I have a 7' x 27' Legend Aluminum Snowmobile Trailer that came lined and has the ceiling insulated, but not the walls, it has two windows, and it came with 110 and 12 volt lighting, generator hook up, and 4- 110 volt outlets. I use the trailer for snowmobiling trips to the mountains and also it came with 8 Catch Covers in the floor so it can be used for ice fishing.
I want to set this up with a furnace, T.V. and Stereo. I want to make it comfortable enough to sleep in if I have to or want to and comfortable enough for my 3 kids to enjoy a day or two of fishing out of, and to have a place to wrench/ thaw a sled and to change clothes in when in remote mountain parking areas.
I am having the underside of the floor sprayed with 2" of closed cell foam insulation and I will be installing 1.5" of rigid foam insulation in the walls.
I have a Suburban 30,000 BTU Quiet forced air furnace that I will be installing.
I have a pretty good plan in mind, but wanted some opinions from guys who have been using a heated trailer for awhile.
First of all, the furnace is to be ducted, so I plan on making a boot/glove dryer from PVC. What is the beast way to duct the heat for the rust of the trailer? Is it best to try to run ducts down close to the floor, and let the heat rise, or is it okay to dump it near the ceiling and use some 12v fans to help circulate the air?
Batteries- If we are staying in this thing for fishing or spending a lot of time in the trailer, I will have a Honda EU2000i plugged in for power during the day and then switch over to battery at night. Is it necessary to run two 6 volt deep cycles, or will a single 12 volt deep cycle be adequate? I plan on installing an isolator relay and also a pro-charger so the battery gets a charge whenever the truck is running or the generator is running.
Where is the best spot to mount the batteries? This is an in line, so I do not want to have anything sitting on the floor. My wall studs are 24" O.C. and are 1.5" by 1/8" aluminum square tube. I am thinking with one battery I could just put it in a battery box and mounting in my helmet cabinet if I do a little reinforcing.
How/ where to mount L.P. Tanks? I think I will go with two 20 gallon tanks mounted to the side of the v nose and cover them with a plastic tank cover from an R.V. There is no room to mount them on the tongue- the jack handle only clears the front of the V by a few inches. My only concern with mounting them to the side of the V is taking away clearance from the truck bumper if I have to really turn sharp or I get squirrely on the ice.
As far as fishability goes- I realize it's not the most ideal set up. I have sleeves for the holes and if there is enough snow, I can berm up around the sides of the trailer to cut wind and cold. The primary purpose of the trailer is for snowmobiling and If a can fish out of it for a few weekends a season- even better. For fishing I plan to use fold up cots for sleeping and have a roll of carpet to lay out across the floor one the holes are drilled and everyone is done going in and out. I have a T.V. mount to put up front in the V nose so we can connect to the camera when the water is clear enough. I am also considering building a removable counter for the v nose that would have a stove and some cabinet space in it so we have a kitchenette.
I will able to haul my wheeler or sled with a portable or two in here, get the kids set up in the warm trailer and then go hole popping with the wheeler and portable if I want to venture out.
All opinions welcome. Thanks.
