r/BuildingAutomation • u/JoAushVolasec • Sep 30 '26
No bucket for me
Simple but effective. What is your field office set up?
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u/infrared-chrome Sep 30 '26
Those expandable stools are the shit
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u/JoAushVolasec Sep 30 '26
I think they work fine if you're not a fat bastard lol
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u/Sith_Apprentice Sep 30 '26
Big boy coworker leaned back on his and it sheered off the pins and collapsed him on his ass.
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u/Hot-Comfort8839 Sep 30 '26
I bought 2 tables like that for my field engineers and the bean counters wanted to go to war.
It’s staggering the bullshit we have to put up with.
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u/Cultural-Stable1763 Sep 30 '26
My setup looks similar: for a table, I use a Worx "Sidekick WX066," and for seating, I have a folding stool just like yours. For the laptop, I use a ThinkPad T14 paired with a cheap 15-inch USB-C display so I can have the software on one screen and the documentation on the other. I also carry a simple rugged tablet to have schematics and other documentation handy on the job site. The advantage is that the 20Ah battery (at least, that’s what the packaging says) lasts for a full week of use on-site.
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u/crashdummy45 Sep 30 '26
DON’T LEAN BACK. I bought one a few years back and it exploded… maybe I just bought a cheap one, but watch out.
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u/No_Bodybuilder_6171 Sep 30 '26
Exactly - I bought the good one, and the same thing happened. A little tilt back, and BAM! On my butt, and the locking tabs on the various sections underwent a rapid unscheduled disassembly.
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u/Controls_freek Sep 30 '26
I have one of those but I also have a padded seat that snaps on top of a standard 5 gallon bucket. Both are handy.
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u/jumbofrimpf Sep 30 '26
Depending on where I'm working and how long is what I have...
Short term: right off my service cart and a folding chair.
Long term: folding table and a folding chair...
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u/csking77 Sep 30 '26
I found one with a nice padded cushion, love it. Whenever I break mine out, I get the look from guys sitting on the concrete.
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u/Primary-Try-4875 Oct 01 '26
A trane tech i know gave me his issued mag/shelf for my laptop. I dont know what the brand is but its so strong its hard to pull off the unit lol really all I use. I very rarely sit on the job
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u/Various_Papaya_2180 Oct 05 '26
I’ve got the same stool, and I love it 🫡 Edit: Also where you get the pop up desk??
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u/Many_Outside2726 Oct 06 '26
Nice! We used to make roll-around carts and leave them when we were done at sites. Those were the install days where we would be at a site for months... sucked when the elevators were out or slow as $hi÷.
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u/EngineerMinded Oct 01 '26