Equipment Carts

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DVX100Shooter

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I am not sure what the deal is but I have posted this twice and someone keeps deleting it off the board.

I was trying to see if anyone has used a rock n roller multicart to haul their equipment around on a shoot. They are small enough to fit in small places yet can extend to give you extra room for equipment. I am thinking about getting one and then maybe using it as a dolly. I will have to change the wheels on it though.

www.rocknrollercart.com
 
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Those are nice looking carts. The R12 looks like it wouldn't need much in the way of mods to use as a dolly since it has pneumatics at the front and rear. Just come up with a bolt-on platform. I was Guitar Center today and was just thinking that a drum throne would make an excellent inexpensive operator's chair on a dolly.
 
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Those carts look really cool! Great find.

I'm holding out for one of these:
http://salesmakercarts.com/sm289.html

Keep all your gear loaded on it, march it right up to the back of the van and just shove it all in there. No lifting, no loading/unloading... when you get back to the shop or your garage or whatever, you pull the cart out and roll it up against the wall and leave it there, pre-loaded for the next gig.

(that's the plan, anyway... but at $1300, it's gonna have to wait a while).
 
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lol yes indeed Barry.. what a great Idea. Saves me from doing a wheely up to the back of the van.
 
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Ferno (who makes those carts) also makes gurneys and such, so there's no coincidence there. They cost about as much as an ambulance gurney too!

Looks like they originally designed 'em for copier salesmen, I first encountered it when working as a computer salemsan and we'd haul the old Lisa and LaserWriter out for demos, it was just so handy!

Now that I'm getting older, carrying stuff just isn't as much fun as it used to be, y'know? :)
 
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mmm lol.. the real gurneys probally would work well, and scare the hell out of the producers when you wheel it in.
 
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yeah definatly would scare the producers...especially if u pulled it out of a hearse also..now that would be some scary stuff...

LOL

JJ5
 
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mmmm. a hearse would probally make a wicked camera truck.
 
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[quote author=DVX100Shooter link=board=Links;num=1089566144;start=0#0 date=07/11/04 at 10:15:44]
I was trying to see if anyone has used a rock n roller multicart to haul their equipment around on a shoot. [/quote]

all the fox news/dc crews use em. they're great. when i was at cnn, we used magliners, but they're just too darn big to fly with. i used a ruxxac folding long-nose cart on the road. fold flat. big, rubber wheels. good payload. but the rocknrollers are great since you can turn them into a flatbed.....
 
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I'll just add my two cents on the rock and roller dolly. If you keep them to yourself. Never let anyone else touch or use it you probably be OK. My background is mainly in 35mm film. With this heavy use and airlines added in the rock and roller would fall apart in a year or so. I fianally bought Magliners as replacements. True they are more expensive, but the are indestructable. They will last for years. I once dropped a 500lb compressor on one and slightly bent the handle. It took a half hour of beating with a 12lb sledge to straighten it out. Try that with a Rock and Roller.
 
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Yes.. even those rubbermaid cards can break if you roll it down some stairs. Guess it all depends what your using it for. Once you go out into the woods and shoot a feature, you learn really quick what is crap and what isn't
 
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My Rock n Roller R10 (max) came today. I like how you can make it compact for traveling or storage and then extend it way out to make it longer to haul more stuff. This was a great purchase!
 
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Magliners. Yes. The only real choice for the long haul in almost any shooting condition. And I can't stress enough the value of the inflated casters instead of hard rubber ones. Makes a HUGE difference.

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They are crazy expensive all decked out though. I'm an AC, and need to outfit my 'stock' Sr. cart, but I drive a small car, so I couldn't even transport it. I'm on the hunt for a production vehicle, and have found the 'perfect' camera truck:

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Think Ice cream truck. It's basically a very small step van, with a box that is 6' wide, 6' high, and about 9' long. But the truck itself is really small, has a Chrystler mini-van drive train, (front wheel drive) and has a really low rear step in height. Big enough for me to stand in an not have to stack cases up while I'm hunched over on my knees like I would in the back of any cargo or mini van. The damn things are rare and hard to find though. And because of that, pricey.
 
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Yea that is my next thing to look into...a production van to haul all of my stuff around as I am running out of space in my car!
 
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funny you should mention the element Barry. My friend who is a manager for Clairmont Cameras traded in his Audi Turbo for the Element, thought he would regret it but he loves it. I went inside it and was surprised how much room was in it.
 
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