Wagon as a cart for rolling into a crop-update

I don't have any pictures, but I have a MacWagon (from Sam's) and I can easily fit my XXL Navigator and my XL Navigator in it. Then on top of that I can hold a XL 31 Utility tote and a few other smaller pieces. I have had mine for maybe 10 years and each year I see more and more of them. I like that they can fold up under a table, or it can roll under the table and I can store an empty tote in there. The wheels do well on cement, carpet, gravel, or dirt. We have three in our house. One for scrapping, one for the boat, and one for gardening/lawn work.

I have one too (no pics of it though), mine’s also a MAC folding wagon. It’s great. I think it says it has a 150lb capacity but I’m not home at the moment to look for sure. I keep most of my stuff in Iris bins and it will hold two decent stacks of them side by side plus a little extra space on the sides. I don’t stack things too high because some venues have pretty big metal thresholds to go over and I’ve learned the hard way that things not secured well can go jumping off when the wagon goes over big bumps.   I love that it folds up to about 8” thick when it’s closed up so it stores neatly in a fairly narrow (but tall) space when it’s not being used.

If you’re looking for one online, I wouldn’t pay more than about $60 for one because they regularly show up at places like Costco and Sam’s Club for about that price. I think some Ace Hardware stores can special order them in too.

I have the blue one from Sams club that I bought a few years ago. I usually put 31 totes in mine, works great

Gezz by the size of that you could take half the contents of a craft room. Do you guys bring your cutting machines,lighting and microwave with you? Lol

I seriously thought about the wagon but then I got smart and I really cut down what I bring to a crop. I've come to the realization that I am a clean and simple scrapper and don't need a million embellishments. I usually bring exactly what I am working on with me. I don't worry that I might want something in my stash. It will still be there when I'm scrapping at home. Now I can get by with one of those big blue bags from IKEA.

In a nutshell, yes! When I go I’m typically doing custom cutting so I have a few big cartons full of cardstock and that stuff is HEAVY. I also have my commercial size cutter, laptop, cash register and all the stuff for my table or booth. Half the time the carts they have for us to use suck, they have two carts for 80 people to use, or they don’t have anything at all. I’d rather have my own so I can get in, get unloaded and get set up without waiting. (It also comes in really handy when I’m just bringing my own stuff to scrap too, I keep my Iris bins in it pushed under my table so I have more room at my space to work.)

I bought the heavy-duty collapsible wagon from Sams Club (it has a little flip-up tray on one end with a slot to hold your phone, and two drink holders) for about $60 and I think it's one of the BEST scrapbook supplies I have ever purchased!!   Seriously, it took me until about 2 years ago to buy one, and it's one of the best purchases I've made for cropping away from home.  (as an aside, I do bring one very important other BEST thing with me to crops-  my 24 x 36 cutting mat.  Most hotel spaces put tablecloths onto the tables for scrapbook events, and I cannot STAND working on top of a tablecloth.) 

Most of my supplies are in 12x12 Iris containers.  I used to stack 6-8 Iris cases on top of my XXL Navigator and hold them with my hand to balance them as I rolled the entire thing into a crop...  a few of the cases would always slide off, causing a disaster.  Or, I'd have to stack things onto the hotel luggage cart and hope they didn't slide off before I got into the crop space.  With the wagon, I can 'stand' the Iris containers up on their back edge, and fit 10-ish of them into the wagon easily with a couple inches along one side of the wagon.  I can then set my tote bag(s) on top of them, put my folding table into the wagon along the edge, etc. etc. 

Once I'm in the crop space, I either put the wagon + boxes behind me (if I'm seated on the outside edge along the wall of the room) or I roll it (with the boxes) partway underneath the table- I can then roll it out to get something out of a particular box, then it goes right back underneath the table.  (with the folding table flipped up to hold my phone and drinks, lol.     

ETA:  and I freely admit I am one of 'those' scrappers who brings half my scrap room, lol.  I do NOT scrap from 'kits' so I want to have at least *some* of everything with me-  my mini inks, my stickles, an Iris box of cardstock, two-three boxes of patterned paper, all my main embellishments, a box of stamping supplies, etc.  It all goes into the wagon 'just in case' I need it.  To ME, nothing kills my creativity like thinking of 'that one thing' that would be perfect for a layout, but knowing it's at home.  I put post-it notes onto layouts for some things, but too much of doing that is a buzzkill for me.  As long as there's room for the wagon to go partly underneath the table, I'm good. 

I also 'build' somewhat of a wall in front of me with wire shelving (the kind that goes into a kitchen cabinet) for my most-used tools, an Ott light, etc. and stack a few boxes on one side of my workspace or the other.  I also bring a folding TV table to hold my laptop.  (sometimes I bring my Silhouette, and I've even taken my electric typewriter a time or two!)  Bringing my own chair is where I draw the line, though.  (Mostly because my chair wouldn't fit into my Kia Soul, lol.)  

I wish those were a 'thing' when I was doing retreats regularly!! They look awesome... I am also one of those who don't do kits. I do bring a ton with me but I am always aware of my surroundings and setup accordingly. I think most people do. There are always those who just think the world revolves around them and don't care. Wagon or no wagon those people will always be that way. I don't think bringing a wagon necessarily means you are bringing too much stuff (welll maybe I should rephrase that.. hahaha).. it's just a way to get your items from A to B. Heck I used to bring my own dang chair depending what kind of chairs were available, usually hotel ones were the worst. Scrapbook cabins/houses were the best.

I take my wagon when I go to crops like Scrap Expo. Like other have said I leave my stuff in the wagon and slide it under the table. The table space is usually pretty small so that frees it up.

Practice, practice, practice. Or you devise and adapt.
I only have a little red Radio Flyer I picked up at a garage sale for $10. I have worked that poor little thing to almost death. I have learned to push with the handle, because years ago I saw a little 10 year old neighbor girl pushing her wagon all over the neighborhood with her dolls in it.

i'm glad the wagon worked well for you and so sorry about the um electric experience you had. really, grounding?

i get shocked through carts at walmart all the time, but then i get shocked by every car i get out of, every cat who comes near me, and various other things i connect with day-to-day. i just assumed it was my electric personality!

Yes...pictures are a must!

Glad it worked out with the wagon except for the shocks - who knew?!