{"id":34153,"date":"2019-08-22T05:00:51","date_gmt":"2019-08-22T12:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=34153"},"modified":"2019-08-20T16:59:37","modified_gmt":"2019-08-20T23:59:37","slug":"pocket-kart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/pocket-kart\/","title":{"rendered":"Pocket Kart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a single mom and homeowner, I often find myself needing to move some large\/awkward\/heavy item (such as a sheet of plywood), which is difficult to manage on my own. I cobbled together some interesting \u2014 but still awkward \u2014 ways of doing this&#8230;.and then I found the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B00005A1HF\/cooltools-20\">Pocket Kart<\/a> ($11). It\u2019s quite simple: a comfortable swivel handle attached to an L-shaped hook, with a little serif on the end to keep the items you\u2019re carrying from sliding off. You just lift the panel onto the hook (it stands up by itself so that isn\u2019t difficult), grab the handle, steady the top of the panel with your other hand, lift&#8230;and you can easily transport the panel where it needs to go, without stress, sweat, or splinters\u2014and without needing to find a neighbor to help you. <\/p>\n<p>The hook is about 2 inches wide, so you can carry multiple sheets at once if you\u2019ve the strength and inclination. It\u2019s useful for all sorts of hard-to-carry items: rolls of wire fencing, hay bales, drywall, doors, corrugated panels; it also works well for paint cans and buckets, keeping those wire handles from digging into your hand, and can hold multiple filled plastic grocery bags at once. The handle swivels, so you can use it right- or left-handed, at whatever angle works best. <\/p>\n<p>It folds up to fit in a pocket, purse, or toolbag (making an irregular triangle that\u2019s 5.25&#8243; at its widest points, and about 1&#8243; thick), or it can be hung on a nail or a pegboard. Don\u2019t forget to take it with you to the lumberyard \u2014 it\u2019ll make getting the sheets into your vehicle much simpler. I\u2019ve had mine about 10 years, use it several times a month, and see no signs of wear; it\u2019s made of a tough nylon resin that will likely outlast the trump of doom. Next time you need to carry plywood by yourself, you\u2019ll wish you had one! <\/p>\n<div class='ctx-module-container ctx_default_placement ctx-clearfix'><\/div><span class=\"ctx-article-root\"><!-- --><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lets one person carry a 4 x 8 sheet of plywood<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":76,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34153"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/76"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34153"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34159,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34153\/revisions\/34159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}