Help with my van storage

[jase158]

Hi guys, I am sorting out my van and getting on pretty well,

however I cant find anywhere to put my hose/ coils of pipe, my idea is to put it up high, but can not think of a good way to do it, any ideas, photo attached. It needs to be some way of not moving around.

 

[Resolute]

Can't help with the pipe (unless you put a false ceiling in) but it's looking good!

 

[jase158]

cheers, the false ceiling was kind of what I was thinking but need some way of it holding the pipes tight

 

[Guest123]

I attach my coils of barrier pipe to the van walls by hanging them on a threaded hook that screws into the plywood lining. They're the type of hook used for ladders etc. and you can by them from poofix or their sister company Pee and Poo.

 

[dontknowitall]

I'd keep it at home until I knew I required it.

My first aid kit is ptfe and insulating tape kept in my toolbox. Plasters in front of van. Then raid customer's stuff if I require anything else, e.g. whisky - I mean pain killers.

 

[jase158]

I'd keep it at home until I knew I required it.

My first aid kit is ptfe and insulating tape kept in my toolbox. Plasters in front of van. Then raid customer's stuff if I require anything else, e.g. whisky - I mean pain killers.

good idea. Just keep a length of each for emergencies.

then my hose can go on back wall, as I am thinking of getting rid of the van storage boxes and replacing with more shelving.

problem is, I need a shed at home to keep the copper, stop it discolouring from the rain.

 

[jase158]

I attach my coils of barrier pipe to the van walls by hanging them on a threaded hook that screws into the plywood lining. They're the type of hook used for ladders etc. and you can by them from poofix or their sister company Pee and Poo.

I take it you mean screwfix?

the problem with this is that I havent got enough space to put them on the wall, I have got a bracket which holds it up at the moment although this means that it is blocking the other parts of the van

 

[dontknowitall]

I keep much of my copper indoors as it discolours too quickly in the shed.

Serves me right for buying too much in one go I suppose.

[Stop lying dkia ... it's because you don't fit much of it!]

 

[WaterTight]

wear it

 

[mikegas]

have you got space on the back doors?

 

[EPH]

You've got about 12 months worth of plastic in the van already! ; )

 

[jase158]

have you got space on the back doors?

on one side, the other is already taken

 

[jase158]

You've got about 12 months worth of plastic in the van already! ; )

I only use it for in the attic/ for long runs as the shorter runs are in copper, just to save customer money and saves me soldering in the attic

 

[mikegas]

you can atleast put your hose an copper coil on there then

 

[jase158]

you can atleast put your hose an copper coil on there then

good idea and as dkia said earlier, I will leave the longer length at home and just take those bits on the van door.

 

[andyg0507]

i made a celing bracket out of copper and used stand of clips, a bit like roof rack but on the cieling on the van, everythings just sits in that.

 

[REDSAW]

get yourself a plastic dustbin (cut it down if you like for hieght). put all your coils in there or around it with clips, and plastic waste fittings in the middle in bags that way their easier to take out.
doubles up for obvious reasons when empty, like your leaks.lol.

 

[justlead1]

Unless things have changed hose get tangled in every thing. But these plastic hose reels that people have fitted next to out side tap may be the answer as they are retractable. Allowing a piece to be always connected, but a connection that allow to be undone when hose needs to be used and connected and retracted when in transit.

 

[jase158]

i made a celing bracket out of copper and used stand of clips, a bit like roof rack but on the cieling on the van, everythings just sits in that.

would like to see a pic of that, sounds pretty cool and maybe wortha go.

 

[jase158]

get yourself a plastic dustbin (cut it down if you like for hieght). put all your coils in there or around it with clips, and plastic waste fittings in the middle in bags that way their easier to take out.
doubles up for obvious reasons when empty, like your leaks.lol.

unfortuaneatly shelving has already gone in and this would cause the van to be full, rather then my objective which is to be able to see the floor.