Ford Transit Connect for DJing

[DynamoTom]

Hi there,

I was wondering if any of you use a Ford Transit Connect for DJing, if you do, how much equipment can you fit in it?

The reason why I ask is because I'm starting to look into getting a small van for DJing at the end of this year, start of next year and wondering what sort of size van I will need?

If you have any pictures of your van fully loaded, if you don't mind, please could you upload them for me to see?

Cheers,

Tom.

[Excalibur]

Personal experience, no. One notable former member got his gear in no problem ( although he wasn't noted for using huge amounts of gear ), but young Shaun ( Flatliners ) struggled to get his kit in. All depends how much kit you have. Don't forget that there's a long wheelbase version of the Connect, which should hold more kit. I don't know how the Connect compares with the midi sized vans, but many folk on here manage with the likes of Fiat Scudo, Peugeot Expert, Citroen Dispatch et al.

Hmmmm, I wonder if I can feel a poll coming on? :whistle:

[Daryll]

I use the Citroen Dispatch , 2m on the diagonal , so every thing fits with room to spare
ie , my standard rig ( plenty of pics on here) 4 X 4 bags of uplights , 1.5 m trusslite podium, ADJ spereion , and there is still room.

Daryll

[DAVESOUNDS SERVICES]

Had the Diesel one for around 4 years and i loved it!
side loader loads of room easily got a full rig in inc bass bins
Large 16 channel Band desk and mountains of lights too!
I changed it for a terrible Combo which was horrid!
I still miss my Connect allthough the Skodas Perfect for me.

[SoundONE]

If you stack it floor to roof you may get away with it, not much room in them to be honest, the back seems pretty small to me, but yet some people manage to get away using a car. It obviously depends what your using, I would say go bigger, you could very quickly outgrow it if your good, it's a hell of a lot more hassle switching vans redoing insurance etc if you need a bigger one, best to do it at the start I would say, save money on the added expense. of switching because you outgrow it.

[TONYTIGER]

I ran a one for many years brilliant van ,i would suggest you go for the LWB version which also has a tad more head room.

[DynamoTom]

Thanks guys for all your feedback!

I will continue with my search to find a decent Ford Transit Connect LWB van for DJing.

[hadyn]

i use a lwb transit connect and it gets all my gear in (just about)
2 x bass bins
three top speakers
2 x playout flight cases
several other cases
a few crates
dj stand homemade
lights
other stuff
the wife as well lol(in the front seat mind you)
even though its a lwb sometimes have to just poke over the front seat with certain trussing but then the wife has to drive herself to the gig
overall a great van although i would look at something a little longer if looking again
hadyn

[mattred]

As others have said it depends how much gear you need to take (both now and plans for the future)

I have been hiring a transit connect when I need to take a bit more gear and have found it perfect. Small and compact but gets my liteconsole, bass bins and tops, lights, playout etc in with room to spare (and fits the trolley in too)

On friday my job required a pair of TV screens so I had to borrow the LWB version!!

Matt

[Corabar Steve]

What about the option of the Dispatch / Expert / Scudo?

They are only a fraction larger (externally, but both load & passenger (seats 3 inc driver) space is quite a bit bigger) & are usually cheaper than Connects.

[deltic]

When i saw shaun's connect first thought was how small the cargo area looked, maybe the lwb ones are a fair bit bigger.

[Excalibur]

What about the option of the Dispatch / Expert / Scudo?


What about post #2? :whistle: :D:D

Now here's an idea. If you find the dimensions for your chosen vehicle, why not chalk out the floorplan on your drive or garage floor, and see if you can fit your kit in the space. Make a stick the height of the inside of the vehicle, and measure the height of the pile, to see if it fits. Could save you buying a motor and finding it's not big enough.

[deltic]

What about post #2? :whistle: :D:D

Now here's an idea. If you find the dimensions for your chosen vehicle, why not chalk out the floorplan on your drive or garage floor, and see if you can fit your kit in the space. Make a stick the height of the inside of the vehicle, and measure the height of the pile, to see if it fits. Could save you buying a motor and finding it's not big enough.

good idea......what ever happened to common sense?

[Corabar Steve]

What about post #2? :whistle: :D:D
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I was reitterating the point. They're physically not that much bigger, but they are a bit of a TARDIS compared to the Connect.

[TONYTIGER]

When i had my connect LWB i had a bulkhead and it was fully ply lined this used to fit in easy DSB ,1 pair subs 1 pair tops/mids,1 pair of winch pods,over head bar split in two,2 scanners,2 moving heads,2 multipars,1 flight cased play out ,2 lasers,2 laptops,1 flight case with leads and sundries, and still plenty of room.! think the secret is to have your gear all neatly boxed or flight cased so you can stack easily,have now switched to a Citroen Relay to be honest really to big gear tends to fly around to much room !














www.tonyjamesdisco.co.uk

[addoaddo]

If you are that worried about getting all your kit in the van one not hire one for the weekend and try.