Sounds like a few good plans there. Love the idea of the enclosed trailer- kind of similar to my eventual plan of a dive van (motor home with minor adjustments for like a tank rack/ hanging for wet gear).I have a mid-sized SUV lease right now (Nissan Murano) and it does fine holding all my stuff, but it is kind of a pain to try to sit in and change. Some of my other ideas:
-A bath mat of some sort to put on the ground so the feet don't go directly on the cold asphalt or dirt
-A small pop up canopy for the rain/snow (8 foot square at the most) or one of those portable 'beach cabanas' to cut down on the elements as well
-A used enclosed trailer that I could finish off inside to make a changing room as well as equipment hauling
-Bring my portable propane heater
Your little stove is a great idea Neilwood! I like that.
Whatever helps keep your own heat is worth thinking about - I definitely agree with the bathmat or similar. If your feet are warm, it helps a lot with the rest of you. Same with gloves and a hat. Even using a tattered old jacket over a wet (dry or wet) suit to minimise wind chill is worth it.
Even on a warm water dive, I found hot liquid after the dive to be very nice - the liveaboard would provide hot chocolate for the first dive of the day and the night dive with fruit juice for the others. I would have preferred the hot choc for all of them.
The beauty of that little stove is it takes up virtually no room at all so it (and the small gas can it uses) can be packed in the corner of a bag or in the trunk. It is also cheap.