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Just looking for some tips and tricks on cargo trailer setup for racing motocross when staying overnight.
We are small team of 5-6 (1 adult and 5 teenagers). In previous years we only did races with an hour or two of home. This year we are doing the RMX series (southern Idaho, northern/central Utah and Mesquite, Nevada). These races are 5-10 hours away so we will be staying overnight.
We use a diesel pickup to pull a 7x20 enclosed trailer. For the short drive races we got away with just loading the bikes and stacking everything else in the front or around the bikes.
Our plan on the long distance races is to sleep in the trailer some nights and get a hotel some nights. I've have these thoughts so far, but would love to see what has worked for others:
1. Use a 2x4 rails and netting to create cots for sleeping.
https://expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/e-track-custom-hammock-beds-…
2. Put solar on the top of the trailer and connect to large battery. This can run fans/TVs/charge phones/laptops/etc.
3. Use a CampChef and just cook outside.
https://www.campchef.com/cooking-systems/16-cooking-systems.html
4. Bathrooms are provided at the races so we don't need those.
5. Use 4" pipe around the interior perimeter of the trailer for showering/drinking and supply water to pressure washer.
6. Use a DeWalt cordless pressure washer for washing between practices/races.
https://www.dewalt.com/products/outdoor/pressure-washers/20v-max-550-ps…
We are small team of 5-6 (1 adult and 5 teenagers). In previous years we only did races with an hour or two of home. This year we are doing the RMX series (southern Idaho, northern/central Utah and Mesquite, Nevada). These races are 5-10 hours away so we will be staying overnight.
We use a diesel pickup to pull a 7x20 enclosed trailer. For the short drive races we got away with just loading the bikes and stacking everything else in the front or around the bikes.
Our plan on the long distance races is to sleep in the trailer some nights and get a hotel some nights. I've have these thoughts so far, but would love to see what has worked for others:
1. Use a 2x4 rails and netting to create cots for sleeping.
https://expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/e-track-custom-hammock-beds-…
2. Put solar on the top of the trailer and connect to large battery. This can run fans/TVs/charge phones/laptops/etc.
3. Use a CampChef and just cook outside.
https://www.campchef.com/cooking-systems/16-cooking-systems.html
4. Bathrooms are provided at the races so we don't need those.
5. Use 4" pipe around the interior perimeter of the trailer for showering/drinking and supply water to pressure washer.
6. Use a DeWalt cordless pressure washer for washing between practices/races.
https://www.dewalt.com/products/outdoor/pressure-washers/20v-max-550-ps…
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Your bikes already run off it, you should get a pressure washer that does, too. The dewalt unit is going to draw a lot of power and have weak output. The weak output can actually use more water because you can’t generate the same mud cutting power and you end up using more water. By the time you get enough battery power to wash the number of bikes you want to wash, you’ll be spending more than you would of on a serviceable gas washer ($300 can get you a 2300+psi unit with a hardy honda motor). Even if you’ve got a whole battery ecosystem for dewalt, you’ll realize pretty quickly that 550Psi isn’t cutting it.
More gasoline talk: if you sleep in a trailer with bikes and enough fuel for race day, you’re going to have a problem with fumes. Though rare, people have died this way. Sleeping in a set up like that will, at the very least, leave you with a headache and feeling shitty when you wake up for race day. Make sure to get some ventilation and put those cans in the back of the truck. Make sure these cans are covered and locked. People who steal bikes from trailers know a powersports gas can from a regular utility gas can and will take notice. You don’t want people eyeing your trailer, particularly if you’re sleeping in the back and it looks like a normal utility trailer. You may end up in a confrontation if they break in or getting kidnapped if they try to hook up and steal the whole thing.
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