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a big mess!!

H2O
H2O Member Posts: 2
I am sure you have all had to deal with about a billion different fittings rolling around the bottom of your truck. I really want to be organized. Is there any advice you guys can give, or web-sites you can refer me to where I can get some storage containers?
Thanks

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  • Try this

    www.americanvan.com they have pretty much what you are looking for.
  • clammy
    clammy Member Posts: 3,162
    old soda cases

    I've found the best for me is old quart soda cases getting extremly hard to find .In the new york jersey aera brookdale soda cases are the best stack up great and you can fit more then a couple in each compartment .I,ve been using them for years and would be hard pressed to give them up good luck and peaceclammy

    R.A. Calmbacher L.L.C. HVAC
    NJ Master HVAC Lic.
    Mahwah, NJ
    Specializing in steam and hydronic heating

  • N.S
    N.S Member Posts: 22
    Rat pack drawer

    I have tried bucket orgaizers , milk creates and custom selfs .After a week of having a weathergaurd " rat pack ".,I cant imagine life without it. Im waiting for santa to bring me another one to place on top. I also like the fact that when my van dies I slide it into the next veicle .They are spendy ,but I think there worth it
  • Steve_35
    Steve_35 Member Posts: 546
    We use 1/2 gallon cardboard milk cartons

    Make a wooden box with a 3/4" EMT handle. Make it so 2 x 6 or 7 1/2 gallon cardboard milk cartons fit into it. Easy to carry and you can put 12-14 different fittings in a single box. If you make the top of the ends flat you can stack them in the shop. We put 1/2" cooper fittings in one box, 3/4" in another 1" in another and so on. Works well.
  • jim lockard
    jim lockard Member Posts: 1,059
    Stackers

    For my small copper and black iron fitting, I use the yellow stackers that fit in a five gallon bucket. Best Wishes J.Lockard
  • Weezbo
    Weezbo Member Posts: 6,232
    Whews!... Ya hadda ask :)

    5 gallon primer and paint and pickle buckets...
  • Mark Eatherton1
    Mark Eatherton1 Member Posts: 2,542
    Try...

    www.grainger.com

    They have some REALLY cool, REAL tough storage boxes, about 8" deep with dividers. Look in the Materials Handling and Storage section.

    Stackable too!

    ME
  • Rookie
    Rookie Member Posts: 175
    Back in the day

    I used milk crates with 1/2 gallon containers with the top cut off.A few years ago I found this great storage container company, they have bins with labels that you can customize to whatever you need, don't be afraid of the price the amount of labor time you save being organized, will increase your bottom line.I bought my shelving from granger, we use box trucks all the truck storage systems are the same.
    http://www.lewisbins.com/lewisbins/
  • Dave L_2
    Dave L_2 Member Posts: 15
    soda cases..

    work GREAT, using them for 20 + yrs. stack great and can stand on them to get those extra few inches, fit nice in truck and only cost 50 cents from soda dist. Milk crates and one lb coffee cans work wonders also.
  • hr
    hr Member Posts: 6,106
    Portable?

    If you want to haul them onto the jobsite I use the 5 gallon bucket systems. I built my truck body to handle 8 of these buckets.

    They make nice seats, and also come in handy should you spring a leak!

    hot rod

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  • Matt Undy
    Matt Undy Member Posts: 256
    quart pop cases?

    For those of us not up on beverage container history, what does a quart pop bottle/case look like?

    Matt
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