tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268585065649434701.post3079633138558150568..comments2012-01-05T12:54:34.115-05:00Juggling Frogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572259373523756647noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268585065649434701.post-25271503340631662802010-11-28T04:10:26.148-05:002010-11-28T04:10:26.148-05:00Lovely! You&#39;ve just saved me from spending my money! These things cost a bit when buy it ready made.Caitlin @ Buy Backlinkshttp://www.buybacklinksrightnow.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268585065649434701.post-45509024192511166182010-03-07T08:55:55.146-05:002010-03-07T08:55:55.146-05:00What can you NOT accomplish with duct tape and hot glue? There is suspicion that even Batman kept same in his utility belt. Bravo, nicely done!rmchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05168585898493086348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268585065649434701.post-39542852635845078342009-12-30T14:51:23.668-05:002009-12-30T14:51:23.668-05:00This blog is great! Thanks for your hard work on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268585065649434701.post-41637555982131135992009-01-03T10:53:00.000-05:002009-01-03T10:53:00.000-05:00Nice job Carolyn! <BR/>My Windstar already has a console where yours sits, but there's some room in front of it to get creative.<BR/><BR/>Now I want to see what you did with the *cargo* area of your van..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268585065649434701.post-87529750762291296222008-09-23T09:13:00.000-04:002008-09-23T09:13:00.000-04:00Could you pleae build me one...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268585065649434701.post-73541975143781564242008-03-03T21:49:00.000-05:002008-03-03T21:49:00.000-05:00you do really leave on car... what about a refrigerator for those hot days and maybe a small kitchenette for burger and a table to cut the tomatos.. yeah - curiousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268585065649434701.post-22170985830852667702007-05-22T07:26:00.000-04:002007-05-22T07:26:00.000-04:00Hey CLKL!<BR/><BR/>Don't worry about the LifeHacker comments. I just came from there; we're always snarky. In fact, I just posted a comment advising you to buy a console in Canada. ;-)<BR/><BR/>Your centre console is cute and useful to you; it'll never live up to LH standards. You created something totally cool and functional for yourself: That's all the matters. I don't have kids, and I don't even own a car I'd want to put kids in, but I salute your ingenuity!<BR/><BR/>If anything, take solace in the fact that I'm probably going to be decapitated by my Kleenex box if I ever make a panic stop. Also, my garbage bag hangs off my cigarette lighter. Think I should submit that mod to LifeHacker? ;-)Colinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268585065649434701.post-28270546462340072162007-05-14T21:43:00.000-04:002007-05-14T21:43:00.000-04:00Thank you all for the kind words.<BR/><BR/>@elizabeth: It's a Ford Windstar. I guess they all look a lot alike.<BR/><BR/>I found out why they were so snarky over at LifeHacker. Apparently, the link was posted to a hardcore custom-detailing auto forum, first thing in the morning. <BR/><BR/>I doubt any of those people ferry kids from school to soccer to piano... For some reason, I think day school tuition is not a line item in their budgets.clklhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572259373523756647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268585065649434701.post-54307827208043627912007-05-14T16:51:00.000-04:002007-05-14T16:51:00.000-04:00I saw your console on Lifehacker too, and the awful comments. I like your console a lot, especially the smaller cup holders you've built in. You seem to have the exact Dodge that my husband drives (my own Echo is much better designed), with the useless cup holders that slide out of the dash. The plastic slider things on ours that allow you to grip smaller drinks than the ginormous 48 oz cups are broken. Also, there's no storage between the front two seats, so when we go to the gym, my mp3 player, headphones and magazine go sliding around on the floor. Now I finally have a little inspiration on how to solve that problem with little or no cost.<BR/><BR/>Your console is perfect for your needs and is a wonderful example of recycling and repurposing without wasting anything. Thanks for the inspiration!Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15156870188179654087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268585065649434701.post-32619450808802793892007-05-14T15:41:00.000-04:002007-05-14T15:41:00.000-04:00Excellent article! Hooray for resourcefulness and sensible reuse, down with mindless consumerism. I particularly agree with the previous post about your console being perfect for you needs (since you made it of course!) I say this because I have looked high and low for a console for my Dodge Caravan and am totally disgusted with the lack of selection and the utter uselessness of most of the offerings (Dodge's own included). I'll be going your route methinks. My hat's off to you!Steve the IT Guynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268585065649434701.post-72750313243849518152007-05-14T15:09:00.000-04:002007-05-14T15:09:00.000-04:00I also saw this on lifehacker. I personally think it's incredibly clever and handy.Charityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18377682003741286977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268585065649434701.post-32932884444299016172007-05-14T13:29:00.000-04:002007-05-14T13:29:00.000-04:00I read a bunch of the posts over at Lifehacker. They were mostly focused on the 'custom' appearance of your setup. However, i must congratulate you on creating a console that has everything you need and nothing you don't. Sure, you could have gone to Checker and plunked down a bunch of $$ to get something to hold your drinks, but the rest of the console would not have worked for YOU. <BR/><BR/>Congrats for having the guts to put that cutie up on the Web.stik.man -- Oghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05693865530247909689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268585065649434701.post-84345280353935010012007-05-14T12:48:00.000-04:002007-05-14T12:48:00.000-04:00@joshua: That's too funny! <BR/><BR/>The closest I've come to "cooking in the car" was when I lived half an hour's drive from our school. <BR/><BR/>On Fridays, when making my <A HREF="http://jugglingfrogs.blogspot.com/2007/05/recipe-for-yekkish-german-style-water.html" REL="nofollow">weekly challot</A>, I'd prepare foil-covered cookie sheets with grease and cornmeal, and place them with the rising dough and some clean dish towels in the minivan. <BR/><BR/>An hour and a half later, between errands, I'd wash my hands and shape the dough, placing the formed loaves on the prepared cookie sheets, covered with the towels, to rise again.<BR/><BR/>By the time I returned home from the afternoon carpool, the dough completed its second rise, and was ready to pop in the oven!clklhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572259373523756647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268585065649434701.post-61462008754345854312007-05-14T12:14:00.000-04:002007-05-14T12:14:00.000-04:00At first I thought you had attached a knife holder in your minivan console--never know when you need to do some chopping on the road!Joshuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13782976389444859765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268585065649434701.post-27008190251144939462007-05-14T12:02:00.000-04:002007-05-14T12:02:00.000-04:00did you have to photograph the final product next to your knives? Do you drive i L.A.?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268585065649434701.post-19627424209814725922007-05-14T11:46:00.000-04:002007-05-14T11:46:00.000-04:00@harvey: LOL! If you saw the REST of my MommieMobile, you'd realize it fits the decor.<BR/><BR/>@johnk43: That's a great idea!<BR/><BR/>Thank you!clklhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572259373523756647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268585065649434701.post-915861729922830522007-05-14T10:52:00.000-04:002007-05-14T10:52:00.000-04:00I like your console. Here's a addition that I think you would like. I keep a 12 month receipt organizer in my homemade console that keeps things neat and organized. I take 12 old envelopes, the return envelopes that the utility companies send are perfect (yes, you could use new envelopes. Cut off or tape back the taps. Label each with one of the 12 months of the year, or numbers 1- 12, or what ever system you use to organize your reciepts. Staple them together on one side only. Slide it next to the maps in your console. You can organize them at stop lights or while you're waiting for your kids to come out of band practice.johnk43http://www.blogger.com/profile/03603937273969790153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268585065649434701.post-26889465177027564762007-05-14T10:11:00.000-04:002007-05-14T10:11:00.000-04:00nice ghetto rig...and you got on lifehacker...can't beat that...<BR/>good job.harveyhsczp9.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com