How do you carry big shopping?

[deliquium]

Not the shopping, but the aftermath

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Not the shopping, but the aftermath

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aftermath?

[deliquium]

aftermath?

Recycling of stuff that remains after shopping and consumption - our non waste bins are blue in Gwynedd

[Sweep]

aftermath?

Recycling of stuff that remains after shopping and consumption - our non waste bins are blue in Gwynedd

apologies for extra question.
They give you bins but you have to cart it yourself?

[deliquium]

apologies for extra question.
They give you bins but you have to cart it yourself?

No problem. Yep, neither the regular dustbin lorry nor the slightly smaller recycling lorry would get up our remote very narrow and low tree overhung dead end track + if they did, turning around would be a challenge in itself! (But the smallest kerosene oil tanker manages to get up here )

4 dwellings happily live ½ mile off the main road. It's easy enough to walk with the blue recycling bins in their supplied cart or put the bins in my van - one neighbour hooks their main waste bin over the tow bar on his Land Cruiser - but it often falls of when the winter potholes deepen, even though he regularly fills them in with stone aggregate

I find it most convenient using the bike trailer

[cyclist]

I tend to split my shopping into more than one trip rather than struggle with big shopping on one go. It is not an ideal situation, but I find that buying a bit or two every other day is easier than a weekend bulk buy. In short, avoid/split big shopping if you can.

[pjclinch]

I tend to split my shopping into more than one trip rather than struggle with big shopping on one go. It is not an ideal situation, but I find that buying a bit or two every other day is easier than a weekend bulk buy. In short, avoid/split big shopping if you can.

Yes, "little and often" works well and accounts for a substantial portion of my shopping, done with a couple of small panniers.

But there are times when more is needed, and that's when the cargo bike gets deployed. Trips to the dump don't generally favour 2 X 12 litre loads either.

Pete.

[Audax67]

"Where did you say you put your bike, sir?"

[pjclinch]

Long time ago now I'd just bought a new fridge (countertop height) from Comet (that dates it!) and the boys brought it out and asked where my car was. I pointed to the cargo bike and got to work strapping the box on.

Before I set off the manager came out, clearly unhappy, and said he couldn't be responsible for my safety getting home with a fridge on a bike.
I asked if he'd be responsible for my safety if I was driving a car?

A look of cognitive dissonance suggested possibly not, but the fridge, bike and rider all made it home okay (just shy of 4 miles).

Pete.

[rjb]

Long time ago now I'd just bought a new fridge (countertop height) from Comet (that dates it!) and the boys brought it out and asked where my car was. I pointed to the cargo bike and got to work strapping the box on.

Before I set off the manager came out, clearly unhappy, and said he couldn't be responsible for my safety getting home with a fridge on a bike.
I asked if he'd be responsible for my safety if I was driving a car?

A look of cognitive dissonance suggested possibly not, but the fridge, bike and rider all made it home okay (just shy of 4 miles).

Pete.

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[bohrsatom]

For really large loads I have a Burley Flatbed trailer, and it's great. I've used it to carry all manner of stuff, such as this coffee table:

A year later and my Burley Flatbed trailer has recently been getting a lot of use. It's carried 150L of compost several times with no hassle, and on Saturday I ROK strapped a sheet of 18mm plywood (cut into 3 ~800x1200mm pieces) to the frame and cycled home from my local timber merchant. Like the poster earlier, the guy wanted to help me bring it to my car and he was a little surprised when I said I'd come on my bike.

I find that max dimensions of 800x1200 are the sweet spot for the trailer. Any wider and the load sticks out over the wheels, any longer and it's hard to centre the weight on the trailer frame. An extra 1/200mm in each dimension is probably alright though, just don't go down any narrow bike paths!

[LollyKat]

Here is one way to carry a fridge on a bicycle.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nA40QqNn-1U

[MARK99]

Burley Flatbed for me.

Carry logs in, often exceed the weight limit. Use the Burley Classic Hitch and my canti brakes stop the bike fine.

Really overloaded the trailer when I first used, which is typical for me. Anyway my rear rim split, lesson learned a bit.