Hi everybody, I wanted to share with you the solution I found for the problem of college books laying around the car. I made me a cargo organizer out of a plastic basket and bungee cords that attaches to the trunk fasteners, everything for less than $4.

I started with a plastic basket from Walmart, Sterilite 15-7/8"x12-7/8"x6" that costs $1.94.

http://photobucket.com/albums/v217/niguels/?action=view&current=DSC02153.jpg

Then I added 2 bungee cords from the auto accesories section. A bag with two 18" bungee cords (Highland brand) sells for $1.67.

http://photobucket.com/albums/v217/niguels/?action=view&current=DSC02145.jpg

The next step is to attach the middle of each cord to the sides of the basket. To do so, I carved a little one of the top holes on each side so that way a double cord could fit trough.Then I made a couple of wire retainers to help keep the cord attached to the basket.

http://photobucket.com/albums/v217/niguels/?action=view&current=DSC02143.jpg

Finally, I attached the hooks on the ends to the four fasteners of the trunk and voila!

http://photobucket.com/albums/v217/niguels/?action=view&current=DSC02141.jpg

Now my books are in a safe place and my seats free of misplaced stuff.[/url]

Pics aren't working.

pics are working now, i forgot to make the account public... sorry.

i use a backpack.. keke..

I went to McGeorges and got the cargo pak. Very nice.

Kevin

Hi everybody, I wanted to share with you the solution I found for the problem of college books laying around the car. I made me a cargo organizer out of a plastic basket and bungee cords that attaches to the trunk fasteners, everything for less than $4.

I started with a plastic basket from Walmart, Sterilite 15-7/8"x12-7/8"x6" that costs $1.94.

http://photobucket.com/albums/v217/niguels/?action=view&current=DSC02153.jpg

Then I added 2 bungee cords from the auto accesories section. A bag with two 18" bungee cords (Highland brand) sells for $1.67.

http://photobucket.com/albums/v217/niguels/?action=view&current=DSC02145.jpg

The next step is to attach the middle of each cord to the sides of the basket. To do so, I carved a little one of the top holes on each side so that way a double cord could fit trough.Then I made a couple of wire retainers to help keep the cord attached to the basket.

http://photobucket.com/albums/v217/niguels/?action=view&current=DSC02143.jpg

Finally, I attached the hooks on the ends to the four fasteners of the trunk and voila!

http://photobucket.com/albums/v217/niguels/?action=view&current=DSC02141.jpg

Now my books are in a safe place and my seats free of misplaced stuff.[/url]

thats pretty funny.........but hey if it works for you thats all that matters.

wow.....ur a genious....lol nice step by step instructions.

Hello Afro Engineering!

:D :D

That is truely ghetto fabulous

g h e t t o

yea, but do you want to open your hatch, when you have people around?????
Not for me....

Hello Afro Engineering!

:D :D

What the hell is that suppose to imply?

lol, can you make me one

Hello Afro Engineering!

:D :D

What the hell is that suppose to imply?


Now boy's.....that was a nasty statement, but i would rather spend a few dollars then have that thing in my hatch....wait we can use aluminum to cover our rims...they will alway be shiny...J/K

Hello Afro Engineering!

:D :D

What the hell is that suppose to imply?

Doesn't imply anything. I guess it's a term you hear in the south for something done cheaply and half-___.

Hello Afro Engineering!

:D :D

god that is racist and rude

yea, but do you want to open your hatch, when you have people around?????
Not for me....

people might smell the bodies! :/

This is for the college student who is on a budget...

I remember the days when I would couch dive for gas money going through school.

So kudos to the McGyver/A-Team engineering effort!

Tan

Thanks tanlogic! :wink:

Hello Afro Engineering!

:D :D

god that is racist and rude

I didn't mean to offend anyone. I'm used to that term being used for something that is not done the correct or professional way. Sorry if I offended anyone.

Hello Afro Engineering!

:D :D

god that is racist and rude

I didn't mean to offend anyone. I'm used to that term being used for something that is not done the correct or professional way. Sorry if I offended anyone.

Yeah don't jump on his back for saying "Afro Engineering" compared to the real term he was extremely polite. I don't use it but the real term is actually N****r Rigging. Now THAT is racist and rude.

Doesn't imply anything. I guess it's a term you hear in the south for something done cheaply and half-___.

This is what I thoght was rude, as if to say blacks do stuff cheap and half ___. Yeah the ghetto way is the shortcut way, BUT the ghetto way also works (really well).

why not use a milk crate... even cheaper.

and steal some rope from teh local home depot that they use to tie junk down.

not really steal, you know what i mean.

that would be even cheaper.

i just use my backback tho.. haha

I use a duffel back and pushed it against the side. Doesn't really slide much. Cosidered what you're doing myself though since I wanted to use to fasteners in the trunk for something. Might I suggest using a darker color crate and tie as to make it stand out less.

I've got some stuff in my trunk (jumper cables, ice scraper, etc. It won't fit under the cover by the spare, which was my first thought, so I put it in a little sport bag (like a mini-duffel bag) and used a carribeener (sp?) to attach it to one of the tie downs by the sub. Works pretty good. Keeps everything together and keeps it from all sliding out - I've got the cargo mat and it's pretty slick.

the instructions for putting that together are awesome... hehe...

i still like the mcgeorge auto parts cargo pack for myself, but hell, your idea is cool too....

:clap:

I have one of these:

http://www.caselogic.com/trunk_organizer_cube/product_detail/index.cfm?modelid=57192

It's actually quite a bit larger than the pic makes it look. It velcros to the floor to, so it's not sliding around or anything. I didn't pay quite that much for it though.

I've got a gym bag that I've got a wrench or two, jumper cables, a blanket, and a duster in. It's got a ring on one side that I've got clipped to one of the D rings by the rear of the seat to keep it in place. I'm not sure it's perfect but it works pretty good. The cargo pack that McGeorge sells looks pretty good, but it's hard to tell the size. Plus I don't know if it would just slide around or what. I'll probably stick iwth my solution for now. It's all stuff that I don't have to take out all the time so the fact that it's zipped closed is a good thing, not a hassle.