A Way to hold a battery charger in place in a vehicle cargo bay

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Just something you might want to consider… Let’s suppose you get in a wreck. What’s an object that weighs that much going to feel like when it comes forward and hits you? There’s probably a math/physics formula around somewhere to figure it out but in an old safety class I remember they proved you could safely hold a 20 pound infant in your arms in a 50 mph wreck as easily as you could grab, and also instantly stop moving, a 600 pound object. Piece of cake, right? Mass and velocity are not always your friends.

Strap that bad boy down. Nylon straps and a place to anchor them. Seatbelt mounts, car seat brackets, etc. ought to work. Keep the straps tight too.

Those gizmos that stick to the carpeting look cool but I wouldn’t trust ’em to hold anything over even as little as 5 pounds.

Anything loose that is gonna hit you in a wreck is gonna hurt. Keep stuff contained and secured. Last I knew people don’t plan on and schedule getting in an accident so when it does happen asking if they could just wait a few minutes or so to let you reorganize the vehicle probably ain’t gonna be a thing.

Sent by throwing some gizmo as hard as I can.
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Or just buy a car with a closed trunk like its supposed to be, problem solved! I love these crappy velcro gadgets, you dont honestly think im gonna bolt massive straps to my car do you? I thought we were talking cars here, not industrial work vans.

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Or just buy a car with a closed trunk like its supposed to be, problem solved! I love these crappy velcro gadgets, you dont honestly think im gonna bolt massive straps to my car do you? I thought we were talking cars here, not industrial work vans.
A lot of us drive an SUV or Mini or standard Van of some kind.
Who told you that a car with a Trunk is how it is supposed to be?

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I just did 😉 SUVs and minivans are ok, just as long as they have a properly safe locking back window shelf. An open back design like said is a plain simple safety hazard as people will throw stuff loosy goosy in the back, car designers know this and should build cars around that to keep drivers safe (even if they are being silly stupid). If you need to strap stuff down in your car to keep things safe either you are doing something wrong or the car has some serious faults.

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That type of Velcro attaching thingy looks like a great way to keep any thing from sliding around the cargo area!

Have to look into this!!!!!!!!!!!!

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That’s awesome. I’m going to get one of those for my car.

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Same physics applies to your dog, too. 😮

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Thank you for putting those words in my mouth but that’s not what I said and it ain’t that simple.

No, you don’t have to bolt anything in. Never said ya did. There are plenty of spots to connect bungee cords, ties, or straps to in a vehicle already.

Never said a thing about a van or even a truck either. Even the smallest of cars probably has at least one or two heavy items rattling around in the trunk already. Containing and securing items should cost less than $10 – 15 and take almost no time or effort.

Why do it in any vehicle? Newtons laws explain it pretty clearly. Even a moderate amount of mass in a trunk during an accident is going to hurt those in the back seat, people like your friends or children. Might not come charging through the seat back but how’d it feel the last time you had something or someone ram you in the back? In a wreck the stuff that’s loose in the trunk hurts even more than that. And, yes, I have seen it happen. More than once or twice. Tool boxes that weren’t tired down, spare tires not secured, boxes of stuff that’s getting moved, etc.

IMHO I wouldn’t trust those “velcro gadgets” to secure anything weighing more than about 10-15 pounds. And even the smallest of cars most likely has that in the trunk already. Although I like the idea of ’em I also figure the repetitive placement of them will cause the Velcro or other gripping surface to wear the carpeting. But yeah, I do like ’em for things like grocery bags. Wish they cost less than $25 – 50 for a set though.

Straps and bungee cords you put in place once and leave in place cost less than half of that for more than you’ll ever need.

And hey, I also think having pets secured in the car is a good idea. Better than having pets and people get hurt when they go flying. Seen that happen too. Keeping them secured is a lot cheaper than the vet bill and/or the deductable if they distract you and cause a wreck and doesn’t hurt them one bit.

Sent by throwing some gizmo as hard as I can.

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And as to this:
quote=”Westerdutch, post: 2530896, member: 22140″]America has turns?! :eek:[/quote]

Yes, but only to the left.

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Yes, but only to the left.[/quote]

Then you haven’t been on a TSD road rally. We find roads that go right, left, up, and down. Sometimes all of those and in a hurry. And in daylight or dark. (“Real Cars, Real Roads” and “Pavement Is For Sissies”).

The performance stuff is a whole ‘nuther level but it does let you meet some nice youngsters like Block and Pastran. The late, great BMX/X Games star Dave Mirra did rally too.

Rally’s one of the big reasons I don’t like stuff rolling or bouncing around in the vehicle. I’ve learned a lot about even little things going bouncy bouncy.

Sent from shouting real loud over the Interwebz.

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All,

An update: I purchased and rec’d a set of StayHold “bookends” (thanks, WesterDutch) and used them to hold in-place the Stanley battery charger, a GoRuck small duffle bag and very large camera bag containing invertors and a bunch of other vehicle GH/EDC stuff. I used a bungee cord and wrapped it around the battery charger’s top handle and affixed it to a below-deck hard point. This should address the issue of it potentially becoming a missile in the event of a collision. If I remember, I’ll take a quick photo and post it here.

thanks everyone!

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Here is the rear compartment after mounting the StayHold brackets; the Stanley battery charger is in the right FG.

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