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We are not allowed to have sheds which means that we have to cart stuff back and forth.

We have been using a tough plastic bag to carry gloves, trowels, secateurs, knives, string, ties, kneeling mat, etc etc. One bag usually lasts a year. Unfortunately, our supply is drying up and Godiva (yummy Belgian chocolate maker) does not do them anymore.

Any ideas for a good rugged replacement, preferably non-plastic?

One of those long canvas bags that builders use ought to do it. Not quite sure where you would get one though, a builder might be able to tell you!

I have an old hamper case for my seeds, and although i have a shed i dont leave 2 much up there because of break ins and vandalism. I have a collapsable basket in the back of the car i put things in.

If i was walking or cycling up i would hide them in my compost bin. No help i know.

Its been suggested in the past to use tugs with wheels that you pull along behind you, something like
http://www.gardenxtras.com/catalogue.asp?catcode=17

As an alternative bag, what about the ikea ones they sell at the checkout?

Yes I've got an Ikea bag for carrying allotment stuff.

How about a nicely sized rucksack, especially good if you walk to your plot...

Canvas shoulder bags did the trick for me in the early years. I had two actually, a big one when I was there for the day and a smaller one for flying visits.

Geoff.

I use a shopping trolly

How about one of those checked shopping bags people use to take laundry to the laundramat
I use two Sainsbury's *Bags for Life*, the orange ones because they are big, strong and can be washed easily  :)

......you don't want nylon, but howzabout those holdalls they sell.....like any other holdall for sports wear etc? that incorporate wheels & a retractable trolley handle?

I was SO impressed with these, I bought one...£10 I paid, at my local indoor market.....

......didn't really need another weekend bag..........but they'd gottit in PINK

;D 8)

Pink is not to be sniffed at, nobody nicks pink bags, and, you can always find it sitting there in the dark. :D

My lottie trug is also pink and yes, nobody would think to take it and it's very easily spotted in the dark  ;D

Quote from: Lauren S on December 22, 2007, 16:14:08
My lottie trug is also pink and yes, nobody would think to take it and it's very easily spotted in the dark  ;D

I've got one of them - trouble is it's so nice that I took it home and use my green one at the lottie! (It's a girl thing) .  I do use it when I pick veg to take home - it's easier to find when there's lots of top growth on the plot!



Louise

How about a canvas shopping bag, they appear to be very fashionable at the moment (perish the thought) and my local Peacocks has loads of them for £3 ish each - they are a reasonable size. 

Another idea I saw on TV, a site that wasn't allowed sheds, somebody had dug a hole and lined it with thick plastic, like rubble sacks, and put a door over the top - they used this like a shed.  Not sure how secure it would be though - I can't think of any way to lock it.

wow, what a good idea!! i love it. i'm allowed sheds but if i wasn't i'd do this! so clever, i'm impressed!!

Before I had my plastic doohdah on wheels, I used to use something similar to a kit bag. It was a good size for forks etc. I have a shed but like Cam I don't leave anything of value in it.

try army surplus stores for kit bags

Wouldn't those bags with wheels people use to move their snowboards around be about the right size for spades etc?

For Xmas I got a rucksack with a built-in stool - brilliant :D Big enough to take most hand tools, seed packets, flasks of tea etc. I was well chuffed!

Cheers,
Rob ;)

Quote from: Tinkie_Bear on December 27, 2007, 10:12:12
Another idea I saw on TV, a site that wasn't allowed sheds, somebody had dug a hole and lined it with thick plastic, like rubble sacks, and put a door over the top - they used this like a shed.  Not sure how secure it would be though - I can't think of any way to lock it.

I use a similar idea for tool storage only I have a shed with a trap door in the floor built above it. I don't bother locking the shed and usually leave half a sack of compost a few pots & a cheap trowel visible in the shed so it appears to be in use but anything more valuable goes under it. This way there is no unnecessary damage when kids break into it & they assume there is nothing worth stealing.

Oh what a great idea. Bit like the *Great Escape*  ;D


Tom, Dick and Harry come to mind  ;D