Video transcript
Hi, I'm Terry Burgin of Terry Burgin Plumbing and Heating Engineer. I'm a member of Expert Trades, and today I'm doing a Tool Talk review.
Today I'm doing a review for the Van Vault Slim Slider. I've got it in the side door of my van. I keep all my power tools in it. I can just slide the drawer out. All my power tools are there and charges. It could be a little bit more organised if I put some dividers in it, but I haven't had it that long.
I actually bought this second-hand off eBay because I thought it was going to be a little bit too expensive to buy it. I do wish I'd bought a brand new one now because there are a few little problems that the guy on eBay hadn't told me about, but I'm sure they'd be easy rectifiable if I actually put a bit effort to sort them out.
If you pull the drawer out more than halfway, sometimes it falls off its runners, which is a bit of a downside. I don't know if everyone has that problem, or I don't know if it's just specific to mine. I never really need to pull it more than halfway out because I've got everything quite stacked down towards one end, but as I say, it just helps me sleep at night leaving the van with how easy vans are to break into these days. I know that if they do break into my van, they've then got to break into another vault, the Van Vault, as well. It just helps me sleep at night.
Installing-wise, it was a bit of a pain to install because obviously, it's really heavy, so you could probably put it in without bolting it down and just go on the fact that they're not going to be able to lift it out because it is so heavy. I bolted mine to the floor of the van, as well. It was a bit of a pain to find good fixing points because you can only fix at the four corners.
I've only got two bolts in it because it was the only two places I could get a fix in through the floor of the van and be able to get at it from the other side without hitting the exhaust and things like that. As I say, a bit of a pain, but it's a lifesaver, really. If they do manage to get into my van, they're not going to get the tools.
I'm Terry Burgin. I recommend the Van Vault Slim Slider.