The Great Glasto Best Trolley Thread...

[abomb1969]

You can't beat a 1970's Silvercross:

There is a 25kg tent under there, and room for a pram load of stuff on the top. Perfect storage for slabs of beer underneath too! If you see me heading down the hill of death being dragged behind it at 50mph give me a wave!

We are taking our 2 wee kids this year, and they are going to be travelling around in this - although we will be avoiding crowds at night if possible, but its going to have 2 sets of led fairlylights and its own flagpole so people can see it in the dark. This will also double up as a trolley if needed, this way if either pram breaks we are going to be ok, vital with 2 kids to have a backup pram in case of breakage or theft! I personally prefer to transport the kids in the Silvercross, but OH seems to have other ideas.

This year could be a bit different, although I have permission to bog off on my own in the evenings and the odd set in the day.

[Tenner Huey]

Just bought one for £12,98 from the trade B&Q watford - big pneumatic wheels, but a pin to keep wheels on, so need to find something to use in case that breaks, although it looks sturdy enough

[bigtitt]

here is mine, all loaded with everything i can possibly think of needing!

[goldstar]

Same one I've got, afai can tell they're pretty damn good at what they do. Won't know for sure for about....62 hours yet though

Edited June 17, 2007 by goldstar

[lywco]

Here's mine....not sure I trust it if it's muddy though because it's quite heavy

[beermonster_c]

Bump - could be useful to some of us looking for trolleys ahead of this years Glasto.

Bear in mind, links are 2 years old, so some may be broken / prices incorrect.

[lizyjones]

Hello

Just thought I would let you know about this new festival wheelbarrow

http://festival-wheelbarrow.com/

It was tried out at download and was a real winner, with somone managing 6 crates of beer!

Edited June 19, 2009 by lizyjones

[lizyjones]

Found some more pictures of this festival wheelbarrow

http://i751.photobucket.com/albums/xx151/l...pg?t=1245452441

http://i751.photobucket.com/albums/xx151/l...pg?t=1245452492

http://www.festival-wheelbarrow.com/

It looks cool!

Edited June 19, 2009 by lizyjones

[Superscally]

Found some more pictures of this festival wheelbarrow

http://i751.photobucket.com/albums/xx151/l...pg?t=1245452441

http://i751.photobucket.com/albums/xx151/l...pg?t=1245452492

http://www.festival-wheelbarrow.com/

It looks cool!

[lizyjones]

It does - I just bought one!

[halvin]

Hello

Just thought I would let you know about this new festival wheelbarrow

It was tried out at download and was a real winner, with somone managing 6 crates of beer!

[lizyjones]

I was just trying to be helpful

mines going to glastonbury so I will let you no how I get on, I know quite a few people who used them at download and they thought they were cool. I haven't seen anything that looks much better, maybe superscally can let us know when he gets his? I have tried mine out in the garden and so far so good.

[mcskidmark]

This is how me and my crew roll

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tims/62368516...57600482303155/

Hope it works.

Note the clingfilm rapski

Edited June 21, 2009 by mcskidmark

[karlpowell]

The Golf trolly will not make the first run , they are shite

[al_coholic]

This is how me and my crew roll

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tims/62368516...57600482303155/

Hope it works.

Note the clingfilm rapski

[mcskidmark]

Bet thats a bitch getting up and down the hill of death

[Madyokel]

I'm surprised no one's screamed 'spam' yet.

My thoughts on this wheelbarrow:

- Needs a bigger front wheel

- Needs a strut to go between the handles to stop the wheelbarrow trying to fold while you're using it

- Because of the shape, most of the weight will have to be at the handle end, meaning that you're not carrying much weight on the wheel (compare this with a normal wheelbarrow, where the wheel's further back and the handles are longer).

In short: I wouldn't recommend this to anyone. If you fixed the first two problems, I'd consider it a possibility.

Edited December 10, 2009 by Madyokel

[grumpyhack]

Still reckon our Glastomobile created by bolting two B&Q sack trucks together takes some beating. Has survived for four years now.

Advantages over a sledge: greater carrying capacity and you can have people pushing as well as pulling.

Drawbacks: bulky to transport in a car.

General comment: no steering, deliberately because steering pivots are weak points. Most of Glasto is straight lines. When you want to turn you just lift up the back end, take fresh aim and start off again.

[mandypants]

On the way into any festival you will see broken golf trolleys and folding wheelbarrows - sure fire proof that they are absolute cods for festy use. I use a fairly basic sack barrow but I'm thinking of upgrading it for next year.

[mkgirl1981]

this is mine

it was good but the gaps on the bottom were quite big, sometimes the crate of beer/cider slipped through so you have to take a bit of time to stck things so they stay on the trolley

[micropizza]

this is mine

it was good but the gaps on the bottom were quite big, sometimes the crate of beer/cider slipped through so you have to take a bit of time to stck things so they stay on the trolley

[lilyallenatemyhamster]

Easy solution to all of this - Dont take so much stuff!!

[grumpyhack]

Easy solution to all of this - Dont take so much stuff!!

[UEF]

I had the four wheel pull-along trolley from B+Q for about £30 and someone broke it (don't ask) - wish they still did em. Prices have gone way up - they're all about £80 online now

[thegremlin_1999]

this is mine

it was good but the gaps on the bottom were quite big, sometimes the crate of beer/cider slipped through so you have to take a bit of time to stck things so they stay on the trolley