Type and size carriage for small PA

[DAB]

Hello fellow TB:ers.
My band has a few shows coming up this summer. I'm also the proud owner of a PA with two 18in bass bins, tops, monitors and the shebang. My band travels without a PA so i guess the most space i will ever need is when travelling with the PA.
What type and size trailer would be decent or even nice to use for this? Will be used once a week maximum.

 

[SteveC]

Im a little confused. You have a PA. You say your band travels without a PA, but then say you need space when you travel with the PA?

Do you have a vehicle already? Can it pull a trailer? Usually the best/easiest way to transport a PA is in a dedicated trailer.

 

[DAB]

The PA will be the bulkiest things i'll ever transport. But then there are the horse trailer type that are walk in height, the ones with a fiberglass cover that fold up and the tarpaulin kind. We borrowed the horse- type once and it worked fine but those are kind of large, heavy and expensive. Sorry, english not mother tongue.

 

[buldog5151bass]

Best bet is the stack the equipment to get an idea of the actual square footage, and/or take it to a place that sell trailers and try them out.

 

[P_Robyn]

But without a trailer, how do you take the equipment to a trailer place to see if it will fit? ;-)

 

[seanm]

I would say if you have 18" bass bins "and the whole shebang", you no longer have a small PA

We need to know what vehicle you own. The problem is that if you do not have a vehicle big enough to carry a "small" PA, the vehicle may not be able to handle a trailer.

That said, can you rent a trailer? Try renting a trailer and see how it goes. I bet the smallest covered trailer will be good enough.

You actually don't want the trailer too big or you have to be very careful about tying in the gear.

 

[Ostie]

You also have to have a trailer hitch on your vehicle, and it has to be the right size (class) for the loaded trailer. Also, the ball has to be the right size for the trailer coupler.

Most SUVs and pickup trucks will pull a small trailer, but I believe They are an American thing and not as widely seen in Europe and elsewhere. Correct me if Im wrong.

 

[fhm555]

I had a twelve foot long double axle GP trailer that was 6’6” inside so i could stand up in it. I used it mostly as a pit trailer when racing toy cars but i also used it to move furniture for a friend and we got a buttload of stuff in it when we did that. But yeah. Get some dimensions and lay out the floor with some tape, pack everything inside the tape and measure the height of your stack. IME, you want something you can stand up in. It’s dicey enough schlepping bulky heavy items standing up, but can be a real PITA if you are having to bend over to get in the trailer. That said, you may want to consider rent g a van when you need to haul that much gear. It’s just easier than a trailer.