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This is a 48" x 12" section of shelf, which gets power for 30 minutes every day at about 3:00am (simple light timer set up with a power strip). On the shelf are 4 walkie talkies, 1 HAM radio, 1 6-amp Ryobi battery, a DeWalt battery, three flashlights, three auxiliary USB batteries, one hand-warmer / battery, two big head lamps, and a vehicle jump-starter.

Connected to the power strip is a USB power hub which powers all the USB stuff. Using a foam pistol rack to hold the USB stuff.

I would eventually like to add some basic AA and AAA battery chargers.

This setup keeps everything charged and ready without overcharging anything. The reason for the DeWalt battery is that I was given a good DeWalt drill about 15 years ago and it's still going strong. I bought the Ryobi 6-amp battery specifically to power their 800W portable inverter. I will also be standardizing on Ryobi tools for my next purchases (looking at their chainsaws now).

So what have I missed? Is there a better way to do this?

A friend of mine and I discussed the possibility of making this setup portable by building it in to a rolling trunk. Thoughts?

[Charging Shelf](https://pic8.co/sh/CSFMmu.jpg) This is a 48" x 12" section of shelf, which gets power for 30 minutes every day at about 3:00am (simple light timer set up with a power strip). On the shelf are 4 walkie talkies, 1 HAM radio, 1 6-amp Ryobi battery, a DeWalt battery, three flashlights, three auxiliary USB batteries, one hand-warmer / battery, two big head lamps, and a vehicle jump-starter. Connected to the power strip is a USB power hub which powers all the USB stuff. Using a foam pistol rack to hold the USB stuff. I would eventually like to add some basic AA and AAA battery chargers. This setup keeps everything charged and ready without overcharging anything. The reason for the DeWalt battery is that I was given a good DeWalt drill about 15 years ago and it's still going strong. I bought the Ryobi 6-amp battery specifically to power their 800W portable inverter. I will also be standardizing on Ryobi tools for my next purchases (looking at their chainsaws now). So what have I missed? Is there a better way to do this? A friend of mine and I discussed the possibility of making this setup portable by building it in to a rolling trunk. Thoughts?

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Okay let's chat. I bought a nice $300 60v DeWalt Sawzall. Way better than that Ryobi shit, right? Turns out my #1 use for it is sticking it in the sandy dirt to cut tree roots. What terrible use for an expensive tool. Sometimes Ryobi is exactly what you want.

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I disagree, Your dewalt will do a much better job at what you're doing than that ryobi ever will. You just need to be smart about blade selection. That is a great use for that tool if you're using it properly.

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It does a great job. But the operating environment is full of grit and I don't know how long it will do a great job. I'll drill through sandpaper with my twenty cent Chinese bits but not with my American made ones that cost $5 and up, even though the American ones would last slightly longer. The Ryobi/DeWalt price difference isn't as great though and you may be right.