Doing the Enclosed Trailer thing! Give me your ideas

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Picked up a new to me enclosed trailer in the offseason and I need ideas of stuff to add or make life more simple. Trailer is a bare bones 28’ car hauler. We load our Sand Car, Golf Cart, 2 kids quads, and Dads dirt bike in it for now.
Planning to install a 12V system for light, roof vents, coat the walls and floors (what works) Track tie downs.
Need ideas for shelving, toolbox, chemical storage, etcIMG_9792.jpegIMG_8540.jpeg
 
Heres some stuff.

Midwest race cabinets- has kits for the trailers that you can modularly install what you need.
www.midwestracecabinets.com

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Midwest Race Cabinets trailer cabinets
www.midwestracecabinets.com

Coating- coin floor seems popular- I have seen recently some guys installing epoxy flooring on the floor and half walls.

Pit pal has some nice stuff for hanging and mounting accessories etc-

Pit Pal Products

Hundreds of aluminum storage solutions to get organized in your garage, trailer or workplace.
pitpal.com pitpal.com

Other options
You can do a tool box any size mounted to the floor and have some of the midwest cabinets on the sides or above. Midwest also sells options for tool box openings depending on sizes you need.
 
megadesertdiesel said:
some DIY simple stuff


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I did that 12v power box to power my trailer. I added 4 12v lights inside, 1 4" above the side door, and a 24" on the side of the trailer to give me outside light. I want to add couple more inside lights and two on the ramp door. Maybe this off season ill do that. I even power my electric tongue jack with it, no issues after using it all last season and this season so far. Only pics i have at the moment.
Ill have to take pics of the shelving it came with up front, but it has two shelves. It also has e-track the whole length of the trailer on the ground, sides and the shelving in the front is held up by the e-track.
 

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Midwest race cabinets has really nice 12V LED lights also. I put them in our enclosed trailer and am very happy with them
 
I added a winch with a pulley so I could get the car in or out if needed.
 
Good ideas in this thread:
BrapBraap

Thread 'Thoughts on enclosed trailer mods and upgrades'

Putting together an enclosed trailer for the first time. Hauling a sandrail and some kids quads for now. Any thoughts on additions or mods would be appreciated. Ordered a 24’x 106” with drive over wells and that’s about it. Planning on a handful of mods as time and money allow. Pulling it with a discovery DP. Winch and a workbench and electric Jack on the menu. Fuel station hopefully sooner rather than later. Thought I’d ask and see if any special nuggets came up from you guys.

 
GmFamBam said:
I did that 12v power box to power my trailer. I added 4 12v lights inside, 1 4" above the side door, and a 24" on the side of the trailer to give me outside light. I want to add couple more inside lights and two on the ramp door. Maybe this off season ill do that. I even power my electric tongue jack with it, no issues after using it all last season and this season so far. Only pics i have at the moment.
Ill have to take pics of the shelving it came with up front, but it has two shelves. It also has e-track the whole length of the trailer on the ground, sides and the shelving in the front is held up by the e-track.
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Your inside looks identical to mine! May be asking you for more picks on stuff.
 
Here' a few I'm happy with...I had no idea when looking that they sell these that just connect up to your vehicles trailer plug to get power to work...it worked on my motorhome and truck.
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I called a local company about adding a tank to the trailer - IIRC they wanted something like 4 grand...I found these 17 gallon slim tanks (a little skinnier than wheel wells on my trailer, and I installed 4 total...and a cheap transfer fuel pump...with all the AN fitting i think i spend about 600 bucks or so - I then bought a tank to put in the back of my truck to transfer fuel to the trailer...that was mainly because I needed race fuel at the time and it was too far from my house to tow the trailer to...I've thought about cutting a glory hole on each side of the trailer to fill it up without needed the transfer tank, but I've just continued to use the transfer tank...it actually works out pretty good as I pass Costco in Poway on my way to work and save a bit on fuel - then fill up the trailer when I get home. Anyway, long story, but it's worked well for me.

Tire mount in the back and cheap light shelves from home depot with Costco plastic bins also shown.
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A couple folks have mentioned Midwest Race Cabinets. The owner, Charlie, passed away in August and it looks like they folded up shop. I was shopping their products in the offseason and then their website changed one day and made the announcement. They made a good product for a good price.

I am now going to try and build similar cabinets and doors with 1" square aluminum tubing and plastic T connectors.

80/20 Inc., 9250, Quick Frame 3 Way Corner Connector, Black Nylon (10 Pack): Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific

80/20 Inc., 9250, Quick Frame 3 Way Corner Connector, Black Nylon (10 Pack): Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific
www.amazon.com
 
Spills said:
A couple folks have mentioned Midwest Race Cabinets. The owner, Charlie, passed away in August and it looks like they folded up shop. I was shopping their products in the offseason and then their website changed one day and made the announcement. They made a good product for a good price.

I am now going to try and build similar cabinets and doors with 1" square aluminum tubing and plastic T connectors.

80/20 Inc., 9250, Quick Frame 3 Way Corner Connector, Black Nylon (10 Pack): Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific

80/20 Inc., 9250, Quick Frame 3 Way Corner Connector, Black Nylon (10 Pack): Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific
www.amazon.com
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I was looking at the in-floor winch box they made and was ready to buy one. I went to their website and saw that the site no longer exists; it's a bummer because they had a lot of cool trailer products.
 
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