Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2012 22:21:35 -0500
Reply-To: Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@MYMTS.NET>
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From: Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@MYMTS.NET>
Subject: Re: US Plastic was
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Dumb question but am I getting all of my mail?
Two years ago before Kid#2 I had way more time and read every one of the 100+ messages I received daily.
Today I've got about 8 regarding plastic boxes and a couple of incorrectly addressed subscriptions.
Where has the mail gone??
Jeff in Winnipeg
85 Westfalia GL
09 Jetta wagon
09 daughter
10 daughter
On 2012-08-09, at 2:16 PM, Don Hanson wrote:
> I like to make my own boxes to fit the purpose and space. While the
> Rubbermaid containers are certainly really easy to just go buy at some big
> box store, they really aren't very attractive and they aren't strong enough
> to walk on or stand on, really. And of course, they only come in standard
> sizes which never seem to be a perfect fit for my needs...
> For instance, the box I made to contain my portopot also is sized to
> just go under the rear seat as a support and also serve as a seat and a
> step to access a roof rack when I need that. The one I made to fit
> between my front seats, that one is made to leave room for the brake handle
> to be used and for it's own lid to be slid down beside the passenger seat
> when I want access to the inside....where I sometimes stash my full coffee
> pot in the morning as I begin my daily travels...and my coffee creamer, etc.
>
> I also have a couple of nice sturdy tool chests of baltic birch and
> teak for my job tools that are sized to fit just right, behind the upright
> rear seat.
>
> One more recent and handy addition to my van that I haven't added to my
> web photos below (some pics of the boxes I mention in that web album) is:
> I often have to load long boards, both construction lumber and sailboards,
> into my van. I cut a piece of (4"?) PVC drain pipe to fit down over the
> top of the rear seatback....it slips down over the cushion and protects the
> upholstery as well as allows the items being loaded to slide in easily over
> the seat back....When not in use, it just slips off for storage under or
> behind the seat...
>
> Don Hanson
>
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> On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 10:00 AM, Don Hundt <donhundt@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I swear by Rubbermaid Rough Totes. I have around 50 of them, I used them to
>> move from Oregon to D.C. and back again, stacked about 5 high in a
>> trailer.
>> I also use them as semi-dry boxes for rafting. Much more durable than the
>> sterilites(I've had both), and inexpensive, at around $8.00 each for the 18
>> gallon.
>> Don
>>
>>
>> On Aug 9, 2012, at 10:08 AM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> The bins themselves are great, but the lids a) aren't waterproof and b)
>>> take an awful set (sag) if you put even moderate loads on top for any
>>> length of time. They look as though they'd stack, but the tops won't
>>> stand it. Doesn't make them useless, but cramps their style.
>>>
>>
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