a slight radius so I thought I would install a couple of shelves. I did not make them deep in fact I think they are about 16" at the center point but functional enough for my storage needs. The battery (more on that later) and the 3-drawer container can be reached easily from the side door. Also, I ran screws up through the container into the shelf to keep it stable.
Next I installed the shelf holders. As you will see this is simply to hold a space for the 2x4 to drop into place. This system allows me to stick to my guideline of being able to use the trailer for other things, i.e. moving furniture. I run mostly GHG full bodies and a set of bags will fit on the floor, a set on the first set of 2x4s and then blinds on the top. I have a dozen Big Foots that will more than likely get tossed in the back and any silos I have are in bags.
Finally, I added something to make use of the doors. Obviously PVC for the flag holder and stake holders. The stake holders are attached in a manner that they can be lifted off the door and carried into the field. If you look close you will see rope that has been secured to these as a carry handle. The dry erase board ... well seemed like a good idea to use as a map for the field or leave degrading notes about your hunting buddies.
I tried to keep 3 guidelines in mind in the development:
1) I wanted to be able to use this to move furniture or other things so any shelving needed to be quick to put in or take out.
2) Portability - knowing that at some point you sell a trailer or upgrade I felt it was important not to drill a tone of holes into the exterior and be able to remove the "expensive" components.
3) While I did not want to take shortcuts, I wanted to stay inexpensive.
The trailer is a 6x12 Carry On single axle. The first thing I did was prime and paint (2 coats) the floor and a little up the wall. I used floor and porch paint as I was told this is quite different that simple exterior wall paint. I did think about replacing the luan with plywood but as you will see in the end I really did not need to incur the expense or the additional weight. Here are the before and after pictures of the paint job.
At this point I treated the project as 2 sub-projects that being the structure and the electricity. Unfortunately this is not a V-nose but the nose does have a slight radius so I thought I would install a couple of shelves. I did not make them deep in fact I think they are about 16" at the center point but functional enough for my storage needs. The battery (more on that later) and the 3-drawer container can be reached easily from the side door. Also, I ran screws up through the container into the shelf to keep it stable.
Next I installed the shelf holders. As you will see this is simply to hold a space for the 2x4 to drop into place. This system allows me to stick to my guideline of being able to use the trailer for other things, i.e. moving furniture. I run mostly GHG full bodies and a set of bags will fit on the floor, a set on the first set of 2x4s and then blinds on the top. I have a dozen Big Foots that will more than likely get tossed in the back and any silos I have are in bags.
Finally, I added something to make use of the doors. Obviously PVC for the flag holder and stake holders. The stake holders are attached in a manner that they can be lifted off the door and carried into the field. If you look close you will see rope that has been secured to these as a carry handle. The dry erase board ... well seemed like a good idea to use as a map for the field or leave degrading notes about your hunting buddies.