Casino and gear

[Teamcasa]

A dork! Holly Smokes - You owe me a keyboard!

Good Idea, one problem however, my truck refuses to pull into Harbor Fright's parking lot!

Dave

 

[ItsBruce]

When I go to the dive park, I rent tanks there. For the rest, I use the collapsable carts from Staples ($20). They are not all-terrain, but work just fine for Catalina. I take the taxi to the park and walk back.

Harbor Freight: Even when I don't need anything, I usually buy $50 to $75 of stuff just because it is so cool.

 

[Bspurr13]

Thanks for all the replys - very helpful. Will be in the park w/ the the little rats (kids) on Sun.

Brett

 

[Bspurr13]

Here is a picture of my carts.
It makes traveling much easier on the Catalina Express and the baggage co.

Dave

They (Catalina Express people) are ok w/ the size of those? That's a great little set-up you got there.

 

[Teamcasa]

They (Catalina Express people) are ok w/ the size of those? That's a great little set-up you got there.

Thanks, not my original idea but I like 'em. Yes, the Catalina Express sees many of these and have no problem with them.

Dave

 

[Makin Raider]

You can pick one up ready made from California Diving Company too...

http://www.shop.californiadivingcompany.com/displayProductDocument.hg?productId=1&categoryId=2

 

[Teamcasa]

You can pick one up ready made from California Diving Company too...

http://www.shop.californiadivingcompany.com/displayProductDocument.hg?productId=1&categoryId=2

I seen a few of them at the Casino, nice but I can but 4 Stanley's for the price of one CDC boxes.

Dave

 

[H2OSensei]

True, the Stanley boxes go for about $50 or $60 bucks, but there are several major differences. The main ones being durability and features/functionality.

The Stanley tool box uses a thin axle and cheap hardware. The hinge pins on the Stanley Box are the size of toothpicks. Rust is a big factor with non Stainless Steel.

The Dive Box is made for diving conditions. We use flexible linear polyethylene, not cheap brittle plastic. The axle is 3/4" Stainless Steel and the hinge pins are a solid 5/8" Stainless Steel rod. All screws and hardware on the Dive Box is 304 Stainless Steel. The handler is 1/8" wall thickness aluminum tube.

The Stanley box is mass produced in Israel and the Dive Box hand-assembled in Southern California.

The latches on the Stanley box are plastic and the pins that hold them in are like toothpicks. The Dive Box has elastomer rubber marine latches (same as the ones used on boats)

The Dive Box's patented design displaces the weight of your tank to the rear, pivoting on the axle to use the weight of the tanks and lead to help you pull the box, not add weight to your arms and shoulders. Similar to moving a 400 lb refrigerator on a utility dolly.

The Dive Box comes with a drain plug, to make rinsing your gear easier. No need to tip over a heavy box full of water when you're done.

By the time you go through 4 Stanley boxes, the first Dive Box you buy will still be in service. All parts are replaceable with a screwdriver.

We also make pneumatic tires and we have a new sand tire coming out this month that can be changed with a quick release pin.

I'm not taking this opportunity to plug my product, just making sure you are comparing apples to apples.

Like anything else, you get what you pay for. It's like comparing a top of the line Titanium regulator to a low end rental reg. They both will give you air, but one is made with better materials and probably performs much better under strenous conditions.

The Dive Box costs $269.00, which is less that most name brand dive bags. If you call me and mention this thread and I will personally sell you a Dive Box for $229.00 for the rest of March.

The Dive Box dimmensions are within the limits set by the Catalina Express, and it also comes in Blue, Green or Red.

See you at Casino Point !

 

[drbill]

Lorenzo is right re: the differences in quality of the two products.

Of course I just used to use a $30 hand cart from Home Depot which had great tires (although I would have preferred tubed to tubeless) and could carry all my dive and video gear up the long hill to my house. Glad I now use a $600 golf cart instead (at $4.20+ per gallon of gas).

 

[ScubaMilo]

True, the Stanley boxes go for about $50 or $60 bucks, but there are several major differences. The main ones being durability and features/functionality.

The Stanley tool box uses a thin axle and cheap hardware. The hinge pins on the Stanley Box are the size of toothpicks. Rust is a big factor with non Stainless Steel.

The Dive Box is made for diving conditions. We use flexible linear polyethylene, not cheap brittle plastic. The axle is 3/4" Stainless Steel and the hinge pins are a solid 5/8" Stainless Steel rod. All screws and hardware on the Dive Box is 304 Stainless Steel. The handler is 1/8" wall thickness aluminum tube.

The Stanley box is mass produced in Israel and the Dive Box hand-assembled in Southern California.

The latches on the Stanley box are plastic and the pins that hold them in are like toothpicks. The Dive Box has elastomer rubber marine latches (same as the ones used on boats)

The Dive Box's patented design displaces the weight of your tank to the rear, pivoting on the axle to use the weight of the tanks and lead to help you pull the box, not add weight to your arms and shoulders. Similar to moving a 400 lb refrigerator on a utility dolly.

The Dive Box comes with a drain plug, to make rinsing your gear easier. No need to tip over a heavy box full of water when you're done.

By the time you go through 4 Stanley boxes, the first Dive Box you buy will still be in service. All parts are replaceable with a screwdriver.

We also make pneumatic tires and we have a new sand tire coming out this month that can be changed with a quick release pin.

I'm not taking this opportunity to plug my product, just making sure you are comparing apples to apples.

Like anything else, you get what you pay for. It's like comparing a top of the line Titanium regulator to a low end rental reg. They both will give you air, but one is made with better materials and probably performs much better under strenous conditions.

The Dive Box costs $269.00, which is less that most name brand dive bags. If you call me and mention this thread and I will personally sell you a Dive Box for $229.00 for the rest of March.

The Dive Box dimmensions are within the limits set by the Catalina Express, and it also comes in Blue, Green or Red.

See you at Casino Point !

When do we see a model dedicated to us doubles wearing freaks?

Milo