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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