Rubbermaid cart as utility cart?

Looks handy, if it works it works.
Only getting it in and out the car when fully loaded might be difficult.
The legs are handy to prevent things falling off.

And you can serve tea of course. :)
 
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The ones I've used all seemed to have a bit less usable space than I wanted. The tall sides of the lower shelf and the fairly thick posts limited how many Pelican and Porta/soft cases we could fit in there...At least compared to a Magliner or even a Rock-N-Roller.

I guess it depends on how much stuff you want to carry, what sort of bags/cases you use, and stuff. So definitely try before you buy. Or borrow to avoid sorrow. (Just made that up...as you can tell). Could be it'd work for you.
 
Thank you.
I've been looking at these some more and seems a fair amount of mis-information on the sites. They often show pneumatic casters in the photo but actually come with the smaller, hard wheels. And some dimensions are conflicting.

Looks like the link I shared above is a little bit small.
So now I'm looking at a larger version with pneumatic casters which is like $715 at Home Depot.com.
4546-10 HD 2-Shelf Utility Cart w/Lipped Shelf (Large) - with pneumatic wheels
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Rubberma...with-Pneumatic-Casters-RCP454610BLA/202649262
54" X 43.2" X 25.25"
Or looks like you can buy it with standard casters for $382 on Amazon and then buy the pneumatic casters for $183 and add them yourself.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Rubberma...with-Pneumatic-Casters-RCP454610BLA/202649262
But if you buy it with the pneumatic casters included it's like $1200 at Amazon. Strange. The prices are all over the place.
I'd love to try before I buy or borrow to avoid sorrow :) but no one around me has these
 
The smaller one listed first post is about 45" long, wheras the longer one listed later is 54"
Concerned about elevator use since I believe they are a minumum 51" from back wall to controls, and minimum 54" from back wall to door
 
Thing is, if you're looking to spend $700+ you can get a used Magliner with various filmmaking doodads (shelves, etc). At least, if you live in LA or NYC.

Or poke around the various new options for converted Magliner and almost-Magliner carts:
http://www.filmtools.com/carts-and-dollies.html

Or look at a generic Rubbermaid cart for under $300:
https://www.uline.com/BL_1864/Uline-Utility-Cart-with-Pneumatic-Wheels

No idea how good this cart is, but you can probably google around and find what people think. And if you spend just a couple-hundred on a cart, you'll probably feel a lot more comfortable making oddball conversions...

Well let us know what you decide to do!
 
I have seen these used a bunch. They were big for camera AC's some years back. While handy, I never thought enough of them for the price to purchase one. There are some real high end killer carts out now which are all the rage, but I just don't feel the need to drop that kind of coin on one or two. To be honest I'm still real happy with my Filmtools converted magliner Junior cart. It fits in elevators when needed, hauls a bunch of crap, breaks down when needed to save space, and I can also work off of it with a dual monitor setup. It's just a great middle ground.
 
Still lots of RubberMaid/Uline carts being used by ACs in NYC. Most seem to get stored at the Camera Houses, which may explain why the ACs don’t opt for the more expensive options.
 
Thank you all very much. Jim, the links you provided were very helpful!
I think the rubbermaid/Uline type cart will do most of what I want. Good to hear they are being used in the field. Wasn't sure if my thinking was off.

After looking at this more, the carts measuring 44 x 25 x 37 may be the better idea than the longer 54 x 25 x 37" one.
Looking at the Magliner Junior and such, many of those are not that long, and would be easier to move indoors. The extra size would be nice outdoors but not having to unload from van and get into elevators and through hallways.
 
If you need something to transport gear and not something that might double as a work surface, also check out the MultiCart line. They're much less expensive, lighter, and they fold into a manageable size.
 
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