Hardware Hauler

[Chris Schultz]

Curious what people like to use for hauling their rigging gear? I’ve got an oversized rope bag that I usually stack my slings/rings etc. on top of the rope, but it’s kind of annoying (and super heavy) when you just need the rig rope. Just get another dedicated rope bag for hardware? Or?…….

 

[Reach]

We carry ropes in rope bags, and then dump the rest, rings, blocks, etc. in a 15 gallon plastic bucket. It’s plenty strong, and keeps everything contained. We don’t usually haul the bucket around though, just grab a rope bag and whatever is necessary from the bucket.

 

[colb]

I have the 2nd largest teufelburger so I just clip my gear to the outside. It's expensive but I think it's worth it, to me.

 

[Jonny]

US Air Force flight bag. Got a black one for climbing gear and an olive drab one for rigging gear. There’s room enough in each for a couple ropes too. In the climbing gear bag is a bunch of small drawstring mesh bags to keep biners and other hardware together.
One of them I’ve been beating on since 06 and is still holding up well.

Very roomy. It’s not hard to load them til they’re too heavy.

 

[TheTreeSpyder]

Ropes, pulleys: buckets are nice, can get seats; but as option milk crates breathe; stack and can link some things to.
Climbing rope prefer regular rope bag, with accessory pockets.
Can load t'row line into variety of ammo boxes, tall one can fit BigShot.
Kinda like soft bag shorter one on top of climbing rope inside rope bag tho.
If building side box etc. crates and ammo boxes make better use of space than round bucket.

 

[AdkEric]

I like @Jonny 's idea. You can probably find them at surplus stores for a good price too.

I use one of the medium sized HD duffel bags that Wesspur sells. It's stuffed with blocks, slings, rings, portawrap, speedline kit, maasdam, fiddle block, pulleys, clevises, carabiners, etc. Pretty much anything I'd need for normal day to day rigging. It's held up so far for the couple years I've been using it, but it doesn't often leave the truck, I just grab what I need out of it.

 

[Jehinten]

I store all of my rigging hardware in a pull out drawer in the tool box of my truck. The drawer can be removed and carried to the tree, but I just grab what I need from it.

 

[Keeth]

I’ve found pawn shops will often part out battery tool kits and sell the bags separately. They’re made very well and usually sell for a few dollars each. I have one dedicated for ring slings, another for blocks and pulleys, and I carry my climbing gear in a large Dewalt duffel. Ropes all go in rope bags. Large/long ropes are stored in clothes baskets.

 

[RyanCafferky]

In my van, blocks, ring slings, and dead eye slings are stored in milkcrates. Other hardware is packed in labeled Rubbermaid totes so it is easy for me or other folks to find.

 

[ghostice]

I've tried all manner of bags and duffels over the years and even suitcases for stuff but have settled this season on a couple of these tool chests - I like the Stanley because of it's fairly good sized wheels and prefer the flat tool chest to the upright models because of how they fit in the truck - can still stack stuff on top - usually the rope bags. Blocks and portawrap etc. are still in separate rope bags with hard bottoms.
Stanley Tool Chest
These have worked really well for my gigs so far this year. For the climbing gear I made a little wooden rod thingy for the lid where I hang some of the stuff that I want for a partucular climb so it's kinda up front when I get there. My 2 cents for this morning. To all the Canadians this weekend - Happy Thanksgiving all.

 

[flushcut]

RTIC plastic Pelican type cases.
1/2" and 5/8" blocks and slings in one
3/4" blocks and slings in another
Speed line slings in another
Fiddle blocks, Morgan block and some other random gear in the other
And the bigger box is for pole saw stuff, loppers, handsaw. All waterproof, lockable, and not too heavy by themselves.
The 1/2" and 5/8" box has two 1/2"ers and two 5/8"ers plus five loopies and a 3/4"x12' dead eye and a steel biner or two. (Just for example)

 

[27RMT0N]

One side of my truck is all rigging gear, in rope bags and milk crates. The bigger items that get used less often (300' lines, gas winch, GRCS, etc) stay in the shop until I know I need them for a specific job.

 

[VenasNursery]

One side of my truck is all rigging gear, in rope bags and milk crates. The bigger items that get used less often (300' lines, gas winch, GRCS, etc) stay in the shop until I know I need them for a specific job.

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Kudos Sir
The organization and cleanliness is top notch in my book

 

[27RMT0N]

Thanks, it's actually pretty amazing how much gear I'm able to fit in this setup. I keep thinking it's full, buying more gear, and still finding a way to get it in the truck. Everything is accessible and I know where everything is, so I can tell a ground guy from the tree what I need him to grab and exactly where to find it.

Been meaning to make a video on the truck/system for a long time, maybe this winter.... Here is the saw side. Gas, oil, 9 saws from 12-36", cones, wheel chocks, skidding chokers, blower, saw tools and spare chains for every saw, etc etc....

 

[OasisTree]

I just set up this truck this year...it is amazing how much these toolboxes hold, and I can still pull a gooseneck trailer! Then I have extra attachments and the rake for the mini on the front of the trailer, as well as a backpack blower.

 

[OasisTree]

I just set up this truck this year...it is amazing how much these toolboxes hold, and I can still pull a gooseneck trailer! Then I have extra attachments and the rake for the mini on the front of the trailer, as well as a backpack blower.

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The fold-down lid on the middle toolbox makes a great work table to service chainsaws and sharpen chains.

 

[Z'sTrees]

Bags for any rope over 100ft or smaller bags for expensive ones like crane slings, 5:1 kit, etc. One big haul bag for the 5/8 rope, big stein LD, blocks etc. Rest of the day to day stuff hangs on the hooks in the I-pack tool box alone with tag lines and shorter ropes. Climbing setups and rope in haul/ gear bags.

Our other truck with underbody boxes doesn't have near as much storage but we carry enough to kill most trees. Same thing, ropes get bagged etc but found a little sturdy plastic bin that fits all the small rigging hardware.

It's a treat to jump in either truck and have enough for most any job. The big jobs we roll both so we have basically everything at our disposal.

 

[Tree-Taylor]

I’ve found pawn shops will often part out battery tool kits and sell the bags separately. They’re made very well and usually sell for a few dollars each. I have one dedicated for ring slings, another for blocks and pulleys, and I carry my climbing gear in a large Dewalt duffel. Ropes all go in rope bags. Large/long ropes are stored in clothes baskets.

X2 on the battery tool bags. I keep all my major gear in a Milwaukee tool bag. Very robust...and free.

For light rigging I have a 1/2 line in a rope bag and I have a smaller rope bag that fits on top with a mini POW and some other pulleys and trinkets.

For my static line setup (haul line or speedline) I have a large rope bag that holds my rope, a 5:1 in a small rope bag and a small duffel with speedline slings.

I try to keep it simple and task specific.

 

[metaspencer]

Gorilla cart wagon for me, no bags ... doubles as a log hauler

 

[27RMT0N]

I keep wondering about buying a battery powered wheelbarrow to move a bunch of tools from the truck to the tree to be worked on, anyone have any experience?