Alright, I'll start by saying I have 4.5 years of experience. I am just getting back into trucking after a 2.25 year break.
What I want to know is this. In the four and a half years I drove before, I have never been able to figure out quite how to keep my prized possessions from getting
"shake and rub" syndrome.
I'll give you an example.
I keep (like a lot of other drivers) a TON of reading material in my rig. Now, after a couple of months in the tractor, I go to pick up one of my wonderful reference books, or that novel I forgot I bought three months ago, and the cover printing is rubbed half way off.
Or, another instance, I used to keep a bunch of cassettes in my truck. After a couple of weeks or so, they would start getting this white dust (no, it wasn't spill over from those little white pills, I never take those!) all over them. I figured, "geez, I guess I don't clean as well as I thought?!". Turns out that it comes from the cases rubbing against each other! This happens with any plastic cased item I have had.
Now, what I want to know is,
1. Does anyone else think that this is most annoying?
2. What do you do to prevent it?
In going back into driving for a living, I want to protect my valuables. Any advice for this somewhat ignorant man's dilemma?
Thanks in advance! Hope you all got some!
Stick
BTW, I'll be driving a Freight-shaker Century Class. Air-ride through out.
The ruins of the shakes......
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by darkstaff, Jul 15, 2007.
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This is where I am trying to go here. So many different things, from the food in my cooler, to supplies and such, get ruined so easily. I am looking for maybe some kind of "magical force field" type of effect, short of wrapping everything in beach towels or something.
Maybe I'm just dreaming. There probably isn't anything I can do! Oh well, that's the breaks I guess!
Stick
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Don't worry. You want isolated and restricted movement. Electronics last fine on motorcycles and atv's. Just use rubber mount washers. Truck experts already said use standard cassette/cd cases. Fridge and microwave don't know about. Don't really like microwaves next to me, since all made in China now and can feel microwaves escape. But I live on lean gourmets from Walmart for 98 cents each, lol. Sounds like this could be a whole new section on web site for different mounting of devices/needs in cabs. I do know the fridge and microwave were suggested by an expert here that I always read their messages, so know they can be done but don't know how.
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For items that can be simply laid on a shelf, or in the fridge. Check Wal-Mart for the foam/rubberized shelf liners. A roll is fairly cheap, and things seem to "stick" to it. Much like those "non-skid" pads you see for sale in truck stops for $10...only a lot cheaper
Wal-Mart also sells a 8 ft roll of 2 1/2" velcro double sided glue for about $5.00. I've got 2x2 patches of velcro in key locations throughout the cab and sleeper
Shop rags and bath clothes make great padding.
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