Detailing Kreepstool

Nacho said:
Came home from work today and The Kreepstool was siiting on my porch. :getdown Pulled it out of the box, minimal assembly required. Screwed in wheels and attached backrest and was done. :spot Right away sat on it and i have to say it is pretty sturdy. I am 6.3 250lbs and The Kreepstool didnt even flinch. Rolls easily over my garage floor and is very light compared to my old stool the Craftsman. Backrest was great and padding provided a very comfortable seat. I am loving all the compartments to put my stuff in while detailing, even has a drink holder. :eek: I have a Chevy Tahoe and the Kreepstool sits high enough to comfortably clean the wheels and wells. On my Lexus i can easily reach the side panels without much strain. All in all The Kreepstool is great the only drawback i can think of is the price. I have had my Crafstman a few years and if The Kreepstool lasts as long it should be worth it. I also ordered from Costco so if i have any problems i can easily return it. I will put it through its paces next off day.



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Awesome! I am curious if you have a solid driveway or any "ribs" that section the concrete. Those things drive me nuts with my current little stool I have now as the wheels don't want to go over them. I'm curious as to how the kreepstool would handle them.



I noticed they have different frame and wheel color combos, but some sites let you choose, others don't, I'd rather pick my colors though :o How much was shipping from costco?



Sorry for the questions, but thanks for the pics and review/forthcoming review! :) I'm this || close to pulling the trigger on one myself.
 
Shipping was 15.56$ from Costco. Youre right about the wheels, Costco makes the color choice for you. I am sure you can contact the company through their website and have them price match Costcos price and that way you can get your preffered color. My driveway does have deep grooves and the inline wheels do not have any problems getting stuck.
 
Nacho said:
Shipping was 15.56$ from Costco. Youre right about the wheels, Costco makes the color choice for you. I am sure you can contact the company through their website and have them price match Costcos price and that way you can get your preffered color. My driveway does have deep grooves and the inline wheels do not have any problems getting stuck.
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So it glides right over the grooves? Music to my ears! :bigups



To clarify about "grooves" here is a pic of my driveway (and a subaru I detailed this summer), they give my current stool fits, and I have to just get up... I accidently fell over backwards one time trying to roll over them :o



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I think I might buy this in a week or two, still thinking hard about it and trying to find a site that you can choose the combos on yourself and not as expensive as some of them are. Then again I may just say the heck with it and get it from costco.



Thanks again for the pics and review/answering questions! :bow
 
This looks like a nice stool. However, I have a sports car and it's really low to the ground (even stock). I imagine this stool sits too high up to detail the lower body on my car without straining my back.
 
To clarify about "grooves" here is a pic of my driveway (and a subaru I detailed this summer), they give my current stool fits, and I have to just get up... I accidently fell over backwards one time trying to roll over them
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Yes i have the same grooves and it seems to work well.



This looks like a nice stool. However, I have a sports car and it's really low to the ground (even stock). I imagine this stool sits too high up to detail the lower body on my car without straining my back.
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You are right. The lower vehicles may not work well with this stool. More for SUV's.
 
Nacho said:
Yes i have the same grooves and it seems to work well.







You are right. The lower vehicles may not work well with this stool. More for SUV's.
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Great! Thanks for the info... I will probably be pulling the trigger on it soon :) Seams is probably the word I was looking for instead of grooves, where they section the concrete. The word was simply escaping me at the time :o



My current stool sits about two inches lower than the stated 18" for the kreepstool, but I don't think two inches will make a big difference :)



One last question, sorry for so many! How long from the time did you order it until you got it?



Thanks again for all the replies!
 
One last question, sorry for so many! How long from the time did you order it until you got it?
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No problem.Took about 4 business days to get it delivered here in California. You will be happy, a little pricey but there will be other uses for it around the garage. Let us know when you get it and what you think.
 
Nacho said:
No problem.Took about 4 business days to get it delivered here in California. You will be happy, a little pricey but there will be other uses for it around the garage. Let us know when you get it and what you think.
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will do :) I wonder where they ship from, sounds like it might be farther to me than you based on the shipping charges :nixweiss So it may take longer :( Oh well, I can't wait to try it out, it certainly will be better than the plastic little one I have now :woot2: I've been looking at new ones for a while and had not found one I liked until I saw this one. Glad you made the thread :2thumbs:
 
Got it last night! :bounce



Here are a couple pics of it next to my old stool and car (yeah, the car is dirty, washed it sunday and it rained tuesday):



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Absolutely love it! My old one you really had to push to move, this is like gliding on ice! Goes over the seams in the concrete driveway and garage like they were not there. Only a couple things caught me as odd.... 1) they used plastic on the caster screwing into the frame, and on the frame right near where they screw in a tiny bit of paint flaked off, I doubt it will spread, but will keep an eye on it. 2) The middle wheels didn't really seem to "touch" the ground rolling it around, but once I sat on it it seemed ok (I switched the brake wheels to the rear for this reason). Jsut spending 10 minutes rolling around on it and I love it! I'm glad you made this post, otherwise I would not have found it. If anyone is considering one and can swing the price, it's worth every penny, I won't miss my old one! :LOLOL
 
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