Securing rubbermaid lids?

[Vengeance]

Whats the best way to secure a rubbermaid lid?

I've heard S hooks on every corner.

Bunjee cords around each side.

Not sure if latches are praticle or not.

It's not going to be part of a rack system so that's out.

Just trying to get an idea of what is the best way to make sure your rubbermaid is escape free.

Thanks

Vengeance

[Invictus]

Bricks seem to work just fine for me.

[Jeff_Favelle]

Anything BUT tape.

[jjnnbns]

I've been using S-hooks and they work amazing! All that you need is a drill or, even better, a soldering iron to melt the holes through!

Heres a quick step by step.

Melt a hole through the lid and container so that the hook may pass through, but be sure to separate them for a second afterwards if melting so that the two don't stick together!



The the S-hook will go through both holes and secure the lid. What I have done for extra security, so that the hook doesn't fall out, is put a second hole higher up where the hook may re-enter once fully inserted. Heres a couple pics to show the diff between only once through and then doubled back...





Hope that this helps!

Brent Strande

[Vengeance]

That does, but how hard is it to remove the S hook? When on sindle it looks pretty easy, but double through looks like it could be more of a pain. I'll do what need be to make sure things are secure just trying to get all the information.

Also I've allways wondered why people use a sodering iron over a drill to create holes in a rubbermaid, why is that?

I might try bricks. But the S hooks look a little more secure to me.

[asphyxia]

I drill a hole through the lid and the RM, then put an S hook through....a snake that was getting out cant now.

Cheers
Brian

[latazyo]

vengeance, it is absolutely simple and not hard at all to remove the double through S hook, all that second hole does is hold the hook in place so that it doesn't dangle

it is as fast as unhooking a gate latch or something like that, just grab and pull

[BigBADace]

how many S hooks do you use, 1 on each side?

[latazyo]

I dont' use s hooks, but I used to

it depends on teh container that you have, if you use sterilites with those really small lids (which I did) then I had to use about 6 hooks, one for each side and the corners

but if you use rubbermade's with good big sides and lids with good locking snaps then you only need a few for peace of mind

the reason you want S hooks instead of bungee is so that your snake does not make it half way out and be pinched by the elastic bungee...a snake can not get past steel s hooks

[elevation24]

Before I moved to the racks I used those large black binder clips:

http://www.staples.com/Catalog/Brows...e=1&Sku=103564