I bought this cart after spending my vacation at the beach and seeing the other carts used by others. But I wasn't impresses by the small wheels on the other carts and opted for this one. Since I'm preparing for next year's vacation, I have plenty of time to work on this cart.
I first added cup holders and a carry frame made out of thin wall 1 inch PVC pipe, SCH 40 1/2 inch PVC pipe, and various fittings. The cup holders are Scotty's, and the brackets have been ground down to remove the threads so the brackets could be slid into and glued to the PVC. The cup holders can be removed from the brackets if needed, and free up the brackets for other Scotty accessories, like the Scotty bait table. I just made a third bracket (not shown) so I can use both cup holders and the table at the same time. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001M4HT7K/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I drilled the 1/2 inch "P" traps on top of the frames in order to add bungee cords for securing a pair of collapsing chairs the umbrella, the umbrella sand spike, and the umbrella to the frame. The bungees have a d-ring so the cords can be fastened and unfastened without having to struggle with the bungees. To make it easier to remove the brackets for storage, I cut thin kerfs in the 1/2 inch "P" traps and drilled stop holes at the end of the kerfs to prevent cracking (see the picture with the extra wheel.) The entire frame breaks down for storage in the cart. In my opinion, the best sand spike on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JQQWBKQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
My "beach theme" is almost all red or maroon, and I was able to find a red liner that fits the cart:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FE2ALX4/ref=cm_sw_r_em_apa_i_LI2ODbNQXR4WK
I put the blue liner that comes with the cart inside of the red liner. It isn't really visible from the outside of the cart, but I feel that it might add an extra bit of sturdiness to the cart. The blue liner is thicker than the red one. I have two soft day coolers. The smaller one for sandwiches and snacks, and the larger one for drinks. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006HFBX12/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://www.rticcoolers.com/shop/coolers/day-coolers/Backpack-15-Can-Backpack-Red-Black
I adapted this wheel to replace the stock stand on the handle end of the cart, by taking a 3 to 4 inch piece of thin wall 3/4 inch PVC pipe, and cutting an 1/8 inch slot in it along it's length. I didn't have a left over piece to demonstrate with. You squeeze the pipe and push it almost all the way into the square tubing on the cart, then insert the wheel taking care to orient it so that it angles back to the rear of the cart. Make sure that the slot in the pipe is to either side of the square tubing, and not in line with the stub on the wheel. Continue to push the wheel into the pipe until the wheel is flush with the square tubing. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013BOXGE8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
When I finished the cart, I painted the frames red to match the liner. I'm also considering buying a spare tire for the inevitable flat that may occur in the future. (Note: The primer that I used on the frame reacted with the red paint, resulting in some flaking of the red paint. My mistake, but not all that critical.)
09-23-20: I had quite a time getting the cart into my vehicle this year, but the cart worked flawlessly at the beach! Lost one of the cotter pins that hold the wheels on (found it in a crack behind the rear seat), and had a time packing everything else around the protruding axle, even with the wheels off.
When I returned home, I was determined to modify the axle arrangement to make it more compact when broken down. I modified the axle mounts by using the following items:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N7DTTJP/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08DHJ8KYP/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MQ0VBJ0/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I modified the axle mounts by replacing the two u-bolts with handle bar clamps, carefully cutting away 3/4" of the wheel stop on either side of the axle so I could utilize bar bell clamps instead of the cotter pins to secure the tires to the axle.
The u-bolts were replaced with M6-1.00 x 40mm stainless steel bolts, new #12 stainless steel flat washers (better fit than the M6 flat washers), and the original U-Bolt lock nuts that came with the cart. I cut new shims from the rubber sheet using one of the shims that came with the handle bar clamps as a template. Since the u-bolt holes did not line up with the clamp holes, I moved the clamps back a bit, used one of the original holes, and drilled a new hole for the other clamp bolt.
The handle bar clamps are oriented so that the locking lever faces to the rear of the cart, to help prevent the situation where the clamp may get caught on something and opening up releasing the axle. The whole process moved the axle back about 2 inches, which may help to counter the cart's tendency to upend when loaded.
It appears to be a successful modification. Time will tell when I next visit the beach. I added pictures of the modified axle to this review.
10-09-20: It packs up nicely, but realized after storing it for next year that I'd have to empty all of the bits and pieces in order to turn it over and reassemble it at the beach. Purchased this item from Amazon. It has a full zipper for access (the only one that I could find that had that type of zipper), and it fits like a glove into the cart and holds everything including the tires.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003KR1K54/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Now, on arrival, I can lift the bag out, assemble the cart, and be ready to relax on the beach. This project has turned out great, and I am completely satisfied with my purchases regarding it
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I bought this cart after spending my vacation at the beach and seeing the other carts used by others. But I wasn't impresses by the small wheels on the other carts and opted for this one. Since I'm preparing for next year's vacation, I have plenty of time to work on this cart. I first added cup holders and a carry frame made out of thin wall 1 inch PVC pipe, SCH 40 1/2 inch PVC pipe, and various fittings. The cup holders are Scotty's, and the brackets have been ground down to remove the threads so the brackets could be slid into and glued to the PVC. The cup holders can be removed from the brackets if needed, and free up the brackets for other Scotty accessories, like the Scotty bait table. I just made a third bracket (not shown) so I can use both cup holders and the table at the same time. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001M4HT7K/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I drilled the 1/2 inch "P" traps on top of the frames in order to add bungee cords for securing a pair of collapsing chairs the umbrella, the umbrella sand spike, and the umbrella to the frame. The bungees have a d-ring so the cords can be fastened and unfastened without having to struggle with the bungees. To make it easier to remove the brackets for storage, I cut thin kerfs in the 1/2 inch "P" traps and drilled stop holes at the end of the kerfs to prevent cracking (see the picture with the extra wheel.) The entire frame breaks down for storage in the cart. In my opinion, the best sand spike on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JQQWBKQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 My "beach theme" is almost all red or maroon, and I was able to find a red liner that fits the cart: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FE2ALX4/ref=cm_sw_r_em_apa_i_LI2ODbNQXR4WK I put the blue liner that comes with the cart inside of the red liner. It isn't really visible from the outside of the cart, but I feel that it might add an extra bit of sturdiness to the cart. The blue liner is thicker than the red one. I have two soft day coolers. The smaller one for sandwiches and snacks, and the larger one for drinks. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006HFBX12/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://www.rticcoolers.com/shop/coolers/day-coolers/Backpack-15-Can-Backpack-Red-Black I adapted this wheel to replace the stock stand on the handle end of the cart, by taking a 3 to 4 inch piece of thin wall 3/4 inch PVC pipe, and cutting an 1/8 inch slot in it along it's length. I didn't have a left over piece to demonstrate with. You squeeze the pipe and push it almost all the way into the square tubing on the cart, then insert the wheel taking care to orient it so that it angles back to the rear of the cart. Make sure that the slot in the pipe is to either side of the square tubing, and not in line with the stub on the wheel. Continue to push the wheel into the pipe until the wheel is flush with the square tubing. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013BOXGE8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 When I finished the cart, I painted the frames red to match the liner. I'm also considering buying a spare tire for the inevitable flat that may occur in the future. (Note: The primer that I used on the frame reacted with the red paint, resulting in some flaking of the red paint. My mistake, but not all that critical.) 09-23-20: I had quite a time getting the cart into my vehicle this year, but the cart worked flawlessly at the beach! Lost one of the cotter pins that hold the wheels on (found it in a crack behind the rear seat), and had a time packing everything else around the protruding axle, even with the wheels off. When I returned home, I was determined to modify the axle arrangement to make it more compact when broken down. I modified the axle mounts by using the following items: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N7DTTJP/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08DHJ8KYP/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MQ0VBJ0/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I modified the axle mounts by replacing the two u-bolts with handle bar clamps, carefully cutting away 3/4" of the wheel stop on either side of the axle so I could utilize bar bell clamps instead of the cotter pins to secure the tires to the axle. The u-bolts were replaced with M6-1.00 x 40mm stainless steel bolts, new #12 stainless steel flat washers (better fit than the M6 flat washers), and the original U-Bolt lock nuts that came with the cart. I cut new shims from the rubber sheet using one of the shims that came with the handle bar clamps as a template. Since the u-bolt holes did not line up with the clamp holes, I moved the clamps back a bit, used one of the original holes, and drilled a new hole for the other clamp bolt. The handle bar clamps are oriented so that the locking lever faces to the rear of the cart, to help prevent the situation where the clamp may get caught on something and opening up releasing the axle. The whole process moved the axle back about 2 inches, which may help to counter the cart's tendency to upend when loaded. It appears to be a successful modification. Time will tell when I next visit the beach. I added pictures of the modified axle to this review. 10-09-20: It packs up nicely, but realized after storing it for next year that I'd have to empty all of the bits and pieces in order to turn it over and reassemble it at the beach. Purchased this item from Amazon. It has a full zipper for access (the only one that I could find that had that type of zipper), and it fits like a glove into the cart and holds everything including the tires. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003KR1K54/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Now, on arrival, I can lift the bag out, assemble the cart, and be ready to relax on the beach. This project has turned out great, and I am completely satisfied with my purchases regarding it
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- Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2019
I bought this cart after spending my vacation at the beach and seeing the other carts used by others. But I wasn't impresses by the small wheels on the other carts and opted for this one. Since I'm preparing for next year's vacation, I have plenty of time to work on this cart.
I first added cup holders and a carry frame made out of thin wall 1 inch PVC pipe, SCH 40 1/2 inch PVC pipe, and various fittings. The cup holders are Scotty's, and the brackets have been ground down to remove the threads so the brackets could be slid into and glued to the PVC. The cup holders can be removed from the brackets if needed, and free up the brackets for other Scotty accessories, like the Scotty bait table. I just made a third bracket (not shown) so I can use both cup holders and the table at the same time. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001M4HT7K/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I drilled the 1/2 inch "P" traps on top of the frames in order to add bungee cords for securing a pair of collapsing chairs the umbrella, the umbrella sand spike, and the umbrella to the frame. The bungees have a d-ring so the cords can be fastened and unfastened without having to struggle with the bungees. To make it easier to remove the brackets for storage, I cut thin kerfs in the 1/2 inch "P" traps and drilled stop holes at the end of the kerfs to prevent cracking (see the picture with the extra wheel.) The entire frame breaks down for storage in the cart. In my opinion, the best sand spike on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JQQWBKQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
My "beach theme" is almost all red or maroon, and I was able to find a red liner that fits the cart:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FE2ALX4/ref=cm_sw_r_em_apa_i_LI2ODbNQXR4WK
I put the blue liner that comes with the cart inside of the red liner. It isn't really visible from the outside of the cart, but I feel that it might add an extra bit of sturdiness to the cart. The blue liner is thicker than the red one. I have two soft day coolers. The smaller one for sandwiches and snacks, and the larger one for drinks. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006HFBX12/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://www.rticcoolers.com/shop/coolers/day-coolers/Backpack-15-Can-Backpack-Red-Black
I adapted this wheel to replace the stock stand on the handle end of the cart, by taking a 3 to 4 inch piece of thin wall 3/4 inch PVC pipe, and cutting an 1/8 inch slot in it along it's length. I didn't have a left over piece to demonstrate with. You squeeze the pipe and push it almost all the way into the square tubing on the cart, then insert the wheel taking care to orient it so that it angles back to the rear of the cart. Make sure that the slot in the pipe is to either side of the square tubing, and not in line with the stub on the wheel. Continue to push the wheel into the pipe until the wheel is flush with the square tubing. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013BOXGE8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
When I finished the cart, I painted the frames red to match the liner. I'm also considering buying a spare tire for the inevitable flat that may occur in the future. (Note: The primer that I used on the frame reacted with the red paint, resulting in some flaking of the red paint. My mistake, but not all that critical.)
09-23-20: I had quite a time getting the cart into my vehicle this year, but the cart worked flawlessly at the beach! Lost one of the cotter pins that hold the wheels on (found it in a crack behind the rear seat), and had a time packing everything else around the protruding axle, even with the wheels off.
When I returned home, I was determined to modify the axle arrangement to make it more compact when broken down. I modified the axle mounts by using the following items:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N7DTTJP/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08DHJ8KYP/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MQ0VBJ0/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I modified the axle mounts by replacing the two u-bolts with handle bar clamps, carefully cutting away 3/4" of the wheel stop on either side of the axle so I could utilize bar bell clamps instead of the cotter pins to secure the tires to the axle.
The u-bolts were replaced with M6-1.00 x 40mm stainless steel bolts, new #12 stainless steel flat washers (better fit than the M6 flat washers), and the original U-Bolt lock nuts that came with the cart. I cut new shims from the rubber sheet using one of the shims that came with the handle bar clamps as a template. Since the u-bolt holes did not line up with the clamp holes, I moved the clamps back a bit, used one of the original holes, and drilled a new hole for the other clamp bolt.
The handle bar clamps are oriented so that the locking lever faces to the rear of the cart, to help prevent the situation where the clamp may get caught on something and opening up releasing the axle. The whole process moved the axle back about 2 inches, which may help to counter the cart's tendency to upend when loaded.
It appears to be a successful modification. Time will tell when I next visit the beach. I added pictures of the modified axle to this review.
10-09-20: It packs up nicely, but realized after storing it for next year that I'd have to empty all of the bits and pieces in order to turn it over and reassemble it at the beach. Purchased this item from Amazon. It has a full zipper for access (the only one that I could find that had that type of zipper), and it fits like a glove into the cart and holds everything including the tires.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003KR1K54/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Now, on arrival, I can lift the bag out, assemble the cart, and be ready to relax on the beach. This project has turned out great, and I am completely satisfied with my purchases regarding it
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- Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2020
This is by far the least expensive beach buggy with low pressure tires. I can say it is a TANK! That being said, the dimensions are much smaller than on the expensive versions, thus the price difference. Our steel belted IGLOO cooler was just a tiny bit too big to sit inside. Our YETI was too big, too. So I built a PVC frame inside the rod holders to keep the cooler in place riding on top of the rails. I also got creative and extended the rack up to include rails to carry 4 beach chairs, 2 umbrellas, and 6 fishing poles over top of the cooler. We will upgrade to the big one eventually, but this one will be used for ages.
What a terrific wagon for beach stuff and fishing!
Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2020
We overloaded this cart every time, and it hauled it all. My only complaint is the length of the support legs. They were either too short to be of use unless parked, or so long they caught in the sand and walking path.
The L.P. tires carried our massive pile of beach goodies with minimal issues. Going sideways on a slope proved precarious since we loaded the poor buggy VERY top heavy. The tires floated our massive junk pile from the truck to the beach for a week straight and rode home on the roof rack.
I'd say for most other families, this buggy will be more than enough for any beach trip. I RECOMMEND THIS PRODUCT!
The wagon will break down for transport, but you gotta know this has a solid box frame that you still have to deal with. Just plan on the volume of a full sized ice chest when accounting for space.
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- Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2019
Best beach cart for the money I would buy again but I don’t think I will have too it’s great quality. I fit in my small cooler for drinks a small tacklebox going to the beach really don’t need a lot of tackle with you and the 27 qt igloo cooler for the fish.
As for the bottom of the rod holders using my sand stake and my sand flea catcher it’s best to have something at the bottom of the rod holders so they don’t slip through so I cut a small piece of a pool noodle and used one of my rods to shove at the bottom so just a helpful tip if you put something in there that doesn’t stop and falls straight through the rod holders piece of a pool noodle won’t rot and should last a long time.
No nuts or bolts super easy to assemble I didn’t even need the directions and the welding looks great when you think about aluminum welding is very expensive so that alone is a quarter of the price.
I first tried one of the Ozark Trail carts that I got for camping originally with the plastic hard wheels it said all-terrain it was all terrain except for soft sand these balloon tires roll over the sand effortlessly and here in Florida we have like sugar sand.
If you’re debating, just get one of these
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- Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2019
The cart is plenty big for a large fish cooler and a drink and lunch cooler plus your tackle. The quality was Ok and the axle u-bolts do not interfere with the liner and contents as they are outside the inner basket area. Very, very nice beach wheels. I am more than pleased with product the for the price. The only down side was drilling one new hole so the rear stand would fit the pin to hold the rear support up while transporting. The weld kept it from lining up correctly. Overall, Vey nice
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