Beer / milk crates

[DrPips]

Hi,

I need to transport a lot of home brew and thought that a few of the old plastic beer or milk crates would do the job. However I'm having real problems finding any. eBay has done for sale but at about £15 each. Has anyone any experience of finding any, if so, where from?

Thanks,
Dom

 

[Bigcol49]

Hi!
These are quite expensive - http://discount-homebrew.com/product-category/crates/
I use 500ml glass bottles and have found these folding crates to be ideal - http://www.wilko.com/plastic-storage/wilko-fold-flat-box-32l/invt/0082073
I have seen them for as little as £1.99.

 

[Leon103]

I have noticed these are like gold dust.

 

[Clint]

I done a swap with my milk man for some veg off my allotment. ..I got about 8 crates and a load of screw top bottles. So...get a milk delivery..

Cheers

Clint

 

[peteplus1]

I just keep an eye out on my travels. Found a few milk crates just discarded here and there. Also a polish shop I know often puts proper sturdy beer crates out for rubbish. I just ask if I can take them. Tidies the garage up a treat.

 

[DoctorMick]

I use cheap plastic boxes from Poundstretcher, they hold 24 bottles very snugly.

 

[Crystal_Ball]

I have purchased these a couple of times and they are the perfect size for the large majority of the bottles that I have which I purchased. They measure 21 1/2 cm (8 1/2) when capped. They don't stack with a bottle much taller than that.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/232140542957?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

 

[Cwrw666]

I made most of my crates out of plywood and stuff. But extra bottles I just use wine bottle boxes from Tescos that take a dozen bottles with neat little cardboard dividers.
Crates on Ebay are a total rip-off.

 

[Cqr]

Hi,

I need to transport a lot of home brew and thought that a few of the old plastic beer or milk crates would do the job. However I'm having real problems finding any. eBay has done for sale but at about �£15 each. Has anyone any experience of finding any, if so, where from?

Thanks,
Dom

Are u in Kent
,Faversham home brew sell them

 

[sdt7618]

Funnily enough I have just picked 7 of these milk crates up from my work, they were just sitting outside the storemans door and when asked he told me to help myself, he was sick of looking at them and had been there for a month! needs a pressure wash to get the grime of but can't moan at that!

 

[Tim1975]

I bought some of these from Amazon:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B014KX44O0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Still pricey but look good so SWMBO doesn't moan to much about them in the house :lol:

 

[DrPips]

Seems like it's one of those things you need to get lucky with.

I've got some of one of the links above. Only £8 each which isn't too bad.
Thanks for all the replies.

 

[dad_of_jon]

if you're near these people you can pick them up.

be warned they like a bit of notice if you're going to pick them up from the factory.

http://www.ravensbournshop.co.uk/shop-by-product/ravcrates/bottle-crates.html