SDG Trailers Builds Dual 5,000-Meal/Day Kitchen Fleet for Patriot Response Group

Vero Beach, FL Emergency Management Firm Ordered a Second, Larger Trailer After Seeing SDG’s Commercial-Grade Fabrication Firsthand — “Junior” (40 ft) Came First; “Big Papa” (52 ft Gooseneck) Followed

WAYCROSS, GA — June 26, 2026 — When Patriot Response Group entered the emergency catering market in 2024, they needed equipment that could perform in the field, not just on a showroom floor. The Vero Beach, Florida-based emergency management firm turned to SDG Trailers (Southern Dimensions Group), a factory-direct custom trailer manufacturer in Waycross, Georgia, and ordered a 40-foot commercial mobile kitchen they call “Junior.”

Then they saw the quality of what SDG built.

They came back for a second trailer — a 52-foot custom gooseneck disaster relief kitchen they call “Big Papa” — specifically engineered to produce 5,000+ meals per day in off-grid and rugged field environments. Together, the two units form a deployable mass-feeding fleet that Patriot Response Group’s Catering Director is now taking into the field for large-scale emergency base camp operations.

> Key Takeaways– Patriot Response Group entered the emergency catering market in 2024 and chose SDG Trailers for their first purpose-built disaster relief kitchen

> – “Junior” (40 ft, triple 7,000-lb axles): Built with a 60-inch range, double ovens, griddles, dual 40-lb fryers, and a Southern Pride SPK-500-15 rotisserie

> – After seeing SDG’s fabrication quality firsthand, PRG returned for “Big Papa” — a 52-ft custom gooseneck with dual full-size 20-rack ovens, 40-gallon tilt skillets, and an Old Hickory CTO double-wide

> – “Big Papa” is engineered for 5,000+ meals per day in off-grid conditions with advanced AC airflow engineering, custom floor drains, and pocket doors

> – SDG’s commercial-grade fabrication, structural integrity, and “can-do” communication were cited as the reasons PRG came back for the second build

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The Build That Earned a Second Order

Patriot Response Group’s entry into emergency catering in 2024 required a mobile kitchen that could handle the demands of sustained base camp operations — not a concession trailer adapted for field use, but a purpose-built commercial kitchen on wheels. SDG Trailers delivered “Junior,” a 40-foot unit riding on triple 7,000-lb axles, equipped with:

• 60-inch commercial range with double ovens

• Griddles for high-volume flat-top cooking

• Dual 40-lb commercial fryers

• Southern Pride SPK-500-15 rotisserie — a competition-grade smoker and rotisserie system capable of sustained high-volume production

The unit is built for the realities of field deployment: heavy-duty structural integrity, commercial-grade equipment rated for continuous use, and the mechanical reliability that emergency catering operations depend on when there is no backup plan.

The quality of that first build brought Patriot Response Group back to SDG Trailers. According to PRG’s Catering Director — who walks through both trailers in a detailed review now available on YouTube — it was SDG’s commercial-grade fabrication, extreme structural integrity, and “can-do” communication that made the decision to order a second, larger unit straightforward.

“Big Papa”: 52 Feet of Off-Grid Mass Feeding Capacity

“Big Papa” is the flagship. A 52-foot custom gooseneck trailer designed from the ground up for large-scale disaster relief catering, it is engineered to sustain 5,000+ meals per day under field conditions where grid power, municipal water, and commercial kitchen access do not exist.

The build spec reflects the demands of genuine emergency deployment:

Cooking Equipment

• Dual full-size 20-rack commercial ovens — high-throughput baking and cooking capacity for large-volume production

• 40-gallon tilt skillets — commercial-grade units for soups, stews, sauces, and bulk protein cooking at scale

• Old Hickory CTO double-wide smoker — pit-style capacity for high-volume smoked meat production in the field

Custom Engineering for Field Conditions

• Pocket doors — space-efficient interior access that maintains operational flow in a 52-foot footprint

• Advanced AC airflow engineering — a system designed specifically to manage the heat load of commercial kitchen equipment running continuously in a sealed trailer, engineered to pass health inspections in variable field conditions

• Custom floor drains — purpose-designed drainage positioned for the specific equipment layout and high-volume water use of sustained operations

• Heavy-duty off-grid structural integrity — gooseneck chassis and frame construction rated for the mechanical stress of repeated deployment to post-disaster sites with damaged road surfaces

The airflow engineering in “Big Papa” is a detail that distinguishes a genuine disaster relief build from a standard mobile kitchen. A 52-foot trailer running dual 20-rack ovens, 40-gallon tilt skillets, and a double-wide smoker simultaneously generates a heat and humidity load that a standard HVAC configuration cannot manage. SDG engineered the airflow system specifically around that load — a build decision that keeps interior temperatures at code-compliant levels during sustained production and protects the equipment and crew operating it.

Why SDG Trailers

The Patriot Response Group engagement follows the same pattern SDG Trailers sees across its disaster relief client portfolio: an organization with a specific, demanding mission buys one trailer, sees the quality firsthand, and comes back for more. The same story has played out with Operation BBQ Relief, the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, and the Riverside Sheriffs’ Association.

The factory-direct model is the reason. SDG designs, fabricates, and finishes every trailer entirely in-house at the Waycross, Georgia facility — no subcontracted shells, no dealer intermediary, no compromised specification to hit a catalog price point. When Patriot Response Group needed custom floor drains, pocket doors, and an advanced AC system built around their specific equipment list, SDG built it. The Catering Director’s review of “Big Papa” — available in full on SDG Trailers’ YouTube channel — makes clear that the level of customization and the quality of execution are what separate SDG from off-the-shelf alternatives.

Watch the full Patriot Response Group mobile kitchen review: youtube.com/watch?v=TXZm_HagXHA

About Patriot Response Group, LLC

Patriot Response Group is a full-service emergency management firm headquartered in Vero Beach, Florida, with more than 60 years of combined leadership experience in disaster response, recovery, and construction services. PRG provides disaster readiness planning, mitigation and remediation, response and recovery operations, construction services, damage assessments, emergency staffing, and technology services across the U.S. and its territories — with primary focus on communities in Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina devastated by hurricanes, tornadoes, and severe flooding.

PRG is a member of IAEM, NEMA, SCEMA, TCBA, GHBA, and FEPA.

Learn more: patriotrg.com

About SDG Trailers

SDG Trailers (Southern Dimensions Group) has been one of the nation’s most trusted names in custom trailer manufacturing since 2001. Based in Waycross, Georgia, SDG is an all in-house, factory-direct manufacturer of mobile emergency response and disaster relief trailers, food and concession trailers, refrigerated trailers, and fully custom specialty units. Every trailer is designed and built to the client’s exact specifications — because if it ain’t custom, it ain’t SDG Trailers.

SDG serves clients across all 50 states and ships internationally. Financing is available.

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