Date:         Fri, 30 Nov 2007 07:14:17 -0800
Reply-To:     Lee Peterson <iridewheelies@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Lee Peterson <iridewheelies@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      How do you carry your cargo?
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Hello Everyone,

I was thinking about how I secure my cargo this morning.  Because our vans
have such large flat areas, unsecured items tend to roll around while
driving.  I wonder how everyone else deals with it?  I have no problem
packing for a trip, everything has it's place when I go camping.  It's those
daily errands I'm talking about.

Small items that don't roll can go between my front seats

If I have something smaller than a shoe box but with a shape that will roll
I like to wedge it in my jumpseat with the seat folded up.

If I have something larger than that but smaller than a 5 gal bucket I'll
put it on the jumpseat and secure it with the seatbelt.

I like to stash items between the front seats and jumpseats but they usually
dont stay there very well.  I don't have the trays.

For something the size of a Keg of beer (or a keg of beer!) I'll remove the
jumpseat and secure the item with the seatbelt.

Large loads of groceries usually go behind the rear seat, loaded via the
rear hatch.

Very large items go in the passenger area.  I have used ratchet straps to
secure them to the jumpseat brackets.

If I am alone and lazy I will use the passenger seat and passenger side
floor.  Items tend to slide off the passenger seat onto the floor so I try
not to use it.



Sometimes I think it would be usefull to have a bungee net attached to the
rear of the back seat to secure smaller items.  The area behind the rear
seat it large and flat so I find that unsecured items tend to roll or slide
around.  Maybe a bungee net attached to the bulkhead below the passenger
seat would be usefull as well.  My girlfriend has a habit of losing track of
her nalgene water bottle.  I usually find it rolling around by my feet after
a corner.  It drives me crazy!  I have visions of it jamming under my brake
pedal (break petal), causing an accident.


For the record I have a Syncro GL with a Carat/Wolfy interior transplanted
in to it.

How about you guys?  Where do you carry your stuff?