My dilemma: The follow and accessory cart that I have been using for the last couple of years is a rather huge, six drawered behemoth that has the nickname of "the bus". When doing day calls and commercials I have to use my GMC Safari van, which completely rules out it's use. I can't even get this cart through the back doors of the GMC, and even if I could...it could kill me at any moment. In years past I have used a Rubbermaid cart fashioned with three drawers, hooks for the Rycotes, pole mounts, etc.
My mission is to make a vertical cart into a usable accessory and follow cart. Haven't seen anything that I like in this realm, so it's a good project. I've got lots of time thanks to the WGA strike, and several carts to steal parts from in the garage. It will be a recycle project as well... More to come.
~pwp
2 comments:
Hi,
I share the pain, for some reason I always seem to be having a sync (no pun intended) problem with either my van of the moment or my cart not being in agreement. However, I found a great set of aluminum ramps a few months ago that now make the side door of my Windstar useable when I'm loading up by myself, sure made life easier. I hate to think about going back to a full sized van, but when I had a Dodge Tradesman it was a easy way to be, except for parking or backing out of a driveway or parking spot.
Anyway, happy holidays and my hopes that the writers will spell out some solution to get us back to work.
Cheers,
Jerry
Thanks for the shout out Jerry...
Yes, I would love to keep my mini-van as long as possible. Much easier to manuver around town, park, etc. My sound package has grown so much, that I just can't do it very well. I trim down to a daily call version of the sound gear when I'm not on a long running show, and that seems to work...but the follow cart just can't fit.
I've done a bit of work on it before Christmas, and now that we are done with all that...I can finish it up. I'll post some post some pictures when I finish up.
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