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Storage

(As in, physical storage, not hard drives.)

What I want

Standardized storage containers that are stackable, robust and likely to still be available to buy years from now.

Suggestions

My tweet asking for suggestions resulted in two suggestions:

  • Sortimo L-Boxx (also known under different brand names, e.g. Bosch in the US)
  • systainer by Tanos (also known under different brand names, especially Festool)

Jonas suggested this article that compares them.

Decision

Since both of these "professional" systems are awesome, but really expensive, I finally settled for something different: Euro containers, also known as KLT boxes. They are

  • inexpensive (less than 10 €)
  • stackable
  • also available in half and quarter size (still stackable!)
  • available with lids or folding or meshed
  • for sale at ordinary hardware stores.

Load securing

Currently, the ~5 euro boxes I have are simply placed on non-slip mats in my van's cargo area. This tweet has a photo. In the future, I want to secure them with airline lashing tracks. These will be attached to the floor/wall/ceiling of the cargo space using insert nuts.