Trolley recommendations

[gurlfrommars]

Heading in with a bigger group this year, and we're thinking of getting a trolley to carry in all the extra booze and food. The thing is, I have many a memory of seeing people struggling with trolleys with wheels that have fallen off or ones that have straight up collapsed - so I have two big questions: are they even worth it, and if so, which ones are best? thanks in advance!

[MBoT]

Fishing barrows (collapse down often quite small for transport). Pneumatic wheeled.

 

Also sack trucks. Pneumatic wheeled.

 

Garden trolley with again pneumatic wheels.

 

Don't overload.

Avoid plastic. If it's cheap it's cheap for a reason. 

 

 

[Gnomicide]

I got a new one this year, wanted a sack truck with a strong axle that would fit in the car boot. Ended up with this from a company that sells via the B&Q website.

 

https://www.diy.com/departments/heavy-duty-folding-sack-truck-200kg-capacity-pneumatic-tyres-adjustable-height/5060748130846_BQ.prd

 

 

Word of warning that the first one that arrived was faulty, one of the latches didn't move so I couldn't extend it. However, they did send a replacement. 

 

I've now attacked the first one with a screwdriver and hammer, bought some additional starlock washers (the only thing that didn't come with the replacement) and now have 2 new trolleys. 

[devonhammer]

10 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:

I've now attacked the first one with a screwdriver and hammer, bought some additional starlock washers (the only thing that didn't come with the replacement) and now have 2 new trolleys. 

The video of you trying to manhandle two trollies will break the Internet.

[phillyfaddle]

After 17 festivals (several mudfests), I’d avoid trolleys. I tried one once, which had been used on a farm for horse feed transport, and it barely survived. The Worthy Farm tracks are trolley mass graves. If you can’t carry it on your back, don’t take it. Wheelbarrows do seem to be effective though. 

[sedra]

1 hour ago, gurlfrommars said:

Heading in with a bigger group this year, and we're thinking of getting a trolley to carry in all the extra booze and food. The thing is, I have many a memory of seeing people struggling with trolleys with wheels that have fallen off or ones that have straight up collapsed - so I have two big questions: are they even worth it, and if so, which ones are best? thanks in advance!

Basically anything with proper tyres and make sure the pins and axels are solid- and don’t be tempted to overload and secure everything tightly. If it’s very very muddy then probably be difficult to manage and best left in car.  

[midlifecrisis]

Fishing Trolleys are great. I have this one and it's been going for 10 festivals now. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Michigan-Folding-Compact-Fishing-Equipment/dp/B00B9F0H3A

 

[HotChipWillBreakYourLegs]

I have one like this that has seen me through many many Glastonbury's, and then converted it into a baby trolley when we took our first born.

 

We've had the tyres puncture so have swapped all the pneumatic tyres for solid rubber - now much more reliable.  Have not had a wheel failure since.  Do that or take a replacement wheel with you.

 

The front axle arm also finally snapped (after many years of use) but managed to limp it through the festival with a bit of help from a kind blacksmith.  Have since replaced the part and still going strong.

 

[ghandi]

1 hour ago, HotChipWillBreakYourLegs said:

I have one like this that has seen me through many many Glastonbury's, and then converted it into a baby trolley when we took our first born.

 

We've had the tyres puncture so have swapped all the pneumatic tyres for solid rubber - now much more reliable.  Have not had a wheel failure since.  Do that or take a replacement wheel with you.

 

The front axle arm also finally snapped (after many years of use) but managed to limp it through the festival with a bit of help from a kind blacksmith.  Have since replaced the part and still going strong.

 

[EavisAintDead]

https://www.thegreenreaper.co.uk/cobra-st200-200kg-sack-trolley?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=17447560258&gbraid=0AAAAAD_bhjhnm53X3m5UETSHRFKMDhR6l&gclid=CjwKCAjwruXBBhArEiwACBRtHS6weMqDhsMORZM95rbz6gj6XyI4tErt8UGe2LHCavofNGdiubRa_hoCx_YQAvD_BwE

 

We have one of these each, a few of which recovered from the car park where a puncture has meant someone has just left it behind. I also take spare wheels, washers and pins. I personally prefer pulling a not-overloaded P handle vs pushing a very heavy dual handle sack truck but I know other people prefer pushing. Key with any trolley is not overloading it. so much easier to do a second trip than push 300kg of beer in a teeter totter trolley

 

[FrankieX]

All of the advice above is 100% correct, but I will say that I've used a rucksack strapped to a regular shopping trolley frame (with plastic wheels) for over a decade and not really had a problem. I had previously bought a fishing trolley but found it was too wide and deep to easily manoeuvre through trains. Also, at this point both of the inner tires need replacing.

 

Glastonbury is relatively trolley-friendly once you get through the gates. The paths to the campsites all have tracks, although the metal grille can create a lot of vibrations (causing screws to loosen, for example). The fact that I use a cheap and relatively fragile trolley means that I am perhaps more careful than I otherwise would be. I move slowly across bumpy terrain, and try to be mindful about the path I am following. I also try not to overload it, although I do normally bring 20 cans of cider in along with my camping gear.

 

Ultimately, it does work to a point.

[Padgey]

One of the many I saw last year, and many more the years before that, just don't do it!

[EavisAintDead]

30 minutes ago, Padgey said:

One of the many I saw last year, and many more the years before that, just don't do it!

Supermarkets selling these as "festival trolleys" means we will be seeing this waste and upset people sat with a pile of items too heavy for them to carry for many festivals to come

[Dave_c]

4 hours ago, HotChipWillBreakYourLegs said:

I have one like this that has seen me through many many Glastonbury's, and then converted it into a baby trolley when we took our first born.

 

We've had the tyres puncture so have swapped all the pneumatic tyres for solid rubber - now much more reliable.  Have not had a wheel failure since.  Do that or take a replacement wheel with you.

 

The front axle arm also finally snapped (after many years of use) but managed to limp it through the festival with a bit of help from a kind blacksmith.  Have since replaced the part and still going strong.

 

 

2 hours ago, ghandi said:

 

100% the best option. Got mine from Robert Dyas way back in 2014 and it served me well (it's been retired a few years as I've been in worthy view and have no need for it).

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

Get off it. Get off your trolley. That is my 'sage' advice!