Added tool battery platforms. 2 more! Chagrin. So should I.............no sadness.

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Pablo

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In the much of the past, I was fully team yellow (DeWalt). Not because they are superior in all ways. Because it was easy and they have served me well. Plus we have that debate every 27 minutes. I have like 5 of their lights, 6 saws, drills, drivers, wazzoo and out. Tons of batteries.

Besides, I owned Makita 7.2V and 9.6V long before that.

So somehow I drifted to 12V Milwaukee when I bought the pipe cutter around 2012 or so. (great tool BTW). I mean I didn't buy much of these until 2020 or so. I have like 3 of their lights, 2 saws, drills, drivers, wazzoo and out. Tons of batteries.

OK that's it. No more cordless battery platforms. I was set in stone.

Then we bought the 18V Makita weed whacker, because it's the lightest and bestest. Love it. I was at the huge tool tent sale and oops, bought the Makita 18V router and plunge base. (I have the venerable corded Makita router on my router table). No problem, just another battery platform. Yikes. I have 3 batteries and all good.

So last week I bought the Ryobi 18V battery Bug Zapper for our camper van.

We will take flashlights and other lights when we camp. But I really don't want to take two platforms!!

I looked at battery adapters. Scary 1 star reviews, thank you very much. Like battery killing if left on battery and/or tool. Bad fit and worse. No thanks.

SO should I just I just buy some Ryobi batteries lights, dedicated to the camper van???

Ideas welcome.
 
Higher voltage is the way to go. You need to upgrade as the tech gets better. Your old low voltage stuff is obsolet. Thats why the battery "investment" is a fallacy.

Pick a 18V platform and go from there. Does Makita not make a 18V bug zapper?
 
We have been happy with Ryobi One+ choices so far (metal blade & regular weed whacker, drill, power washer, leaf blower, air compressors, grass shears, pole saw, chain saw) . Intend to replace older stuff as needed with One+ offerings. Encouraging daughter to go the same direction as she needs different tools.
 
SC Maintenance said:
Higher voltage is the way to go. You need to upgrade as the tech gets better. Your old low voltage stuff is obsolet. Thats why the battery "investment" is a fallacy.

Pick a 18V platform and go from there. Does Makita not make a 18V bug zapper?
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Makes zero sense really in relation to what I posted. Please reread and if Makita or DeWalt made a 18/20 V zapper I would have bought that, not the Ryobi
 
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Pablo said:
Makes zero sense really in relation to what I posted. Please reread and if Makita or DeWalt made a 18/20 V zapper I would have bought that, not the Ryobi
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It makes perfect sense. You have a bunch of 12V lights, a Makita 18V something, and a 18V Dewalt bug zapper. Your question is should you buy more 18V Dewalt lights for the van. Thats the wrong question.

The right question is which 18V system do you want to stick with? If its DeWalt then yes buy lights. If its not Dewalt then no new Dewalt stuff. Use what you have, or buy 18V for whatever system your moving forward with.

Or with your immense wealth buy all of them :ROFLMAO:
 
SC Maintenance said:
It makes perfect sense. You have a bunch of 12V lights, a Makita 18V something, and a 18V Dewalt bug zapper. Your question is should you buy more 18V Dewalt lights for the van. Thats the wrong question.

The right question is which 18V system do you want to stick with? If its DeWalt then yes buy lights. If its not Dewalt then no new Dewalt stuff. Use what you have, or buy 18V for whatever system your moving forward with.

Or with your immense wealth buy all of them :ROFLMAO:
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Too much coffee today? Slow down. No offense man.

I do value your input!

Probably will just buy some more Ryobi batteries and a couple lights to match our Ryobi Bug zapper.
 
I just had this same problem.

Bosch drill and impact driver. 18v

milwaukee m12 inflator, vac, stubby impact, non fuel drill, non fuel impact driver (have 9 batteries HD accidentally double shipped my batteries didnt want them back)
dewalt mini-chainsaw, string trimmer, big impact, couple lights, Fan, .5gal vac, grinder, hedge trimmers, multi (vibrating) tool.

Ryobi big impact, crappy string trimmer(20$), couple blowers, misting fan, 1.5gal vac

TORO 60V lawnmower, string trimmer, leaf blower(nice)

I just bought a ryobi hammer drill for a project, i'll likely get an impact and retire my bosch set.

good luck
 
If you continue with Ryobi, Direct Tools Factory Outlet sells Ryobi refurbished (1 year warranty) and blemished (same 3 year warranty as the tools Home Depot sells) Sometimes the prices are great, sometimes Home Depot is lower. I don't know how many Ryobi tools I have, but I have been happy with them. The batteries are frequently on sale and you can often get 2-4 ah batteries for $99 or less. And all of their 18 volt tools use the same batteries.
 
55hambone said:
If you continue with Ryobi, Direct Tools Factory Outlet sells Ryobi refurbished (1 year warranty) and blemished (same 3 year warranty as the tools Home Depot sells) Sometimes the prices are great, sometimes Home Depot is lower. I don't know how many Ryobi tools I have, but I have been happy with them. The batteries are frequently on sale and you can often get 2-4 ah batteries for $99 or less. And all of their 18 volt tools use the same batteries.
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Just got the deal. Thanks 2fer$99 and now shopping lights - I swear Ryobi has more flashlights and lights than Milwaukee and DeWalt.

All these will be stored in the van, sans batteries.
 
Pablo said:
Too much coffee today? Slow down. No offense man.

I do value your input!

Probably will just buy some more Ryobi batteries and a couple lights to match our Ryobi Bug zapper.
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See you already have too many batteries. I can't keep track. You should buy some more Ryobi stuff, and some Dewalt stuff to complete your collection.

Why not get a flashlight that uses 18650 batteries and stay away from all this proprietary stuff?

Or a citronella tiki torch - kills bugs and provides light :ROFLMAO:
 
SC Maintenance said:
See you already have too many batteries. I can't keep track. You should buy some more Ryobi stuff, and some Dewalt stuff to complete your collection.

Why not get a flashlight that uses 18650 batteries and stay away from all this proprietary stuff?

Or a citronella tiki torch - kills bugs and provides light :ROFLMAO:
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Hahahahahahaha

Off topic but the wife used to burn buckets of citronella with no obvious decline in insects.

I got the wasp traps and 240V bigmonsterass bug zapper. No bugs.

But yeah. I'm embarrassed to post a picture of my batteries. TNTC.
 
Between my Dad and I we have 4 different cordless platforms at work and one at home. While I tried to stay with one platform I found that there is no one platform that meets all of my needs well with tools that I like. I am very happy with my Ridgid 18 volt tools but when I wanted to move away from air ratchets to electric they did not have one and I really do not like the ones they have. I found I liked the snapon electric ratchets the best but didnt like the rest of their 14.4 volt tools. I found that I liked a lot of Milwaukee M12 but hated how the ratchets felt in my hand. Dad didnt like the Ridgid stuff and chose Dewalt. They have one of the best high torque impact wrenches out there and Dad liked his so much he bought me one. Now we have chargers and batteries all over the place.
 
I have found the general advice "stick to one platform" to be myopic and well frankly bad advice.

I categorize instead by how often they are used, here are some anecdotes of my use cases:

bauer items, extremely infrequent use, such as metal shears, router, belt sander.
ryobi items, bluetooth speaker, hobby items such as the dremel.
hercules items, the large and small band saws are extremely capable, affordable (coupons) and durable.
Main tools are Dewalt and Milwaukee that get daily use. Impacts, Inflators, drills, work lights, chainsaws.
 
cptbarkey said:
I have found the general advice "stick to one platform" to be myopic and well frankly bad advice.

I categorize instead by how often they are used, here are some anecdotes of my use cases:

bauer items, extremely infrequent use, such as metal shears, router, belt sander.
ryobi items, bluetooth speaker, hobby items such as the dremel.
hercules items, the large and small band saws are extremely capable, affordable (coupons) and durable.
Main tools are Dewalt and Milwaukee that get daily use. Impacts, Inflators, drills, work lights, chainsaws.
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That's basically where my mind has gone.

Well other than the fun of buying MORE TOOLS!!! :cool:
 
 
Sound like just having the camper van all ryobi would work well, then you never mix it up with the home equipment, and you can leave it out while camping and not worry about it getting stolen. I like just having functional stuff at the campsite, but nothing worth stealing so when you go for a day trip with the van, you can leave most of your setup there for the evening again.
 
IndyIan said:
Sound like just having the camper van all ryobi would work well, then you never mix it up with the home equipment, and you can leave it out while camping and not worry about it getting stolen. I like just having functional stuff at the campsite, but nothing worth stealing so when you go for a day trip with the van, you can leave most of your setup there for the evening again.
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Well I might lose a mancard in the campground, but exactly.
 
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