I am going to insulate the ceiling of my 6x12 cargo trailer. The walls are not insulated but have the factory wooden panels. Does anyone know if leaving the walls uninsulated would be a mistake or does it make that big of a difference?
I am going to insulate the ceiling of my 6x12 cargo trailer. The walls are not insulated but have the factory wooden panels. Does anyone know if leaving the walls uninsulated would be a mistake or does it make that big of a difference?
IMO you would be wasting the insulation. Especially where you are. My first trailer had walls, floors, ceilings and the 15K A/C strill struggled to keep up. And it was not a large cabin space.
The one I just ordered I asked for double insulation everywhere.
So double up or don't bother? Makes sense and you are not as close to the equator as I am LOL!
LOL. I would not say that, it was just a pain point for me on my first one. It was fine, but it basically had to run non-stop to keep up. It was a lot of wear on the unit and I was using tons of gas in the generator. Not a huge deal, but I was like man it shouldn't be this much work to keep 50 SQ FT at 75 degrees.
So that is why I went double. I was just saying insulate the walls along with the roof or don't bother.
I’m kind of in the same boat. Would love to upgrade but I think of I do I will have to live in that upgrade. Lol.
But I have a limit to how far I’m gonna take it in upgrading and modifying my current trailer instead of just buying one decked out. I don’t mind still doing the tent thing for the most part. No more contest than I am able to do it’s not horrible to set up and tear down. If I was cooking 8-10 contests per year I would really want to have a more self contained rig.
Not to be overly blunt but the thing I would prefer even more than air conditioning is to have a rig that had its own bathroom and shower. Lol.
Man I tell you one of the best things I ever did was really thing about my primitive setup and how I could make it better......well primitive in comparison to lots of other rigs anyway.
And what I did was put nearly every single thing I could on wheels. And I did put some shelves etc inside my trailer and set my tents up in such a way that the trailer becomes a crucial part of the setup. So outside of carrying my tents and chairs off the trailer most everything else rolls off the trailer, or stays on the trailer or stays on the back of my truck. It has helped a bunch in making things easier and more fun and organized.
I also need to edit myself some because I have too much stuff with me every time, but I can’t help thinking in a worst case scenario I may need that. Lol.
Yes indeed. I've done many comps and worked so hard just setting up and breaking down that it became discouraging. The last comp I did my focus was on streamlining my setup and becoming more efficient/productive in the actual cooking and prep. Trailer was organized, outside was a minimum of only what I needed as if I were there by myself and overall it cut down on so many distractions. No coincidence that I placed in 2 of 3 categories with brisket as high as 4th. Kind of reminds me of what a golf instructor told me once. He said "good golf is boring golf". Routine and a disciplined approach every single shot might be boring but your score will benefit.
Midwest_KC and Masque13 I'm with you both on that. Learned that clean up routine a little quicker in the game. I figured as many times as I watched others get a call that only made the clean up even worse LOL.