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Originally Posted by notmattlythgoe
973's amazing pit is unattainable by most teams, including ours. My point wasn't to go spend thousands of dollars to make a pit like theirs, my point was the exact opposite. I see too many teams at events that have to pull everything out of their pit so they can set up their decorative walls and all their extra stuff every year. This is what creates the unsafe situations and cause the blockage, not the rules against setting up your pit on Wednesday. For reference, our pit is a roll in tool chest, a battery cart made from wood, an 80/20 roll in parts shelf, and an 80/20 bench topper that we carry in and put on the table. All of the 80/20 stuff was made from left overs from previous build seasons. Everything else comes in 2-3 crates that are put under the table.
We actually rent a U-Haul covered trailer every year for both Regionals. It costs about $125 for the 4 days of rental for each trip. We decided it was more cost efficient than buying a trailer and paying for the upkeep for it.
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I know of a few trailers we can borrow but part two is getting the vehicle to tow said trailer of equipment.
