Where can I get some milkcrates?

[elfword.livejournal.com]

Hey Davis Square denizens,

Where can I find some milkcrates?

If I can get about 12 of them, I can raise my bed up securely and have some nifty storage space underneath to boot. I am car-less, so if anyone knows of a spot close to the 94 / 96's route, or around Davis Square's center, that would be awesome. Any help is much appreciated.

Comments

[curiositykt.livejournal.com]

crates will not hold the weight of your bed and you. you'll want cinder blocks for raising the bed..

[krazykarot.livejournal.com]

agreed. but if you just want them for storage you can buy some in Rite Aid, that's where I got the one I put on the back of my bike.

[moireach.livejournal.com]

Target and other places also sell plastic things designed for the same purpose. I know it's lame to pay for something when cinder blocks are free, but I stub my toes SO MUCH LESS (and when I do, it hurts less) that it's worth it to me.

I agree that milk crates aren't up to the job.

[xuth.livejournal.com]

Actual milk crates are plenty strong enough to hold up your bed. A single one will easily hold well over 200 pounds. They have to because they have to hold a stack of... MILK. A single milk crate will hold 4 1 gallon jugs or 9 1/2 gallon jugs. This is 32 or 36 pounds per. A stack of six crates weighs in at 216 pounds without the weight of the crates added in.

On the other hand the cheap flimsy crates you get at target and the like aren't worth the petroleum they're made from. If you want something built to a similar quality as milk crates you need to buy bins made by the likes of Akro-Mils or Buckhorn. Even the likes of RubberMaid just doesn't compare.