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Subject:Re: Pelican-style dividers for under the Westy back seat
From:Don Hanson
Date:Sun, 10 Oct 2010 21:02:19 -0700

Coroplast

  That is one brand name.  Google Corrugated plastic...
  Don Hanson
On Sun, Oct 10, 2010 at 8:54 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:

>   How bout that plastic board they use for signs?  I forget the trade name,
> but I have a friend who made a bike carrying box from it to travel on trains
> with his bike...It looks like cardboard except it it a plastic and
> cleanable, weather resistang (some campaign signs are printed on the stuff)
> and you can cut it with a utility knife.  Plenty durable and very
> light..washable and you can make egg carton stuff with it or use colored
> duct tape to create any shape you want.  They also sell some kind of
> fasteners and hinges that are made specifically for that material..Comes in
> different strengths, thicknesses and sizes and colors.
>
>
>   That would work..Maybe Google 'sign board' or composite materials or
> plastic sheets...
>
>    I just use cardboard boxes myself, and those gym bags and duffels.
> Boxes for the spare parts that need to be confined, then soft bags around
> them..
>
>   Don Hanson
>
>   On Sun, Oct 10, 2010 at 7:25 PM, Mark Hineline <
> hineline@ocotillofield.net> wrote:
>
>> Pelican padded case dividers* are an obvious way to keep things quiet,
>> organized, and safe under the Westy back seat. But they are absurdly
>> expensive. Obvious DIY project. But before I start it, has anyone done
>> this? Or does anyone know of something cheaper than Pelican that's
>> just the same (not plywood or cardboard).
>>
>> Mark
>>
>> *
>> http://www.pelican.com/oem/customize/protection_systems/padded_divider.php
>>
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