Stashing tools.

[trail worker]

Got a bunch of tools up the mountain(2 shovels,2 madocks,axe,hammers,spikes etc etc) and I'm trying to figure a good solution to stashing them outside,so they are always there,in good condition for the next building session.

Easiest would be to just roll them all up in a blue tarp,but that's pretty high visibility(this area sees a fair amount of use by hikers/XC riders/freeriders/dirt bikers etc etc.
i am pretty weary of leaving them all bundled up in a big blue tarp that may as well read: "steal me!"

on the other hand,i don't want them to rot away during the wet spring/early summer months.
anyone have a good solution?

[well ridden]

i dont think they will rot. just put them in a garbage bag and put them inside a stump

[trail worker]

Originally posted by well ridden
i dont think they will rot. just put them in a garbage bag and put them inside a stump
they will rot.
not visibly,but moisture will creep into the handles,and condense at the head of the tool,where they cannot breathe.eventually they'll just rot right through.

[ATN]

Rubbermaid container spraypainted green/camo? Might not be long enough though...

[well ridden]

a rubermaid contain would work for everything except maybee shovels

[DaveM]

You can get olive green coloured tarps. Just cover them up, pile some branches, moss, stick etc. on them. Just don't forget where they are, that sucks.

[Taylor_P]

Originally posted by well ridden
i dont think they will rot.

we've lost a few shovels rakes and axes to rot in the past, and a very nice madock to theft (we think) point being tools rot outside in this sort of climate.

[Nelson]

maybe if you greased or oiled them? keep moiture out of the handles and shafts?

[Greenspringer]

Dude. I have left a c-saw and all the other necessary tools on the hill for the last 3-4 years. Just ensure the c-saw is in a garbage bag and the others are sheltered under a fallen tree or WHY and you'll be good. The only problems I've had is when I've brought beers along and forgot where I stashed the friggen stuff.:cool: Also, I wouldn't worry too much about someone scamming the tools. If someone needs an axe more than the trail does, all the power to them. They've gotta ride out with said tool in tow. Besides, screwing with trail kharma in that way, well, they'll get their's when the time comes man.
Cheers
Happy building!
:cool:

[switch]

Tools in big black plastic garbage bags. Look for a fairly big overturned tree, an stash them in the hole where the roots were. This combo offers pretty good coverage from rain, drainage in the area, and the tools will not get soaked so wooden handles will not swell.

[trail worker]

Originally posted by Greenspringer
Also, I wouldn't worry too much about someone scamming the tools. If someone needs an axe more than the trail does, all the power to them. They've gotta ride out with said tool in tow. Besides, screwing with trail kharma in that way, well, they'll get their's when the time comes man.
Cheers
Happy building!
:cool:
a C-saw is metal,it will not rot.
It's not riders so much i am worried about scamming them,it's the hikers/etc etc who would just like to score a nice new 60 dollar maddock for there daffodil garden.

[Greenspringer]

It's not that difficult to find a nice,dry off the beaten trail spot.
As far as hikers finding and stealing, I've never had that problem but maybe my time hasn't come yet?
PS My chainsaw is custom, it's all made out of plastic,no metal at all, so it won't even rust.:cool:

[trail worker]

Originally posted by Greenspringer
It's not that difficult to find a nice,dry off the beaten trail spot.
As far as hikers finding and stealing, I've never had that problem but maybe my time hasn't come yet?
PS My chainsaw is custom, it's all made out of plastic,no metal at all, so it won't even rust.:cool:
i know it's not hard to find a spot to stash them,i'd just like some kind of a good method for keeping them out of the elements.i've had luck with keeping them under a fallen log,which provides some cover...but i really don't want to be paying another 200 bucks in tools at the end of the winter when everything has decided to start rotting...

so you're saw has a plastic chain too,eh?

[Greenspringer]

Plastic chain, yup. Seriously though, if you can find some of those burned out hollow stumps you can build a makeshift roof inside and line it with plastic, if you wrap the tools up airtight when they're wet then they'll rot, so stand them up, so they get air. also, if you use any 5 gallon buckets for dirt work use them as a cover. works great. i wrap my c-saw in a plastic garbage bag,with the bar and chain off, and stuff it into the bucket and upside down she goes.Keeps it bone dry.As far as any rot, all my axes, maddocks, etc have fibreglas handles so they've lasted quite some time with no problems.:cool:
cheers.

[hampstead bandit]

find a sheltered spot, maybe some thick bushes or whatver, lug an old filing cabinet or gun cabinet with a strong lock on it up there...then chain the damn thing to a large tree or rock (cut out 2 holes for chain in back of cabinet with HSS circle cutter or metal jigsaw tool

good luck to anyone trying to bust into that thing...

can leave bottles of mineral water, energy food, 1st aid kit along with those shovels and rakes

or try this solution...:thepimp:

[Taylor_P]

Originally posted by hampstead bandit


or try this solution...:thepimp:

lol, i wish we had a tool operation that looks like that one. could live up the mountain in that shed also :)

[EaTDuRRRT]

climb up a tree and stash them there... something bushy with lots of cover... stick them in a bag and hang them from a branch...

[Nick2468]

put them in the tarp duct tape the ends to try to keep out moisture and bury them
thats what i would do

[well ridden]

but your dumb

[switch]

Originally posted by well ridden
but your dumb

but you're dumb :rolleyes:

[trail worker]

Originally posted by well ridden
but your dumb
get out,turdburgler.

[LOBOTIDULATOR]

Originally posted by Nick2468
put them in the tarp duct tape the ends to try to keep out moisture and bury them
thats what i would do

uh...have fun purchasing duct tape over and over. we build up high on burke were 1/2 of the time its snow, and our tools havent started, or look like they're rotting. just standard hatches with wooden handles, no rot there. if you were really concernd i geuss the rubbermade containers would be your best bet. jam em in a stump, it will stay nice and dry.

[trail worker]

Originally posted by LOBOTIDULATOR
uh...have fun purchasing duct tape over and over. we build up high on burke were 1/2 of the time its snow, and our tools havent started, or look like they're rotting. just standard hatches with wooden handles, no rot there. if you were really concernd i geuss the rubbermade containers would be your best bet. jam em in a stump, it will stay nice and dry.
they WILL start to rot eventually,thats the thing.you've only been building up there for a little while,but if you leave tools outside for more than a year or two they start to go.i'd prefer toget the most life out of my tools that i can.we put hammers and all that junk in buckets with lids,yes...but i'm more concerned about the shovels.nothing doing,i'll just live with replacing them every so often.

[BikerBoy21]

they do have brown tarps

otherwise just hike back a long ways and put it by a tree or landmark that you will remember next time you go out. throwing shrubs and brush over the tarp wouldnt be a bad idea either.

[switch]

Find an overturned tree and put tools under the roots, in the hole left by the roots. Or put tools in a stump. They'll be protected from the weather quite well.

[Late Bloomer]

We more or less destroy our shovels before they can rot:lol:
I haven't had to deal w/ the remoteness issues that you folks do, but I've been told to bring a rag and some lube and apply thin coating to tools if you're leaving them out.