| Author | Message | ||
     Kai Dussling (Kai) Member Username: Kai Post Number: 80 Registered: 06-2002 |
Here is a tool storage idea. I just cut up one of those "bucket boss" tool holders and stapled it to the back of the door panel.  | ||
| Ray Gerber (Raygerber) Member Username: Raygerber Post Number: 96 Registered: 09-2002 |
Kai, I hope you have a good dog guard or something blocking all of those missiles from traveling forward when your truck experiences "duress" I like the organization, but the safety factor is cause for concern. Just my $.02 r- Ray | ||
| Jack Parker (Jack) Member Username: Jack Post Number: 206 Registered: 03-2002 |
While that's an inventive idea, I much prefer Han Chung's set-up: http://www.expeditionexchange.com/pelican/DSC01357.jpg http://www.expeditionexchange.com/pelican/DSC01388.JPG http://www.expeditionexchange.com/pelican/DSC01390.JPG http://www.expeditionexchange.com/pelican/DSC01360.jpg http://www.expeditionexchange.com/pelican/DSC01365.jpg http://www.expeditionexchange.com/pelican/DSC01366.jpg http://www.expeditionexchange.com/pelican/DSC01362.jpg Protected from the elements, portable, secure, etc. Just my opinion though... to each his (or her) own! | ||
| John Lee (Johnlee) Dweb Lounge Member Username: Johnlee Post Number: 469 Registered: 03-2003 |
EEEEEEEEEEEEEK! | ||
| marc olivares (Pugs) Member Username: Pugs Post Number: 160 Registered: 12-2002 |
for as much as i hate to side with John, man that's hard to look at. dude, where's your sense of pride. marc | ||
| David Seger (Croakus) New Member Username: Croakus Post Number: 31 Registered: 06-2003 |
I can see from the picture that you don't have the jump seats. What do you use the storage compartments for? I use mine for tools. In a nice carry bag. | ||
| Steve Cooper (Scrover) Senior Member Username: Scrover Post Number: 493 Registered: 09-2002 |
Oh man, I can feel those vise grips hitting the back of my head. | ||
| michael burt (Mikeyb) Senior Member Username: Mikeyb Post Number: 521 Registered: 03-2002 |
crap, steve...that must have hurt! | ||
| han chung (Hanchung) Member Username: Hanchung Post Number: 90 Registered: 10-2002 |
i'm not gonna say it... | ||
| Blue (Blue) Dweb Lounge Member Username: Blue Post Number: 446 Registered: 04-2003 |
just fold a nice heavy cloth over the top & front of your tools and secure it nice & tight to keep 'em in place, and also out of sight. | ||
| Kai Dussling (Kai) Member Username: Kai Post Number: 81 Registered: 06-2002 |
Just say it. I can't believe there has been this much negative response. No....this isn't a pelican case. No.....those aren't snap-on tools. Sorry for that. It's a practical idea for an unused space. The tools aren't going anywhere! You have to force them into the holders. Also, if there is a "situation", the bottom of the bag will swing forward and nothing is going to fly out. The only way you can see them is if you open the rear door. There have been a lot cheesier ideas on the discoweb, which have been liked and approved of! wtf??????? | ||
| han chung (Hanchung) Member Username: Hanchung Post Number: 91 Registered: 10-2002 |
still, ain't gonna say it. | ||
| Koby (Koby) Senior Member Username: Koby Post Number: 549 Registered: 02-2002 |
Kai- Exposed tools like that are still a risky proposition, even though you may have to force them into their holders. As I'm sure you're well aware, the vertical acceleration the rear end of your truck experiences when you are off-highway far exceed those when you're on road. If these forces are enough to throw my fully loaded Engel and two loaded 1610s into the air, I'm thinking those tools don't stand a chance in the holders. If you insist on keeping the tools on the rear door, which is still a safety risk, at least throw a cover over them like Blue suggests and keep thim in the holders. At least that way you can reduce the chance those tools come flying out at an untimely moment. | ||
| John Lee (Johnlee) Dweb Lounge Member Username: Johnlee Post Number: 471 Registered: 03-2003 |
"There have been a lot cheesier ideas on the discoweb, which have been liked and approved of!" This is undoubtedly true. However, my response that loose tool bag that is STAPLED to the interior trim is still EEEEEEEEEEEEK! | ||
| Koby (Koby) Senior Member Username: Koby Post Number: 550 Registered: 02-2002 |
Oh shit, it's stapled on? I totally missed that in the original post. Yikes. | ||
| Rob Davison (Nosivad_bor) Dweb Lounge Member Username: Nosivad_bor Post Number: 904 Registered: 02-2003 |
Oh John, you're just pissed you didn't think of it first. LOL | ||
| Jack Parker (Jack) Member Username: Jack Post Number: 207 Registered: 03-2002 |
"There have been a lot cheesier ideas on the discoweb, which have been liked and approved of!" You posted this for the world to see. Take the criticism for what's it's worth - if the dweb off-road community thinks it's a bad idea....just maybe it is. "No....this isn't a pelican case. No.....those aren't snap-on tools. Sorry for that. It's a practical idea for an unused space." So do think if you'd stapled a Snap-on tool roll full of Snap-on tools that everyone would like this set-up better? LOL. I don't give a shit what brand of tools or case is in question, that is not the issue, and no one has mentioned a brand of tool or case but you. The point being maybe this isn't a practical idea for unused space. | ||
| marc olivares (Pugs) Member Username: Pugs Post Number: 164 Registered: 12-2002 |
kai, you get kudos in my book for having the nuts to post, but take the criticism like a man. hang in there! being mouthy only makes it hurt more! marc | ||
| han chung (Hanchung) Member Username: Hanchung Post Number: 93 Registered: 10-2002 |
kai, here's an appropriate tool to STAPLE to your back door...  | ||
| Steve Cooper (Scrover) Senior Member Username: Scrover Post Number: 494 Registered: 09-2002 |
that's my second favorite tool  | ||
| Kai Dussling (Kai) Member Username: Kai Post Number: 82 Registered: 06-2002 |
Since we are critiquing(sp?)my stuff, can i get some feedback on the sliders I built?   KD | ||
| Greg (Gparrish) Senior Member Username: Gparrish Post Number: 1388 Registered: 04-2002 |
Kai, I think they look nice, but what do I know. Is your company still caring for Ken's place? | ||
| han chung (Hanchung) Member Username: Hanchung Post Number: 98 Registered: 10-2002 |
kai, it's hard to tell your pictures suck... LOL they look good to me... seem to have a good fit, blends in w/ your lines. it's like this... "they are nice from afar, but far from..." need more detailed pics please. | ||
| John Lee (Johnlee) Dweb Lounge Member Username: Johnlee Post Number: 473 Registered: 03-2003 |
"here's an appropriate tool to STAPLE to your back door..." Han, that bottle opener shit is just as nasty as that staped tool baggie. When you screwed that shit onto your cargo door, that was the beginning of the end. I refused to work on your truck after that. | ||
| Kai Dussling (Kai) Member Username: Kai Post Number: 83 Registered: 06-2002 |
Hey Greg! Yes, Ken is still one of our customers. Haven't talked to him in a while. Been back to Houston lately? "Bottle opener vs tool bag" both functional both serve a purpose both mounted in same location Instead of the tool bag, maybe i should have found a way to mount one of those Multi-tools to the back panel. This would combine both ideas! It would be great. Any takers? | ||
| han chung (Hanchung) Member Username: Hanchung Post Number: 99 Registered: 10-2002 |
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| Greg (Gparrish) Senior Member Username: Gparrish Post Number: 1389 Registered: 04-2002 |
Nope, haven't been back to Houston since I moved. I talk to Ken every so often, but haven't seen him in almost 2 years. | ||
| David Seger (Croakus) New Member Username: Croakus Post Number: 34 Registered: 06-2003 |
Your rock sliders kick ass. I'm very impressed that you made those. Almost inspires me to buy a welder. I still don't like the tool bag. It's a clever idea but no matter how hard they are to get in the case I absolutely know they will come out if you hit something (like that idiot who ran the red light in front of me today). And I think it looks horrible. . . . | ||
| Steve Andrews (Sillybus) Senior Member Username: Sillybus Post Number: 343 Registered: 08-2002 |
Someone awhile back had a photo where they replaced the vinyl panel with diamond plate. If memory serves though, I believe it was the U.S. type instead of the 5x pattern (BTW, what is the official name of that style? Is it "5 Bar"?). Someone else I believe, made metal brackets that secured a plastic socket set case as well as other items to the rear door and that looked nice in my opinion. I think they had a small spade and a flashlight mounted there. To make a long story short, I liked it and intend on fabricating something similar over the Winter. Both D1s I have had have had that rear door panel beat to s@#t and replacing it with OEM just to have it happen again would be a waste of money and effort. I agree that Kai's tool thing appears to be super convenient but extremely dangerous. I had a passenger injured once from a text book in the way-back of my old college Volvo from a very slow collision. My rule of thumb, if it isn't buckled or fastened securely, it doesn't stay in the passenger compartment. |
