Gear in a trailer, heat and cold?

Wisconsin DJ here my gear has been stored in trailers for 20 years temps as low as -40 to over 100 I have NEVER had a temperature related issue

I live about 300 miles north east of you where the temperatures are about the same, maybe a tad colder in the winter and a lot of snow. This week, the temps are going to hit 92 with humidity levels not too far behind the temp.

Having used a trailer since 2003, you are correct in having concerns with certain gear such as computers, but for the most part, everything else can go with the flow. To be absolutely certain, each piece of gear you currently own may have an operating temperature range in its specifications. There's a really good place to start, especially since no one in the world has an identical setup.

For the summertime, the gear stays in the trailer and the vent is cracked enough to let out the swelter. If the prognosticators mention 100+ degree days, I'll put a small 10" circulating fan in it, just to keep an air flow.

For the wintertime, it's a different story. As my gear is strapped on to two Magliner Gemini hand tracks, I will keep them in my garage which maintains about 45 degrees in the winter. An hour or two before departing for an event, I put a 1500 watt ceramic heater inside the empty trailer and let it heat up, then, load, then boogie to the event.

The trailer I use was custom built to my specs and in retrospect, there are several nuances and conveniences I would have them add-on, just because I'm lazy.

IceBurghDJ said:

No, not lazy - efficient!

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I also view it as just plain smart. In addition to not having the physical work of re-loading and un-loading the hauler each time, you load it up with everything you need for any gig and you're guaranteed to not leave anything at home. My van stays loaded with my main system, backup, lighting, cables, etc. It eliminates having to make a checklist.

Been using a trailer for almost 3 years, one of the best decisions. I keep 90% of the gear already loaded on RNR's for easy load / unload. It stays parked under a gated carport in the back yard. Like others on very hot days I will crack the vent. So far I have not noticed any issues.

Everything except the computers stays in the trailer year round. In the winter I let the equipment acclimate to room temp before turning anything on. Never had any problems.

I do have a small dehumidifier I keep in there to help prevent any gear sweat http://www.amazon.com/Eva-dry-Renew...61&sr=8-3&keywords=small+dehumidifiers+for+rv

been doing it since 1993 and never had a problem

Not wanting to belabor or derail the original thread, the list of customizations was extensive; the foremost and primary item was heavy duty insulation in the walls (the interior was finished with a thin plywood then sprayed with a rugged vinyl coating; the floor with 3/4" plywood and a linoleum cover), in the ceiling, and (what most people forget), in the basic floor/trailer box. Then the entire underside was sprayed with a rubber-based compound trying to avoid winter-time road salt damage.

The absolute best advice offered to anyone getting a trailer is to get tandem wheels AND load level D tires. Not getting dual wheels was a huge mistake. The tires I've changed from the standard factory load level C to load level D. When a load level C tire blows, the force is so great, it blew the fender right off the trailer, into the air, and, in my rear view mirror, I'm watching cars on the Mass Pike do magic tricks to avoid hitting or getting hit by a flying trailer fender. With tandem wheels, I could've limped to an area to leisurely change one tire. With one tire per side, you gotta change right there, right then, right now...AFTER you empty the trailer to get to the spare.

Cap Capello said:

Not wanting to belabor or derail the original thread, the list of customizations was extensive; the foremost and primary item was heavy duty insulation in the walls (the interior was finished with a thin plywood then sprayed with a rugged vinyl coating; the floor with 3/4" plywood and a linoleum cover), in the ceiling, and (what most people forget), in the basic floor/trailer box. Then the entire underside was sprayed with a rubber-based compound trying to avoid winter-time road salt damage.

The absolute best advice offered to anyone getting a trailer is to get tandem wheels AND load level D tires. Not getting dual wheels was a huge mistake. The tires I've changed from the standard factory load level C to load level D. When a load level C tire blows, the force is so great, it blew the fender right off the trailer, into the air, and, in my rear view mirror, I'm watching cars on the Mass Pike do magic tricks to avoid hitting or getting hit by a flying trailer fender. With tandem wheels, I could've limped to an area to leisurely change one tire. With one tire per side, you gotta change right there, right then, right now...AFTER you empty the trailer to get to the spare.

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My spare is mounted outside of the trailer

20+ years using a trailer. Always have taken the music (discs at first and now laptops/projectors) inside, but everything else stays stored away. Even the 'excess' gear is kept in it for the 'just in case' moments.

Same deal here. I am in North Dakota, there are few places on the planet with greater extremes in climate. My passive, rack mounted system and speakers live in a trailer, under moving blankets...and have for more than a decade.