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If you like modular storage that is ridiculously over engineered, and you like that over engineering to be subsidized by the tax paying public instead of your o
by photonthug 2y ago
If you like modular storage that is ridiculously over engineered, and you like that over engineering to be subsidized by the tax paying public instead of your own wallet.. military surplus is the way to go.
The sipr net labels are neat, some might even say stylish , but it’s also almost literally bomb proof, and ready to drop out of an airplane. Lots of them let you roll the rack out of the vibration dampening chassis for fiddling. The fiber reinforced plastic formulation and the typical olive or khaki paint job is even uv resisting. And you can jam the heaviest ancient ups you can find in there without cracking the case when you rattle it with the fork lift. Short of a fork lift.. the handles work great for heavy loads and autoretract on springs that still work when the whole thing is like thirty years old. Pour concrete inside and you can make steps or post foundations. Bolt screens onto keyboard drawers and position racks vertically, and you can have articulated protected displays that you can kick off a building. Mount pumps inside for the 4x4 rig. Stack them to the moon and the feet kind of lock into the base below so you barely need to tie them down. Put them on wheels for rad coffee tables. Get rack mount drawers and take back the kitchen, infuriating the delicate sensibility of your significant other.
I wouldn’t even tell you guys about how great these are but having like 3 dozen already I should probably stop collecting them..
- mendigou 2y agoWhere do you get these?
- nxobject 2y agoIIRC, aside from government surplus auctions (which is an easy way of getting 3 dozen if you pick up on site), I think the right keywords to use are “shock mount” and some variations on military surplus, rack, case, etc.
- bombcar 2y agoLocal pickup is the key for these things - anyone living near a major metro should inquire where the state/county/city auction location is (though sometimes they auction “in place” so pay attention). I got something like 6 steelcase filing cabinets for $160 - even renting a truck to pick them up was still a huge savings.
- photonthug 2y agoFrom government auctions or sometimes, weirdos. You can find them on eBay and other sites sometimes too, but like other people mentioned, local pickup and bulk buys are key because otherwise with freight shipping you’ll pay 100 usd / 1u or more. Bit more information.. these have caps in the front and back for travel, but if you’re not worried about cooling and willing to drill cable holes for usage these have great sound isolation. Construction is similar to pelican cases or similar, but way more beefy. Typical individual chassis are usually 4u, sometimes 8, but not more afaik.. maybe because everything in the field should be a 4 man lift, max.