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Title: Need some ideas for a charging station for collars!!!
Post by: LoftinCattleCo on January 24, 2017, 10:46:06 am
I need some ideas for some docking stations for collars... 8 T5s and 2 DC 50s gets to be a pain and messy the day before every hunt. Has to be a better way than taking up every available plug in the house and having collars strolled out.


Title: Re: Need some ideas for a charging station for collars!!!
Post by: parker49 on January 24, 2017, 11:20:01 am
i bought a strip from walmart that  has about 9 plugs on it....


Title: Re: Need some ideas for a charging station for collars!!!
Post by: Reuben on January 24, 2017, 11:34:24 am
i bought a strip from walmart that  has about 9 plugs on it....

Larry...the one I bought from Walmart has for 10 plug ins and they are spaced apart which is perfect for the collars. The surge protector is about 3.5 ft long...I also have a second one that fits about three collars.

I bought a black wire shelf from Lowes and keep all my tracking collars, shock collars and head lamps on it to charge as needed...the protectors are tie wrapped so they won't move...


Title: Re: Need some ideas for a charging station for collars!!!
Post by: LoftinCattleCo on January 24, 2017, 12:26:29 pm
I'll have to check it out, the strip I have had 5 and you can only plug a charger in every other 1... Thanks gentlemen.


Title: Re: Need some ideas for a charging station for collars!!!
Post by: CutNShootHD on January 24, 2017, 02:52:53 pm
I'm in the process of making one with a power strip and some pegboard to put on a wall with the hangers to hold the collars


Title: Re: Need some ideas for a charging station for collars!!!
Post by: Amokabs on January 24, 2017, 06:55:44 pm
Cutnshoot, photos of the finished product when done, thks


Title: Re: Need some ideas for a charging station for collars!!!
Post by: Swine-Stalker on January 27, 2017, 03:34:50 pm
They sell ones on the web that plug into the wall and has 10 usb ports. I bought one, but haven't set up my station yet. I have an old wall mount gun cabinet with glass doors that I'm going to convert when I build my shed


Title: Re: Need some ideas for a charging station for collars!!!
Post by: hillcountry on January 30, 2017, 01:24:10 pm
(http://i1336.photobucket.com/albums/o644/hillcountrydogs/AFAA8390-8F89-42AD-88F4-91577B211865_zpsz8trvgvd.jpg) (http://s1336.photobucket.com/user/hillcountrydogs/media/AFAA8390-8F89-42AD-88F4-91577B211865_zpsz8trvgvd.jpg.html) Got this idea from the chat board a few years ago.


Title: Re: Need some ideas for a charging station for collars!!!
Post by: lacrash on January 31, 2017, 09:13:52 am
(http://i1336.photobucket.com/albums/o644/hillcountrydogs/AFAA8390-8F89-42AD-88F4-91577B211865_zpsz8trvgvd.jpg) (http://s1336.photobucket.com/user/hillcountrydogs/media/AFAA8390-8F89-42AD-88F4-91577B211865_zpsz8trvgvd.jpg.html) Got this idea from the chat board a few years ago.

Nice charging station, but holy crap at those bucks


Title: Re: Need some ideas for a charging station for collars!!!
Post by: hillcountry on February 01, 2017, 08:19:27 pm
Dogs found both of them. The left one is 324 inches and the other is 237 inches . All my rafters are full of them in my shop.


Title: Re: Need some ideas for a charging station for collars!!!
Post by: jpuckett on February 03, 2017, 08:29:30 pm
Jeeeeze at those bucks.


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Title: Re: Need some ideas for a charging station for collars!!!
Post by: CutNShootHD on February 04, 2017, 05:15:19 pm
(http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u364/dotddea/Mobile%20Uploads/5742698A-185F-4637-A0E5-7603C200BE3E_zpsmcodz7s2.jpg) (http://s1064.photobucket.com/user/dotddea/media/Mobile%20Uploads/5742698A-185F-4637-A0E5-7603C200BE3E_zpsmcodz7s2.jpg.html)

Sorry it took so long, it needs a different power strip for all the chargers but that's basically it. Put some little wood strips along the back borders to keep the hooks off the wall.


Title: Re: Need some ideas for a charging station for collars!!!
Post by: CutNShootHD on February 04, 2017, 05:17:05 pm
I was considering drilling out some of the holes and running the chargers behind the board and out the front...... Opinions on that??


Title: Re: Need some ideas for a charging station for collars!!!
Post by: hillcountry on February 06, 2017, 01:23:25 pm
I know it's hard but look below each collar and not at the deer antlers and you will see a hole. Cords and power bar out of sight.


Title: Re: Need some ideas for a charging station for collars!!!
Post by: CutNShootHD on February 06, 2017, 05:10:14 pm
Oh ok, ya I think I'm going to do that. I'll have to keep the power strip in front, but yours looks a lot "cleaner" with the cords behind it all than mine does.


Title: Re: Need some ideas for a charging station for collars!!!
Post by: NLAhunter on February 12, 2017, 04:25:21 pm
Made this today got get me a bigger power strip to mount behind it(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170212/57723deb824947366a53490513f0431c.jpg)

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Title: Re: Need some ideas for a charging station for collars!!!
Post by: CutNShootHD on February 12, 2017, 07:01:09 pm
That looks good, I might add a shelf to my mini-version, excellent idea!!