My 20 year old Dodge work van finally died and I bought a 2015 Ford Transit Van. It's a long base, mid-length with medium height roof. I'm only 5' 5" so can easily stand up in it.
I've read a lot of the van outfittings on here and like the idea of building my own using ply. But I'm swamped at work and am afraid I'll never get to this. I've also looked at companies that do this sort of thing and the prices weren't as crazy as I thought they'd be. But I really want to maximize the space and even hope to do a chaos type wall for a portion of it to get my festools as easily accessible as possible. I do a lot of small kitchen, countertop, tile backsplash, and other installation jobs, so carry a lot of equipment. My longest job is usually about 3 days and often I'm at 4 sites in one day. So I've worked hard at organization and compact tool purchases. I use 3 Sysrolls with another dozen loose systainers plus a variety of other things like levels, rails, vac, etc.
So here's the question(s). Is anyone aware of pre-made shelving or systems that will work for this situation - specifically for an almost all Festool worker like myself? Especially something that will accommodate closely placed systainers? Or do you think the only way this can be done is via personal customization? The van I bought has the Ford Load Area Protection package that uses polypropylene panels to protect the floor and walls. Nice and I'll probably leave this on the floor but the wall panels get somewhat in the way of getting to the places to screw things into.
Somewhere I saw a company that makes shelf systems for the Ford Transit Connect (little brother of my van) that attach at the top corners and hang down a few feet. This lets the floor and center of the van be open. But they don't make then (yet?) for the Transit. That got me thinking that it would be nice to do a chaos wall along the sides from the top. But how to connect them to the van is a concern and would the weight be too much?
Enough of my thinking out loud. Anyone know of a company to do this or have advice for me?
I've read a lot of the van outfittings on here and like the idea of building my own using ply. But I'm swamped at work and am afraid I'll never get to this. I've also looked at companies that do this sort of thing and the prices weren't as crazy as I thought they'd be. But I really want to maximize the space and even hope to do a chaos type wall for a portion of it to get my festools as easily accessible as possible. I do a lot of small kitchen, countertop, tile backsplash, and other installation jobs, so carry a lot of equipment. My longest job is usually about 3 days and often I'm at 4 sites in one day. So I've worked hard at organization and compact tool purchases. I use 3 Sysrolls with another dozen loose systainers plus a variety of other things like levels, rails, vac, etc.
So here's the question(s). Is anyone aware of pre-made shelving or systems that will work for this situation - specifically for an almost all Festool worker like myself? Especially something that will accommodate closely placed systainers? Or do you think the only way this can be done is via personal customization? The van I bought has the Ford Load Area Protection package that uses polypropylene panels to protect the floor and walls. Nice and I'll probably leave this on the floor but the wall panels get somewhat in the way of getting to the places to screw things into.
Somewhere I saw a company that makes shelf systems for the Ford Transit Connect (little brother of my van) that attach at the top corners and hang down a few feet. This lets the floor and center of the van be open. But they don't make then (yet?) for the Transit. That got me thinking that it would be nice to do a chaos wall along the sides from the top. But how to connect them to the van is a concern and would the weight be too much?
Enough of my thinking out loud. Anyone know of a company to do this or have advice for me?
