[Rich+Cruze!]

Here is a super simple addition to your trunk that will help keep groceries from rolling around.

Summary: I added some S hooks that can suspend a shopping bag.

Instructions:
Buy some S hooks. Mine came from the dollar store. 1" hook (so ~2" tall) with what seems to be 1/8" steel, 15 in a bag.
Find a drill motor and bit. The bit should be just larger than the S hook material, and sharp enough to get through sheet steel.
The towel is to collect chips.

Drill a series of holes for the S hook to go through. I used the stamped slots as the "entry" of the S hook, and the drilled hole as the "exit".

This step is a work in process. The hooks like to come off when the bags are lifted, so I taped around the mouth of the upper S. The tape is not load bearing, so any tape will do (masking is for easy removal)

And tada! Don't over load the bags.

 

[Vetterin]

Great idea! Another way of doing it would be to just buy some 1-1/2" cup hooks and drill your hole small enough to screw the hook in.

 

[Rich+Cruze!]

Great idea! Another way of doing it would be to just buy some 1-1/2" cup hooks and drill your hole small enough to screw the hook in.

I thought about this but we are dealing with sheet metal, so I wouldn't trust a screw hook like this. The alternative is a threaded hook with a thread for a nut, which would probably be the strongest option.

 

[incursio]

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How about some regular rubber bands to prevent the S rings from falling out. it'll look way cleaner!