<div dir="ltr">I have 16 feet wide X 10 feet tall shelves in the garage built to hold these:<div><a href="https://www.target.com/p/sterilite-18-gal-storage-tote-brown/-/A-14757115">https://www.target.com/p/sterilite-18-gal-storage-tote-brown/-/A-14757115</a> </div><div><br></div><div>$6 each at Target.</div><div><br></div><div>The shelves are made from 2x4 bolted to the wall studs horizontally (4" side to the wall) , then a ladder of 2x4's for the front (2" side to the front, vertical post every 5 feet), and 4x8 sheets of plywood (ripped full length in thirds to 16" deep). Been in use for almost 20 years, with me climbing on them to get to the top shelves. Probably have 3000 lbs of "precious stuff" on the wall (mostly car parts, but also house holiday decorations, camping etc.)</div><div><br></div><div>The bins stick out about 10 inches when put in longitudinally, so I only do that orientation for light stuff. The distance between shelves is such that the lids rest against the rear 2x4.</div><div><br></div><div> <br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">--<br>__<br>Miq Millman <a href="mailto:miq@bigllama.com" target="_blank">miq@bigllama.com</a><br>Tualatin, OR Big Llama Productions<br></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Apr 27, 2020 at 11:12 AM eric--- via Shop-talk <<a href="mailto:shop-talk@autox.team.net">shop-talk@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><font size="2" face="sans-serif">Hello all,</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">My next question is about bulk'ish plastic
storage bins.</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">I'm looking for plastic storage bins,
around the size of 24"X15"X18". Note, actual size
is not important, just around those dimensions approximately.</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">However, once you start looking into
these, the prices seem counter to buying a bunch. I was thinking
of buying maybe 20 or 40 of these, but most would mean hundreds (or thousands)
of dollars. In fact, Uline starts ONE of these containers (a little bit
bigger than I need) for over $400 A PIECE! </font>
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<br><a href="https://www.uline.com/BL_8213/Plastic-Bulk-Containers" target="_blank"><font size="3" color="blue"><u>https://www.uline.com/BL_8213/Plastic-Bulk-Containers</u></font></a><font size="3">
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">Many of Amazon seem to be over $30 a
piece. I didn't want to spend that much on these.</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">Does anyone know of a good reasonable
alternative? Is there maybe a place that sells them as surplus or
something?</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">Thanks.</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">I can't use cardboard, I am trying to
keep out mice and moisture (but it doesn't need to be airtight if the price
is right). I would prefer something stackable, but if not, I can
make shelves. Again, exact size isn't important, but big enough to hold
at least 5 binders would be a good start.</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">This is for storage of shop items and
such.</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">Thanks.</font>
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