The 2nd set of cages built for our caddy.
After seeing the two sets of cages I made for customers my darling wife was questioning why her cages weren’t quite as nice for out TWO great danes.
In an effort to make it as nice as possible i went all in and stripped the back of the van out completely and added a full carpet lining, electric vent fan, escape doors, better locks and a eye catching colour scheme.
It has TWO large cages so one dog can travel in the front cage and the 2nd dog can travel in the back.
There is another two much smaller cages which are sized to allow the soft crate which is used at dog shows to be put in the bttom cage with other stuff going next to it with a good sized space above it for stuff.
You will see the large door at the back has 4 hinges. This is to allow me to fit the two smaller doors upper and lower into the same space. There is also small steel plates all at the same height on all 3 bulkheads. This means I can fit in a floor to split this one giant cage into two large cages
Fitting of the ventilation fan brought in a few challenges but i’ve got a 3D printed and i’m not afraid to use it. See more HERE
A blank slate so lets begin
back doors built and sized for the soft crate
Lets have a go at the carpetting. how hard can it be?
Finished carpetting inside
Otherside in a slightly different way
Another view of the carpet
Back doors
other back door
Trial fitment of the backdoors
Trial fitment
Dura trying the back for size
ventilator fan at the top
Back from the powder coaters
Front bulkhead only fitted
Front bulkhead only
Soft crate fits perfecty
Looking back
Front cage with the door allowing the van door to be left open for ventilation
The grid behind the drivers seat to allow free passage of air and biscuits, mainly biscuits
daphne isn't overly sure if she fits through that door
Dura in the sun. This dog is solar powered
More puppy pictures
Soft crate in its normally travel place
Top cage. For tiny dogs and stuff. Mostly stuff in our case
This tells you nothing useful, but you like it
Escape door from rear cage
Front side door
Escape door from the two small rear cages. Mostly used to load shopping
Front cage
side door again
two back doors for smaller cages
rear view
rear view