Hunting trailers

[Johnnybear]

Has anyone rigged up a reefer unit to a enclosed utility trailer for storing your meat? I was just wondering what kind of power you'd need for one etc.. I talked to a trailer guy about the insulation in the ceiling walls and floor etc. but need to do some homework on the refridgeration unit. I think a 14 ft. trailer with the front 6 feet with a man door in the side as the meat cooler and 8 feet in the back with a ramp door for gear would be a good hunting set up. Especially in the early season when it's not cold out yet.

[Steeleco]

how much meat are you planning on getting ??

[sealevel]

I saw an old MB crew buss with the back 4feet made into a cooler there was room to hang several moose.

[Fred]

If you check with the food equiptment places and or refrigeration places you should be able to get a "drop on" freezer unit. These things are usually electric so you would need a suitable genset but they would also be most effective. Between 2 and 4 inches of styrofoam insulation would work in that department. Fred

[lip_ripper00]

or a cheaper way to go use a deep freeze.Bone the animal out and run the deep freeze intermittenly would take days to freeze a whole moose

[NEEHAMA]

used horse trailer $1500. pop by your local industrial spray foam insualtion guy and spray the inside. head over to the local rv dealer and buy one of those large motorhome air conditioning units. mount it on the roof. immediatley head north for the augast moose season!

[Johnnybear]

I'm just toying with the idea. If your in a hunting party with 4-6 guys and you harvest a few animals your not going to get all the meat in a deep freeze. This project would not be for myself alone. A couple of us are looking at building it together to share the costs.

[rock]

6 X 8 you'll need around something around 12000 or 20000 btu, a simple way is to seal up the compartment you want and go purchase a window air conditioner new or used either will do the job and install on the side of the trailer,roof top units are okay but have a tendency to leak as they get older, that could be from rougher road we use which we always take to the limit with are rigs. If you find the proper unit one should do for that area just by a good gen set and have it cool before hanging your meat.

[Walker]

Going with a window air condtioner or a roof top A/C unit is only going to lead to problems and disappointment. The most you could get the temperature down to is around 65 degrees or so before the coil starts to freeze up. Also air conditioning units pull far too much moisture out of the air for a meat storage area. What you need is a properly sized and installed refrigeration unit. The only problem is that it has to be installed by a qualified technician as refrigerants can only be legally obtained by licenced individuals. It all comes down to if you want it done right you have to spend the money. I can help you with the sizing, design and equipment needs if you PM me. I am a government certified refrigeration technician.

Al

[Johnnybear]

Thanks for the reply guys. I would be going with the commercial style reefer for the reasons pointed out. When I get more into it in the summer (like I need another project to work on ) I'll get more serious about contacting someone to help with the reefer unit.