Guest JudgeMental Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 looking for something that I can glue/screw to garage wall to help restrain items. with velcro straps bungys or whatever... any one any idea's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michele Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 Make your own dead easy saves money ...strip of wood stuck onthe van how you secure it is up to you you may drill holes glue what ever ...Velcro is dirt cheap put it around you home make planks poles ...Hey presto anygood ? ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JudgeMental Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 michele - 2007-07-15 1:31 PM Make your own dead easy saves money ...strip of wood stuck onthe van how you secure it is up to you you may drill holes glue what ever ...Velcro is dirt cheap put it around you home make planks poles ...Hey presto anygood ? ;-) Maybe, as a last resort. not much of a DIY'er Saying that, I have been known to show mercy and hang on to miscreants legs - thereby hastening their dispatch... suppose that could be considered DIY? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 It really depends on how Eura Mobil have constructed your motorhome's garage and what you want to restrain in it. Personally, I'd probably build a self-supporting wooden structure within the garage that would permit stuff to be securely tethered and (in the unlikely event it did break loose) provide some protection for the walls. I've done something similar for the under-bed area of my Hobby (and for its externally-accessible storage locker) using 'boxes' constructed from 4mm plywood with rubber sheeting covering their floor sections to prevent things skidding about. It's always struck me as odd that common practice for motorhomes with longitudinal fixed beds is to continue the shiny vinyl floor-covering beneath the bed. My wife once asked me how other motorcaravanners managed with this slippery-floor arrangement and I said I thought they chucked all their junk higgledy-piggledy under the bed and it just jammed together in an immovable mass. (A bit like you see sometimes in MMM test-report photos!) Sadly I'm afflicted with a Neatness Gene that inhibits me from doing such things. Can't think of anything off-the-shelf that would require no DIY effort, but it might be worth you checking whether Eura Mobil offers purpose-made restraint fittings for their garage models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MH1 Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 Hi Came across a company called Sortimo. Have not used them so can't recommend (!) but I seem to recall they did a storage system for rear garages, although their real specialisation is storage in workers vans etc. You might find something useful but I suspect they are not cheap. They were featured in one of the motorhome magazines sometime ago. website addresses are www.sortimo.co.uk Parent company is German. www.sortimo.de Worth a look for ideas if nothing else. Cheers Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 I notice that, amongst the accessories offered by Sortimo, is a "lashing system" that just might suit JudgeMental's peculiar tastes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JudgeMental Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 Derek Uzzell - 2007-07-15 5:29 PM I notice that, amongst the accessories offered by Sortimo, is a "lashing system" that just might suit JudgeMental's peculiar tastes! Now your talking Derek! :-D Although thats what Mrs Mental uses the Bike rack for.... And I have the scars to prove it *-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Kirby Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 Not sure this will suit Eddie's requirements, but a trip around a nearby Staples, if you have a decent sized one in your area, might be useful. All sorts of stackable storage boxes etc and quite a few other bits in that "I never knew you could get those" category. The Sortimo stuff seems to have the disadvantage that it is, or seems to be, all steel. Strong, therefore, but payload gobblingly heavy.All I can say about fixing things to the inside of the rear wall, is be careful! Most of that back wall will be very thin ply, or even MDF, backed with pollywollydoodle insulation: it won't hold much, or offer much purchase for screws, unless you get them into the main frames. I'm with Derek, if what you want to restrain weighs more than a few pounds, I think you'll need to insert a light frame to trasfer the forces elsewhere than the back wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MH1 Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 Hi Brian & Judge I had a good look at the Sortimo brochure which can be downloaded via the uk web site. You are right that some of their stuff may be too heavy. However the Globelyst range ( which is the one I saw advertised some time ago) stresses that they have designed it to have maximum strength versus weight. Seems to be made out of aluminium and plastics. Probably worth a phone call at least to find out actual weights if anyone is interested, before deciding to reject completely. It certainly looks a neat bit of kit, but probably prohibitively expensive for simple garage storage in a motorhome. Like you I am always concerned about overloading rear axles, particularly where a large rear overhang is involved. Scares me when I see some of the weights on/in the rear of some vans. I know people in the motor racing game who think nothing of carrying spare engines and gearboxes in their vans, plus all their other stuff and often a complete complement of passengers! I personally use stacking crates with the heavier stuff at the bottom and then use bungee straps and ratchet straps attached to tie down points that were already fitted to the van to anchor bikes in place. Just another thought, do Fiamma do anything that might be suitable for you Judge? Cheers Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michele Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 Judge , I think Mrs Mental should have shakles in the garage for YOU :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crinklystarfish Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 I too am cursed with a neat and tidyness issue and feel quite ill at the site of some garages and lockers. Don't overlook the obvious. A quick trip to your nearest B&Q warehouse (big one) will give you an overwhelming and cheap choice of all manner of restraining solutions without having to break a sweat and build things. You really can't go wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel B Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Judge Can you post a picture of your garage please - might give us some ideas of what to suggest. In our garage the rear bed is supported on a metal frame with plywood on top, I've managed to slot pieces of strap behind it in various places and tie it in loops, I can then pass cord, bungey straps, or whatever through these and tighten as required to secure items in place. I've also used a few of the netting type things that are meant for motorbikes to secure items to carriers, as they are stretchy with several hooks round the edges and keep stuff nice and safe. They are also useful to secure lightweight items to the underside of the bed base out of the way. They are only a few pounds from motorcycle outlets, also bungey straps are good and I've also got a couple of timber batons that I put across the garage door apertures (1 inch x .5 inch x 3 ft) which wedge nicely about 8 inches from the base of the garage, that way if anything were to move it would hit the batons and not the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Keats Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Stuff some large bags with straw and chuck 'em amongst your toys. After a few miles it will all settle together nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Bry Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 Mel BJust a couple of inside shots of our garage, might give you a couple of ideas.Taken in showroom before we took delivery, one of our reasons for buying.Thai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Keats Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 Put the wife in the garage and your toys in the living space Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Bry Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 John Keats - 2007-07-19 11:14 AM Put the wife in the garage and your toys in the living space JohnThat's why I've been asked to carpet over the lino in the garage, or am I being set up by "her who must be obeyed in private", as in public I'm allowed to say what I please or so I'm led to belive.Just thought it might be for me to go and lie down somewhere quiet, when I'm told toThai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JudgeMental Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 Well everything more or less packed as away tomorrow, so will leave restraints till next time. when packed for full trip everything stays where it should. its just when not going away I leave some things in there including the bikes which tend to fall over.... My daughter has lost one new digital camera - started using my personal one and has dropped and broken that now as well (in the excitement of her last days at school after exams, ah bless) last week she managed to drop a new mobile phone into a glass of water! for Gods sake! - accident prone or what :-D if she see's this she will kill me as she monitors my online activity... :-D my garage is a similar size to Thai's and I prefer to use a stacking box system - easier to load unload.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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