When we say that "We Choose Quality" when it comes to picking the materials that make up our cargo carriers, we mean it! Check out the animation below: you'll see one of our cargo carrier lids, which is made from the same material as whitewater kayaks, survive this brutal encounter with a fully-loaded utility van completely unscathed.
Please, don't try this at home!
What can we say? StowAway2 owners are an inventive bunch.
Check out this garage storage solution sent into us by a StowAway2 owner. Looking for a way to store his StowAway2 cargo carrier out of the way during the off-season, he decided to create a pulley system that suspends his StowAway2 more than 8 feet off the ground.
In the picture to the left, you can see that his StowAway2 sits on a small cart with wheels. This owner uses his home-made cart to wheel his StowAway2 to the back of his vehicle for installation. The cart sits at the same height as his hitch so he can practically slide his StowAway2 into place rather than do any lifting.
We've been getting calls all week from families that are considering a StowAway2 as they gear up for spring break and summer travel season. So we did some googling and came across a few articles on About.com for all you travellers out there.
Here's one about Planning the Summer Road Trip... lots of common sense tips and links to helpful sites like Free Trip.Com and Roadfood.com.
Another one, How to Prepare Your Car For Vacation, was particularly amusing. A car mechanic writes,
"I had a customer come into the shop 30 minutes before closing on a Saturday afternoon with the car packed to the roof rack with luggage, camping gear and a wife and three kids. He wanted a tune-up, oil and filter change and front brakes replaced. And as soon as we were done, he was leaving for Colorado. The trip was delayed until the following Monday afternoon when we were finished with all the work."
Somebody needed a StowAway2!
Drop us a line to let us know your spring and summer vacation destinations .
Jim Watson, National Secretary of NAPWDA (North American Police Work Dog Association), is the latest member of the StowAway2 pro team. Jim logs heavy miles travelling throughout the Midwest as he trains drug and explosive sniffing dog teams. He was looking for a way to store training materials and company records, and also for a way to let his canine stretch out in the backseat of his SUV. After using his Swingaway for a month, Jim emailed us the following comments:
"I have been in K9 law enforcement since 1981. I can only wish that I had the StowAway 2 throughout my career. It would have made my job so much easier, having the extra storage space that was needed to keep all of the equipment dry, secure and with me at all times. I have used my Swingaway for several trips and am totally convinced that it is the greatest accessory anyone that travels (especially with a family) can have. I thank your company for making this excellent product and I have and will continue to highly recommend it to everyone that I know. "
We appreciate the kind words! Let us know your StowAway2 story.
StowAway2 was recently featured in the Outdoors Section of the Seattle Times. Dan Nelson, an avid paraglider, hiker, and general outdoors aficionado wrote the piece and his website, Adventures Northwest, is definitely worth a read-- its chock full of stories, photos, and expert tips. Dan is a contributing writer for the Seattle Times and Backpacker Magazine and he's published a number of guide books, some of which you can find here.
Dan's story focused on our LT Swingaway model and why it's perfect for use with smaller SUV's. Take a look at the article!
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