How do you carry stuff in your boot? (Hatchbacks)

phamilyman · 26th February 2009, 06:00

Let's see, I carry lotsa arbit stuff like windshield/dashboard cleaner - handle lock - and an odd thing here and there.

Now the car doesn't rattle as much as these items - how to carry them in ooot (say) without them making funny noises in the boot at every speed breaker?

Any creative ideas?

akshay4587 · 26th February 2009, 06:04

I want to see how this is going to be creative

Hitanshu why not just use a bag to carry all these things and put bag in the boot?

arpandiv · 26th February 2009, 08:12

Cut down on carrying odd things.
get a drawstring bag and put your stuff in it and secure it to the seat.

theEnd · 26th February 2009, 08:42

I jam them between my heavy bass-tube and the side wall. There's a soft cloth between them to dampen any rattles.

bblost · 26th February 2009, 09:10

I keep my stuff inside a plastic box type bag.
Its a tight fit in it and they don't rattle.

The bag I am referring to is the one they use for school kids lunch and water bottle.

It contains wind shield wipe, water, battery water, carpet brush, WD 40 and a screwdriver.

supremeBaleno · 26th February 2009, 09:48

One way to do this is get this plastic netting (don't know exact term for it) which will hold these stuff against the back of your rear seat. My friend uses this technique on his Scorpio and I found it pretty ingenious and neat. Would also free some floor area on the already low-on-space-in-boot Swift.

hydrashok · 26th February 2009, 10:05

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Originally Posted by supremeBaleno

One way to do this is get this plastic netting (don't know exact term for it) which will hold these stuff against the back of your rear seat. ...

This is a good idea. If not against the rear seat, there are huge hollows in the LHS & RHS sides of the boot of the Swift that will hold quite a bit of stuff.

I don't carry anything in the boot. The boot is the temple of ICE that shall not be desecrated with anything.

esteem_lover · 26th February 2009, 10:25

I have never had a hatch so my idea will be funny, but dont laugh..

Wrap all your stuff in bubble wrap & use your old waist belt to wrap them up together.

Eddy · 26th February 2009, 10:33

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Originally Posted by phamilyman

Let's see, I carry lotsa arbit stuff like windshield/dashboard cleaner - handle lock - and an odd thing here and there.

Now the car doesn't rattle as much as these items - how to carry them in ooot (say) without them making funny noises in the boot at every speed breaker?

Any creative ideas?

Mr Miser,

Install some device that plays music inside the car. 90% of the problem solved.

supremeBaleno · 26th February 2009, 10:38

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Originally Posted by hydrashok

there are huge hollows in the LHS & RHS sides of the boot of the Swift that will hold quite a bit of stuff.

Yeah, you are right. That space usually goes unutilised and can be made good use of. Esp. for non-ICE guys like us.

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Originally Posted by hydrashok

The boot is the temple of ICE that shall not be desecrated with anything.

We know, we know. Have had the opportunity to see your Palio - would one day surely like to have a look at the temple in the Swift.

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Originally Posted by esteem_lover

Wrap all your stuff in bubble wrap & use your old waist belt to wrap them up together.

John, phamilyman wanted to know how to carry the stuff around in the car, not around his waist.

Jokes apart, that also sounds like a nice idea except for the trouble involved when you want to take out one of the items from the bubble wrap. I am assuming that we will be wrapping the stuff in bubble wrap and then holding it together using sticky tape.

shabahmad · 26th February 2009, 10:39

I use the plastic packet in which seat covers used to come. Used to keep Vaccum Cleaner, Old News Paper, Floor Brush, Battery Water and a 2 liter empty bottle. Fold the Plastic packet and i used to attach it to the side wall in the dickey with an elastic string.

No Rattling sound & Dickey looks neat and tidy.

five46 · 26th February 2009, 10:47

Reading the thread title, I thought we would be talking about Miss Nice Curves seen carrying a notebook in her jeans pocket in one TVC.

Well, coming back to the topic, I always keep some raddi (newspapers and old clothes) in our cars boot. These come handy to tackle the unwanted rattles made by the guests of the boot.

phamilyman · 26th February 2009, 11:24

@Arpan - HOW to secure to the seat is the koshun!

I was thinking of taking a jhola and getting some velcro stitched - that would help things.

@SB - velcro u mean? or fishnet?

@TheEnd - Sigh - I dont :(

@Hydra - Liar - you CANT

@E_L - That is doable but can still move around. News paper does the job today.

@Ed: There's music in the car - but no ICE

@Shab - how does someone have that elastic string attached?

@Five: Yeah, that's the way I'm doing too.

bblost · 26th February 2009, 11:28

This does the job very well.

How do you carry stuff in your boot? (Hatchbacks)-plasticbasket.jpg

or you can get a good one like this.

How do you carry stuff in your boot? (Hatchbacks)-basketopenweavelarge.jpg

supremeBaleno · 26th February 2009, 11:48

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Originally Posted by phamilyman

@SB - velcro u mean? or fishnet?

Not velcro. I guess 'fishnet' seems to match closest to what I was mentioning.

26th February 2009, 06:00	#1
phamilyman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 5,968 Thanked: 4,642 Times	How do you carry stuff in your boot? (Hatchbacks) Let's see, I carry lotsa arbit stuff like windshield/dashboard cleaner - handle lock - and an odd thing here and there. Now the car doesn't rattle as much as these items - how to carry them in ooot (say) without them making funny noises in the boot at every speed breaker? Any creative ideas?
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26th February 2009, 06:04	#2
akshay4587 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chandigarh/Mohali/Ambala Cantt Posts: 4,151 Thanked: 4,525 Times View My Garage	I want to see how this is going to be creative Hitanshu why not just use a bag to carry all these things and put bag in the boot?
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26th February 2009, 08:12	#3
arpandiv BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 445 Thanked: 61 Times View My Garage	Cut down on carrying odd things. get a drawstring bag and put your stuff in it and secure it to the seat.
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26th February 2009, 08:42	#4
theEnd BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 534 Thanked: 6 Times View My Garage	I jam them between my heavy bass-tube and the side wall. There's a soft cloth between them to dampen any rattles.
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26th February 2009, 09:10	#5
bblost Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 11,008 Thanked: 15,366 Times View My Garage	I keep my stuff inside a plastic box type bag. Its a tight fit in it and they don't rattle. The bag I am referring to is the one they use for school kids lunch and water bottle. It contains wind shield wipe, water, battery water, carpet brush, WD 40 and a screwdriver.
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26th February 2009, 09:48	#6
supremeBaleno Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chennai / Kochi Posts: 5,546 Thanked: 2,699 Times View My Garage	One way to do this is get this plastic netting (don't know exact term for it) which will hold these stuff against the back of your rear seat. My friend uses this technique on his Scorpio and I found it pretty ingenious and neat. Would also free some floor area on the already low-on-space-in-boot Swift.
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26th February 2009, 10:25	#8
esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 502 Times View My Garage	I have never had a hatch so my idea will be funny, but dont laugh.. Wrap all your stuff in bubble wrap & use your old waist belt to wrap them up together.
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26th February 2009, 10:39	#11
shabahmad BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Pune Posts: 270 Thanked: 21 Times	I use the plastic packet in which seat covers used to come. Used to keep Vaccum Cleaner, Old News Paper, Floor Brush, Battery Water and a 2 liter empty bottle. Fold the Plastic packet and i used to attach it to the side wall in the dickey with an elastic string. No Rattling sound & Dickey looks neat and tidy.
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26th February 2009, 10:47	#12
five46 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: L-O-S-T!! Posts: 636 Thanked: 714 Times	Reading the thread title, I thought we would be talking about Miss Nice Curves seen carrying a notebook in her jeans pocket in one TVC. Well, coming back to the topic, I always keep some raddi (newspapers and old clothes) in our cars boot. These come handy to tackle the unwanted rattles made by the guests of the boot.
	() Thanks

26th February 2009, 11:24	#13
phamilyman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 5,968 Thanked: 4,642 Times	@Arpan - HOW to secure to the seat is the koshun! I was thinking of taking a jhola and getting some velcro stitched - that would help things. @SB - velcro u mean? or fishnet? @TheEnd - Sigh - I dont :( @Hydra - Liar - you CANT @E_L - That is doable but can still move around. News paper does the job today. @Ed: There's music in the car - but no ICE @Shab - how does someone have that elastic string attached? @Five: Yeah, that's the way I'm doing too.
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26th February 2009, 11:28	#14
bblost Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 11,008 Thanked: 15,366 Times View My Garage	This does the job very well. or you can get a good one like this.
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