Storage Crates

[MichaelBaranows]

In my travels to Mexico I have noticed that most dive shops use crates to place gear for each diver. I have been looking for them here in the states but haven't had any luck. I have been using storage binds will lids but would rather have a crate cause the binds hold water. I know I can drill holes in the bottom of the binds but the crates seem to stack alot better w/o lids.

 

[rongoodman]

Here you go. Do a Google search on "milk crate" if you want more choices.

 

[MichaelBaranows]

Thanks,
Those should work. I also found some that look a little stronger at Grainger.

Container, Stacking - Bins And Boxes - Storage - Material Handling : Grainger Industrial Supply

http://www.dacocorp.com/quart-milk-crates-p-1354-l-en.html

 

[Jasonmh]

Check out the bottom of the page here:

McMaster-Carr

They work great, are very strong, and you can pick size, if you want the bottoms to be solid or vented, and if you want a lid. They are stackable, even with the lids on.
I went with the part 4315T15 and have been very happy with them.

 

[rongoodman]

I just found the URL for the ones I bought here. They seem pretty strong, and have a metal band around the top. When I was in Playa del Carmen in the spring, we had some that were longer, long enough that I could lay my Slipstreams flat on the bottom, and put my wet suit on top of them. I haven't been able to find any like that here.

 

[mksmith713]

I prefer the bins myself.
It makes it neater when transporting my (wet) gear back home after a dive and it doubles as a rinse tank when I get home.
I can fit my daughters, wifes and my gear in a single storage bin.

 

[TSandM]

EVERYBODY wants the Mexico crates. They're vegetable crates, used by wholesalers in Playa del Carmen. A friend of mine knows where to stop and buy them, but they're not really for sale as I understand it, and you have to know Spanish. I know of no one who has been able to find these precise crates in the US or on the internet. They're mystery crates.

 

[Straegen]

Dig around on US Plastics and you will probably find something that will work very well for your needs.

Plastic Containers Category | Containers, Food Containers and Stack and Nest Containers. | U.S. Plastic Corp.

 

[Ben_ca]

EVERYBODY wants the Mexico crates. They're vegetable crates, used by wholesalers in Playa del Carmen. A friend of mine knows where to stop and buy them, but they're not really for sale as I understand it, and you have to know Spanish. I know of no one who has been able to find these precise crates in the US or on the internet. They're mystery crates.

Lynne... wait till you see my crates next week