Anyone use "tupperware" for a rack box?
06-09-11 | 07:42 AM
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Anyone use "tupperware" for a rack box?
I'm trying to think "outside" the box in finding a cargo box that i could zip tie to a rack. The main thing is that it would be "really water proof" with a snap on lid, and would be a perfect rectangle so that it could fit panniers hooks on the rack under it.
I know there all kinds of toy stores or maybe lunch box es that could work. Did anyone find the "perfect box" with just the right dimensions? I would drill mount holes, use zip ties and then tape over the mount points - since water doesn't go uphill it would remain dry.
I know there all kinds of toy stores or maybe lunch box es that could work. Did anyone find the "perfect box" with just the right dimensions? I would drill mount holes, use zip ties and then tape over the mount points - since water doesn't go uphill it would remain dry.
06-09-11 | 11:23 AM
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While Tupperware is water tight the type of plastic it's made from is to soft to resist tearing out when loaded. There are many other types of plastic that are hardier and will take the load on a bike.
Keep looking and you'll find something that will work for you.......
Keep looking and you'll find something that will work for you.......
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Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
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06-09-11 | 07:14 PM
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Look in home improvement shops like Home Depot, Lowe's, etc for storage boxes and toolboxes. They have much tougher boxes and totes than what you'd find in Walmart, Target, etc.
Distribute the attachment points load across larger area of the box by attaching the pannier hooks to an aluminum strip that itself is attached to the box with several bolts.
Distribute the attachment points load across larger area of the box by attaching the pannier hooks to an aluminum strip that itself is attached to the box with several bolts.
06-09-11 | 07:27 PM
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Somebody somewhere on here had a nice set of harder plastic waterproof boxes they got from a sporting goods source. They were lockable.
Found it! Check out Post #8 for the link on where to order. You should be able to bolt one of them to the top of the rack. Probably a lot more durable than tupperware.
Aaron
Found it! Check out Post #8 for the link on where to order. You should be able to bolt one of them to the top of the rack. Probably a lot more durable than tupperware.
Aaron
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"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
Webshots is bailing out, if you find any of my posts with corrupt picture files and want to see them corrected please let me know. :(
ISO: A late 1980's Giant Iguana MTB frameset (or complete bike) 23" Red with yellow graphics.
"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
06-10-11 | 01:30 AM
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Probably way more than what you are looking for but have though about putting one of these on my cargo bike or similar.
https://www.etrailer.com/question-8967.html
https://www.etrailer.com/question-8967.html
01-06-12 | 08:48 PM
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I needed to be able to store some "sensitive items" on the bike that I cannot take into work. I bought a military surplus metal box and welded a lock latch and a few other mods. I added two quarter inch red LEDs to the rear with a battery pack on the inside. I use a very long chain to get both wheels, the bike rack (the city one) and the frame. The single lock gets both ends of the chain and locks at/on the lockbox. I don't have to worry that much about theft as a perp would have to go through metal to get to the contents. The military box is waterproof by design. Maybe at some point, I can post pictures.
