Best festival trolley ever (Electronic!)

[GoonerRob]

So last year a friend of mine ( mn_bespoke ) who is a bit of a product design nerd / carpenter / all round maker of cool stuff was tasked with making a trolley that wasn't shit (our last two have progressively fallen apart over time)... this is what he came up with... made from an upcycled mobility scooter

Key features:

• USB / Car lighter port for charging phones etc
• Solar panel to recharge battery
• You can drive it! 
• Carried 8 peoples tents, sleeping bags, chairs and a bag or two all at once
• Easily carries many crates of beer with almost no effort.
• Key so you can leave it in a tent porch and it cant be stolen

Can't work out how to add video but will attempt to work that out later... What do you guys think?

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

[Garrett_Salas]

I'll give you a fiver for it

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

[BlueDaze]

its not a trolley, its a tractor...

[Crazyfool01]

Not sure the wheels are big enough and ground clearance a bit low ... apart from that looks good 8/10 

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

2 minutes ago, crazyfool1 said:

Not sure the wheels are big enough and ground clearance a bit low ... apart from that looks good 8/10 

What you mean is, there's not enough lights on it... 

[BlueDaze]

in fairness... i have always attended in the CV East fields and so have never had the need for a trolley.. However, one of the joys for me is to be up at 7am on wednesday with a cup of coffee watching the masses pile in...

Always amazed by by the look of surpise on the faces of some of the youngsters whose suitcase has had a wheel fall off... or the lads whose flimsy trolley has collapsed under 6 crates of beer... and full of respect for those that have prepared with a proper trolley...

I would probably congratulate the owner of this rasper..

[Miyn]

Speed?

[Crazyfool01]

7 minutes ago, Supernintendo Chalmers said:

What you mean is, there's not enough lights on it... 

Actually one of the few things that i take that doesnt contain lights  .... my bike trailer has been great ... 2016 was a tough one for it though (photo is not 2016 ) 

Edited October 26, 2019 by crazyfool1

[GoonerRob]

Just now, Miyn said:

Speed?

About 8mph I think. Haven’t checked tho (that’s the max speed of a uk standard mobility scooter according to google)

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

32 minutes ago, GoonerRob said:

So last year a friend of mine ( mn_bespoke ) who is a bit of a product design nerd / carpenter / all round maker of cool stuff was tasked with making a trolley that wasn't shit (our last two have progressively fallen apart over time)... this is what he came up with... made from an upcycled mobility scooter

Key features:

• USB / Car lighter port for charging phones etc
• Solar panel to recharge battery
• You can drive it! 
• Carried 8 peoples tents, sleeping bags, chairs and a bag or two all at once
• Easily carries many crates of beer with almost no effort.
• Key so you can leave it in a tent porch and it cant be stolen

Can't work out how to add video but will attempt to work that out later... What do you guys think?

Needs to make a 2016-ready version on caterpillar tracks. Then I'll be impressed.

[morph100]

Love it, fantastic work

[Guest]

39 minutes ago, Miyn said:

Speed?

I'm sure there's some hidden compartments where you can hide some.

[mashedonmud]

9 out of 10. You lose a mark for lack of skeleton when lids open. ???

[henry bear]

Great product but I’m not convinced it’s entirely in keeping with the ethos of the festival

[GoonerRob]

4 minutes ago, henry bear said:

Great product but I’m not convinced it’s entirely in keeping with the ethos of the festival

Recycled an old scooter that would have gone to landfill, charges on solar energy... I don’t think it’s too far away from the overall ethos personally!
 

Plus it will be resused every year meaning we don’t have to buy another (or contribute to the trolley graveyard you see coming in at the start of the festival!) 

[mashedonmud]

This.☝️

Jealous I reckon.?

Edited October 26, 2019 by mashedonmud

[Ayrshire Chris]

A false bottom on that and you could sneak in a skinny short mate

Edited October 26, 2019 by Ayrshire Chris

[glasto-worker]

2 hours ago, Yoghurt on a Stick said:

I am surprised you have not already built one ' but with a few improvements ' # a self seeking system so that you could sit on it and it will drive you back automatically to your Camper van #

[Gnomicide]

Looks great but could struggle in a muddy one.

[Crazyfool01]

why do you have a iPad under the seat ? not for filming bands I hope ?  

[H.M.V]

Brilliant idea but body looks too close to the ground and wheels definitely need to be bigger. Doubt that would survive 2016 conditions. 

 

[GoonerRob]

33 minutes ago, crazyfool1 said:

why do you have a iPad under the seat ? not for filming bands I hope ?  

oh no, that would be the solar panel... we bring our ipad pro's for band filming, bigger and easier to hold with out 7 flags at the front of the pyramid  

 

[GoonerRob]

29 minutes ago, H.M.V said:

Brilliant idea but body looks too close to the ground and wheels definitely need to be bigger. Doubt that would survive 2016 conditions. 

 

The idea behind it was that it was originally designed to transport larger people up kerbs / hills etc so it should be ok... we tested it before but couldn't find any mud to try it in. The wheels are larger than they look, they are sack truck wheels and larger than the original wheels it came with. 

Hoping next year is as good as this year so we wont have to find out!