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I have a rock and roller, had it for years, been cool except for the pneumatic tires going flat and the skinny front wheels getting stuck in dirt when i can't use pavement.
If i had it to over again, I'd get the all-terrain model of rock n roller. Bigger, wider wheels are always better because sooner or later you will have to navigate across grass or something non-paved. That Gruv Gear looks nice, but thos little wheel will totally dig into the dirt if you try to move it on the grass. You could alawys use hand-truck mode with either, but for my money, bigger and wider solid wheels is where it's at.
If i had it to over again, I'd get the all-terrain model of rock n roller. Bigger, wider wheels are always better because sooner or later you will have to navigate across grass or something non-paved. That Gruv Gear looks nice, but thos little wheel will totally dig into the dirt if you try to move it on the grass. You could alawys use hand-truck mode with either, but for my money, bigger and wider solid wheels is where it's at.
I think I have the same one. It's okay, but I wish the handle were just a few inches longer (and I'm not tall!).
Hmm...I'm 5'11" and never noticed it was short. There are a number of less expensive ones that look very similar but aren't close in terms of build quality and function.
The one with the biggest tires you can afford. Big pneumatic tires work nicely over things like snow, grass, gravel and also won't mar the floors in the nicer places. I use a Harbor Freight hand truck with pneumatic tires.
Last month I had a gig where I parked three blocks away. No problem.
Last month I had a gig where I parked three blocks away. No problem.
The Gruv Gear handles grass just fine but absolutely sucks in sand. Fortunately, in all my years of gigging, I've only ever had to deal with sand once so I think never having to worry about a flat is a worthwhile trade off.
I use one of these:
I have used it for all kinds of things, including moving things around construction sites. That destroyed the pneumatic tires, so they have been replaced with foam filled tires. The front rollers got destroyed moving paving stones across an uneven area. I replaced those with heavier duty casters that have neoprene wheels. The steel frame has taken a complete beating without a problem. It's not pretty like some of the other ones in this thread, nor does it fold flat, but it has big wheels that can get over all kinds of obstacles and it's good and strong. Plus, it was really cheap. The replacement tires cost more than the hand truck.
If I'm moving really big equipment, I use one of these:
The really nice things about an appliance hand truck is that it has a strap to secure a big, awkward load, and it has a secondary belt/track/roller thing that allows you to get it up and down stairs fairly easily.
Having been a contractor means I have a variety of tools like this for hauling big, heavy, awkward objects from one place to another. And a van, which means it's not so important for things to fold up.
The above hand trucks look too cumbersome, and can't fit in my insight. If I had a hand truck, I would use it. They do look durable and very functional.
I know this is out of the box, but I use an old lady shopping cart for my little Phil Jones Double Four with battery in a gig bag and my bass uke in a gig bag, as well as for my Carvin MB15 and 115MBE rig, including a lithium battery/inverter, with the bass uke gig bag hanging from the handle. Works great for me and all I do is a setup off stage with a bass hanger and music stand, then just roll it on stage ready to go sitting in front of me, and off stage then wrap it up.
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Just a note on pneumatic wheels. Yes they feel nice with heavier loads but they do require maintenance and occasionally repair....and this often comes to your attention when you're running late to a gig. A hard wheel might not feel quite as smooth but it works a lot better than a pneumatic that's gone flat and it packs smaller. It's totally a personal preference thing but for me a small to medium size bass rig isn't heavy or awkward enough to warrant pneumatic wheels.
Doug Parent
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I used this one as well. But, I had problems with them disappearing when I had them at work. Still, it was a good cart for a small rig, I used it with and Aggie GS-112, Eden Wt 400 in a bag and room for a small briefcase with accessories, music etc. Bungie it up and it was a one trip load out.
