OT: Inside the handyvan

[David Lang]

In response to public demand - inside the new handyvan;

(You need lots of tools as a handyman!)

I've installed a false floor approx 12" high and under it are 8 x 30 litre storage boxes.

Looking through the rear door, there is a rack all along the offside which contains Hitachi 18v SDS, Skilsaw, various power tools, organisers for screws, fixings, plumbing bits etc.

On the nearside is a rack containing Evolution chop saw, cable reels, Hitachi 18v drill driver, ALDI tool bag with Makita 10.8v drill driver & impact driver & drill sets etc.

Side door; Keter folding workbench behind passenger seat, view of offside rack.

Added to this are 2 x Plano bucket bags, one for plumbing tools & one for general/woodworking tools. These bucket bags are brilliant, loads of pockets so tools are easy to see & grab. Also ALDI tool bag (great & cheap) with electrical toolkit.

The idea is that these can easily come out, for example if I'm building a deck, the plumbing & the electric bags can come out to make room for decking stuff.

Comments welcome.

[Tim Watts]

I got one of those - really very good IMO.

[David Lang]

Agreed. Excellent bit of kit. I love the way it opens, it's like a Paul Daniels moment!

[spuorgelgoog]

That's handy for booze runs to Cherbourg.

I saw a van the other day which had an awning on one side - handy for creating a temporary shelter and stops the wet blowing into the van when the door is open.

Owain

[tabbypurr]

Lets hope a burglar isn't reading

NT

[Unbeliever]

Looking at the state of yours, it shows exactly what you are - an amateur. You should throw that lot away and spend your money on some decent ones - rather than cheap rubbish you can only use a couple of times before they fall apart, or lose their edge.

Looking at the state of that racking, if that's the standard of work you do generally, then you shouldn't really be boasting about it publicly!

[Brian-Gaff]

On one of these cop shows recently it was mentioned that the van which was in a collision had loads of free, ie unsecured tools in the back, one of which had caused the person in the passenger seet some significant neck injuries. I hope all of your stuff is well secured as things certainly display their mass when the vehicle comes to a sudden stop. Brian

[Robin]

I couldn't see what protection there was for the driver and any front seat passenger in the event of an emergency stop (or front-end collision) causing a mix of sharp and blunt objects arriving from the rear of a vehicle. But them I'm a cowardly pessimist.

[stuart noble]

Not up to the standards of the utility companies perhaps, but it'll no doubt do the job, and can be modified if it doesn't. I ran a little Fiorino van for years, mainly used for carrying glass in bulk. Never broke a piece despite having a home-made Wickes 2"x2" kind of setup. Keep costs down at all costs

[David Lang]

ARW and I were discussing this just the other day. How long would it be before his idiot stuck his oar in?

He's quite right. I should chuck away all that Makita, Hitachi, AEG, Bosch, Stanley, Eclipse, Bahco, CK, Irwin, Estwing rubbish and get something decent.

One day perhaps, maybe when I've run the business successfully for nine years.

What do you think? Did the stake work it's way out of his heart or did the coffin get disturbed?

[David Lang]

There is a steel cage behind the drivers seat. Much stuff is in boxes strapped down.

[David Lang]

The Citreon Nemo, Peugeot Bipper and the Fiorentino are the same van. One of those joint enterprise things.

[Adrian]

I lost a friend in a relatively minor collision, when a box of books came off the rear parcel shelf and took the back of his skull out.

[Robin]

OK, ta.

Continuing in my Private Frazer mode, has your daughter advised/assisted/insisted on a first aid kit (and one placed where you can grab it easily should the need arise)?

[David Lang]

I have an LAS number 3 dressing kit which will cope with just about anything :-)

[ARW]

Where is the portable radio that is tuned into Radio 2?

[Steve Walker]

More to the point, where's the angle grinder?

[Mike Clarke]

... and all the cans of WD40?

[David Lang]

In the silver coloured case!

[David Lang]

In the drivers door pocket. Except it's tuned to Radio 4.