# What do you call the cart a crawlspace inspector uses? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 5, 2012, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-the-cart-a-crawlspace-inspector-uses/630505 "2012-08-05T09:29:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![EdwardLost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bbe5ce/32.png) [@EdwardLost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EdwardLost)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2012, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-the-cart-a-crawlspace-inspector-uses/630505/1 "2012-08-05T09:29:37Z")
An inspector who went into the crawlspace under my house used a low-slung, 4-wheeled cart to lie down on while he pushed himself around in that very low-clearance space. The wheels were maybe 5 or 6 inches in diameter. I want to get a cart like that myself but I can’t find any reference to one on google - probably because I can’t figure out what the cart is actually called. What would this cart be called? Any idea where I could buy one? ---
**Author:** ![phxjcc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8491ac/32.png) [@phxjcc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phxjcc)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2012, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-the-cart-a-crawlspace-inspector-uses/630505/2 "2012-08-05T09:47:26Z")
Is it like an auto mechanic’s creeper? See this link: [http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/category\_auto-repair+creepers](http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/category_auto-repair+creepers) ---
**Author:** ![si\_blakely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@si\_blakely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/si_blakely)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2012, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-the-cart-a-crawlspace-inspector-uses/630505/3 "2012-08-05T09:47:31Z")
Something like [this](http://www.agri-supply.co.uk/mechanics-foldaway-vehicle-creeper-inspection-trolley/)? Si ETA: ninja-ed by **phxjcc** ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2012, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-the-cart-a-crawlspace-inspector-uses/630505/4 "2012-08-05T15:22:32Z")
Yep, you should be able to find what you are looking for is a creeper. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2012, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-the-cart-a-crawlspace-inspector-uses/630505/5 "2012-08-05T15:37:16Z")
Seems likely to be a creeper. Possibly something a little different than a mechanics creeper which has small wheels and is intended to be used on flat level surfaces. Perhaps something a little more specialized for crawlspaces is used. Try looking at the Grainger website to see what options they have. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2012, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-the-cart-a-crawlspace-inspector-uses/630505/6 "2012-08-05T15:47:59Z")
A Google search came up with [this company](http://www.krawlgear.com/), whose creepers seem designed for use in crawlspaces. ---
**Author:** ![EdwardLost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bbe5ce/32.png) [@EdwardLost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EdwardLost)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2012, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-the-cart-a-crawlspace-inspector-uses/630505/7 "2012-08-05T15:53:51Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Seems likely to be a creeper. Possibly something a little different than a mechanics creeper which has small wheels and is intended to be used on flat level surfaces. Perhaps something a little more specialized for crawlspaces is used. Try looking at the Grainger website to see what options they have. Thanks, all. “Creeper” is promising; I’ll try googling with that. The inspector’s creeper had bigger and fatter wheels than the ones in the pics; an all-terrain creeper. ---
**Author:** ![EdwardLost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bbe5ce/32.png) [@EdwardLost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EdwardLost)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2012, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-the-cart-a-crawlspace-inspector-uses/630505/8 "2012-08-05T16:00:12Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > A Google search came up with [this company](http://www.krawlgear.com/), whose creepers seem designed for use in crawlspaces. That’s it exactly! Thanks much!. (Apparently your post got in while I was typing my last one.) ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@Mister\_Owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Owl)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2012, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-the-cart-a-crawlspace-inspector-uses/630505/9 "2012-08-05T16:11:35Z")
I have one of these [the Rough Rider](http://www.bonecreeper.com/roughrider.html) but can’t vouch for how it would work in a crawl space. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2012, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-the-cart-a-crawlspace-inspector-uses/630505/10 "2012-08-05T16:46:35Z")
you might think a multi use device depending on your situation for uses and costs. a furniture trolly platform, with large enough wheels, might work. there are metal garden wagons with removable sides (to give a flat bed), and removable handle/tongue that might work. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2012, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-the-cart-a-crawlspace-inspector-uses/630505/11 "2012-08-06T14:42:21Z")
While you’re using it, to be really cool, you could rock out with Rob Zombie’s “Meet The Creeper.” [Video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMTk9Qh47uc) (possibly NSFW). ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2012, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-the-cart-a-crawlspace-inspector-uses/630505/12 "2012-08-06T15:06:04Z")
I’m having trouble imagining how a creeper would work in my crawlspace. There’s rough ground with gravel under there. Even a few shallow holes. I’ve been under there several times on my hands and knees running CAT-5 (Networking) and Coax for my tv. I quickly learned to wear elbow and knee pads before going under there to work. I’m lucky that my crawlspace has about 30 inches of headroom. It’s not that bad. I’ve been in tighter ones with only 18 inches headroom. I have used a creeper in my driveway changing my oil in my van. ---
**Author:** ![yabob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yabob/32/2821_2.png) [@yabob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yabob)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2012, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-the-cart-a-crawlspace-inspector-uses/630505/13 "2012-08-06T15:56:58Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > I’m having trouble imagining how a creeper would work in my crawlspace. There’s rough ground with gravel under there. Even a few shallow holes. I’ve been under there several times on my hands and knees running CAT-5 (Networking) and Coax for my tv. I quickly learned to wear elbow and knee pads before going under there to work. I’m lucky that my crawlspace has about 30 inches of headroom. It’s not that bad. I’ve been in tighter ones with only 18 inches headroom. > > I have used a creeper in my driveway changing my oil in my van. Yeah, I don’t think it would work in mine, either. The heating ducts are something you can barely wriggle around to get from one part to the other. Not to mention that the old phone company wiring and TV cable aren’t “installed” so much as messily strewn about. As long as it works, I’m leaving it alone, but I’d worry that the crawler would catch some of that loose cable and rip it out. (The old phone wiring isn’t suitable for data, as I’ve been reminded by phone service guys. Old 4 strand twisted pair from when princess phones were a big thing. Somehow ADSL 2+ gets over it from the phone company demarc box on the side of the house to my router, with quite reasonable speed and stability.) ---
**Author:** ![segcamaro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@segcamaro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/segcamaro)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-the-cart-a-crawlspace-inspector-uses/630505/14 "2017-02-23T15:21:41Z")
I know this is 5 years old but maybe it was this. [https://krawlgear.squarespace.com/gear/krawler](https://krawlgear.squarespace.com/gear/krawler) ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-the-cart-a-crawlspace-inspector-uses/630505/15 "2017-02-23T15:42:41Z")
> [@segcamaro](#): > > I know this is 5 years old but maybe it was this. [https://krawlgear.squarespace.com/gear/krawler](https://krawlgear.squarespace.com/gear/krawler) That’s the company that was linked to in post #6. And yes, that is the item the OP was asking about (post #8).