Gooseneck trailer tips

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by SSLance

Does anyone have Gwen's email address...


We'll see how Mrs SSLance likes going to events with me this year. With both of our schedules being a lot more flexible, and with a place to comfortably stay...the idea is for her and the dogs to travel with me. It worked pretty well at the Optima event at NCM last year. I just need to make sure to do a few family type things on the way to and fro to even out the time.

Being camped in the pits is so much nicer and easier than shuffling back and forth to motels each night. And AC with a fresh sammich and a cold beverage in between runs ain't so shabby either.

Are you going to put an AC unit on the roof of your new trailer? Where is the generator compartment and how big of a Genset are you going to install? Room for a decent size Air Compressor as well?

I really liked being able to stay - watch TV - Sleep in my own bed - shower etc with "the rig". But all of that comes with a price. That price is - prepping it to go - and once you return - upprepping (not a word). Cleaning - making the bed - stocking the frig - unstocking - making sure the water is full - emptying the holding tanks.... loading and unloading three cars.... It's a lot of work that people don't see. What they see is "what a kool rig that is". I'd still be at the track for another hour plus after everyone else had left! Okay - because I'd just roll outside the gate - fire up the BBQ and turn on the TV. I think the way you're going with a nicer living quarters and single car trailer (a car that can be street driven) will be a lot easier than what I was doing.






There is an outside accessible generator compartment with vented doors. It's at the front driver side of the trailer and is sealed off from the trailer interior. Check the interior pics out and you'll see the "L" shape in the cabinets which forms the inside wall of this compartment. It is NOT accessible from the interior. I will add a Honda EU3000iS generator in the generator compartment - which has a slide out "floor" and also an automatic transfer switch to go from shore power over to the genset and vice versa. The trailer has A/C already and the Honda can run it. I have a "pancake" air compressor which is plenty for running tire pressures - the same one I've used for the last 4+ years now.