Trolley Guide after 14 years of attendance
Hey Downloaders!
After 14 years of attending Download and seeing so many broken trolleys, thought I’d share this again as I did a few years back on the FB group to hopefully save some people wasting some money on trolleys that don’t last.
Trolleys like the first and second images (from
Temu or Amazon) have a significant weak spot on them, particularly when loaded with a ton of beer! You can see on the image (with the pink circle) a small tube connecting the handle & front wheels to the trolley. Over the years I’ve seen so many of these snapped. One little mis-distribution of weight, hitting a dip in the ground or a rock and the trolley tips and it can bend or break completely.
For clarity - if you’re loading it lightly, it would be likely ok, but most people bring trolleys because they’re loading up heavier things like shelters, tents, beer etc! My trolley tends to weight a tonne so a stronger trolley is crucial for me!
The third image is a modern version of the trolley I have which has lasted me almost a decade so far. You can see underneath that the turning mechanism is attached directly to the body of the trolley. This is way stronger, and the price different isn’t massively different, but the extra cash is well worth the investment as it will last you much longer if you’re transporting a lot of stuff into camp. I’ve had it so long I had to replace the tyres (got plastic hard yellow ones now, they’re way better) and it’s at the point of being rusty and old. I’ve tipped it over more times than I care to remember, it gets used at DL and Bloodstock every year and even used at my work for moving heavier good around and it’s still going strong. Paid about £60 for it in 2015 and they’re about £100 now on Amazon.
Hope this helps someone have a better experience getting into camp and saves you some money over the years!