[Milsurplus] handtruck, wagon etc. suggestions?

[Bob Camp]

Hi

The end all approach is a flat bed garden cart. The big box stores sell various brands and sizes. The one I have is a bit large for your application, but it will haul almost a half ton (I can’t but it will..).  They have a bed in the ~2 foot by ~4 foot range. Big enough for several boxes or boat anchos at once. Mine has flip down sides on it. Cost is a bit over a hundred dollars. Big, heavy, clunky, but they will haul a lot of stuff over any surface you would want to try. 

I’d suggest taking a look at one at the local store before deciding it’s the right (or wrong) thing to use. Around here they usually have one assembled that you can push around. 

Bob

On Aug 10, 2014, at 5:44 PM, Hue Miller <kargo_cult at msn.com> wrote:

> Mainly for hauling heavy metal from the car to hamfest table,
> what do you use, that works and works well?
> I have borrowed from work a folding handtruck. It's quite light
> and folds down in 2 dimensions but - with handtrucks, the weight bearing surface, "nose plate", is never really large enough
> and not ideal for our subjects, which are not mostly boxed items.
> My criteria are, not real heavy, I mean around 30 lbs at most,
> collapsible if possible, and tires that are no smaller than say,
> 8-10 inches.  Caster-size tires do not work in dirt parking lots,
> especially in the Northwest, where you might also have to ford
> some large puddles in the parking lot. I suppose maybe some kind of wagon would be best, rather than the good old fallback
> handtruck? I don't need to have more than maybe 150 lbs per
> load, but figure many of the riders will be boatanchors. What works well for you?
> thanks-
> Hue Miller
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