Storage and Hitch Mount

I saw that Harbor Freight carries them. I would never personally vouch for anything from HF, but worth looking at. Half their stuff is "good enough", especially for infrequent use items. And cheap! If your handy, you might even beef up their design a bit if it is lacking.

I was thinking wagon + box rather than box with wheels; when they get big and heavy, the wheel system is the first to go. Usually at the bottom of a hill you are getting ready to climb. And if you have a box in a wagon, it wouldn't be hard to lock it all together, and you can use most any box.

Last year one of our regulars kept a folding wagon of iced beer locked up just outside the gate. Good move. But security is a big concern these days (over safety, not contraband) so large abandoned secured containers outside the fence may get selected detected inspected rejected and projected.

It may seem expensive but I've been using mine for ten years now and it likely has many years of service left.

A pickup with a shell my be just the thing you need. It even doubles as a tent

I have a hitch rack and like to use it for my cooler and other bulky stuff but i have to choose between putting the bike rack or flat rack on. Last year i chose to use the flat rack and put my bike inside the back of the suv.

One thing to keep in mind is whatever you haul on one of those hitch racks gets pretty dirty after the ride out of the festival in all that dust.

My advice for you Sneake is pack less stuff, or get a rooftop carrier.

There is something to be said for putting things in places that are not easily accessible.

If you are looking for a low cost option, consider the one at Harbor Freight, because they always have a 20% off coupon.  Quality Caveat: like all things Harbor Freight, if you only use the item a few times a year, it's good value for money.

PS: if I were assembling this thing, I would use nylock lock nuts instead of whatever hardware they send you.

www.harborfreight.com/500-lb-capacity-deluxe-cargo-carrier-66983.html

You always automatically go to the pooping scenario. I was thinking more about inaccessibility in other situations. 

Ok back to the topic, here is something somewhat related--an easy and cheap way to lock the stuff on a roof or hitch rack, or even around a campsite. Developed by windsurfers to secure their gear on the roof rack while they are elsewhere.

Get a long length (20' is plenty) of plastic-wrapped steel cable, 1/4th diameter is sufficient. Take two blocks of wood and drill two 1/4" holes in each. Insert one end of the cable through a hole in a block and back through the other hole. Doubled like this, the cable can't slide. Do the same at the other end.

Wind the cable through your gear and the rack, and close the two blocks in the car door and lock it. Your stuff is secured by cable; no one can pull the blocks out the locked door and the cable won't slide out, either.

Obviously you can shorten the cable through the block before doubling back, or make one with a shorter cable.

I've seldom worried about gear getting pilfered at Lockn in the campgrounds (other than temptations like electronics or alcohol) but this is good while en route, parked overnight at a motel, etc.

that's the other thing i found out last night; i have to buy the hitch first. ugh! those are expensive as hell, too!