Oh my STARS is this it? is this the camping product i have DREAMT of? A WHEEL-FREE TRAILER THAT LEAVES NO TRAIL and requires no tow-bar? is this a work of genius or WOT?

[AitchTwoOh]

www.tail-crate.com/index.php

Would you be able to take it on the ferry? I have a corsa, I wonder would it tip over? .

I suppose on the ferry you could take it off and put it where passenger(s) were in the car. And it might be possible to do that if you were going to stop at a service station. Would depend how easy to get off it is I suppose.

I would need a lid. One of my friends once hadn't shut the pannier on the back of her motorbike properly and all her things flew out, never to be seen again. That is the sort of thing that would happen to me

A smaller version would be fab for my bike. I had to balance with one hand this morning whilst carrying a geranium that ds had grown in a small pot at school. I always have pe kits, book bags, lunch bags etc to carry and as ds moves to jnrs after the summer the kit will get bigger!

Oh and I agree with the others Aitch should have one for free with "as recommended by Mumsnet" blazoned on the side.

Maybe wouldn't work so well then, thought it would be handy to shove all of our junk into when travelling over Christmas. I wouldn't fancy having to take it all out on the ferry.

Fab idea though.

Hi all, Scott here again, and WOW, what a reaction!

I've clearly got a lot of developing to do thanks to all your brilliant feedback. I agree a top cover is a must, and in the short term will supply at cost price, which I hope to have by the end of the week. In future, I'll certainly look at how I can include in the Tail-Crate price.

Also, I agree with you all that Aitch has done a fine job marketing Tail-Crate, so will happly send one, including top cover, with my compliments. I'm sure we will all look forward to hearing how you get on.

Thanks again and happy Tail-Crating

Aaawww, how excellent

Congratulations, Aitch! And I'm sure we will all tell anyone who asks how wonderful Tail-Crate is, as a product and a company, so good job, Scott!

Wow, Aitch you lucky bugger ;)
Be sure to let us know what you think of it:)

what a brilliant company

Tail-Crate, you ROCK

YAY well done tailgate!!

great news for aitch, let us know how you get on!!!

tailgate?!! i mean tailCrate, obviously.....needs more sleep...

ah the power of MN

Looking forward to your review Aitch!

Scott - I'm really pleased you've done that. I am even more tempted to buy one now than I was before :o

From their FAQs:

"The Tail-Crate cannot be used with a trailer, or whilst a tow ball is attached to the back of the vehicle."

Does that mean that anyone with a towbar can't actually use this product?

That would be a big problem.

my towbar folds away!!!

so i can still use one!

will wait to see how Aitch gets on before purchasing though!

Bum.... I have a towbar on my car.

GRUMP

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH...!

unf my blasted children are being non-compliant re bedtime so i can't say much other than THANKS right now. how FAB! cheers! i'll deffo use it asap and give you the low-down. Thank you so much, Scott, what a nice thing to do!

Nice one Scott.

Interested in hearing the tester feedback Aitch.

Really pleased you've got it all up and running Scott!

Wow, I'm even more impressed with them now they're sending you one, Aitch! Lucky you.

I'm going to show the link to DH and see what he says. I was out looking at tents today (I'm a bit of a new tent addict ) but the one I liked best, though fairly reasonable, was 52kg in two bags. My first thought was "wouldn't work. I'd have to get a trailer" then I thought, NO! The tailcrate!

Tailcrate, if I put 52kg in it do you think that would be OK? I notice it has been tested to 400kg .

I really need one of these now. :)

I look forward to reading Aitch's feedback. It looks great, Dh is not convinced though. Hopefully Aitch will convince him

(although you know that i am now thinking 'on what will i spend the £150-ish that i had put aside for HandiRack/roofbox/SOMETHING to get me extra room now that i have that covered?' )

and my bloody children are still not asleep. scottish summertime... won't get dark for another two hours at least...

thanks also from DH, he is Very Pleased.

yes scott a FB page would help you alot, when i liked soulpad all my friends looked and when i liked vibram five fingers i had alot of funny comments and i often look at things my friends like. is it free for a business? i set up a group and that was free
and its really good to give atich one.
also have you tried it on a ford galaxy new shape? it would be great for when we go to the 'just so festival' as then i can pop to wales for a couple of days afterwards. when we are at the festival i could just flat pack it and pop it in the car.
whats the max MPH its been tested at?

OHOHOHOHO i believe i have (kinda bodgily) solved the security thing. tell me why this won't work...

my 30ft metal cable, looped through frame and over lid etc then padlocked loosely AND THE PADLOCK PLACED IN THE CAR. this will only work if the cable fits under the door of the car, i suppose. or it could be chucked through the gap when the boot is open and then trapped when it closes. suspect this would be not brilliant for door seals so that would maybe be something that you would do only when going for a wazz and coffee at service station rather than at all times.

don't get me wrong, the net is better, but until then?