Best backpack storage behind cab

[colb]

What backpack storage do you have?

What do you like about it?

What could be better?

 

[Chaplain242]

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[Reach]

Best we have is a custom L-pack we had built; 28” wide so two big backpack blowers will fit in it, one on each side. One shelf up high, the rest is pretty much open space. Rope bag hooks on each side of the truck, mounts on the insides of the doors for first aid kit and fire extinguisher. If I can remember, I’ll take a couple pictures tomorrow.

 

[27RMT0N]

I don't want to derail this thread, but @Reach makes a good point that EVERY truck should have a first-aid kit and fire extinguisher. Safety 101.

 

[colb]

Best we have is a custom L-pack we had built; 28” wide so two big backpack blowers will fit in it, one on each side. One shelf up high, the rest is pretty much open space. Rope bag hooks on each side of the truck, mounts on the insides of the doors for first aid kit and fire extinguisher. If I can remember, I’ll take a couple pictures tomorrow.

This is the kind of information I'm looking for. It seems like length of the backpack is intrinsically limited by legal width of a vehicle, and backpack width should be determined by width of largest object in your kit - e.g. blower, alturnamats, wheelbarrow, etc. Really like to know what everyone has that determines - or what should determine - that width.

I don't have experience with backpacks, so I'm not aware of how it feels to access the top storage, or reach far into the middle. Anyone have a step stool or fold-down steps, or is it not a problem?

 

[Jehinten]

This is the kind of information I'm looking for. It seems like length of the backpack is intrinsically limited by legal width of a vehicle, and backpack width should be determined by width of largest object in your kit - e.g. blower, alturnamats, wheelbarrow, etc. Really like to know what everyone has that determines - or what should determine - that width.

I don't have experience with backpacks, so I'm not aware of how it feels to access the top storage, or reach far into the middle. Anyone have a step stool or fold-down steps, or is it not a problem?

Backpack=L-pack? I thought you meant the blower the first couple of times that I read "backpack" which got real confusing

 

[colb]

Backpack=L-pack? I thought you meant the blower the first couple of times that I read "backpack" which got real confusing

Sort of... they are not all "L"s. I am not after an L, but rather an "I".

 

[Reach]

This is the kind of information I'm looking for. It seems like length of the backpack is intrinsically limited by legal width of a vehicle, and backpack width should be determined by width of largest object in your kit - e.g. blower, alturnamats, wheelbarrow, etc. Really like to know what everyone has that determines - or what should determine - that width.

I don't have experience with backpacks, so I'm not aware of how it feels to access the top storage, or reach far into the middle. Anyone have a step stool or fold-down steps, or is it not a problem?

For us, the determining factor is the size of a backpack blower - Stihl 800X in our case. 28” leaves plenty of room for them to fit with a little wiggle room to make them go in and out easily.

The middle is a bit of a reach, but we don’t have any problems- we just put longer things in there, or hook something with a big shot pole that lives there if we can’t reach. It’s not high enough to need a step, although the boxes on this truck are strong enough for someone to climb in if necessary.

Pardon the mess in the pictures, this truck could use organization.

 

[Jonny]

Could probably set up the rod lock thing you see on bucket trucks, where the dump bed has to be raised to unlock them.
Even in the suburbs, someone might try helping themselves to a box full of costly tools.

 

[colb]

For us, the determining factor is the size of a backpack blower - Stihl 800X in our case. 28” leaves plenty of room for them to fit with a little wiggle room to make them go in and out easily.

The middle is a bit of a reach, but we don’t have any problems- we just put longer things in there, or hook something with a big shot pole that lives there if we can’t reach. It’s not high enough to need a step, although the boxes on this truck are strong enough for someone to climb in if necessary.

Pardon the mess in the pictures, this truck could use organization.

Nice first aid kit, and isn't that milwaukee pump a piece of crap?! I love my other milwaukee tools, but that thing is only good for a few small tasks. What are you using it for?

 

[colb]

For us, the determining factor is the size of a backpack blower - Stihl 800X in our case. 28” leaves plenty of room for them to fit with a little wiggle room to make them go in and out easily.

The middle is a bit of a reach, but we don’t have any problems- we just put longer things in there, or hook something with a big shot pole that lives there if we can’t reach. It’s not high enough to need a step, although the boxes on this truck are strong enough for someone to climb in if necessary.

Pardon the mess in the pictures, this truck could use organization.

Anything you'd change about the hooks? Size, install height, number of hooks? They look very useful.

 

[Reach]

Could probably set up the rod lock thing you see on bucket trucks, where the dump bed has to be raised to unlock them.
Even in the suburbs, someone might try helping themselves to a box full of costly tools.

We could, but in this area we really don’t need to. Our shop is half a mile down a narrow lane in farm country. Some of the neighbors don’t even have doors on their garages...

 

[Reach]

Anything you'd change about the hooks? Size, install height, number of hooks? They look very useful.

We keep the air pump for an occasional low tire, that’s about all its good for, but it does do that fairly well.

The hooks seem about perfect for us, any more and they would be useless since we use rope bags - with wrapped/coiled ropes we could probably have twice as many hooks but we don’t need them. Size and placement are probably about perfect too.

 

[colb]

We keep the air pump for an occasional low tire, that’s about all its good for, but it does do that fairly well.

The hooks seem about perfect for us, any more and they would be useless since we use rope bags - with wrapped/coiled ropes we could probably have twice as many hooks but we don’t need them. Size and placement are probably about perfect too.

The air pump is useless for my 110 psi trailer tires, and almost useless for my vehicle tires. The new m18 one is supposed to be meh for filling up tires. Have you actually used it on your tires? I use it for wheelbarrow tires. Tried to use it for bike tires but the adaptor is shifty. I love my milwaukee tools so much, except that one.

 

[Reach]

The air pump is useless for my 110 psi trailer tires, and almost useless for my vehicle tires. The new m18 one is supposed to be meh for filling up tires. Have you actually used it on your tires? I use it for wheelbarrow tires. Tried to use it for bike tires but the adaptor is shifty. I love my milwaukee tools so much, except that one.

We have actually used it on tires, up to 120 psi. It’s slow, as I would expect, but it does work. Using the bigger batteries works much better than the little ones though.

 

[colb]

We have actually used it on tires, up to 120 psi. It’s slow, as I would expect, but it does work. Using the bigger batteries works much better than the little ones though.

I'm wondering if mine is defective. It will not inflate past 65ish.

 

[Reach]

I'm wondering if mine is defective. It will not inflate past 65ish.

Wow. That does sound defective to me, for sure! Milwaukee has a good warranty, drop it off at your dealer and they should be able to get it repaired/replaced for you.

 

[Chaplain242]

As far as box/drawer organisation if one has some ingenuity could organise tool pull out boards like fire department vehicles have... generally need a bit more width however to cater for the drawer slides and pegboard.