Trolley Recommendations

[robahht]

10 hours ago, sedra said:

We use a version of this fishing trolley- folds down easy but has proper tyres. Only time we had to leave it in car was 2016 as mud was just too deep for a trolley. We usually take essentials first on trolley and leave spare or non essentials in car for 2nd run later or Thursday especially if very muddy. Not sure how it’s fared in the rat infested shed over the winter- will need to give it a hose down, oil up and check they haven’t eaten the tyres! 🙄

 

Some of the reviews are complaining about broken axles - I assume you've had no problems?

 

We are considering a fold up one to carry bulky items that don't weigh much like chairs, tents and sleeping bags and i'll be the pack horse with all the booze. Think it'll be okay for that?

[sedra]

9 minutes ago, robahht said:

 

Some of the reviews are complaining about broken axles - I assume you've had no problems?

 

We are considering a fold up one to carry bulky items that don't weigh much like chairs, tents and sleeping bags and i'll be the pack horse with all the booze. Think it'll be okay for that?

Yes that’s what we use it for - I take spare pins in case they break but it’s lasted at least 8 festivals 

[robahht]

51 minutes ago, sedra said:

Yes that’s what we use it for - I take spare pins in case they break but it’s lasted at least 8 festivals 

 

Perfect - thank you!

[Staberinde]

On 4/16/2024 at 9:18 AM, BagpussSeesAllThings said:

Do these sort of sack trucks survive well at Glasto? I've never used one before but this looks pretty durable, could be completely wrong though.

I can highly recommend that style as I have been using one for countless festivals over the years, read on.

On 4/16/2024 at 9:20 AM, EavisAintDead said:

You can't pull these ones with the weirdly angled handles - the P handle variant is far more versatile, can be pushed or pulled

 

My current one has lasted 4 festivals with no issues so yes - pretty hardy

Of course you can pull them, what difference does an P shape handle make?

Anyway, I bought and converted a commonly manufactured trolley (pictured by Bag Puss) about 15 years ago and it's still going strong. I made a couple of custom shelves with the bottom one to perfectly fit a crate. The young boy and young lad are one and the same, my son, who inherited the trolley as I built one from scratch for reasons of getting unfit.
As all the weight is over the wheels and the wheels are really big it's extremely easy to push.
It's held together by long 5mm nuts and bolts so I can dismantle it and flat pack it to the boot of my car.

 

Edited May 1 by Staberinde
typos

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

23 minutes ago, Staberinde said:

I can highly recommend that style as I have been using one for countless festivals over the years, read on.

Of course you can pull them, what difference does an P shape handle make?

Anyway, I bought and converted a commonly manufactured trolley (pictured by Bag Puss) about 15 years ago and it's still going strong. I made a couple of custom shelves with the bottom one to perfectly fit a crate. The young boy and young lad are one and the same, my son, who inherited the trolley as I built one from scratch for reasons of getting unfit.
As all the weight is over the wheels and the wheels are really big it's extremely easy to push.
It's held together by long 5mm nuts and bolts so I can dismantle it and flat pack it to the boot of my car.

 

 

Fabulous use of shelf brackets. The bottom added section is of your own making. Is it pop riveted together?

 

As for the 4th photo down - is that seriously one load!? What kind of a beast of a man are you!? That's a seriously insane load. 

 

I once had a one wheeled version of this to use at glastonbury;

 

 

It was fully loaded to about twice the height of the wheelbarrow top rim, and then some. As I 'drove' it upto the ticket checking point, a steward congratulated me. He went onto indicate that I was in second place as to the loads they'd seen that day. Apparently someone who had entered before me had outdone me, by popping an untethered young child on the very top of it all - the child bouncing around and all that, I suspect. 

 

All that said, I bow down to the lunatic load you've shown us all. 

 

 

[Staberinde]

14 minutes ago, Yoghurt on a Stick said:

 

Fabulous use of shelf brackets. The bottom added section is of your own making. Is it pop riveted together?

 

As for the 4th photo down - is that seriously one load!? What kind of a beast of a man are you!? That's a seriously insane load. 

 

I once had a one wheeled version of this to use at glastonbury;

 

 

It was fully loaded to about twice the height of the wheelbarrow top rim, and then some. As I 'drove' it upto the ticket checking point, a steward congratulated me. He went onto indicate that I was in second place as to the loads they'd seen that day. Apparently someone who had entered before me had outdone me, by popping an untethered young child on the very top of it all - the child bouncing around and all that, I suspect. 

 

All that said, I bow down to the lunatic load you've shown us all. 

 

 

The shelf brackets. I drilled small holes and used self tapping screws, worked fine, but pop rivets would've probably worked better.

If you're referring to the trolley on the right with the hathersack on we were at a toilet stop, so my friend was in the loo leaving their hathersack on the trolley.

Even when fully loaded you balance the weight over the wheels so it's not that hard to push. But of course it's when you get to mud the trouble starts.

The trolley you show looks a good contender, seems like it has decent wheels even for mud. On my scratch built one because the wheels are so large, the lever principle comes into effect and mud hardly makes a difference.

 

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

22 minutes ago, Staberinde said:

If you're referring to the trolley on the right with the hathersack on we were at a toilet stop, so my friend was in the loo leaving their hathersack on the trolley.
 

 

Now, that makes much more sense. I had imagined that you were some sort of Conan the Barbarian type figure. 

[king_oxymoron]

Hiya! Can somebody(s) clever and experienced in the ways of trolleys help me out with a trolley recommendation for my needs this year please?

 

Essentially I have bought a tent which I think is going to be quite awkward to carry in, and going with somebody who isn’t as keen to just carry everything, as I normally would.

 

Not planning to overload it, will still have our bags on our back, but looking for something that I can put the tent (pic below) on, a couple of crates of beer and maybe a small bag on top. Because of the shape of the tent am thinking something upright, but any help welcomed! 
 

I’m pretty useless DIY wise, I can understand taking spare wheels etc, but looking for something that works as is as opposed to something needing modification..

 

Thanks!!

 

 

[EavisAintDead]

On 5/1/2024 at 6:04 PM, Staberinde said:

 

Of course you can pull them, what difference does an P shape handle make?

 

You can pull the P handle ones one handed because the handle is in the middle of the trolley, you have to pull the two handled ones with two hands behind you which, for me, is less comfortable 

 

I'm not quite as talented as you but I do have a bottom plate extension 

 

[bob323]

@EavisAintDead  +1 from me on the ease of pulling the P-handle

 

I've always wondered if the P-type trollies could be pulled horzontally (assuming not too much weight is near the P handle/ top)  with a rope connected?

 

This year I will be getting a lift in a car that will not have room for my trolley, so I'm toying with the idea of cutting the trolly in two and using some sturdy pipes (+ a few screws) to reconnect the two halfs back together - so that I can fit it in the car

Edited May 8 by bob323

[Staberinde]

On 5/7/2024 at 5:30 PM, king_oxymoron said:

Hiya! Can somebody(s) clever and experienced in the ways of trolleys help me out with a trolley recommendation for my needs this year please?

 

Essentially I have bought a tent which I think is going to be quite awkward to carry in, and going with somebody who isn’t as keen to just carry everything, as I normally would.

 

Not planning to overload it, will still have our bags on our back, but looking for something that I can put the tent (pic below) on, a couple of crates of beer and maybe a small bag on top. Because of the shape of the tent am thinking something upright, but any help welcomed! 
 

I’m pretty useless DIY wise, I can understand taking spare wheels etc, but looking for something that works as is as opposed to something needing modification..

 

Thanks!!

 

 

This type or even the P handle type, they will last forever. 

 

[JackP1994]

A decent sack truck and plenty of strong bungees have never failed me.
 

Just make sure you’ve got air in the tyres, you’ll need it.  
 

 

 

[king_oxymoron]

On 5/10/2024 at 2:19 PM, Staberinde said:

This type or even the P handle type, they will last forever. 

 

 

Thanks guys, so something like this with some spare tyres, split pins, bungee cords and a pair of pliers and I’m golden?

 

Thank you! 

[Flighty Zoo]

On 5/16/2023 at 5:45 PM, squirrelarmy said:

I'm considering a trolley this year but taking a different approach. I've got a 85L monster of a backpack which I'm comfortable carrying as long as I'm moving. Where I struggled with my bag last year were in transition areas such as getting on and off buses and during long periods of queuing. Standing around in the slow moving wristband queue was a pain as well as the stop start nature of the Gate A queue, picking up my bag and putting it down again every 5 minutes got annoying.

This year I'll be on the coach again, I'll have moved house before Glasto so will need to get a train to and from my departure point with a couple of changes. What I'd need is something to take the strain for the difficult parts of the journey to the festival such as dashing between station platforms and the slow moving entry queues but also be light enough so it won't make too much difference when I'm carrying the bag if the ground isn't firm. Once through the gates I'll be carrying the whole thing as I'll be able to move at a comfortable pace.

This is what I'm thinking of, from Eurohike so it's the same make as my backpack and my bag has got fixing points to allow it to be tied to a trolley so I'm guessing the spacing will match, the extra 2kg in weight won't make much difference to my overall load. Will obviously be needing it for the return journey too so it won't be getting left behind. Anyone got any experience with one?

 

 

I bought one of these last year the day before Glastonbury in an utter panic. It took a tent, two camping chairs, and a couple of other things I can't remember. Strapped it all with bungee cords. It was a bit unwieldy on the muddier parts of the walk from PGA to South Park 1 but it didn't come apart. Trick is not too load it up too much as it isn't the sturdiest, but it was handy for transporting a tent. It looks like my group are driving this year so I'm looking to upgrade to a slightly better trolley. I don't think this one would fare well if the ground was all churned up from the rain. It got absolutely encased in mud and the wheels stopped moving because of all the grass and mud that got stuck in them, but it's easy to clean off. 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 20 by Flighty Zoo

[Padgey]

Wheelbarrow does the job

[Skip997]

4 minutes ago, Padgey said:

Wheelbarrow does the job

Exactly 

Also extremely good for transporting children around 

Edited May 21 by Skip997

[stuie]

36 minutes ago, Padgey said:

Wheelbarrow does the job

 

I drive in now, but I always used to avoid anything that you have to lift and push/pull as it's hard work over long periods of time. 

 

[Padgey]

2 hours ago, stuie said:

 

I drive in now, but I always used to avoid anything that you have to lift and push/pull as it's hard work over long periods of time. 

 

As long as it's not overloaded it's fine. There's 2 of us so swap over every few hundred metres.

[SparrowC]

4 hours ago, Padgey said:

Wheelbarrow does the job

 I had a wheelbarrow in 2007. The wheel got a flat and we had to push it through the mud for miles like a snowmobile. Still gives me nightmares.

[mr flow]

I’m going to camp Bestival with my two boys in a few weeks and looking for a trolley that I can use to transport them around, and also to help take stuff from the car to camp. Ideally something that we can adapt or add to to give it a roof to protect from the sun (hopefully) or cover from the rain (boo!)

 

Any recommendations?

[4AssedMonkey]

On 7/14/2024 at 8:37 AM, mr flow said:

I’m going to camp Bestival with my two boys in a few weeks and looking for a trolley that I can use to transport them around, and also to help take stuff from the car to camp. Ideally something that we can adapt or add to to give it a roof to protect from the sun (hopefully) or cover from the rain (boo!)

 

Any recommendations?

 

I've a mesh 4 wheel garden trolley with pneumatic tyres I've had for over a decade, plus spare wheels (never used).  Done numerous festivals and always been dependable.  If you're anywhere near West Yorks I'm happy to lend it out.  DM me.

[bob323]

On 7/14/2024 at 7:37 AM, mr flow said:

I’m going to camp Bestival with my two boys in a few weeks and looking for a trolley that I can use to transport them around, and also to help take stuff from the car to camp. Ideally something that we can adapt or add to to give it a roof to protect from the sun (hopefully) or cover from the rain (boo!)

 

Any recommendations?

I've never been a fan of those for my kids, I did buy one and tested it out but I couldn't get enough "suspension"  to stop them being shaken / rattled

 

saying that, i did see someone with a garden trolley lined with what looked like a memory foam matteress, it looked just about acceptable.

 

depending on your kids age - I've gone with offroad buggies/ prams in the past, you can get them cheapish on ebay. and then ended up making my own with a pipe bender/ steel conduit pipes and bike wheels (bolted together) when they was older

Edited July 15 by bob323

[HotChipWillBreakYourLegs]

On 7/14/2024 at 8:37 AM, mr flow said:

I’m going to camp Bestival with my two boys in a few weeks and looking for a trolley that I can use to transport them around, and also to help take stuff from the car to camp. Ideally something that we can adapt or add to to give it a roof to protect from the sun (hopefully) or cover from the rain (boo!)

 

Any recommendations?

 

We have a four wheel trolley and used foam cut to size to make cushions for the base and sides.  A cot sheet will fit over the base foam and my wife made cushion covers for the sides, but pillow cases would do the job well.

 

For the roof we bought some plastic flexible water pipe and bent into a u shape, fixed with pipe clips to the trolley sides.  3 pipes, 4 clips each pipe (2 each side).

 

The cover is some waterproof fabric with loops stitched in to push the pipes through, but you might be able to clip it to the pipes too.  Have a bit of excess fabric over the front and rear.

 

Normal pram rain covers can be used front and back to keep out the elements and can be secured with mini hand clamps.

 

Get some bicycle handlebar tape for the handle, you'll really appreciate the soft grip after 5 days of dragging it around!

 

Get some flags and fairy lights to go at eye level to try to stop idiots from falling on to it.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

15 hours ago, HotChipWillBreakYourLegs said:

 

We have a four wheel trolley and used foam cut to size to make cushions for the base and sides.  A cot sheet will fit over the base foam and my wife made cushion covers for the sides, but pillow cases would do the job well.

 

For the roof we bought some plastic flexible water pipe and bent into a u shape, fixed with pipe clips to the trolley sides.  3 pipes, 4 clips each pipe (2 each side).

 

The cover is some waterproof fabric with loops stitched in to push the pipes through, but you might be able to clip it to the pipes too.  Have a bit of excess fabric over the front and rear.

 

Normal pram rain covers can be used front and back to keep out the elements and can be secured with mini hand clamps.

 

Get some bicycle handlebar tape for the handle, you'll really appreciate the soft grip after 5 days of dragging it around!

 

Get some flags and fairy lights to go at eye level to try to stop idiots from falling on to it.

 

Fabulous advice.

 

That said - you missed out gaffa tape. I thought it was the law to use gaffa tape on such a construction , and at Glastonbury especially!?

[HotChipWillBreakYourLegs]

7 hours ago, Yoghurt on a Stick said:

 

Fabulous advice.

 

That said - you missed out gaffa tape. I thought it was the law to use gaffa tape on such a construction , and at Glastonbury especially!?

 

No gaffa tape used, but actually really important to have handy are cable ties. A bit of extra security keeping the sides on.

 

And in the event there's a structural failure somewhere they can hold it together at least temporarily.