Return Of The Plastic Beer Crate!

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[b]Return Of The Plastic Beer Crate![/b]

There was a thread a while back bemoaning the disappearance of the good old plastic beer crate from venues for the purposes of getting one's amp or cab off the floor...

Well here they are, at £2.50 each plus postage on the Bay.

Not as good as a folding aluminium hop-up work platform perhaps, but a lot cheaper and you won't look like you're about to do a spot of DIY after the gig...

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Old-beer-bottle-crate-make-caravan-step-stool-mounting-block-or-general-storage-/200896431576?pt=UK_Storage&hash=item2ec65c45d8"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Old-beer-bottle-crate-make-caravan-step-stool-mounting-block-or-general-storage-/200896431576?pt=UK_Storage&hash=item2ec65c45d8[/url]

[Truckstop]

So... you actually searched for beer crates on eBay?

Truckstop

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[quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1361108119' post='1981101']
So... you actually searched for beer crates on eBay?
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Yes... yes, I did.

[Happy Jack]

I'll see your plastic beer crates and raise you some wooden tea chests:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Tea-Chests-/261169235070?pt=UK_Storage&hash=item3ccee6447e

As an added bonus, not only are these tea chests "vintage" (though not, sadly, "rare") but they were also "found in the loft" ... one point deducted for failure to mention an uncle.

[yorks5stringer]

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1361108739' post='1981112']
I'll see your plastic beer crates and raise you some wooden tea chests:

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Tea-Chests-/261169235070?pt=UK_Storage&hash=item3ccee6447e"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item3ccee6447e[/url]

As an added bonus, not only are these tea chests "vintage" (though not, sadly, "rare") but they were also "found in the loft" ... one point deducted for failure to mention an uncle.
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So you actually searched for Tea Chests on eBay?

[flyfisher]

If you want a plastic beer or milk crate, just ask a plasterer. They always seem to have a few in their vans.

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[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1361114874' post='1981202']
So you actually searched for Tea Chests on eBay?[/quote][size=4][quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1361120021' post='1981330'][/size]...just ask a plasterer. They always seem to have a few in their vans.
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[size=4] and .[/size]

Edited February 17, 2013 by discreet

[discreet]

Well, guess where I found a sturdy plastic crate 23" X 16" X 12"?
[size=4]I was searching for something else entirely and stumbled across it... right next to my computer, full of magazines.[/size]
It has been in full view every day for the last five years! Observation: 0/10.

[Happy Jack]

So now you need a tea chest to put the magazines in ...

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[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1361124994' post='1981437']
So now you need a tea chest to put the magazines in ...
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No, they're going in that £3.99 folding Lidl crate I bought last week!

[Stacker]

I had my Trace rig on a mini-pallet, back in the day!

[Happy Jack]

Where did you park the fork-lift at gigs?

[mep]

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1361120021' post='1981330']
If you want a plastic beer or milk crate, just ask a plasterer. They always seem to have a few in their vans.
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Yep our guitarist is a plasterer and has a crate or two for such purposes.

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[quote name='mep' timestamp='1361130585' post='1981593']
Yep our guitarist is a plasterer and has a crate or two for such purposes.
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Ha, I thought this was a joke - the implication being that plasterers carry crates of beer around with them. Dur.

[jezzaboy]

I have now purchased one of these to use as a caravan step as suggested on the listing.

Unfortunately, I don`t own a caravan but hey ho, it`s the thought that counts.

Edited February 17, 2013 by jezzaboy

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[quote name='jezzaboy' timestamp='1361138135' post='1981804']
I have now purchased one of these to use as a caravan step as suggested on the listing.
[size=4]Unfortunately, I don`t own a caravan but hey ho.[/size]
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It's exciting though, isn't it? You're [b]one step closer[/b] to being a caravan owner.

Edited February 17, 2013 by discreet

[jezzaboy]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1361138186' post='1981806']
It's exciting though, isn't it? You're one step closer to being a caravan owner.
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I suppose I better grow a beard and get a pair of Jesus sandals with grey socks!

[karlfer]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1361138186' post='1981806']
It's exciting though, isn't it? You're [b]one step closer[/b] to being a caravan owner.
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Yellow card!

[flyfisher]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1361131059' post='1981607']
Ha, I thought this was a joke - the implication being that plasterers carry crates of beer around with them. Dur.
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Ah, sorry for the confusion. They use them to stand on so they can reach right to the top of most walls. In fact, the one I have that was left behind by plasterers even had a bit of 3/4 inch ply fixed to the bottom (they use them upside down).

Not that I'd use it for gigging though because it's covered in plaster splashes!

Edited February 18, 2013 by flyfisher

[mikegatward]

I have a couple of belgian beer crates which would look very cool in a gig situation.

Of course, I'll have to drink all the beer before i put them on fleabay